Salt Lake Telegram | 1933-09-19 | Page 2 | Denver Mayor Puzzled over How to Pay Reward for Kidnap Capture

Denver Mayor Puzzled Over How Bow to Pay Fay Reward for Kidnap Capture DENVER Sept 19 JP 4 P What to dO with given to him as a reward for the kidnapers of Charles Boettcher er II abducted recently and returned after a ransom payment Is worrying Mayor George Begole of ot Denver The reward was posted by Claude K C. C Boettcher father lather of ot the young broker Carl pearce and Arthur Youngberg convicted as members of ot the kidnap kidnap- ing gang are in Leavenworth Kan federal penitentiary serving 26 and year 16 terms respectively Verne Sankey and Gordon Alcorn alleged leaders in the still are at large If Jf I pay the reward now and Sankey Sankey Sankey San San- key and Alcorn n are arc captured later there will vill be other claims on the money and Ill I'll be criticized said the mayor today Im already being criticized by some for not distributing the reward to those who are responsible for the thc capture of ot Pearce and Youngberg Principal claimants to the reward are William B. B Ellsworth and his wife They gave information to police which led to the capture of ot Pearce and Youngberg I Ellsworth was given a severe beating beat beat- ing ng last week by three men who attacked at at- tacked him and a companion at 3 a. a m m. and beat them into unconsciousness s Previously a mysterious assailant fired shots hots Into into the Ellsworth residence resi real dente dence and on another occasion hoodlums hoodlums hood- hood lums urns in an auto tried to wreck wIeck Ellsworth's Ells ELLa I worth's car ear