Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-27

made. Miss Hochsteuer was at her home
throughout the evening.
The letters which have been received by
the Hochstetler and Smyth families began
coming about two weeks ago. Three let
tiers have been received by each family
threatening to iidnap Bernard Smyth and
Frances Hochstetier, the Is-year-old daugh-
ter of f. w. Hoohstetler, vice president Of
the Wright q wnhelmy company, unless
g. 500 were deposited for the kidnapers in a
corner Of Creighton pasture. The demands
have been ignored Each was signed
''Black Hand"
Recent Victim OF HOldup.
A week ago Sunday night young smyth
went In j. NJ. Baldrige's automobile to
call upon Miss Hochstetler. While in the
HOohstetler home. the automobile was
stolen. Young Smyth was thus forced to
walk home At Thirtieth and Dodge
streets a negro jumped from the shadows
and held him up. The negro took 30 cents
and. after looking at his gold watch. re-
turned It, ANyiRg. according to what young
Smyth told the police, that ne did not
want 1t because II was fifteen minutes
slow.
The last letter signed by alleged black
handlers was placed upon the front porch
OF the HochHtetIer homo Sunday afternoon.
Following the finding OF It. two young
men engaged in tennis game on a court
nearby were arrested and taken TO the
police station. They were questioned and
their innocence OF delivering the misxive
was 30 apparent thst they were released
without being booked"
Makes Different Statement.
Dlscredited by the police and Postoffice
49,
wove the story of his kidnapping anew.
Wednesday morning introducing several
new statements that materially differ and
are contradictory
Explaining why he went with his eaptor
the boy declared this morning that the
man had pulled a gun on him and that he
feared TO make a struggle. In his story
Of last night he told the reporters and
police that he had struggled. but yielded
to the united strength OF the three men.
The young man further declared today that
he had been ehloroformed twice during the
course OF his captivity. The second at
tempt OF ehloroform failed, because the
stuff would have no effect on me-" said
the young man. A few moments after
making the above statement he said that
Immediately after awakening he had made
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and Dodge road 81 do not intend to talk, -
said young smyth when an interview was
sought. II told the story last night.
When the discrepancies were pointed on,
10 him he hesitated and declared that he
was not sure that he could tell the story
as It happened. Perhaps next week
shall be able to tell Il better"
The boy denounced the methods OF the
police in his examination last night.
why" he said. "Iahay and Captain Dunn
tried the third degree on me last night
and ~ they had not been police officers
believe me, I wound have answered them
IN a different manner"
PostOffice Inspector Randall and Detec-
tive Maioney have accumulated evidences
that indicates Young smyth to be IN,
author OF the blaekmailIng letters. Ths
formation OF the letters on his school re.
ports and those IN the blackmAliins mis-.
sivss are said 10 be exactly similar The
paper used by the sender OF the letters
was OF zine weave and texture.
Dospits tle conclusions Of the police c
w. smyth. father Of the boy steadily re-
fuses to believe IN the CUNT u his son.
J 1T Is absolutely foreign 70 HIS charactel