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Evening star., 1933-12-19
Foiling Fingers
Joe Sewell's Game
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
FOURTEEN seasons in the Amer
i ican League have not dimmed
the batting eye Of Joe Sewell,
the New York Yankees third base
man. He still is the toughest bats
man in the league to strike out.
The official averages, made public
today, show that Sewell, for the
third time in his major league
career, struck out only four times.
in 1885 games, leading the American
League for the tenth season.
Last year he famed only three
times, in 124 games, and was cut
down four times In 1925 and 1929.
He played in 155 games in 1925, and
l52 in 1929.
During his major league service
which started with Cleveland late
in 1920, Sewell has been struck out,
for an average Of shade more than
eight times season.
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FOURTH IN LEAGUE
WITH TOTAL OF 118
Joe Also Tops Griffmen at
WaIking-Kuhel Good as
Scoring Batter.
BY JOHN b. KELLER.

the Nationals the cham
i pionShip of the American
League this year was rightly
provided by the big three" of
their batting order, Manush,
Kuhel and Cronin.
Authoritative statistics of the
circuit given out today show that
this trio drove home 800 runs
against 469 sent across by all other
Nationals combined.
Manager Joe Cronin. with his .3O9
batting average, was the leader of the
productive Founders, He drove in ll8
runs to rank fourth among the leagues
batters whose blows meant scores
Only Jimmy Foxx of the Athletics,
with a record of 1853 runs driven in;
Lou Gehrig of the Yankees. with 13o,
and AL Simmons of the White Sox,
with 11e. topped the pilot OF the Arnerl-
can League champions.
Joe Kuhel, playing his first full sea-
son as Washington first baSeman, nm
ished right back of his boss, in fifth
place. This 1922 swatter drove in lot
runs to be among the nine in the league
in the 100 class
Heinie Manush, the Nationals best
batter, got across 95 tallieS with his
.336 hitting. That left Heinie in q
thirteenth-place tie with Roy johnson
OF the Red SoX.
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SHOOTER WINS TURKEY

Ohicer E. c. Moore Of the eighth
police precinct. crack pistol shot, today
has a perfectly good 12-pound turkey
on his hands, the result of winning
the weekly match held by the Engineer
and Pistol Club last night at the Ma
tional Guard Armory.
But Moore Is not so happy as he
can't figure out how he's going to get
the bird cooked He is a bachelor and
has no place to have this necessary
work done.
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VANDY ANNOUNCES DATE
G. W. Tilt Is One of Nine to Be
Played by Commodores.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, December 10
P,:-Vanderbilt University's 1894 foot
ball schedule Of nine games, including
seven with Southeastern Conference
teams, Is announced as follows:
September 20. Mississippi State here.
October 6, Georgia Tech at Atlanta
Is, Cincinnati at Cincinnati (nignt
game; 20, Auburn az, Louisiana State
here.
November 3, George Washington at
washington: 10. Sevanee; II, Tennes-
see; ~. Alabama at Birmingham.
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F0WLER'S BACK INJURED
D. c. Jockey Hurt in Charles Town
Spill May Require Operation.
,eciaI pispatch TO The Mar

Special Dispatch to The Star
CHARLES TOWN, w. Va December
19.-Tommy Fowler, Washington,
d. c. lad who was injured in the spill
which occurred in yesterdays seventh
race has been removed to the Charles
Town General Hospital.
Attending physicians say Fowler's
back is injured and they won't know
for another "a hours whether they
will have to operate or not.
Fowler was riding Hacks H. who
went down at the first turn. and
Hosain fell over him. Jockey Sammy
Sslumbo, on Eosain was uniniured.
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BARRY IS ON SPOT"
WITH RUGG|RELLO
Red Meets K. 0. Foe, Type He
Has Been Best Against,
in Show Tonight.
BY FRANCIS z. STAN.

4 tAlNST tne type OF 0pp0-
II sition he likes best, young
1 \ Donald Barry, red-thatched
heavyweight from South
east Washington, returns home
tonight determined to annex his
first major boxing victory before
his fellow townsmen. Over a
scheduled l0-round stretch, Barry
will oppose hitting Saliva
tore Ruggirello of Italy at Port
ner's Arena.
On past performances here Barry
does not rate a plugged nickel wager,
but, fighting his true scrap, Red should
outspeed and outlook his more ponderous
foeman. Ruggirello is a kayo artist. a
deadly puncher with a right hand. but
the record book shows that against this
type Of ringman Barry has been at his
best.
The towering Italian is no fancy
stopper OF the Bob Goodwin or Make
RoSenbloom type, which has been
troublesome to Barry in the past. Rug
sirello is more on the order of Obie
Walker, Jimmy Maloney and Joe Sekyra,
and Red has shown he can lick these.
The mere knowledge that Ruggirello,
with single swipe Of his hammy hand,
can put him on the canvas is virtual
assurance Barry will fight, according
to the redhead's handlers. One OF
Barrys main drawbacks, they point out,
is temperament. II he does not feel
like scrapping nothing his advisers
can do will help. Naturally though,
Red doesn't like to sniff resin and the
majority of his poor showings have
been against light-punching boxers.
4 Ii physical advantages will be
~ Ruegirello's, who stands inches
above 6 feet and scales 225
pounds. Barry, less than feet tall, will
weigh 200
Even money was being offered in bet
ting circles this morning, and barring
unforeseen developments the battIers
are likely to enter the ring that way.
Two six-rounders. one of which will
serve as the semi-windup. and two four
FOUNDERS will complete the card, which
will begin at $3.50 o'clock. Henry Irving.
the right-hand goofy Northeast slugger,
and Benny Edell of New York are the
semi-flnalists. Irving is in tough spot,
for Edell has been In with some good
boys, including Arthur Huttick and Ben
Jeby.
Walter Kirkwood OF Washington and
Big Boy Smith. lanky Eastern Sho
middleweight, are in the other six
rounder. The four-rounders are Joe
Raspi VS.. Baby Charles and Bill Howell
VS.. Roma Labona.
1.-TWO Of the youngest and most
i promising growlers sporting the
colors Of dear old Jacques Curley
Institute will do their bit Thursday
when Promoter Joe Turner again dons
the white whiskers and stages a benefit
rassling show at the Washington Audi
torium. this time for the District OF
Columbia Fairgrounds Department. S
Santa Claus fund.
They are 2l-year-old Vic Christy and
Sid Nabors, who will clash in the main
preliminary on the card headlined by
Jim Clinstock and Gino Garibaldi
Chr1sty has been frequent performer
here for about q year and has vet Il
here.
A 45-riinute time limit affair between
the Masked Marvel" and Scotty Nc
Dousall and two more haif-hour brawl,
between George Manich and George
Hagen and Mike Romano and Benny
Ginsberg will complete the card
Women and children under Is will be
admitted upon presentation Of o small
toy
Evening star., 1933-12-19
COL. GOODRICH GETS ACE.

Playing through the fog that en-
veloped the local courses on Sunday
Col P. M. Goodrich scored an ace on
the par 3 third hole at Rock Creek
Park, although he didn't know 1t until
he found the ball In the cup. The hole
measures 167 yards in length. Good
rich was playing with r. E. Babson.
He hit the shot with spoon.
Evening star., 1933-12-19
CONDITION STILL GRAVE.

Bob Wilson. former Western High
and University of Maryland star
athlete, who suffered a skull fracture
and minor injuries in an automobile
accident Sunday, was still unconscious
at Montgomery County General Hos
pital at Sandy Spring this morning.
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Mat Matches
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK-Jim Browning, 230. We
roma, Mo, drew with Ed Don George,
PA, North Java, N. Y, hour 40 min
utes.
CAMDEN. N. J.-Dick Raines, Hous-
ton. drew with Paul Jones, Houston,
90.00 leach won one falD.
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That lone game won by the Dickey
Brothers was taken from the flynn (
Fairfax Service team when Turko aru
Walters whanged the NAPLES to th,
tune Of 10o and 108.
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Interurban League

Season Records.
High team Eame-Rendezvous 654.
High team Set-RendeZvous. .S24
High individual average-Schwartz al
exandrial. 11S
High Individual set-B. Parsons CRendcz-
vous). 4O1
High individual game-Schwartz ALEX
andria). 164.
High strikes-Bromley tGeorgetownl. 25.
High spares-Bromley (GeorgetownD. Sc.
Individual Records
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HOUGHToN SHOOTS A 73.

AL Houghton still is having trouble
with the golf course of the Washington
Golf and Country Club. He played the
course yesterday, starting his medal bets
at 10 and took a 70, with poor start.
Evening star., 1933-12-19
MoURHESS MAKES GRADE.

Charles Mourhess, jr, Of 1881 Cathe-
dral avenue, Washington, was a men,
Der Of the Alfred University freshman
foot ball team this year, holding forth
at center In the three games played.
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Catholic Ladies
Team Standing,

Season Records.
High team set-St. Francis. 1912.
High team game-Wheeler Club "A" 40.
High individual same-M. Auth (Wheeler
Club CT. III.
HiEh individual setback Il. A A. o.
H, 3O2.
Creates number spares-Brand wheeler
"A'D, II.
Greatest number strikes-Brand. Mulany.
Crown, 3.
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Stone Sends EN- Across.

NF THE other Washington regulars,
Fred Schultz sent across 81 runs,
Ossie B1uege. IL: Goose Goslin,
81; Buddy Myer, 81, and Luke Sewell,
81.
Jonathan Stone, only last week OBJ
tained by the Nationals from the Tigers
in exchange for Goslin, drove over 80
runs, giving him a great margin over
the Goose in this important phase of
attack
Croning was the pace-setter for the
Nationals in two other details of Of
fense. He drew 81 bases on balls to
make seventh place among the leagues
walkers. But ice also struck out 49
times.
Babe Ruth of the Yankees led
with passes. getting ia. while Mickey
Cochrane, the new Tiger pilot, received
JOG with the AS, as did Max Bishop
of the same club. FCXX got So, Swede
Swanson Of the White sox, 90, and
Gehrig, 90, to top Cronin.
FoXx, leading slugger that he was,
had 90 strikeouts to head the league IN
this unenviable manner.
Bluege, Sewell Can Take 1t.
DLUEGE and Seweu managed to
n get in the way Of pitches more
than any other of the Nationals,
although each was pinked by a pitched
ball only three times. Jimmy Dykes of
the White Sox suffered most in this
respect. being plunked on a dozen oc-
caSionS.
AS a club the Nationals were low in
strikeouts. with 395. The Athletics were
worst, with 619.
At batting in runs and having play
ers hit by pitches, the American League
champions were third. and they tied
with the White Soy for third Ronors
in passes.
The Nationals batted in 789 runs, the
Yanks leading with 848 They had l9
batters hit. but the White Sox topped
with 26. They received 539 franks to
first base. The Yanks set the pace
with an even 700
Which is no grave matter, in that
the Nationals won more games and lost
less than any other club.
Evening star., 1933-12-19
Mt. Rainier League
Team standings.

High team same--Dixie Pis- s23.
High team set-New Deals. 1880.
High individual set--Aldridse. 413.
Hish strikes-H. Wolfe. 81.
Hish spares-H j. Crawley. 114.
High individual averaRe-fitzgerald
1922
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First .roupd-siekler beat Branovisk: 81
21@,a16,, 21-..io: Crabiil beat De Weese. II
lis. 21-13; Parham beat Clarke. 2l-1s.
IT; Tompkins beat Pond. 21-I0; sI-
Il: waish hssa Beat @ ssssterd. SIT. !i-ln
Second round-SckleT beat Tucker. 21-
s. 2l-15; Walsh beat Herman, 2l-1S. 20
20; Roach beat Fugilster. 18-2l.. 21-
s1-Ii; Urabii TysseF' Seat Ries Ssst as asfn 3d-
si-14; Psrham Beat Triem. elLs. 81
g.; Wassamen beat Pares, 21-10. 2l-lg;
Gibbs beat Kelly. 17ma;a1., s1ooI2, ,2l-io;
Gesry beat Blank a1II5 21@14: Murray
beat Miller. 2I-l2. 21-l:; Tompkins beat
Burnett 2l--8, 2l-l4: Hill beat gas-
iSsk ssskisi 2siIIo: sIEl5: Hlahehard beat Rud.
Third round-siekles beat Walsh, IT,
q. 2l-dl4 2l-l6: Syyssert beat Roach.
81, 22-20. 21-1a; Knocp beat Gibbs, 81
IS, 9-21. 2l-1a; Mcqeary beat Murray,
21-17. 21-1s; Tompkins beat Hill. 81
9 21-l8: Whitewsll beat Blanchard. Is
al 21-1S. 25-1S-
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PARK VIEW VICTOR.

Park View School sBccerists defeated
the Emery School eleven yesterday.
6 to Q.
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Frank Hawkins (M), technical knockout
(hrst round. 35D.
l75-Pound-Stewart McCaw tMo defeated
Jack Dobson tR). technical knockout third
round. l.25).
Heavyweight-Cari Stafford tMl defeated
round, 1:50I.
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YALE, DARTMOUTH,
OTHERS so LEARN

Continued From First Page.)
Evening star., 1933-12-19
PING-PONGERS ADVANCE
Semi-fnals Due to Be Played in
Glass B Event Tonight.

Quarter-final and semi-final play in
the class B ping-pong tourney, which
opened last night at 1910 H street, is
slated tonight. starting at 8 o'clock.
Final play is carded tomorrow night. A
neld OF 40 began tourney competition.
Tonight's schedule:
Sickler VS.. Swyggert. Crabill VS.. Was
saman, Knoop VS.. McGeary, Tompkins
VS.. Whitewell.
Summaries:
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A MEXICAN UNIVERSITIES basket
n ball team. that is being rebuilt by
Coach Walter Young lost its nnen-

SVo.A VoAeA AVuiie, Aort 40 oPoA-
ing game Of the season last night, being
outplayed by Maryland State Normal
80 to 10.
Wheeler. the visiting center, got al
most enough points to win for his team
registering Is on nine floor goals. The
invaders gained their winning margin
in the nrst half which ended IL to 8.
Summary:
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NET STAR CHOSEN
IN NATIONAL POLL

Continued From First Page }
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NF THE other Washington regulars,
I Fred Schultz sent across 81 runs,
Ossie Bluege. IL: Goose Goslin,
81; Buddy Myer, 81, and Luke SeweIl,
The Washington times., 1933-05-11

for him. My uncle was an in
vestigator for the Treasury and I
assisted him in several cases. I
also served as a reporter for the
local papers and correspondent
for two large papers in Charlotte
and Raleigh.
Worked for Big Interests
Q.-Name some of the big cases
you have worked on?
A.-The first big one was as a
boy. It was the case of Rufus
Patterson, who was indicted for
moving contract labor from one
State to another. I also did
secret service work for the Ger
man government for many years.
I also worked for the United
States Steel Corporation, j. P.
Morgan, Andrew Mellon, The
American Bankers Association,
the Providence Journal, and the
Hearst publications. I worked for
the United States Government
carrying credentials for the Bu-
reau of Investigation, for the
Treasury Department, the Pro-
hibition Department and the In
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and I said yes. He said her
mother, who had just died, was
very wealthy and since she
wanted the child delivered to her,
it would cost her 100000. I
drove to her home and asked her
to drive out with me.
Fenton and Henderson were
right across the street in their
car getting a spot on her. They
followed us as far as my house
and watched her get out.
She said the ransom was sat-
isfactory, that she would get it
from Genral Dawes. I called
Colouel Guggenheim and told
him the baby would be returned,
but didn't know just when.
Mr.. Mclean wanted to to frame
the Senator, but I refused to do
that. I told him that if he was a
man, he would see the Senator
personally and demand an apology
rather than do things this way.
Later on, Colonel Miller, the
Alien Property Custodian. and
Baldwin came to my house and we
discussed the remarks Senator
Norris had made. I told them
Mrs. Mclean was a devoted
mother to her children. Baldwin
said the Senator would apologize.
He did write a letter of apology
to her, but he said it was not to
regarded as an apology to Ned Nc
Lean, whom he loked upon with
utmost contempt.
I told Mrs. Mclean I had never
got the money or even the money
1 spent on the cases. I told Mrs.
Mclean I must phone my wife
and tell her that if Mr.. Fleming
phoned to say I could not meet
Colonel Guggenheim that night.
Then I told Mrs. Mclean to see
Captain Land and get the author
ity. I then left and tried to To-
cate Gordon Blalock in Washing
ton but could not locate him, so
went home.
Meets Guggenheim
The next day, Saturday, March
S, called Mr.. Fleming and told
him I'd like to see Colonel Gug-
genheim. I also called Mrs. Nc
Lean and asked if she had got in
touch with Captain Land, but she
had not.
Later in the day, Fleming called
me and said Colonel Guggenheim
was at his home.
I met Colonel Guggenheim
and we went out in the sun par
lor and talked for about two
hours about the Lindbergh case
and getting authority from
Colonel Lindbergh. I asked
Colonel Guggenheim if he knew
who I was and he said yes. I
asked if he knew I had been in
the penitentiary, and he said
yes. I asked if he knew that
had been accused of many
crimes as most investigators are
and he said yes.
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to move to Farview at once and
the baby would be delivered there.
I told her and she said she
couldn't go, as she had several So
cial appointments.
Means was called to the witness
stand by his attorney, j. William
Tomlinson, as the trial of Means
Tomlinson, the first thing this
morning. The opening questions
began:
Was Boy Investigator
Q.-(By Tomlinson) What is
your name?
A.-Gaston B. Means.
Q.-What is your business?
Am investigator.
Q. When were you born?
A.-July 8, 1879 in Concord,
N. c.
Q.-Where were you educated.
A.-At the University of North
Carolina, where I specialized in
psychology and law.
Q.-When did you start your
Investigations?
A.-As a boy. My father was
a lawyer and I investigated cases
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telligence Department of the
United States.
At this moment Tomlinson
started to ask question, but
Means said:
Wait a second. I am not
through yet. I also worked for the
Mexican government and the Eng
lish government. After got out
of the penitentiary, I was asso-
ciated with the Burns Interna-
tional Detective Agency and inves-
tigated the action of the Repub-
lican National Committee in arous-
ing religious prejudice against
Catholics in the Hoover campaign.
I especially investigated Mrs.
Willebrandt. I was employed by
Smith Reynolds and worked on a
case for him for a year. I was as.
signed by Burns at the request OF
group of prominent protestants
and Catholics to investigate the
International Communists work in
this country and it's attacks on re
ligion. I have done all this since
left the penitentiary in July, 1928.
Q.-Do you know who kidnapped
the Lindbergh baby?
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ness Of it. The afternoon papers
came and I reached the conclu-
sion that Irving Fenton and Well
ington Henderson had knowledge
or had taken active part in it.
I believed they would return the
child, but on March 3, nothing
had been done to return the child.
Consulted De VrieS
On the afternoon of March 4,
about 3 o'clock, I went to the
office of excircuit Judge Marion
DeVries, who is now a lawyer
in the Southern Building. told
him I believed I had some in
formation on the case. I covered
confidential case for the judge
some years before. I told him
believed that information would
lead to the recovery Of the Lind
bergh baby.
I told him I met Irving Fenton
in New York and what had
occurred. I said I would like for
him to get authority from Colonel
Lindbergh for me to work on
the case.
I also told him I was seeking
his advice as a lawyer on how
to handle the situation. I eX-
planned further I would like to
get the authority, so my activities
would be understood, and that I
realized what I was doing was of
great personal danger. He said:
"Can you get in touch with
Irving FentOn?"
I said: "I can"
He said: "Get in touch with him
and confirm your belief"
He asked: "How can you get in
touch with him?"
I said by writing.
He said: write at once"
| Asked FentOn Here
I walked over to post office
on Fourteenth Street between H
and I Streets Northwest, and
pulled out a sheet of paper from
notebook, which is characteris-
tic of me, and wrote Irving Fen
ton letter on the note paper to
come to Washington and see me
at once.
Means now talks directly:
The night the baby was kid
naped it was carried to a dugout
used to store illicit whisky. That
was where they planned to take
Colonel Lindbergh. They expected
he would rush out and search for
the child and if he didn't pay,
they would kill the baby. They
were going to grab him when he
came for the baby.
Who was the skirt Fenton re-
ferred to? An English girl, il
legally in this country. She came
from Canada without the proper
papers. They were thoroughly in
formed through her. She didn't
know their purpose in asking the
questions. Violet Sharp knew
that she would be sent out of the
country if her status was discoV-
cred.
Mrs. Mclean wanted the baby
returned to 1920 Massachusetts,
Ave. I told Henderson and he
said that was a bad place right
down town. I drove him first to
Farvi-, then to Friendship, then
to Colonel Guggenheim'S, then
to Fleming's and then to Massa-
chusettS Avenue.
Signed Up Mrs. Mclean
Afterward I called Mrs. Mclean
and she had a message that every
thing was all right. Henderson
and Fenton told me to get her
out so that they could see her;
what they call getting a spot on
her."
Fenton asked if she wasn't the
wife of New Mclean, of the Post,
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BABY WAS STOLEN AS BAIT
To ENT|CE EAGLE INTO
CAVE RENDEZVOUS

she had been trying TO get 1t Tor
"a hours, and finally got it
through my publishers.
I asked about the business.
She said she was interested in
the Lindbergh case, that it was
wracking the heart and soul Of
everybody in America, that she
hadn't slept wink. She said,
my heart is broken and so is
every mothers in the country.
I know you are experienced as
an investigator and know you
could get the child if anyone
could. I want you to work on
this case"
Promised Lindy's Aid
I told her I must have author
ity to work on the case and she
said she would get it from Colonel
Lindbergh. I told her I had been
trying to get it and asked her
if she knew Robert Fleming or
Colonel Guggenheim. She said
no. l asked her if she knew Of
a. call to me from the White
House and she said no.
I said it seemed strange that it
had occurred to her independently
that 1 might be able to locate the
child. I told her in detail Of my
visit to Colonel DeVries and was
to see Colonel Guggenheim later.
She said she knew Captain Land,
a cousin of Lindbergh, and could
get the authority through him.
I asked her why she referred
to the case as business and she
said she merely meant business in
regard to my pay. I told her she
owed me quite a sum Of money
and so did her husband. I told
her while was in the penitentiary
my wife and boy needed the money
badly and could not get it.
She told me TO tell her about It
and she would see that I got my
money.
Asked to Probe Norris
told her had been at Friend
ship and handled the oil investi-
cation for Mr.. Mclean in regard
to the 100000 payment to Secre-
tary Fall. He also employed me
to investigate remarks made on
the Floor of the Senate by Sen
ator Norris, detrimental to Mrs.
Mclean. He employed me to in
vestigate Senator Norris and see
if I could find anything on him.
I got Pierce Miller, formerly Of
the Associated Press, and several
others to assist in the investiga-
ton, but we could find nothing
against the Senator.
Henderson and Fenton said
they wanted priest to receive
the baby. Mrs. Mclean said she
knew Father Hurney and she
called him and arranged to see
him later. The next day, she
said she had seen General Dawes,
that he could not or would not get
the money, but she would get it
from another source. She told
me to come to her house. Father
Hurney was coming over. I
asked how about Captain Land
and she said that he had received
authority from Colonel Lindbergh.
went to her house and she
told me she would give me the
money. I suggested that we wait
until Father Hurney was there
that night so he could count it
with me.
RecOunts Money Transfer
I went back that night, met
Father Hurney and we counted
the money. There was $4,000 in
hundred dollar bills and $4,000
in 20's. Mrs. Mclean put the
money in a cigarette carton, her
driver put it in the car and drove
me to my house, where I put it
in a safe. Icall ed Henderson
and Fenton and told them to
come to my house. I laid the
money on the desk and then
they counted it.
They said to tell Mrs. Mclean