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to Kill: Him | Marry Kaplan, vn Souths Harding | avenue, a weatthy retired cigar manu | racturer. was kMnaped on the eve of hia scheduled apptargnee as Complain. Ing witness against twe men and two fy women who are charged with rebbing | “+ PsP ara ae him. ‘He was held captive for a time by 4 Dena thrextaned ‘with ereaation ta =| Makes Defense in boilers of an abandoned Terry Drag- . gan brewery at West Roosevelt read | Court Today. and Seuth Campbell avenue unless he paid $10,000 in ransom. Kaplan eecaped from the kitnapars yesterday morning when they took htm. to the Continental Tlinois Bank ‘and Trust company, 281 South La Malle street, where he told a teller be wanted $5,000 in cash from his account to pay ris and Kaplan's &lé. foremost Fuaris an - 4 [Rapere, fed etore they cota be ar-| ued rere ynew to Robbery Case, "I Bre trial thet ‘The cigar shanufacturer was sched: |” : ae drought uled to appear yesterday morning in| (itc:J thrills tor Judge Peter Schwabe’s Criminal court * every clerk against Hans Bowmen, Gilbert Tosch, sf and stenog- Jeasie Welch. and Mary Antrews en & charge of robbing him ef 6135 on Jan. % ‘The robbery charge grew out of & visit by Keplan to the Welch woman's: home at 3522 Michigan avenue to see peintment the Andrews woman. He charges|. mOWARD wrnwaneme. te thou that Bowman and Toech tolliwed bim| {Avigor who wetites arainet sands whe from the flat, dragged him inte Sepore.} bara at 114 Rast th street, and) awa bulldiog When the case was called for trial Brother, Ralph; to three years im Ausistant State's Attorney Mat Royelt! the penitentiary, fs hearing the case. eked for.& continuance a the ground The fefenss began Inte to ‘the my mee Capraro seouibs: fapone ow seg See oe by feigning Mines