The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-10-22
DIVORCE IS INVOLVED
Mrs. Shinn Took Son of Ka-
rams to Raise When Family
Separated, Is Her Claim
THEN Y0UNGSTER VANISHED
Shinn Held in Jail at Capital (;
Information From Woman
in Illinois Let to Arrest

by he'AgsocIated Press.
BENTON. H., oct. 2i.--Mrs. o..
I. Shinn, formerly OF oklahoma
City. okla, was placed in jail here
late this afternoon, having been ar
rested at the home OF her aunt. five
miles northeast OF this city, at the
request OF Sheriff Dancy OF Okla
huma City, on a charge OF having
kidnapped Jack Karan, 8 years old,
OF Oklahoma City.
Met by Deputy Sheriff.
Mrs. Shinn was met by Deputy
Sheriff Doris OF West Frankfort.
Ill. "a she arrived at her aunts, ac-
compunied by the child. to spend the
night.
Mrs. Shnn. who formerly lived
at Ina. Ill. where her husband was
editor OF a weekly newspaper. told
an Associated Press representative
she had been asked by the boy
father to take care OF the child
till he was years old, She added
that she had been caring for the
boy since he was II months old,
when his parents we're separated
The boy, she added, had been LETT
at her home by his mother IN Okla
homa City who failed TO return
though the child was critically III.
Denies kidnapping.
Mrs. Shinn denied she had any In
ten,ion uf kidnapping the boy, and
said she would not leave Illinois
without formal eXtradition papers.
Immediately after her arrest she en-
gagged a local attorney 10 resist the
prosecuting authorities attempt 20
have her eNtradited'
- es.lIA ~
receipt OF a telegram from the Okla
homa sheriff by Deputy Sheriff Dor.
ris OF West Frankfort informing him
the boy had been seen I'm the vicinity
of Wilmington, Ill. This informa
ton came from woman living near
Wilmington. Mrs. Shinn said she
was unable TO explain how the
Whereabouts OF the boy had been
learned, as she had not told any
body OF the identity of the child.
by tho Associated Press State Wire
OKLAHOMA CITY, oct. 21.-Jack
Karam. 4-year-old son OF Mr.. ana
Mrs. George Karam. disappeared the
latter part OF September and com
plant was Immediately filed by his
parents against o. Il. Shinn, local at
torney. who was charged with alb
ducting the child. Shinn is In jail
here on charge of contempt OF
court following his refusal TO pro-
duce tho child when ordered TO do
so by a district Judge.
Took Care of Boy.
According to Karams story, Mrs.
Shinn was paid by the karam's 10
take care OF the boy when It's par
ents separated. Young Jack was
kept by the Shinn's II was said, for
some eight months. Then Karam
came for him. declaring that "A re-
between him and his wife
had been effected. aud gave the child
back into the keeping Of its mother.
on September 2S. a few days later
the child mysteriously disappeared
The Information charging Shinn
with kidnapping the boy was filed
and at a preliminary hearing a smal,
girl testified that she had seen the
attorney drive up 10 the Karam
home in an automobile and leave
with the child.
wife Took Boy Away.
Shlnn then was ordered to bring
the boy into court. He not only
failed to do so. but refused TO APP
pear himself. Several days later ne
surrendered. saying his wife had
taken the child out OF the state, but
that he did not know where they
were.
Ruling that he was In contempt OF
court, the court sentenced the at.
torney 70 so days In iaIl or unH he
would produce the child,
while Shinn was making time un.
successful attempts to procure his
release under a writ OF habeai
corpus, frantic but futile efforts
were being made by young Jacks
parents TO locate the boy.
County and state officers Joined
In the search but found not a trnct
OF either Mrs. Shlnn or the lost boy
Then a letter was received by State
Attorney-General Short. II was a
person who signed herself Mrs. "
Y, Haag. Route /, Wilmington, I'LL
nois" and said that the writer knew
OF the whereabouts OF the child. She
, offered to dlvulge this information
for 5000.
The attorney general acted a
once. Instead OF forwarding Mrs
Haag the money, he wired the sher'
I ~. 4. 4.