South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-11-03
PUT ASSAILANT.
OF GIRL BEHIND.
BARS 80 YEARS
Confessed Abductor of Rosa
lie Shantv Meets With Swift
Sentence From Court.
CHILD is DELIRIOUS
May Recover Mental Faculties
in Time After Exposure
and Mistreatment.

MUsKEGON. Mich. Nov. 2.-(By
A. P)--Amid the cheers OF hun
dreds Of angry citizens crowded into
and surrounding the circuit court
chambers here today. Raymond E.
Wilson. confessed abductor of IL
year-old Resale Shanty. was SEN
fenced to imprisonment at Marquette
for from IS to 20 years. The court
expressed the regre. a life term
could not be imposed.
Thirty minutes later Wilson was
on his way TO prison, heavily guard
ed by deputy sheriffs who feared
throughout the day that they might
be unable to cope with the crowds
that followed the proceedings and
at times became threatening.
The kidnapper was disposed of
within u hours after his arrest
MuskegOn tonight turned TO the re
lief Of the child, VINO was reported
slowly recovering from mistreat-
ment and exposure, al a farm house
near Dublin, Manistee county. The
best medical attention ob.ainable
was provided for Rosalie and il was
believed she could be brought to
hospital here in several days. II
may be months. however, the ply
sicians said, before she regains nor
NAL mental state
No effort was made today to have
the little girl tell the story of her
two DAYS wandering through the
forest after she was released by her
abductor but in her delirium some
idea OF her experience was given.
"Fraid Mother Would ScOld."
l remember when he pushed me
into the automobile and l remem-
Der him." Rosahe said with a shud-
der. I'VE rode and rode and then
- and her mind wandered again
Later she said:
II am afraid my mamma will
scold me. l wonder where that
dolly l was working is I hope
mother put it away"
once she spoke of being forced
10 enter a vacant house in the
woods.
1T was only by chance that the
child was found alive. the forest in
which she was lost being one of the
widest spots in lover Michigan
with few farms and rOads-only vast
stretches of jack pine, heavy under
brush and swamplaads A farmer
found her in this wilderness as nc
was looking for livestock that had
gone astray.
The child had lost most of her
clothing andthe tattered remnants
that remained were wet. Resale
having fallen into a creek in her
wanderiugs through the brush.
which had scratched and bruised
her body.
Wilson. quailing before the
crowds. was arraigned early today.
waived examination and was imme-
diately taken before Judge Wander
werp. OF the circuit court. He
pleaded guilty and the judge accept
ed plea after brief questioning then
adjourned the case until the after
noon when sentence was prOnounc-
ed.
Would Impose Heavier Penalty.
In sentencing the prisoner the
court explained that the delay was
20 permit him 10 study the case in
the hope that some way might be
| found 20 impose a heavier penalty.
Forty years, the maximum. was
recommended.
George Shanty, father OF Resale.
who was quoted early today as
swearing TO avenge the childs mis-
( treatment. was persuaded by his
/ friends 10 remain away from the
/ court room and none OF the Girls
/ family was present at the proceed
/ inEs.
Wilson is Al years old and has
/ served term in Jackson prison. He
was employed as a railroad laGOrer
| at Plainweu. near Grand Rapids