Evening star., 1933-05-06
McMath, Lee and Two 9th
ers Taken to Homes After
AII-Night Quiz.
LOCATION OF ABDUCTORS'
SHACK IS STILL SOUGHT
Needham to Make Secret "Expedi-
ton" Today to Continue
Inquiry.

tAhW4CdfOH1, Mass, May o
@.-Kenneth and Cyril Buck,
brothers, the latter one of those on
the boat Bob when kidnapped Mar
garet McMath was recovered by po-
lice yesterday, were arrested here to-
day by State police.
BY the Associated Press.
WOODS HOLE, Mass, May 6.-Neil
c. McMath, whose 10-year-old daugh-
ter Margaret was restored to him by
kidnapers yesterday, and william Lee,
his business associate, were taken to
Harwich at IL o'clock this morning
after night Of virtually uninterrupted
questioning.
Lee. who had been representing the
McMath family in the search for the
child, appeared in a highly nervous
condition. His eyes were red, his hair
touselled and his face drawn and pale.
The men were taken in the automo-
bile of Daniel Needham, State commits
sioner Of public safety, who, with Dis
trict Attorney William c. Crossley, had
conducted the questioning since
o'clock last night. Harold Sawyer and
Cyril Buck, Harwich residents, who also
were questioned during the night, were
In the automobile
Predicts "Something Big"
The commissioner and the district
attorney questioned the men in an
effort to determine what they might
know of the identity of the kidnapers
who enticed Margaret from in front Of
her school house Tuesday and restored
her to her parents yesterday upon pay
ment of approximately 100000.
They also sought to determine the
exact location of the remote shack in
which she had been held captive and
the source of the ransom money that
had been paid.
A prediction that something big"
may develop soon was made by Need
ham, Massachusetts, commissioner Of
public safety, upon his arrival at Har-
wichport.
Maybe something big will break this
afternoon or tonight" Needham said.
with good luck well have 1t not later
than tonight. With less luck 1t may
be little later"
He made this prediction after having
left McMath and Lee at their homes.
Examined All Night.
I'VE have been examining these men
all night" Needham said. Il don't
know who is the groggiest, they or the
officers. We have taken them to their
homes on their word that they would
remain there available for questioning"
Asked whether he had obtained any
information that would enable him to
track down the kidnapers, Needham
replied:
I'D rather not answer that"
The commissioner said that later he
would leave on an expedition" and he
asked that no attempt be made to fol-
low. He said he hoped to be back and
able to make statement by pm.
First intimation Of the source OF the
ransom money came today in state
ment from Ralph Snow, head Of the
Cape Cod Five-Cent Savings Bank. who
negotiated the transfer of the funds
to Harwich and who said the money
was transferred from Detroit.
The McMaths formerly resided in
Detroit. McMath's father is Francis
C. McMath, wealthy and socially promi-
nent engineer banker and industrialist.
His father-in-law is William r. Kales,
structural steel manufacturer, also
wealthy and socially prominent.
Snow revealed the source of the ran
som money in a statement In which
he sought to make clear his connec-
ton with the negotiations for the re-
turn of the child.
IT want to make 1t clear that my only
connection with this case was In the
transfer of money from Detroit to Har-
wich through a Boston banking connec-
tion," he said.
Only $4,000 Paid.
It was learned from an authoritative
source today that the total sum paid
in ransom was approximately 100000.
Last night the amount had been esti-
mated at between $1,000 and $4,000.
Trent McMath Of Detroit, relative
of the girls father, said today that
Margaret had spent a restless night and
that she had a slight temperature, al
though 1t was not sufficient to require
the services Of a physician.
George Bacon, vice president Of the
Merchants National Bank Of Boston;
Snow and Sergt. Delaney Of the State
police were also called in for the ques-
tioning. All remained aboard the ship
through the night.
First news of Margaret's safe return
after being held captive three days
came late yesterday as suddenly as her
disappearance had taken place Tues
day afternoon.
A Coast Guard boat crept slowly
by a wharf in Wychmere Harbor, a
short distance from the girls Har-
wichport home, as the craft turned
seaward to make the run to the Woods
Hole Coast Guard Base, Gen. Needham
shouted to newspaper men on the
wharf: "The child is aboard and so
Is her father"
At the Woods Hole base Mrs. Nc
Math greeted her daughter for q second
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