The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-05-06
coast guards and General Needham

coast guards and General Needham
investigated.
1.-THE boat appeared deserted"
Needham said, "as we pulled along
side. McMath and his daughter were
In the cabin"
Needham made public the girls
story Of her kidnapping Saturday. She
told Of being blindfolded and tied
and taken to q shack near cram
berry bog" and Of being taken Tues
day night to another shack and being
locked in q tool-storage room be-
meath the structure. Thursday night,
she told Needham, she was taken to
her father and they boarded the
Bob" where police and coast guards
found them Friday.
Details Of the contacts made by the
kidnapers and the manner In which
the ransom money was paid out were
not wholly known.
Made Contact Wednesday
Trent McMath, member of the fam
lily and assistant U. S. attorney in
Detroit, said contact was made with
the kidnapers late Wednesday night.
It was known that an envelope, UNI
stamped and delivered by hand, was
involved In the contact.
Thursday arrangements were made
to raise the ransom money and that
afternoon the Merchants National
Bank Of Boston requested state po-
lice officer to act as guard for the
transfer of a large sum Of money.
The same time the McMaths,
spokesman for the family said, re-
ceived letter from the child. Mar
garet, however, in telling Of her ex-
perience, failed to mention his letter.
Thursday night an automob ! e
bearing the money from the Boston
bank arrived at the McMath home
and the ransom money was supposed
ly turned over to the family.
A short time later, in the early
hours Of Friday morning, two men,
believed to be the kidnapers or their
emissaries, arrived at the McMath
home. They left some time later ap-
parently bearing the money.
The girl was turned over to Nc
Math a short time later.
Father Is Examined
McMath Saturday underwent rigid
questioning by state authorities. The
process had continued virtually with
out interruption since early Friday
night.
Having agreed with the kidnapers
the father told police, to keep the
restoration OF the child secret for a
hours to enable them to escape
father and daughter remained aboard
Lees power boat until they were dis
covered by Needham late Friday.
First intimation of the source Of
the ransom money came Saturday In
a statement from Snow, who nego.
tiated transfer Of the funds to Har.
wichport and who said the money was
transferred from Detroit.
The McMaths formerly resided ir
Detroit. McMaths father Is Franci.
I. McMath, wealthy and socially
prominent engineer, banker and in
dustrialist. His father-in-law is Viii.
liam r. Hales, structural steel man.
ufacturer, also wealthy and social,
prominent.
Snow revealed the source of the
ransom money in a statement ir
which he sought to make clear hi!
connection with the negotiations fol
the return Of the child.
Clears His Connection
Il want to make it clear that my
only connection with this case wa!
in the transfer Of money from De.
troit to Harwichport through a Bos.
ton banking connection" he said.
It was learned from an authorize.
tive source that the total sum paic
in ransom was approximately 100000
Friday night the amount had been
estimated at between $4,000 and $780,
600.
Trent McMath of Detroit, rela-
tive OF the girls father, said Satur-
day that Margaret had spent a rest