New-York tribune., 1921-02-01
kitinapper's Of
Mrs. WitIlerell
/ Caug,ht,C Confess
tcontInasd frem page oasl

tcontnaed frsm gage ossl
aecond one, also brief, was accom-
panied by one ffom Hrs. Withereli.
The kidnappers wrote:
4Mr. Witherell, we have allowed
Gladys the privilege Of writing yeu in
hopes that you would make an effort to
get the money, $4,000, that is asked
by the 4old man and leave 1t where
he says without any danger Of being
caught, the bills to he in SIS, so, $50,
$50 and 500 denominations and abso-
lutely unmarked. The place will be
telephoned to you sometime satur-
day"
Mrs. Witherell's note follows:
Appeal of Mrs. Witkesell
"Lambie Dear, please hurry and get
me home. / am ail right so far, but
you must not wait so long. I mast
have you help me. Please do what
these people wish. Get all the money
you can, and If you want me put it
where they want it, surely. and will
try and urge upon you all If | get
home. Cook spinach and rice and car
rots for Jack and make custards, be-
cause milk will not be enough. Have
seen the morning papers. 1t says, $50, :
900. No, they only want $4,000. |
don't know how you can get it. Lambie,
because need it. Papa and Edith
please help me, too. am not worth
that much, but I long to get home
again, please don't wait too long
Hurry Hurry hope this reaches
you, the time just drags along. Why
are you SO slow? Lovingly,
"There is no use writing any more,
but it won't help any; bit want you
to know I want to come horne, Lamie."
Mrs. Witherell's first note, it was
said, was written about IL o'clock the
night of the kidnapping, after she
had been taken to the lonely cabin,
which was the rendezvous of the Cars
Outlined Plan for Payment
The next note sent to the Witherells
outlined a plan for the payment. II
was as follows:
"Mr. Witherell: After following ur
the different leads the police haVen't
found where Gladys is located, 80 you
see it is no use for them, they have
nothing to work on, SO if you are going
to meet the demand go out the Valley
Boulevard until you come to 3 rec
light lying on the ground.
Leave the money in bundle well
wrapped, turn around and go back tc
the city. Gladys will be hone-that is
if you do SO alone and do not try to
catch the ones sent for the money, as
they cannot give you information
whore your wife is and would only
make the amount demanded raised al
1aa CT -hal xr-1, 1ol. Il 10 hc
rid anyhow. Follow the above in
structions and it will be o X"
Mrs. Witherel1 apparently pennee
the following to the letter:
"Lambie: Leave home about quar-.
ter past eight. Please hurry and get
GLADYS"
Victim Tells of Abduction
Mrs. Witherell gave out the follow
ing statement through her husband:
~ was getting dinner last Tuesda!
night-Mother Withereil was comini
over--when he, the man / learned late
was Floyd Carr, came to the door, say
ing some one was calling for me
q woman hurt in an accident on tn,
boulevard.
"I had never seen him before, but
thought my husbands mother had been
hurt, so I went with him.
eve got into a machine down the
street. Another man, Sho / found out
afterward was Arthur Carr, was at the
wheel. rode in the back seat with
the one who came to the house.
''We turned onto the boulevard. ]
was wondering how soon we would get
to the scene of the accident.
'sThey did not say much aad sudden
" ! knew something was wrong. ]
tried to jump out, but OF, Of them
grabbed me. felt a wet rag around
my face. I smelled the odor of clllo-
roform.
~ struggled as long as I could
Then l knew nothing.
81 came to just before we reached
the cabin where they kept me.
BIindfoIded When in Open
"They told me they were after money
/ realized must wait my chance te
escape. The next day they let me
write to my husband, just to say j
was all right. They told mo after.
ward they sent my letter with theirs
demanding $4,000 to let me go.
"No, they did not hurt me. We,