The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1921-02-03
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Desperadoes Who Held Prstty
Wife for Sc, Dlts Laugh
After Rescue She Tells
Startling Story

After Rescue She Tells
Startling Story
Los Angeles, FEB. Floyd Carr
and Allen Watson Carr cousins, have
signed written confessions that they
kidnapped Mrs. Gladys WithsreIl,
pretty % year old wife and mother
and attempted to- obtain from her
husband, o. N, Witherell investment
broker. ransom OF from $4,000 t0
$4,000, according to an announce
ment by the police Monday night after
| Mrs. Witherell had been rescued by
police and deputy sleriffs at 5 O'clock
Monday morning from a deserted
| ranch several miles east Of Corona.
Although she was choked and
chloroformed by one OF the abduct0rD
Mrs. Withere!l declared she was not
harmed after that.
Carr Laughs Over Affair.
Allen Watson Carr. or - ack" Carr.
az he is better known. laughed aloud
\ as he told of being arrested twice
Sunday and Of being freed by officers
! who little suspected they had In Gus
gang III the sensational WitnereH
case.
IT was 'pinched' IN Corona for driv-
ing an automobile without head
lights" Allen said. It was while I
was on my way to deliver another
ransom note to Witherell. I was re-
i leased, but later I was again arrested
for speeding. Right here in Los Ans
geles county, too. I was freed the Sec
ond time on my promise to appear In
court.
But He Was Scared"
'Ill tell the world I certainly was
scared when the cops got me"
Floyd Carr told Of how he choked
and chloroformed Mrs. Florence
4 Witherell when she fought to escape
while he was taking her in an auto
mobile to the lonely cabin. He then
came to Los Angeles and bought and
4 took hack to her rouge, powder and
powder puff.
Floyd declared he promised Mrs.
Witherell he would not harm her and
that even if the ransom was not paid
he would return her safely to her
husband and baby.
Rev. Whitcomb. Broughac, who lis
tened to the statement, Issued q
| sizzling statement later in which he
declared the death penalty should be
inflicted for kidnapping Mrs. Witherell.
II hope to see this pair on their way
to San Quentin penitentiary within
three days." he said.
Authorities late Monday were in
readiness to have the prisoners
rushed to a police station in an out
lying district. Reports were in circu-
lation that an attempt might be made
by mob to take the prisoners from
the Jail.
"Hello" Girls Heroines.
Mrs. Jessie Shaffer, night telephone
operator, Monday described how she
and other hello girls had outwitted
the llidnapers, causing their arrest.
Fourteen minutes after the call
came in, one Of the kidnapers was
under arrest" she said.
Detectives stationed at the Wither-
Il ell home had waited almost 80 hours
for member Of the abductor gang
to telephone another demand for the
ransom.
THE call came in at 1:27," Mrs.
Shaffels continued. 1--WE girls dropped
everything else after connecting the
man with Mr.. Witherell. We traced
the call to a drug store. Then we
quickly notified the police where the
kidnaper was teelphoning from. The
police did the rest.
Girls Will Get Reward7
Are we after the reward? Nothing
time Our only thought was to get
the mother back to her baby"
The notes to Mrs. Wiiherell's hus-
bdnd in which demands for ransom
were made and notes from Mrs
Vitherell, imploring him to pay the
ransom were made public Monday.
In their first demand in a note
slipped under the front door of the
Witherell bungalow, the kidnapers
asked $4,000. .
In later notes they demanded $780,
,, 900.
Here's kidnapers' Note.
Here is one of the notes and 8
message from Mrs. Witnerell which
? accompanied it:
MIR. Witherell: BY the time
you receive this you will nave
, notified the police, but it will do
you no good as your wife is in a
safe place where she will be kept
until you have left 100000 next
! Saturday eve in place you will
be told of later
And Here's Mrs. Withereiis Note.
Enclosed IN the same envelope wa!
a note from Mrs. Witherell which
read:
"Lambie, Dearest: have been
j, taken out here-don't know where
: but Lambie, do whatever is
4 wished to help me come home.
Take care of MIR. jack Baby.
He had another bad spell with
: his teeth today. l am not hurt,
, but help ms quick or I will go
Q crazy (Signed) Babe"
: "P. S. Lambie, I Just learned
you must seEd money for me-
q $4,000. 1 don't know what you
:, can do, dear but you must help
+ me.
, how I got away. Please help me
: to come home IF Won don't