Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-01-05 | Page 2 | Jailed Kidnaper Dives to Death

JAILED KIDNAPER DIVES TO DEATH RICHMOND Ind Jan 5 UP- UP Harry C. C Walter of Muncie 52 2 one of two unemployed carpenters arrested arrested arrested ar ar- ar- ar rested last night for the Christmas eve of a Centerville bankers banker's bankers banker's bank bank- ers er's rs r's son died this afternoon from injuries received in a a. suicidal dive in the county jail here Coroner Russell L. L Hiatt said Walter died from skull fractures suffered when he threw himself 15 feet from a balcony to a cement floor several hours earlier As he was being taken from his second tier cell to the prosecutors prosecutor's office Walter father of Jive five children children chil chil- dren dashed to the balcony railing shouted To hell with the sheriff and dived over the rail Walters Walter's confessed companion in the William Wllliam Chester Chest r Marcum 30 of New Castle witnessed witnessed witnessed wit wit- his suicide attempt Sheriff Sherif Arthur Quigley said he had ordered Turnkey Paul Andrews to bring Walter and Marcum from their second tier cell to be taken to Prosecutor John Britten's office for further questioning about their attempt to abduct year old John Bryan Jr for ransom They signed confessions last night State Police Superintendent Don Stiver said Mid saying they planned the crime to get money to live on The rhe Bryan child and three persons persons persons per per- sons with him including his mother and nurse were released several hours after being seized in inthe the Bryan home The childs child's father a banker said no money was paid the kidnapers I