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Cyril wanted an immediate hearing. de-
claring he had no reason for withhold
ing any knowledge Of the kidnapping.
He did ask, however, that he be pro-
vided with a lawyer, explaining that,
| while he was willing to testify, he knew
nothing about court procedure.
| Judge Welsh declared . three-minute
recess to give the brothers an oppor-
tunity to confer and decide what they
wished to do. District Attorney Cross
| ley told the court that he believed It
would be fairer to the brothers II their
cases were heard together. Cyril finally
agreed to have his case heard with that
Of his brother.
While sitting In the prisoners box
awaiting arraignment. Kenneth Buck
| else involved in the crime who ran
away and left him to take the blame.
Kenneth was asked: "Is 1t true that
there is some one else in on this case?"
Begins to Sob.
Eyes, there is," he replied, and began
to shake with sobbing.
~I am between them and my wife"
he continued, "and don't know what
to do. I know I didn't do it and she
knows I didn't do it. L am between
them and my wife aud can't say any
thing"
Kenneth was then asked II he meant
the some one else" went away and
left him to take the blame.
Yes" he said, they ran away and
left me-"
Asked II the some one else" was q
resident Of Harwich, he replied In the
negative. At this point Kenneth was
sobbing violently and unable to answer
other questions.
Before his statement Kenneth said
he felt sick.
Il feel SICK" he said. II have had
| no sleep. want lawyer and don't
want to say anything until I do get
The Bucks were brought here from
the Barnstable County Jail shortly be-
| lore IL O'Clock under guard.
The court room, medium sized
chamber in the town hall was crowded
to capacity long before the arrival Of
the brothers. Chief of Police John C..
Williams and three special oflcers.
permitted In the room only q sufIicient
number to fill the seats. The remainder
overflowed into the corridors and onto
the lawn In front Of the building.
Denies Statement.
Ernest Bradford. lieutenant Of State
police. told newspaper men after con-
versing with Kenneth Buck, that the
prisoner denied any one else was impli-
! Gated although Buck had told reporters
otherwise only q few minutes before.
When newspaper men confronted him
with the conflicting stories he stuck to
/ his denial
Bradford said complaints were being
| 1voy hor xxfft r..
naping and extortion and Cyril with
simple extortion. Bradford added that
while the State knew Of no third man
! implicated in the case 1t would con-
tinue its investigation until every
scintilla Of evidence" had been scanned
Grand Jury Called.
The lieutenant announced q special
sitting Of the Barnstable County grand
jury had been asked for within 10 days.
| He added there was evidence in posses
sion Of the police to show Kenneth had
once been mixed up in the rum run
ming business"
| Later Kenneth called newspaper men
over to the pen where he was confined
and told them they had published an
incorrect version about the recovery Of
| the $50 900 ransom on Saturday. Ken
meth insisted he had personally given
the money to detectives and had in
tended in any case to hand over
the money to Harwich priest II he had
not been arrested.
Kidnapping Re-enacted.
Kenneth was inclined to jauntiness
yesterday as he left the jail for drive
the kidnapping. He was even "muleiSh.
to use the words OF Gen. Daniel c.
Needham, head of the State police.
| Accompanied by State detectives,
Crossley and Gen. Needham. he was
driven to the small white school house
from which he enticed the girl. Then
the party moved to the cranberry
shack at the edge of the towns golf
course and through . nearby field.
across o brook to Kenneth's mothers
house.
It was under the rear wall Of his
mothers house that Kenneth held the
until Friday morning. .,
| Kenneth showed the police the small
vertical trap door through which he
guided the child into the small suace
between the ground and the first floor
There was only 3R feet between the
earth and the flrst-f1oor boards and
there was a dry cistern about 20 feet
from the entrance.
| Shocked by Hiding Place.
Crossley termed it "an awful place to
put q man, never mind q child" and
said that had the girl rolled 3 feet she
would have fallen into the cistern.
Even the hard-boiled State detectives
were taken aback by the terrible
hiding place.
While standing in front of his home,
handcuffed to detective, Kenneth
said he'd like to 60 in and see his wife.
II don't know whether she would
want to see you." Lieut.. Detective JOS
| eph Ferrari answered.
He was not allowed to see her.
More questioning and more explana-
tions, and Kenneth was driven back to
the Barnstable County Jail.
It had been warm as q Midsummer
day and the Cape Cod countryside was
beautiful. As the jail was reached,
Kenneth took . long look at the sur
rounding country - then two State
troopers, who had returned with him,
| Tod hin, ipcido the Oranita walls