The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-11-13
C0NTRAD|CTS SELF
.ASKIDNAP|NC TRIAL
OPENS IN ST. PAUL
Previously Had Testified De.
PENDANT 'ResembIed' One
of Abductors
TELLS OF HIS CAPTIVITY
Millionaire Brewer Forced to
Strip 50 Clothes Could
Be Examined
TELLS OF HIS CAPTIVITY

st. Paul, Nov. l3.-(P)-Contradict-
ing his previous testimony. william
Hamm, Jr.. Monday failed to identify
Eddie McFadden as one Of the men
who accosted him near his brewery
last June IS when he was kidnapped
for 100000 ransom.
Can you identify Mr.. McFadden
here as one Of the men who accosted
your" he was asked.
mo, I cannot" Hamm replied.
Previously Hamm said McFadden
'resembled" one Of the men who COM
PEELED him to enter an automobile last
June. and later testified that Is the
man."
Now. Mr.. Hamm." w. 8. Stewart,
defense counsel. asked. can you de-
scribe the second man?"
HE had a hard hat on. straw"
Hamm replied.
"You are unable to identify the
second man?"
Absolutely, yes" Hamm answered.
lIamm Was Startled
Stewart. through ques t 10 n n &.
brought out that Hanm was startled
when the two men accosted him. Ask
ed what he was thinking about,
Hamm said How quick could ! get
rid of them"
This brought smile to the face OF
Gustav Gloomy Gus" Schaefer, one
Of the defendants. Roger Touhy, Nc
Fadden and Willie Sharkey. the other
defendants. showed no interest In the
proceedings as they sat near Schaefer
and their attorney.
An offer to help him II he lever
got into a jam" was extended to
Hamm by his kidnapers when he was
held hostage last June, the brewer
testified Monday.
Sunday. June 49," Harnn testified
during the trial Of four Chicago gang
suspects. "a man came into the bed
loom where I was held and whispered
to another one there and then turn
ed to me and said I have good news
Tor you. We leave tonight. You bet
ter shave
Two or possibly three men then
ordered me to take off my clothes
and walk to the wall. I undressed
end guess they searched my cloth
rs. Then one Of them said as far as
they were concerned, was immune.
Then one Of them said IT you ever
got into jam. we will do all we can
to help you out
Was Paid 500 . nay
A young fellow at the house, Hamm
testified, was paid 800 a day, he told
the millionaire. though he claimed he
was not member Of the organization.
One Of the captors told him that w.
w Dunn. sales manager for the brew
cry, was "a bad contact man. The
first thing Dunn had done was to in
form police. The men in st. Paul had
been too smart and had evaded the
trap set for Them" one Of the guards
told Hamm.
During the ride home, Hamm testi-
fled. one Of the kidnapers told him
about l6 reporters would be at his
house and the police would be out
there with 5000 photographs from
the rogue's gallery" They said that
as long as they were alive. Hamm
continued, they would do everything
to protect him II they should meet
police on the ride home.
Captain Thomas F. Martin, in
charge Of the Pennsylvania state po-
lice school at Hershey. Pa, arrived
in st. Paul Monday to observe the
trial for his organization. He declin-
ed to say If the Pennsylvania author
tiles are directly interested in the
defendants but said he Is here to
observe the trial."