Evening star., 1932-05-18

his automobile parked in front of the
hotel to Mr.. Bruce. I once PACED him
at his hotel under the name of Sam
Torresdale
Q-Where was his car parked? A
On Forty first street.
Q-What kind of car is it? A
Ffve-passenger, old-style closed Buick,
blush faded color.
when they were on this boat I
checked off some of this money. I
checked off approximately $1,000. He
had spent $500 Gave it to rum runner.
Mostly in $40 bills. checked off five
of these bills with pencil against the
list he had
Did he say where he spent this
money in New York? On what propo-
sition?"
A.-"No, only about $500. I asked
him for information and for further
identification, as the colonel had
asked me to. He told me to he'll with
the colonel; If he don't believe you
he can go to hell. What more does he
want? We got his money So then
we left and it seems to me that we
went back to the hotel; however, We
went by plane and arranged beforse by
telephone to have this boat ready, also
to come down in Mr.. Bruce's car and
pick up the colonel SO his car would
not be checked.
That night the manager of the
hotel called me and said that Dean
Peacock was downstairs, and is calling
my wife and making arrangements to
get the boat ready. She told me that
the dean had called and registered in
the Park Central Hotel under the name
of Hill, and that he would immediately
get in touch with me.
THE manager brought the dean up.
and he said he had received this mes
sage to come to New York by Let
tington Oudington) airplane, and get
there Immediately, and he said: I can
not get there Immediately
And the man said you can get there
by plane, and that night In the mean
time the dean had heard nothing from
me and he was afraid something had
happened, and the dean went to see
Admiral Byrd (Burrage), and the ad-
mlral said 1t would be all right for
the dean to come to New York and
register in the Park Central Hotel
under the name of Hill.
Q.-What was the other part of the
name OF Hill? Al don't know. When
dean came back think what he stated
was that he went to meet this man at
the Cumberland Hotel and that the
man threatened and tried to cheat him
out OF money and I told him that he
was 1ulIy protected, and he came back
ana spent the night at the Prince
George. Then 1 said the only thing to
do Is TO go back to Norfolk; and Mr..
Richard took us back the next morn
ing.
Followed Wrong Man.
1T later developed that Dick talked
10 the dean and the dean said ne missed
tnS man because at first he followed
the wrong man and again went back
ana saw this man, this man took him
up on the eighth floor of the Cum
oeriand Hotel. This man was educated,
a snooth talker and seemed to be one
VINO hao great deal of authority and
tolo MIN that he wanted $500 to go TO
Chlcago and that he was going to use
some more money for plane and that
ne alone knew where the baby was and
tnat 1t was on boat outside CT Norfolk.
Inc dean said he threatened him by
keeping him there and the dean told
him he was net going to keep him
there. The dean said he appeared to
try to get some information from him.
Q. Did the dean say in what re-
spect? A. I don't believe he did.
G. Somebody said something about
a Mrs. GreathouSe? A. Yes. when
talked to the dean. he said that this
man had called Mrs. Greathsart, or
something like that, at Washington, and
the lady answered the phone and said,
| Are you going to do anything for us?"
| and said I certainly hope we viii She
said she was cousin or friend of Mrs.
Morrow. We got TO NorfolkSand got
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