The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-17
.idnapers Set Him
 Free Early To-day
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veStigated, another of contra dictory nature came. It was so inn portant that the Provincial police were asked to move into Toronto.
 Later, a fresh contact develop ed at Toronto. About midnight MT Labatt, to everyone's surprise walked into the Royal York Hotel in Toronto.
 Cannot Be Questioned
 Up to the present time, his condition prevents questioning to explain his sudden release"
 The spokesman said that Labatt was not accompanied by any one when he arrived at the Royal York. However, man assisted him to the desk.
 Authoritative sources in Toron- to confirmed that no ransom had been paid.
 The United Press informant said that police were converging upon London from all areas to question Labatt for details of the Kidnapping in orde to press their hunt for the gangsters.
 There are many factors about the case that command police at- tention," he said.
 Police Official Talks
 Toronto, Ont, Aug 17-(U.PD- Further developments in the John s. Labatt Kidnapping case may be expected later to-day in the Lon don, Ont, area, Inspector John Miller Of the provincial police force told the United Press to- day.
 He would not disclose what the developments would be but inti- mated they would include a "break" in the hunt for the kid napers.
 Miller disclosed that he was aware that Labatt's release was imminent early to-day and indi- cated that police did not partici- pate directly in gaining his free dom but had left the road clear for contacts.
 Developments will break in Lon- don fast now" the police official said.
 Royal Canadian Mounted Po- lice were concentrated in the area, it was said. Search was being pressed for American rum-runners with Canadian connections, gener- ally believed to have perpetrated the abduction.
 q was first notified of the re- lease in a telegram which I re- ceived at about 4:30 a. m., the in- spector said.
 'We knew that MT Labatt's re- lease was imminent and contacts were made but police were not present at the actual scene"
 Miller said he was leaving for London almost immediately.
 Ottawa. Aug 17-U.P. .)-Everv law enforcement agency in Can ada was pressed into gigantic search for the kidnapers of John S. Labatt to-day as high officials determined that the perpetrators of the first abduction in Dominion history were to be subjected to quick punishment. In Toronto, Inspector Miller of the city police, announced that a development might be expected in the London, Ont, area late to-day. It was believed here that provin- cial and Toronto police already were close on the trail of the criminals and expected arrests. Under present Canadian law the maximum penalty facing the kid napers is 2S years imprisonment, but shocked authorities intimatCd that a movement was under way to make Kidnapping punishable by life imprisonment. Some author ities even advocate the death pen alty.
 Probably 1000 police officers were engaged in the search for the London, Ont, brewer before he was released and continued the search for the abductors. These in- kcluded the world famous Canadian Mounted police, the police of Tor onto, Hamilton. London. all border | cities and town. and the Ontario provincial police.
 All authorities were convinced the crime was the work of United States gangsters. It had all the technical smoothness of kidnap- ings on the other side of the bor- der they said