Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-29
LOST PHILADELPHIA
G|RL,t12, LOCATED
kidnapping Suspect, Husband
of Takoma Park Woman,
Held in Charlotte.
BY the Associated Press.

PHILADELPHIA, March 29.-Curtis
S. Devonshire, 30-year-old salesman
and Alice Labutis, IL years. whom he is
accused Of kidnapping from her home
here on Wednesday, were found today
at Charlotte, N. c., police announced
He was arrested when he called at a
telegraph Office for money. The girl
was with him.
According to word received here. Dev-
onshire told Charlotte police that he
had been drinking when he took the
girl from her West Philadelphia home,
The police said the girl was uuharmed
Devonshire said he would waive ex-
tradition and would come back to Phila-
delphia Immediately with the police.
Under Care Of Physicians.
The girl was an invalid and had been
under care of physicians here. She
was boarding at the home of Mrs. Stella
Ross as the ward of the Social Service
Department of Jefferson Hospital. She
had to undergo treatment every week
and when she was kidnapped 1t was
feared this lack of attention might prove
fatal. Whether Devonshire was aware
of this condition IS not known.
Alice was playing in front OF he1
home with Helen Ross, IA, when man
asked one Of the girls where woman
who had lived next to the Ross home
had moved to. The man offered: the
girls so cents, Helen Ross said, and
Alice agreed to 60 in his car to the
house.
Aid of Other Cities Asked.
When she did not return, Helen told
her mother and said she recognized the
man as DevonShire, who was salesman
and collector and had frequently been
in the neighborhood. When Devonshire
failed to return to his home Wednesday
night or report at his place of employ
ment yesterday, police notified authors
ties in other cities.
Police here got on his trail last night
when he sent telegram to brother
in-law here asking for money.
Roads Are Guarded.
The local police Immediately notified
Charlotte authorities. Roads entering
Charlotte were guarded and two Char
lotte detectives trailed car they sus-
pected was DevonshireS. When the
driver stopped at telegraph office he
was questioned and admitted his
identity.
IT thought was nearly home" Alice
told Detectives Porter and Lee of Char
lotte, according to, a statement tele-
phoned here. Every time asked him
he said we would be home soon. I got
into his car to show him the new home
of Mrs. Anna jenkins, who used to
live next door to us.
"He didn't go near there, but kept
on driving all night. I begged him to
take me home, and all day yesterday
he kept telling me we were only short
distance away He drove all the first
night, but, I slept some. Every. once
in a while he would leave me in the
car and 60 somewhere and get some
food. We ate in the car.
Then he kept on driving last night.
He didn't hurt me, but ] was scared.
I didn't know where we were going.
He drove into the city and he went to
the telegraph Office. Then we drove
out by the side of road In the country
and slept in the automobile.
when we started out this morning
he told me we would be back home
soon"
Devonshires wife, who is about 20,
closed her apartment yesterday and
went to her home in Takoma Park,
near Washington, d. C.