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Kidnaper Caught by tlic Father and Beaten Unmercifully.BEL.hEVIL.UE, 111.* Jan. 30— An attempt was made today at Oaseyville 10 kidnap Willie, a 7-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. William Kinsella.Mrs. Kinsella recently received a legacy of $2,000. A few days later a strange man applied for work and was engaged. It is believed he knew of the legacy and was planning to kidnap the boy for a ransom. Today while Mrs. Kinsella was away Mr. Kinsella missed the man and the boy. He ran to an elevation and saw the man dragging the boy as fast as he could towardthe village of Alma.Mr. Kinsella mounted a horse andwent in pursuit. He overtook the man, and jumping from the horse attacked him. A desperate tight ensued for possession of the boy. '1 he father beat the other man almost into insensibility and took the boy back home. Uiter, when the scene of the tight was visited, the kidnaper had disappeared. The man had been known by the name of Bert Williams.Banker is Threatened.pa vs lie eand i by an his si in thhis siness end lt;Ther. diges assirouponandnutrieasecfromandlack” weeveloiliverman read as ti BishoeT
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Burlington Evening Gazette
Burlington, Iowa, US
Wed, Jan 30, 1901
Page 2
Full Page
Clipped by
Janet K.
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