The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-10-17
KIDNAP CONTACT
AIDED BY TIMES,
MINISTER SAYS
Details of Mrs. StolPS
Rescue Told by
City Pastor.

AInUlu OAcSS, AuAAdhdpOAtat pas
tor of the Capitol Avenue NJ. E.
church, told The indianapolis
Times today in his own words
over the telephone from Louis
vile, of the recovery of Mrs. Alice
StoIl, kidnapped Louisville society
matron, and how she was freed
in indianapolis at Mr.. Clegg's
home, 1856 North Capitol avenue.)
BY THE REV. E. ARNOLD CLEGG
As Told to The Indianapolis Times
I was away from home on bust
ness yesterday afternoon and I got
a call from my wife to come home
right away-that I was needed.
When I arrived there, Mrs. Alice
Stoll and Mrs. Thomas H. Robin
son Jr., were at the home. That
was about p. m. I was greatly
surprised to see them. Mrs. Stoll
seemed tired and exhausted. She
wore the same blue and white plaid
coat that she had on when she was
kidnapped.
She had a plaster of some sort
on her head where she had been
injured by the kidnaper. My wife
and I offered her something to eat
but both she and Mrs. Robinson
refused.
Mrs. Stoll then asked to call some
one in Louisville, friend she said,
and she told him over the phone
to clear the place. that she was
coming home.
Read Story in Times
From what 1 gathered of the
conversation, Mrs. Robinson had
contacted the kidnapers and had an
understanding with them that Mrs.
Stoll should be brought to my home.
The kidnaper read in The Indian
apolis Times that my wife was a
cousin of the kidnapped woman. I
got the understanding that it was
that which decided them to bring
Mrs. Stoll to our home.
They did not say anything about
being in indianapolis nor where
Mrs. Robinson got in touch with
Mrs. Stoll Everything was under
stood to come out today in regard
to the kidnapping
After talking with them, Mrs.
Clegg and I got our car and started
to drive them back to Louisville.
I drove and Mrs. Clegg sat in the
back seat with Mrs. Stoll and Mrs.
Robinson.
Stopped at ScOttsburg
We went out state road IS to
Franklin and then south on state
road 81. We left the house shortly
before 4 p. m.
We did not know that federal
agents were near our home nor that
we would meet them near Scots
burg.
About one mile or so south Of
Scottsburg, car pulled alongside
ours. We stopped. Federal agents
got out Of the cars and took charge
of Mrs. Stoll and our party.
One man, who introduced himself
as Melvin Purvis, said that they had
seen Mrs. Stoll and Mrs. Robinson
leave in our car from our home.
I don't know whether or not we
were followed from Indianapolis by
federal agents.
Glad Its All Over
About the only thing Mrs. Stoll
talked about was the fine roads We
were driving upon. She did not say
anything about the treatment her
kidnapers had given her, but she
seemed very tired and anxious to
get home.
Neither Mrs. Stoll nor Mrs. Rob-
inson would say where she had
been for the last six days. The plan
was no publicity until today.
They did not say anything to us
about being in an indianapolis
apartment for several days.
They did not say when or to
whom the ransom money was paid.
They talked little out not lot.
AS I understood it, Mrs. Robinson
had contacted the kidnapers ana
had the understanding with them
for turning over Mrs. Stoll to her
people.
We're glad it is all over. Wen
stay in Louisville for a few days
before coming back home.