Evening star., 1933-05-07
|M'MATH K|DNAPER
S0bSACONFES
$4,000 Ransom Recovered
by Police as 2 Brothers
Are Held.
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childs father until the ransom was
paid
The activity of State police and de-
tectives, however, prevented McMath
from fulfilling the demand of the kid
naper that McMath and the child stay
aboard the craft for 4s hours.
Employing q Coast Guard boat au-
thorities moved alongside the Bob yes
terday afternoon and found Peggy"
father. together with Cyril Buck, who
also was aboard, were taken to the
Woods Hole Coast Guard base, where
all-night questioning ended with the re-
turn here to the home of Kenneth.
Cyril, Needham said earlier today.
admitted returning the child to NC
Math. Il did big job and I suppose
III have to pay for IT," he was quoted
as saying.
Under repeated questioning, Cyril
said. We'll. I'm on the SPOT either way
II take the rap, that will end it, won't
When told that the Investigation
would continue until all involved we're
spprehended, Cyril, Needham said, told
his story"
The two were arrested near Kenneth's
home here this afternoon, only a short
time after Cyril had been brought back
to Harwichport from Woods Hole, where
with other principals in the case-Mc-
Math and Lee among them-he had
undergone an all-night examination BY
police. 1t was the long and wearing in
terrogation which brought the break"
that led police to the solution. Then
with startling speed the case moved to
Its denouement.
Blue Sedan AppearA
Police officers suddenly left the Coast
Guard base at Woods Hole, where they
had spent the night with their charges.
They drove back here and returned
McMath and Lee to their homes. A
group Of detectives accompanied Cyril
to his mothers home across Miles
street from his own residence. There
Kenneth Joined them They went to
the McMath home. Peggy" appeared
in the party. A few minutes later they
were back at the Buck house.
Suddenly blue sedan swung into the
yard 1t was blue sedan that pulled
up before the Harwich Center School
last Tuesday and bore the girl away
/ OoaiAiAoSioAei Nccoiidm pointed 10 the
car.
Peggy I want you to look this car
over and see If this u the one" he
said
Peggy looked and remained silent.
but was then led into the house A
moment later the two brothers were
under arrest.
1t was strange story that finally
took form today as the loose ends were
gathered together from a multiplicity
Of sources-the facts gathered by the
police. the statements grudgingly pulled
from the men under arrest, Peggy Nc
story OF her experiences-and from
others who played brief parts in the
four days drama.
Detective Commended.
1t reached its climax in the state
ments Of Needham and Detective Lieut..
Ernest Bradford, to whom the COM
missioner paid high tribute for his
share in solving the mystery. along
with other State police officers.
The younger prisoner has been out Of
work for some time, police said, and
needed money. His brother, Cyril, they
said. was about to lose his home. He,
! too. is married but has no children.
calls paved the way for the kidnapping
One was to the McMath home and
asked that the telephone receiver be
left OF 10 minutes while the telephone
| line was being tested. The other was
to the school in which Peggy" was
pupil. The caller said he was her IA
| ther and wanted her dismissed when
the chauffeur" arrived.
At 2:15 car driven by a man who
appeared to be a colored man drove up
to the school. The child was released
and taken into the car, which drove
away.
Peggy Tells Her Story.
What happened to her then was told
by Peggy" herself.
We drove along about 10 minutes to
a small road that ended in q cranberry
bog. I never was there before He
told me to get into the back seat and
said, If you make any noise I'll
chloroform you.
They drove to cranberry bog. There
her captor bound her and left her for
"a long time" Then a man came and
walked her across lots" to building.
There he kept her all that night and
Wednesday, and Wednesday night and
Thursday and part Of Thursday night.
Il was all alone during the daylight"
she went on. but at night the same
man came and brought me ham sand
wich and some milk.
He always talked In q whispery voice
and said he was my friend. He
told me not to make any noise because
the gang was around all the time and
he was trying to get me back to my
mother"
And in the meantime the moves were
made to collect the ransom.
Wednesday the first contact" was
established between the parents and
the kidnapers. It was through Cyril
Buck. He visited William Lee, McMath's
business associate, and told him the kid
napers had communicated with him.
The word was passed to the parents,
and a demand made for proof.
Girls Handwriting Shown.
Samples Of the child's handwriting
were produced Cyril communicated the
Mr.. and MrssrMcMath did not have
the money. Both are the children Of
wealthy Detroiters, Mrs. McMath the
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Kales McMath's parents are Mr.. and
Mrs. Francis Charles McMath. They
were reputed to have money much more
money than Kenneth Buck had ever
seen.
Negotiations followed between Har-
wichport and Detroit.
A Cape Cod banker, Ralph Snow,
head of the Cape Cod Savings Bank, ap-
peared in the case, though he said to-
day Il want to make it clear that my
only connection with the case was in
the transfer of money from Detroit to
| Harwich."
Thursday the money was in Boston
bank and that night a police oflcer ac-
companied by bank officials carried 1t
by automobile from Boston here. 1t
was in bills Of small denomination-$20
| and $10O the largest.
The money was left. Again contact