Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-07-11
SUBMIT NEW LIST
Of INTERMEDIATES
0'ConneII Family Meets De-
mands of Kidnapers
in Albany Case.
Continued From First Page.)

Justice at Washington arrived In Al
bany last night for the purpose Of
working on the case This followed a
plea made in Washington last night
by Senator Royal S. Copeland, New
York Democrat, that Department of
Justice agents be assigned to the in
vestigation.
Since John left school he has been
every where with Dan. His two uncles
feel like fathers toward him. and any
threat of harm to him strikes at them
deeply"
Young O'Connell also has been en-
gagged in the beer business, as an officer
of the Hedrick Brewery. Samuel E.
Aronowitz. president of the brewery, is
law partner Of Ed O'Connell.
The actual kidnapping continued to be
shrouded in mystery today, as the
uncles and members of the family stead
tasty refused to give out any informa-
ton. Because of warnings that young
O'Connell, powerful athlete, would be
killed if police were informed of the
kidnapping, neither newspapers nor po-
lice obtained verification of the kidnap
reports until Z o'clock last night.
Two Versions Of kidnapping.
Two versions of the kidnapping were
heard: One was that OConnell was
overpowered as he stepped from his
car at his home, about lis am, Fri
day. The other was that two men &C
costed him with revolverS about 1910
am, Friday, as he dined with young
woman friend in South Pearl street
beer garden, and forced him to 60 with
them.
3,1ta tnvtn Hnd
by the OConnells waited at their Gus
tomary haunts for some sign or COM
munication from the kidnapers. 1t was
reported definitely that no message has
vet come from the abductors.
John j. jr., is the only son OF John j.,
one of the three brothers who dominate
the Democratic organization of Albany
and Albany County, and the only
nephew of Daniel P. and Ed.
Telephone Law Partner.
A telephone call to Samuel Arono-
WITT, law partner of Edward j., re-
ceived on Friday was the first infor-
nation that young O'Connell was held
for ransom.
Tell Eddie that we've got his nephew
and that he will hear from U.s." a
muff1ed voice advised AronoWitz. IF
he tells the police we'll kill him"
A letter was received during the
day advising the family to designate
Intermediates through a code message
in the newspaper.
The notice in the classified section
of the Knickerbocker Press was cap
toned with the word "Sedgwick" and
listed the following men who might be
approached
Ill, Do% YNI,
Okey, Fred Carroll. Tom Lynch. Barney
Riley. Jim O'Hagen. Tom Dyke, Mush
, Trackner, Bindy Riley and Ames
OBrien. All are well known in Albany
sporting fraternities.
Family Keeps Vigil.
Police Chief David Smurl. directing
the police inquiry. said he was acting
almost entirely on the basis of news
paper reports.
I'VE have been singularly unable to
locate any members of the family" he
said eve have started to cover the
usual places where young O'Connell
could be found. but We have found
that he has not been seen by friends
in several days"
Ed O'Connell remained near tele-
phone throughout most of last night,
but sleeplessness finally drove him to
bed. With Dan at his Warner Lake
Cottage in the Heidelberg Mountains
was Jack Murphy. secretary of the
Democratic organization During the
early hours Of the morning, when
Murphy and Dan could not be reached.
the rumor spread that they were trying
to contact the kidnapers
At a third home the father and
mother of the missing youth held vigil
With them was Miss Mary Fahey, close
friend of John J.. jr.
District Attorney John T Delaney
and his assistants entered the case soon
after the police broadcast descrip-
ton Of the missing youth. The district
attorney had not been home all night
and neither could he be located at his
private Office or his quarters in the
court house.