Evening star., 1933-05-11
KNOWS K|DNAPERS,
MEANS TELLS Jury
Also Claims knowledge OF
Who Received "Jafsie" and
Mclean Money.
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Col. Lindbergh himself but he did not
elaborate on this. His story ran into
sensational ramiications, during which
he referred to Investigations he alleged
ly made of such noted figures as An
drew Mellon, Senator George w. Norris
of Nebraska and Smith Reynolds, later
shot to death at his home In North
Carolina.
Means identified Henderson as head
OF the Third Internationale in TINS
country, presiding over Communlstlc
headquarters in Detroit. Fenton, ne
said, he had met at Atlanta Penlten-
tiary through an introduction gwen nim
by a fellow inmate of Means, MT
Huntington" identified as a Florida
banker serving time for violation OF the
banking laws. He said Fenton visited
Dunnington at the penitentlary ana the
Introduction took place at that time:
II left Washington for New YORK
about the middle of February year
ago on a matter foreign to the Lno-
hereh case" Means said in starting his
story. Il met there Irving Fenton, a
man I knew, and asked him where
could find Wellington Henderson, VINO
had charge of the secret headquarterS
of the Communist Third 1nternatlonaie
in Detroit I had been working with
Henderson in connection with my In
vestigation of Communist activities IN
the United States.
Told of kidnapping Plan.
Irving told me he thought he could
locate Henderson and he asked me
what I was doing We were talking at
Larry Jones place, which is not a
speakeaSy or a dive or joint, but
restaurant where had worked at one
time and where I know most OF the
customers. It wasn't speakeasy, but
you could get whisky and beer there,
although I don't think Larry served 1t
himself
Irving said to me: We are going to
pull a kidnapping case and want you
to come in on it. It's big thing and
there is going to be Whole lot OF pup
licity or none at all.
Il told Fenton that was not inter-
ested in anything of that kind-that all
I wanted was to locate Henderson. He
said he would try and locate him for
me and call me back at the Imperial
Hotel. He telephoned me later and
said he hadn't found Henderson and
that he had to go out OF the city over
Washingtons birthday, but would come
back and call me up. I stayed IN New
York, and Fenton came back and gave
me a ring, asking me to meet him
at Larry's place again.
HE asked me again to go in with him
on the kidnapping case. We want you
to act as the contact man to transfer
the money Fenton said, and he men
toned the money would amount to
$4,000, $4,000 or $4,000 again
told him I wasn't interested. Fenton
said a skirt was keeping them ad-
vised and they were going to pull the
job.
Irving Fenton was not in Atlanta
Penitentiary with me. Mr.. Dunnlng-
ton president of a Florida bank, who
was in the penitentiary with me, intro
duced me to Fenton when Fenton vis-
tied the penitentiary. I have never
told any one at. any time that Fenton
was in the penitentiary. means was
referring to statements made by certain
Government witnesses in relating con-
versations they had with Means)
Worked Together, He Says.
AFTER left the penitentiary, Fenton
worked with me a good deal. When ]
saw him In Larry's place, I had been
spending a good deal of time around
there. I won 500 throwing dice there.
After my conversation with Fenton.
left him in Larry Jones place, saying
I would remain in New York for q
couple of days In the hope of getting
in touch with Henderson. I left New
York on February 26, and returned to
my home in Chevy Chase and remained
there.
"On March 2, 1882, I read in the
morning papers that Col. Lindbergh's
son had been kidnapped. That impressed
me very much. That afternoon
reached the conclusion that Fenton and
Henderson had knowledge of, or had
taken an active part in the kidnapping.
believed they would return the child.
March came and nothing had been
done about returning the child. On
March 4, I went to ex-Judge Marion
De Vries, who used to be on the Customs
Court, and who is friend Of mine, and
told him thought had some informa-
tion that would lead to recovering the
Lindbergh baby. told him about my
meeting with Fenton in New York and
about his telling me he was interested
in a kidnapping, which, If handled
properly, would result in no newspaper
publicity, otherwise there would be
worldwide publicity.
II asked Judge De Vries If he had
any way of getting in contact with
Lindbergh and sought his legal advice
about the matter. I explained it was
necessary to get Lindbergh's authority
SO that my activities in the case would
not be misunderstood. I realized there
was great personal danger to myself.
Seeks Lindbergh Contact.
Judge De Vries asked me if I could
get In touch with Fenton again, and I
told him l thought I could. He urged
me to do SO at once and I told him
thought 1 could reach him by telephone
or some other way. I left the judges
office and went direct to the post Office
on Fourteenth street between H and I
streets and wrote Fenton letter ask
ing him to come see me at once.
Il then drove home about 3:45 o'clock
and told my wife about my efforts to
get the Lindbergh baby back and to get
authority from Lindbergh to work on
the case. She told me she knew some
one who knew Col. Guggenheim, who
was a friend of Col Lindbergh. She
said the Flemings knew the Guggen-
helms and told her to call Mrs. Flem-
ing up Immediately and try and arrange
for me to be introduced to Col. Gug-
genheim. She called up Mrs. Fleming,
introduced me over the phone and I
told Mrs. Fleming I was anxious to see