Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-07-11
Demands of Kidnapers 6e-
wives Hope Political Lead
ers' Nephew Is Alive.
REQUEST FOR $250,00O
RANSOM is Renewed
Alton, ILL.,, Banker Taken From
Home-Two Held in Case of
Missing Cleveland Girl.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ALBANY, N. Y, July 11-Breaking
a three-day silence, the kidnapers of
Young John" O'Connell, 24-year-old
nephew of the upstate Democratic
leaders, Dan and Ed OConnell, today
sent Dan O'Connell a new note calling
for new coded list of men who might
serve as go-betweens for them and the
O'Connell family.
While the O'Connells maintained the
silence they have kept since the kid
naping early Friday morning, it was
learned that the kidnapers renewed their
demands for s25O,000 ransom and said
that the original coded list of contact
men inserted in newspaper advertise
ment Sunday was not acceptable.
Publish New List.
In response to the kidnapers' demand,
the O'ConnellS today caused to be pub
lished in the Albany Times Union a
new coded advertisement 1t was in
serted without comment by Walter V.
Johnson, Democratic leader Of the City
of Rensselaer,, on the opposite side OF
the Hudson River from Albany. When
deciphered it was found to contain IL
names of friends Of the OConnell fam
lily, lust as Sundays advertisement.
Friends of the OConnell family, in
formed that the kidnapers had broken
their long silence, said they felt that
young O'ConneI was still alive. They
assumed from the kidnapers' silence
them over the selection Of a contact
man from the first list.
The IL new names were:
Dave Hotaling, B. G. Parry, Bill Bar
deem, Paul Carroll, Rock Tarno Eddie
German. Pat Coffee, Mike Connolly, Joe
Leone. Willis King and Neil Ponzi.
These men generally are less widely
known than the first II.
The code advertisement bore the
same Introductory word, "Sedgewick,"
and the same simple code system was
employed to designate the names as in
The first advertisement.
Revenge Is Indicated.
Because of the enormous ransom
demand" one Of the family advisers
said, "and because the kidnapers failed
to keep their promise to communicate
with us yesterday. we now suspect that
revenge. and net the desire for ransom,
prompted the crime
Young O'Connell was spirited away
under mysterious circumstances about
! o'clock Friday morning. A series OF
threatening messages and demands were
received Friday and Saturday by his
politically powerful uncles. Then. as
rumors of the kidnapping spread rapidly
throughout the State, the messages
abruptly ceased.
May Be Political Revenge.
The revenge theory was advanced by
a friend ard adviser who has been in
closest contact with the family since
the first kidnap demand and death
threat was telephoned at noon Friday.
Because of his connection with the case
he did not wish his name mentioned.
1T might be case of political re-
venge." he said. Some enc might be
organization. of which Ed tOiConnelU
is chairman"
The friend who suggested the re-
venge theory with regard to the kid
naping made it plain that he was not
speaking for the O'Connell family.
Governor Promises Aid.
Gov Herbert H. Lehman declared to-
day that 1.-The kidnapers must be found
and they must be punished" He di-
rected Maj. John A. Warner. superin-
tendent of the State police, to put his
whole organization on the case.
Immediately upon hearing of the
kidnapping, I conferred with Maj.
Warner" the Governor said. The
State police are cooperating in every
way possible and the entire power of
the State is behind them. These peo-
pie must be found and they must be
punished"
Two agents of the Department of
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