Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 August 1909 — STOLE BABY 22 YEARS AGO [ARTICLE]

STOLE BABY 22 YEARS AGO

Capture of Kidnaper Who Is Wanted In Battle Creek, Mich. Marion, O„ Aug. 10.—William Stillwell, a detective, was arrested on the charge of kidnaping a two-year-old daughter of Robert T. Purdue of Battle Creek, Mich., on Sept. 27, 1887. Stillwell Is said to have eloped with Mrs. Perdue and taken the child with him. The mother left a five-year-old daughter at home. Perdue obtained a divorce from his wife in Toledo in 181)5 and the custody of the child which Stillwell is alleged to have stolen was awarded to the father.