The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-05-06

this phase Of the questioning had beer
resumed Saturday, the police and wit.
nesses moved successfully to the home
Of Kenneth and Cyril Bucks mother
to Kenneth's home, to the McMath
home and finally back to the home Of
Kenneth.
Margaret McMath accompanied the
police back to Kenneth's home on the
final visit and as the cavalcade Of cars
occupied by the police and the Bucks
arrived there, blue sedan swept into
Kenneth Bucks yard.
Peggy" was told by General Need
ham II want you to look this car over
and see If this Is the one"
He referred to the much discussed
blue sedan into which the girl was
lured from her school room last Tues.
day afternoon.
Evidently the child was under in
structions to view the car but make no
comment despite any questions put to
her for in response to General Need
hams inquiry she merely gazed at
the car and said nothing.
Owned BY One Of Them
Although State Police Lieutenant
Ernest Bradford said the car belonged
to Cyril Buck, members OF the Buck
family said the car was Kenneth's.
A friend Of Mrs. Buck who had been
staying with her before the polio ar
rived said Mrs. Buck had talked with
a man in an automobile whom she
believed to be policeman.
Kenneth Buck had been unemployed
since last fall. He has a son, Ken
meth, Jr., six years old.
Neil G. McMath, once-wealthy bus
inessman and father Of Margaret,
had been quizzed most Of the night
by police.
william Lee, representative OF the
McMath family; George Bacon, vice
president of the Merchants National
Bank Of Boston; Ralph Snow, head
Of the Cape Cod Five Cents Savings
Bank Of Harwichport, and Sergeant
Delaney of the state police were all
called in for the questioning. All re-
manned aboard the ship through the
night.
The progress Of the questioning Of
ficers was not known.
McMath and Lee had been closeted
with General Needham and Dis
trict Attorney William G. Crossley
Of Fall River since father and daugh-
ter were taken from Lees boat, the
Bob, Friday afternoon. The bank
ers and Delaney were called into the
conference later.
$4,000 Ransom Paid
In a statement Friday night Cen
eral Needham said he was led to be-
lieve approximately $4,000 had been
turned over to someone Thursday
night to assure the safe return Of
| the child.
First news Of Margaret's safe re.
turn after being held captive three
days came late Friday as suddenly
as her disappearance had taken place
Tuesday afternoon.
A coast guard boat crept slowly by
wharf IN Wychmere harbor, short
distance from the girls Harwichport
home. AS the craft turned seaware
to make the run to the Woods Hole
coast guard base, General Needhan
shouted to newspapermen on TIT
wharf: 1.-THE child is aboard and *
is her father"
At the Woods Hole base, Mrs. Nc.
Math greeted her daughter for sec.
ond time. It was learned that she
had visited the Bob" in Wychmere
harbor before dawn Friday, spent 9
few happy moments with her chile
and then returned to her home. II
was from the Bob" that Margaret
and her father were taken.
Agreed to Secrecy
The McMath family had agreed tc
keep all negotiations secret and were
to stay aboard the Bob" Lees boat
for 48 hours before letting anyone
know OF their whereabouts. In some
manner news that the child was
aboard the Bob" leaked out and