The Washington times., 1933-07-13
BY JOHN FACTOR
CCopyriEht, 1898. by International News
Service.)

AICef was IdkGu 41OLAA lily CoA
near The Dells I was blindfolded
Immediately with strips Of linen
and adhesive tape. I was driven
about for 20 or 80 minutes, in
circles it seemed, right near
where I was seized.
The men-I don't know how
many of them there were-took
me to a basement which had a
concrete floor and an iron door.
They didn't talk to me much,
but they remarked that they
were going to get $500,000 for
me. They told me I'd better get
busy on the money, although
they did not tell me what was
to do.
Taken To Farmhouse
I didn't sleep at all that night
because the bed in the basement
was full of vermin and I had to
sit up in a chair. They kept my
hands cuffed together in front Of
ME, so I couldn't move much
either.
I thought daylight would never
come, and with the tape over my
eyes I wasn't sure even I could
tell when it was daylight.
The next night they took me
out of the basement and put me
on the floor of a car, with my
face resting on the back seat.
My eyes were still covered and
the handouts were still on me.
There was another car behind
the one was in, and a third car
in front of us. We drove for
about an hour and finally arrived
at a farmhouse. I'm sure Of
that because I could hear chick
ems, cows, and farm machinery
working.
Kidnapers "Get Tough"
The kidnapers got tough the
second day. One of them said:
"You're going for q ride"
I figured everything was up,
especially when they pressed two
machine guns against my neck
and back and asked me:
"HOw does that feel?"
They wanted me to write notes
to my family, but I refused to do
that.
One time they held a big pair
of shears close to my face and
shipped them. They said they
were going to cut my ears off,
but when kept on refusing to do
what they wanted, they just
seemed to change their minds and
they never really hurt me.
Once they told me If I had
any wealthy friends I wanted to
put on the spot to be taken In
my place, they would let me go.
I told them I didn't double
y cross my friends and they gave
up that kind Of argument pretty
quick.
Gets Little Sleep
Once they said my friends were
talking too much. They got
tough then and threatened to
shoot me. But I told them I
couldn't stop my friends from
talking and they seemed to UNDER
stand I was right.
They talked to me about my
business and finances and when
I told them I couldn't meet their
demands they called me a liar
and threatened me.
I was in bed most Of the time,
but I didn't get much sleep. They
offered to get me anything I
wanted to eat, but I couldn't eat
much either, because I was too
nervous and had no appetite.
There wasn't much I could do
because my eyes were covered all
the time and my wrists held tight
by the handouts. They did not
give me any chance to shave or
bathe either.
Sunday night they took my
ring from my hand and said:
"We're going to send this to
your wife so she'll know we've
got yOu."
Twenty In Gang
There must have been an army
Of them around. Through a little
slit in the tape I could see only
the floor of the house where I was
being kept, but in this way could
see the mems feet. At times, I
realized, there were as many as
20 men in the room. They drank
a good deal.
About $50 last night they
told me they were going to take
me out, and few minutes later
they pulled me to my feet and
led me out Of the house.
We drove about for quite a
while, then one of the men
opened a door of the Car and
told me to get out. They told
me to stand still for a minute
and then to take the bandage
off my eyes: '''....
They took off the handouts
and one Of them helped me out
Of the car.
I waited q minute until the
car was driven away, then I
pulled the bandage away, and
started to walk. The next thing
that happened I met a police
man and he took me to the
station.