The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-08-23
TEACHERS CHILD
THREATENED WITH
KIDNAPPING, DEATH
$1,000 Latest Sum to Be
Demanded in Mystery
at RavenSWood.
FATHER CARRIES PISTOL
Blond, CurIy-Haired Boy, 3,
Resembles Lindbergh's
Slain Infant.

Threats Of kidnapping and
Staying of Buddy Copeland, 3,
blond, curly-haired son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Ross Copeland, liv-
ing at Ruth drive and Sylvan
avenue in Ravenswood, were
being probed by deputy
sheriffs today.
The notes. threatening the child
safety and demanding sums of ST.
900 and $4,000 from his parents.
we're found at the home Sunday
morning and Tuesday night, &C
cording to the story related to
county authorities.
Both notes were written poorly
and included not only threats
against the child. but also the par
ents. The parents, in the second
note were warned of death because
they had informed deputies Of the
first message.
Baby Was Threatened
With receipt of the messages,
authorities had chalked up another
in the series Of threats made against
children here in the last four weeks.
In one case baby was threatened
and his milk poisoned with wood
alcohol The second threat in the
series was against the baby of a
north side woman. who said she
received three phone calls demand
ing money
The last warning of danger TO
children came to west side mother
ten days ago. when her life and the
lives of her four children were
menaced in three notes.
The Copeland boys parents are
school teachers. the father being an
instructor at John Strange school
in Washington township and Mrs.
Copeland teaching in business col
lege in the Roosevelt building.
Told Not TO Worry
Deputy sheriffs said they learned
that Mrs. Copeland had called her
husbands mother in Knightstown
Tuesday and told if she saw any
publicity on the threats not to be-
come worried
The child. who resembles the Lind
bergh child. has been guarded by
neighbors who formed a protective
group after the first note was re-
ceied.
The FIRST message was found in
the milk box Sunday morning and
turned over to Deputy Sheriffs Pat
Kinney and Howard Skaggs. They
sought clews and were called again
Tuesday night with finding of the
second message in a trellis in the
back yard.
Copeland is armed and when a
Times photographer visited the
house this morning. Copeland
greeted him at the door with a re-
volver in his hand.
The first note read:
Il seen your kid at a revival on
Twenty-fifth street. l am no Negro.
We will prove your baby is Lind
bergh baby. and they will believe it.
too. II you don't put 1000 dollars
under the rock at the big tree in
the drive. will take kid and kill
same. as Lindbergh baby. No
police
"Plans Are Changed"
The second note read:
You two-timed us and told
police. Now plans changed. We
want 1000 dollars. Take to Key
stone avenue at gravel pit on Seven
ty-first street at midnight Wednes-
day We don't lose If car is fol-
cred. We will kill baby before Sun
day night. Maybe get all OF YOU. too
Have only wife with and you in car.
Big black will be there"
Both notes are printed in a
scrawling fashion and a red and
black circled cross is at the bottom
of each.
Mrs. Copeland said she found the
note in the trelliS after she had
seen a man flee from the yard.
Copeland said he intends 10 keep
the appointment at the gravel pit
and that he does not have facilities