| Show 50 60 CHICAGOANS UNDER GUARD FROM FACTORS FACTOR'S STORY OF VICTIM LIST CAUSES ACTION Grain Crain Trader Sportsmen Among Those Guarded Against Plots Pots Hy my CHICAGO July 15 Nearly IS-Nearly Nearly hall half a hundred wealthy Chicago residents today were reported under guard and tate state troopers and city cHy police were patrolling their homes to prevent their abduction by kidnapers The Chicago Tribune said the action ac ae tion was taken by the federal government govern ment alter after John Factor the s specula speculator ulai tor released recently by abd abductors alter after paying a ran ransom m told of ofa a book of ot prospects kept by 1 his s kid kid- papers and their like business organ organ- Although a full list of ot the men beIng being be ing ng guarded was not revealed by the government agents the newspaper said aid the name of ot Arthur Cutten grain trader was included Another was John Hertz sportsman sportsman sportsman sports sports- man who said the day and night guard g at his home was placed there thereat at nt the request of ot the Hertz said he did not ask for the thc guards and had never received threats but butas was vas willing to cooperate FIVE HUNTED Still working on the theory that the Touhy gang was responsible for the Factor the newspaper said authorities were scouring Cook county county coun coun- ty for five men believed to be associated associated asso so dated with the hoodlums They are Lawrence Mangano Carl Fontana Ernie Rossi si Charles OLeary O'Leary and Charles Brown In addition the newspaper said Two Gun Louie Loule Alterie was w wanted The Tribune said the federal agents considered as important Factors Factor's imprisonment im un- un in a basement the nI night ht of his abduction and his statement that his captors told him I was the first firstman firstman firstman man to be held in that basement and that I would woud not be the last ast Factor said they told him the they had hada a list of the men they were going to take and that every everyone one o of them would pa pay This is our is-our our business Factor said one one of the men told him and it is a good one We have it down to a asci sd- sd science ence and arc are making good money The papers never hear of f most of ot our snatches snatches' because we Impress them the victims it isn't healthy to talk Guardsmen Ready Jo o Track Abductors Copyright 1933 by Associated Press ALBANY N. N Y Jl July 15 KhakI IS Khaki Khaki- uniformed national guardsmen were ready today in a hundred hamlets cities throw to-throw their full force into the manhunt for th their ir officer Lieutenant John J. J OConnell O'Connell Jr As the snatch crime entered its ninth day fellow officers and guardsmen guardsmen guardsmen guards guards- men of ot the abducted nephew of Democratic Democratic Dem Dem- boss big Dan OConnell O'Connell and politically influential Lawyer Ed OConnell O'Connell awaited only the nod from Governor Herbert H. H Lehman We are ready at a minutes minute's no notice lice to io hunt for Lieutenant OConnell O'Connell Lieutenant Colonel Willis H. H Donner said today Colonel Dormer Donner second in ni command com corn mand of ot the guardsmen In this area asserted that he and the soldiers were literally raring to go over the top but must wait for the command of the governor who is closely watching the developments in the tion Governor Lehman hman already has one of at his agencies the agencies the state police police- operating in the search There isn't a man in the guard who wouldn't jump at the opportunity to track down the kidnapers the officer officer of of- declared We think the police work so far has been satisfactory but if the governor orders us into action were we're ready and anxious to help Colonel Donner said the guardsmen at their drill this week In fn the armory here discus discussed d the for tor which the abductors demanded ransom and added they were growing fearful over the plight o of the pound officer The colonel said he did not know if it the governor contemplated contemplated plated calling out the troops EXPECT CONTACT After receipts yesterday of the fourth note from rom the kidnapers the hopefully anticipated an early contact with the young oung mans man's captors just as they did when the previous previous pre pre- communications were received In the other instances there was a lapse of three days between notes The latest note signed by young OConnell O'Connell revived the family's hope which had been rapidly fading Mrs Katherine OConnell O'Connell who has been under the care of ot a physician the last Jast few days was greatly e eased ed by her Mr herson's herson's sons son's note which Indicated that he was well With a new list of nine Intermediaries aries in the possession of ot the kidnapers kidnap kidnap- ers who previously rejected 22 other names the expected one of the latest suggested go would be acceptable to the snatchers While state police combed the Adirondack Adirondack Adi Adi- mount mountains lins In the vicinity of Lake George in pursuit of ot tips contained con con- tamed in sev several ral letters written to District Attorney John T. T Delaney Delancy police at al Buffalo retained in custody Guy Nolan 40 who was placed under arrest rest at the request of ot Delaney after he was informed that Nolan said he had bad some knowledge of the Delaney expressed doubt that No lan Ian an could furnish authorities with in information formation that would be of help to the investigation Deputy Police Commissioner Com missioner William WilHam R. R Connolly of falo said he attached little importance cc to Nolans Nolan's story to the effect that he overheard a conversation Uon in which the OConnell O'Connell was planned Good News' News Received In Luer I ALTON III IllS July 15 UP UP-Rece UP Receipt UP-Receipt Receipt pt of good news by the family of August Au gust Lucz- Lucz 17 77 banker and pa packer ker dragged from his home by kidnapers last Monday Monda was announced today by Lawrence Keller Jr one of two appointed by the family Keller refused d to discuss disc his itc announcement an an- that go good d news has been received 1 la Lu rep reply to t questions ol o of whether the te goo good news meant that the family had received a message in i the aged bankers banker's balcers balcer's handwriting as requested reque in Jn ina a public pUbIc appeal Keller Keler said tats a good suggestion Shortly Shorty after afe the announcement four Cour men hurriedly left lef the Luer home and sped away in an a automobile automo automo- bie bile The identity of ot the men or their destination was wa not revealed revealed In a statement Issued ed yesterday by the negotiators it was revealed several several sev say eral demand notes had been received by the family The amount of ransom ran ran- som sorn sm was asked not revealed The negotiators said id they tey had not complied compIe with with- the instructions in the notes note because th the writers had failed to include a direct message from the banker Insisting that notes note note from the abductors tors tars of ot the banker who has been ill m with wih heart trouble truble include a message In Luers Luer's handwriting the Lers Ler's negotiators said that they wanted to t make sure that he was wa still sUl alive alve and that they were dealing with wih the actual kid na pers Police remained inactive at th the request request re reo re- re quest of ot the Luer family today Mayor Thomas Butler Buter and Sheriff Peter Fi Fitsgerald Fitzgerald Fits Fitz gerald of Madison county conferred late yesterday but denied that they were making plans for resumption of their official investigation Mayor Butler Buter said officials would wait waita a reasonable time before renewing re renewing re- re re their act activities iti If I Ir the family d doesn't nt receive a note written by Mr Luer Luex- Mayor Butler Mid maid lId Im Irn Im afraid that the th investigation tion to is i likely to become a search for Mr Luers Luer's b |
