Evening star., 1932-05-18

In cooperation with the Navy who sent
planes out, and this is unusual in log
Capt Whiting gave us sketch and said
the boat was on such and such a course
and the next time said the boat was
miles out, and while out there seen
another boat, and when We went by
they showed mattresses which was sup
posed to be some sort Of signal. Later
on during that time I had met his wife
in Cape May and 1 had called her In
the meantime"
Q.-"Can you describe the wife?"
A.-"She is about 5 feet 6. Scandi-
navian. speaks with an accent, but only
slightly, light hair. sort of muggy hair
dresses fairly well. has three children,
about 81 years old, about 135l40
pounds, dressed in some sort of imita-
ton silk dress Ages of children-all
boys, are perhaps IL or II and then on
down, the youngest being about 7 years
DID, and is pretty well educated.
Q.-"How many times have you seen
her?"
Five or six times saw her the other
night in Penn station. During that
time we were running into rotten
weather, and talked to her. and there
was no trouble talking to her, and !
tried to impress upon her the impor-
tance of making this delivery and the
colonel talked to her and told her he
would do everything in his power to
help her, and she told him that she
was pushing them TO make the delivery.
Also talked TO me and asked me II the
yacht had twin exhaustS, and I said
yes Asked this man If he protested
to the Navy plane and he said. no.
During that time he said he burned out
a bearing and told me to take it to
R. c. Gates. OF Rivalve. N. J. The
motor was a 275-horsepower Fairbanks
Morse"
Q.-"Have you seen the boat?"
A-"Yes, 1t is a Gloucester fishing
smack, auxiliary motor"
Q-"Where did you call her up?"
A-"At Freeport"
Odd you have the NUMBER"
A.-"Freeport 5640."
Q.-"Where did you call her from?"
A-"The Country Club, from Capt.
Slattery's home, and from dozen Diff
ferent places around. All conversations
were to her at Freeport 5640 They
wanted to see me in New York and
Mr. Richards brought me to New York,
and the main object of that trip was
to know If we would take care Of the
nurse. She stated that the woman
was graduated trained nurse and could
not help her interest in the case and I
assured him he would do it. She was
German and could not practice here
because she was not registered nurse
in the United States. They also said
that this nurse had written all the let
ters that had been sent.
Secure Use Of Boat.
s.1xro coo.r,,ogootad u,,tI, NJ ror.4or
in Atlantic City and asked to use his
boat. He went on this boat provisioned
it from New York and left about three
or A5ur days ago and In the meantime
1 hAi given Hilda a course exactly as
Mr.. Aorster had outlined it. We were
there the first night and he did not
show M and we called up the next
morning and said that he thought he
saw or did see couple of signals We
gave, but a Coast Guard vessel came in
between th'm. I have kept in COM
munication NTH this woman. I saw her
last night ami talked to her until ap-
proximately 2 O'Clock this morning.
saw her in Wildwood, N. j., on Dubois
road, at house"
Q.-"Who else did you see in the
house?" A-"Her sister Inez"
Q-"Why do yA'u call her Inez?"
A.-"That is just nickname I gave
her. was met in frv'nt Of the Reading
Station in Cape May by Hilda and
Q.-"By automobile?'' A.-"Yes."
A-"Yes."
Q.-"Was her sister in on these con-
ferences?" A.-"Most all. Ahey were to
pick me up tonight Thursday. May 12)
at pm. and were to go back and see II
l could pick up the contact. I called
today about l 30, they said they would
pick me up and try to find contact to-
night. I saw her today In 'front.' of the
Reading Station in Cape May"
Q.-"Did Hilda indicate how she was
communicating with her husban ~"
A--"By wireless, in the Ford car tlat
originally belonged to George Gord0al
known as Little George. This Fora
with the wireless set in it was right,
alongside the house in wildwood"
Q-"Can you give US a description
of Inez?" A.-"Inez is about IS years
old, round-bosomed, very good form,
dressed fairly neat, and I understand
her husband Is captain on boat sup
posed to be working at Hampton.
Q.-"Did you see any signs Of chill
dren?" A.-"No."
Q.-"Did they have a garage?" A
Yes, inside of the garage they had q
homemade crib and they said they
carried the baby away in that. They
told me that the method Of the kid
naping was that the green Chrysler
machine was parked in the road and
the Buick was parked in the road where
they could see the lights of the house
and they entered by the ladder and
came down the stems inside the house
and out the door"
Q-"Why did they pick this par
ticular night?" Al don't know"
Q.-"Why did Hilda move from Cape
NAV to Freeport?" Al don't know"
@ EnE long did vnu know Sam nre-