New Britain herald., 1927-04-19
KIDNAPPED TRIO GIVEN FREEDOM
Chicago Police Believe Ransom
 Paid by Intermediary

Chicago. April 1s tp,-The kid
 mapped owners Of the Midnight Frolics cafe, who were super -hi- tackled" last Thursday and held pris- oners five days, have been released as mysteriously as they disappeared.
 There Were reports that ransom of s1pb, GOO was required to effect the freedom Of the two-Jakie Adler and Frank fSappho Joel Gelell-and there was the statement Of Geiell that so far as he knows the hldnappers received nothing. Adler and Tony Albino, his chauf- feur, who also was kidnapped, had nothing to say.
 The three men, hlindfoded. were put out of automobiles at separate parts of the city at half hour in- tervals last night.
 Geloll, who also Is known as Frank Lawro. talked freely. He said he and Adler got into their auto- mobile driven by Albino, at the t'rolics about 3:30 o'clock Thursday morning and drove to Adler's home. AS Adler stepped out eight masked men, armed with sawed off shot guns. forced him to reenter the au- tomoble. Adler. Gelell and Albino then were bound and bindfolded and driven away.
 We stopped finally in front Of a house. according to Gelell's account and they marched us ln. They kept us there all the time, Adler and me in one room and Tony in another. Our olindfolds were never removed, and We never had a chance to see the faces Of our cap- tors
 They treated us fine. We got plenty to eat, and We slept well. too, even if We did have chains on US. Those fellows never said much to us. One Of them said something about killing us. but I didn't be- leve him. They gave us good cigars and our choice of liquors. Nice tellows-hut I'm glad I'm home"
 Concerning the ransom, Gelell said: They made Jakie sign a pa- per two days ago. He didn't know what it was because he was blind folded. Maybe it was a deed to his house, and maybe it was check.'
 Police. however, believe the paper Adler signed was a formal notitica- ton by Adler 10 his friends that the ransom agreed upon by the captors and captives should be paid. The best guess of the amount the police would make was s50,oQo each for Adler and Celeb.
 Gelell said his watch and ieWelry were returned 10 him by the super hi- jackers," as the police termed the kidnappers. He lost only about s45 in cash, he said. He expressed the opinion that it was Adler the kidnappers wanted and that they took GoleIl and Albino merely be- cause they happened to be along.
 Payment of the reported ransom is said to have been made with a south side saloonkaeper acting as ln- termedary. This was early last night, the police say, about three hours 1 before the cabaret men were freed.
 The triple Kidnapping was the latest Of what the police speak Of a. "big money crimes. Several weeks ago Clarence Lazarus, opera tor of baseball pools and, like Adler and Gelell. 8 figure in south side nigh life, disappeared for three days. Harry (Hickory Slim) Belford was another victim of super hi jackers, according to the police.
 Similar kidnappings have been re- ported in Detroit.
 Several well known figures Of the south side cabaret and gambling eliaues, have engaged bolyguards to kidnapping, the police have learned.