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Show AGED TORTURE I KIDIIAP VICTIM DIES OF HURTS Judge Calls Special Jury; Three Face Murder Charge HUNTINGTON. W. Va., Nov. 15 (AP) Dr. James I. Seder, 79-year-old kidnap victim held 10 days in an abandoned coal mine in what federal agents declared de-clared was a futile $50,000 extortion ex-tortion plot, died early today of pneumonia. , Dr. A. K. Keaslcr, who had at- ; tended the former state superintendent superin-tendent of the Antlaaloon league, ' said "death undoubtedly was caused by exposure" during; the ; 1 days his aged patient had been held captive. ' Prosecutor F. E. Winters Jr. and Judg H. Clay Warth summoned a special grand jury to snoot Friday. Winters said presentments will be made for murder and for kidnaping, and added the three suspects arrested ar-rested by federal agents would be called to trial, if indictments are returned, wttoiav "two or thus weeks." Paralysis From Beating 1 Winters said he would ask the 4eath penalty. Dr. Seder, once a missionary to Japan, sank rapidly yesterday And physicians during the night, after placing the former minister under an oxygen tent, had said hs had "very, very little chance to live." ! Dr. I. I. Hirschman, another attending at-tending physician, said the church- ' man had "a slight paralysis of the left side, which might have been the result of a blow on the head. His nose is fractured." j Lieutenant of Detectives Leslie J. Swann disclosed that 46-year-old Arnett A. Booth, one of the suspects, sus-pects, had been under suspicion from the day Dr. Seder disap- ! beared. Worthless Cheek Clue This, Swann explained, was because be-cause it was learned that Dr. Se-I Se-I der and Booth had had difficulties ! about a check Dr. Seder Indorsed I for Booth. The detective said the ' check had been returned. Booth had rented an apartment from the aged kidnap victim, who had told officer before hi death that Booth had enticed him Into an automobile November 1 on the pretense of providing identification . for a check. Two other men were in the auto. Although Booth was questioned twice, he was released both times, but kept under constant surveillance. surveil-lance. Th other suspect. John Travis, 24. and Orville Adkins, 24, were watched, but not questioned, Swann said. Death Penalty Sought Federal agent who brought the charge of attempted extortion were unable to explain how Dr. Seder was held in the mine, but expressed th belief he had been unguarded. Dr. Henry D. Hatfield said the victim's feet might have been bound, since they were swollen and bruised. Investigators did not disclose dis-close how the former missionary left the mine. No ransom was paid, they said. . The three prisoners are held under un-der $50,000 bond in Charleston Jail on the federal charges, but Prosecutor Prose-cutor Winters previously asserted he would demand the death penalty pen-alty for the three "whether Dr. Seder live or die. They have not been arraigned on atat charge of kidnaping, which, upon conviction, also would carry th death penalty. - |