Evening star., 1934-02-21
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Wealthy SpecuIator Tells
:; Story of Abduction to
Second Trial Jury.
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, February 21.-John
Factor, wealthy speculator, began the
story of his kidnapping today before
a new jury trying for the second Time
three Touhy gangsters for the ap-
duction.
Three times during his recital OF
10 days of abuse and terror much as
he gave it at the first trial he was IN
terrupted by the prosecutors com
nand: 80,
"Step down and point him OUT"
Factor walked across the court room
and pointed out one by one, Roger
Touhv. Albert Kator and Gustav
Schaefer. the three defendants.
Factor told his story rapidly WITH
ant the emotional breaks that marked
his story before the first jury.
Today he called the various mem
bers of the Touhy gang by name Last
time he referred to each OF them by
voice and numbers.
The trial was halted for half
hour to Straighten out what Judge
Michael Feinberg decided was only
an unfortunate coincidence" the
visit which two caretakers at Touhys
home paid last night to Motel room
In which Rudy Benitez, a States VIII
ness in the kidnapping trial, was unoer
guard.
The two were placed under arrest.
Defense Attorney Stewart protested
that the State had tapped his WlreS'
The two men, he said, were attempt
Ing to find him in the same hotel 1t
developed that Stewart had formerly
occ,Ipied the same room, ana Viie
state promised to release the TWO
visitors.
Factor Satisfied.
AS he waited outside the court
room before testifying, Factor eX-
pressed satisfaction over develop
ments OF the past two days which
bolstered the prosecution through
confessions by two members OF the
Touhy gang.
% Still, it always looked like clear
- case to me-" he said.
Another Touhy employe, Mrs. Clara
Geek, called as courts witness be-
cause the State feared she would not
= testify willingly identified members
4 of the gang as inmates of house in
D. suburban Glenview for which she was
housekeeper.
The previous trial ended in dis
agreement of the jury.
Walter A (Buck) Henrichsen, one
time beer wagon chauffeur and body
guard. testified yesterday he helped
collect the $4,000 ransom that bought
- John Factor, international speculator,
back from captivity.
His surprise testimony was hardly
less sensational than the previous
statements of Isaac Costner, who put
the finger of accusation directly on
Touhy and his two fellow defendants,
Albert Kator and Gustav Schaefer.
Complete Picture Given.
The prosecution said that it now
has given the jury complete picture
of Factors abduction last July !.
Henrichsen, who drove a beer truck
for the Touhy gang before he was de-
: NOTED to the more prosaic JOB OF
guarding Touhy's two children, testl-
fed that he collected the ransom
money along with the late Jim (Trou-
bles) Tribbles Tribbles, a Iouhy
man, was slain in what police called
a sortie by the gang against a Chi
cago union they were trying to con-
. troll
Henrichsen said he and Tribbles
met to receive the money in a house
In suburban Glenview.
He decided to make the admission,
he said, after being confronted with
Costner, admitted member OF the KID
nap band who turned States evidence
after his return here from Baltimore.
After their success in court, how
ever, the State officials suffered a
setback. Peter Williams, So Of Wau-
conda, Ill, had been arrested yes
terday as caretaker of the house
where Factor supposedly spent the
last part of his 12-day captivity
Factor and Costner went to the house
with officials, but Factor was unable
10 identify 1t.