Evening star., 1933-01-11
TWO ARE SEIZED
IN EXTORT|ON CASE
Couple Held in Atlanta Ac-
cused of Threatening Fam
lily of Textile Man.
Ry the Associated Pres.

BY the Associated Press.
ATLANTA. Ga. January l1,-Oficers
disclosed today five attempts were mate
to hold rendezvous with persons at
tempting to extort money from Joseph
Cannon. sr.. Concord, N. c., textile
msgnate on threats to kidnap two
members OF his family. before they
succeeded in a-resting Odcl c. B-oyles,
IS, and his wife, 25, in Hapeville, a
su curb OF Atlanta
Capt. n NJ. Joyner OF the Charlotte,
N c., detective bureau said the third
Threatening letter written to Cannon
bore finger mar; which they regarded
as the first clue. Thus far. Joyner said,
the finger print he's rot been checked
with that CT BoJles or his wife.
Special Agents E. E. Conroy of the
FcGeral Bureau CT Investigation and
Joyner described the name. in which
Boyles and his wife were arrested.
Detective Follows Orders.
One Of the first letters to Mr.. Cannon
which was turned over 10 Joynel in
Charlotte instructed that a man identi-
fied by earring a black beg come to
the nine-rnile post On the Macon high
way south OF Atlanta and walk alcng
the road until soma clc called jos"
Working in co-operat On with Joyner,
the Atlanta police assigned Detective
George Barrett to go to the nine-mile
post. Barrett carried out instructions
gi7en in the letter, but saw no one.
Another letter to Nj. Cannon in
structed that man carrying a black
bag walk along Lang avenue near the
Gambler Airf1elG
The writer seid an agent of the ex-
tortionjsts would contact them end
conduct them to these who would carry
out the negotiations. Again the in
structions were carried out, but no one
WAS seen.
Goes to Atlanta Again.
Jovner then came to Atlanta again
and established headquarters in a ho-
tel, meanwhile continuing his negosia-
ticns with the eXtortioniStS.
The third contact was arranged by
an unidentified woman calling Joyner's
room by telephone. She instructed him
to have man with the identifying
black bag walk around the William
CliTer Building here about noon.
Again the instructions were carried
out, but no one contacted the man
with the black bag
letter to Mr.. Cannon. He was in
strUcted to send man to designated
mile post on the Central of Georgia
Railroad near Hapeville and await an
agent of the extoItioners. Joyner, ac-
ccn1panied by F. Brandon Smith, hus-
band of Cannon's daughter Ann Can
non Smith former wife of the late
Smith Reynolds of Winston-Salem
N. C., took their position at the post
and watched for several days, but no
one approached them.
Again the would-be kidnapers wrote
Mr.. Cannon to have his agents hold
rendezvous with them in vacant
house on Virginia avenue in Hapeville
Conroy, who is located in Charlotte, OF
the case and Conroy joined the investi-
cation.
Put Package in House.
They put package in the vacant
house on Virginia avenue according to
Instructions, but decided the hcu1c was
too exposed to be watched without
detection, so they withdrew it.
A sixth rendezvous was then ar
ranged by the eXtortionists.
They again designated a vacant house
in HapaVille and told Mr.. Cannon to
hare his agents leave the money there.
Conroy and his agents rigged UP
M chine that would set of an alarm
clock when disturbed and attached it
to dummy package. That was placed
in the house and the agents concealed
themselves nearby.
Yesterday Mrs. Boyles entered the
house, Ccnroy said, and in a few
moments the alarm went off Tney
rushed in and arrested her and as they
drove away she hailed Ter husband on
the street. He, too, was arrested.
They were held in jail in Atlanta
today on technical charges of suspicion.
Conroy said he would prefer formal
charges sometime during the day and
would hold a preliminary hearing be-
fore United States Commissioner Ed
Griffith.
The authorities have in their posses
sion confession which they said
Boyles wrote.