The Topeka state journal., 1922-11-02
Married Man Admits Kidnapping
ROsalie Shanty.
Declares MOOnshine Was to
Blame for His Actions.
GIRL IN SERIOUS CONDITION
Wandered Thru Pine-CIad For
eSts for Hours.
Says ROsaIie Ran From Him,
Screaming, Crying.


guilty at noon today to the KIDNAPPING
of 11-year-old Rosane Shanty. was
sentenced by Judge John Vanderwerp
in circuit court this afternoon to from
thirty-five to forty years imprison
ment in the state prison at Marquette
Muskegon. Mich. Nov. Ray
mond E Wilson, of Grand Rapids.
arrested last night on charge OF
kidnapping 11-year-old Rosalie Shanty,
pleaded guilty to charge OF abduc-
tion when arraigned in circuit court
here at noon today
Wilson was leturned to the county
jail 70 await sentence.
Advices from Dublin, in Manistee
county. nearly 100 miles north OF
here. where the child was found wan
dering in the swamp country, stated
that she was still in a highly nervous
condition but probably could be re-
moved to her home shortly Accord
ing to DR.. Earl Fairbanks. who IS at
tending her. It will be several days,
however. before she Will be able TO
relate her experiences 1t IS prom
able. Doctor Fairbanks added. that
her mind may be permanently al
Confessed Early Today.
In 4 statement Wilson confessed
carly today to the abduction and at
tack upon 11-year-old Rosahe Snahly
TO Assistant City Prosecutor Glenn
Dunn shortly DeIOTe uaN DLeafN Nos-'
after an all night grilling-
At the time of the confession. ChieI
os Police Peter Hansen and SherllI
william o. Matthews were present
Wilson is former convict nus
band OF a 16-year-old girl ana Iathsr
of small daughter.
With q cigaret in his mouth ana
jus- a trifIe stopped in a chair atter
an ordeal which lasted tor h@ouFs, @ ne s
calmly recited the sordid details OF
one ef the most atrocious crimes that
has ever taken place in this country
Was Drinking MOonshlne-
Il had been drinking moonshine,
he said at one time during his recital
OF what ne had done When we We're
several miles from Dublin. Mich,
stopped the car. 1 don't know what
made me do it. but I just lost con-
troll
WEIGHS more than 17O pounds
In his startling confession. wilson
said that Rosalie ran away from nm,
screaming in terror at . ocIock lda,
Sunday evening She was not Aouhu
until the following Tuesday at . p m
The DoIice were amazed to find the
little girl had wandered thru the pine
clad forests of Northern Michigan for
hours.
- came to Muskegon from Grand
Rapfds the morning of October "a
went 10 Archers. 533 Eastern avenue
and stayed there until sunday morn
ing. when 1 took Mr.. Archer to the
Continental Cfactory) in my Paige car,
u went to Eaton's boarding mouse
for breakfast. Then 1 went TO tho
paris hotel and obtained lunch.
an the meantime I had got hold OF
some rnoonshine and had drunk quite
a lot of it. I had been planning on
going to Dublin, Mich, where my sec
ond wife lives About that tune l goe
10 thinking about this girl Rosane
,hantv. whom I had seen at the bath-
ins. beach this summer. I wanted 10
take her with me-
Asked Mother First.
'I wasn't sure 1 knew her her righe she
lived drove up that way and
stopped two little boys j asked Rosa
lies mother. who came to the door' II
Posalie could come to my Eastern
a1~eDue house for dinnar with my 1T
tie ..5a girl. said Rosalie was in church.
cba told me where the church was.
Rosalie came out about twenty MIN
s.1 drove over towards her and told
her that her mother said that 1t was
All right for her TO come along in my
machine -. cot o,,, q
short time later. I told her l was
going for a ride and started tor
.sT told her I would bring her home
chat dav. along about pm When
7 I"a. 80 vyithin several miles OF Dublin,
stopped the car -.
1--WE both got out and walked over
- son,e scrub oak don't know /
what made me do it but lost con-
troll. -
ing and crying. That was the last
saw of her
1T drove to William Longs That
,,ight I went for Susie Jansen re-
turned to Will Longs later that night
"a later I went to my wife's folks /
house. From there I went to Grand
Rapids" -,
Wilson was lodged in Jail here
s.,at- the prisoner prompted the au-
+Iorities 70 take extra precautions to
guard him.
allies mind. which was affected
t,x- her experience. is said to be return |
ing TO normal. 1t is said she viii live |