Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-11-02
ADMITS
GUILT IN COURT:
DELAY SENTENCE
Muskegon, Mich, Nov. Raymond E.
Wilson, of Grand Rapids, arrested last night on a
charge or kidnapping -years-old Rosalie Shantv.

charge o f abduction
when arraigned in cir
cult court at noon today. He was
returned to the county Jail to await
sentence. Advices from Dublin, IN
Manlstee county, nearly 100 miles
north Of here, where the child was
found wandering in the swamp
country, stated she still was in high
ly nervous condition, but probably
could be removed to her home short
ly.
According to DR.. Fairbanks, her
physician, it will be several days be-
tore she will be able to relate her
experiences. 1t is possible Mr.. Fair
'Anks added, that her mind may be
Ueimanently effected.
The child has been able to answer
some questions but her mind fire.
cuently wanders as terror overtakes
her. i remember when he pushed
me into the auto and remember
him" she said. He was horrid and
dirty and he had wiskers and one of
mis- fingers was missing We rode
and rode and then" here the mind
GU dSdIll anu SIt UtSdH Ldlk-
ing about a pet dog belonging to a
playmate.
During another period of question
ing she expressed fear her mother
nHrid scpld her
Muskegon, Mich, Nov. 2-While IL
year old Rosalie Shanty lay near
death in "a farm house at Dublin,
Mich, early today Raymond E. Will
son, of Grand Rapids, was being held
at the county Jail here under heavy
guard as the man who kidnapped the
child last Sunday and drove with her
to the Jack pine swamps of Manistee
county and there abandoned her.
Wilson confessed, the sheriffs Of
flee reported, that he had abducted
the child. A formal charge of kid
mapping was lodged against him and
officers announced he would be ar
"aigned on that count, unless de-
velopments in the girls condition
warranted a change. Word from Dub
lin this morning was that Rosalie,
widely known here as the swimming
girl" through her expert exhibitions
at local beach last summer, might
not recover. She was in semicon-
scious state and suffering from
high fever as a result of exposure in
the forest where she was found by
farmer, her clothing torn to shreds
and her body scratched and bruised
by the underbrush.
In his statement to the authorities
Wilson was quoted as saying he en-
ticed the child into his automobile as
she was leaving church here Sun
day, drove her about the city for
time, then started for Dublin Near
that town the reported statement says
Rosalie became alarmed and asked to
be let out OF the car. Wilson said he
left her near farm house and then
returned to Grand Rapids.
The prisoner said he was intoxicat-
ed when he took the girl into his
machine, and was unable to explain
his action.
Feeling ran high in Muskegon when
it became known today that Wilson
was being held here and numerous
deputy sheriffs and police reserves
were called out to guard against dis
orders A strong Gordon was thrown
around the Jail and citizens were not
permitted to congregate in the street
for blocks around the building
Wilson is IL years old and has
been married twice. officers said he
had a police record here and har
served a term in Jackson prison.