Evening star., 1928-04-08
KIDNAPPING VICTIM
RESCUED BY POLICE
Seven Members of Gang
Arrested After Weeks Hunt
for Chicago Man.
By the Associated Press.


CHICAGO, April Held captive for
week by q band Of kidnapers as host
age for q 100000 ransom, Thomas
Gaynor, motor car dealer and hotel
owner. was rescued by Chicago detec-
tives To-day after an exciting pursuit
on the heels Of what police described
as q nationwide gang Of abductcrs,
seven Of whom were arrested.
The rescue of the gangs wealthy
tives today after an exciting pursuit
Summer cottage at Crystal Lake, H..
40 miles northwest Of Chicago, where
detective squads broke In on the gangs
hiding place and found Gaynor under
the armed guard of two kidnapers.
Police had spent what appeared 10 be
an almost futile day on the trail Of
the gang. searching more than 40 cot
tages in the Summer resort region be-
fore arriving at the hiding place
Victim Near Collapse.
Gaynor. unshaven and unkempt after
his week as the gangs prisoner. almost
collapsed when he realized he was safe
He said the kidnapers kept him In COM
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ing him blindfolded or else locked In
dark room. so that he was unable 10
see his captors However, he said they
had not abused him.
When found. Gaynor said he had no
idea what day OF the week 1t was nor
even the time OF day, although he said
he felt that he had been q prisoner q
long time. The gang seized him, he
told police, last Sunday afternoon iust
as he left his motor car salesrooFns As
he started down the street car sweTyed
up 70 the curb beside him and It's oc-
cupants forced him into the automobile.
From then on, ne said, he could not tell
where ne vas taken, although he said
ne was moved several times
The police got on the trail OF the
gang late last night after the kidnapers
had made oyertures TO Gaynor's partner
james Mccormick. Three OF them were
arrested when they appeared at the
Gaynor Mccormick agency for the
money. With information from this
trio police detailed FIVE squads on the
pursuit OF the gang and this morning
had succeeded In rounding up two
others. only 70 learn that Gaynor had
been moved from the first hiding place.
road house
Suspected Of Other KidnapinKa.
Tipped ne had been taken To CRYSTAL
Lake, the squads continued their search
until they met with success late this
afternoon.
Police Commissioner Michael Hughes
said he was convinced the gang was the
same which had operated recently in
Detroit, Philadelphia and other large
elites and numbered among its recent
victims here "Dapper Jake" Adler, cab
aTet owner and broker, who was held
captive until his friends paid $4,000
for him
The detectives also brought back TO
Chicago three automobiles, one OF them
reported stolen 10 days ago and said 70
have been used by the kidnapers.
Later the identity OF three Of The
men became known. They are. Otto
Gchoen, So. Of Chicago, proprietor OF
the Otte's Inn, near Dundee; his negro
porter. Arthur Brown OF Chicago and
Big BIZ Lewis. gambIef
The police said 0ttO's Inn was the
place in wi.'ch oaSnor was held pris-
OneT
They ATTACHED the most importance
10 the arrest OF Lewis believed 10 have
been the 'go~between" for the Detroit
gang
6aynor appeared al the bureau late
IN the day with detectives who had
rescued him. Three others OF the Kid
naping gang were brought back with
OaynOI, Commissioner Hughes said
but did not reveal their names