Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-15
ABDUCTORS Of GETT[E ADMIT
CRIME WHILE FEDERAL MEN
SEEK CLUE IN ROBLES CASE
Victims Of Recent Outrages Restored To
Their Families Unharmed Though Shaken
By Terrifying Experiences.
BY JULIAN A. BEAMAN
United Press Staff CORRESPONDENT

United Press Staff Correspondent
TUCSON. AriZ., May IS. U.p)--
The identity of the kidnapers who
confined six-year-old June Robles
to a hot prison cage for 10 DAYS
will be known within "a hours,
Joseph E. P. Dunn. department of
justice agent, told the United Press
today as authorities began a con-
ference with the child and the
happy parents.
Although Carlos Robles, deputy
county attorney and uncle of the
child, maintained that no ransom
had been paid, Dunn said he PLAN
| ned to investigate the assertion.
Dunn said he was not entirely sat
isfied with Robes claim that no
money had changed hands.
TUCSON, Ariz., May 15.-After
10 days spent chained to an iron
cage, sunk in shallow pit in the
blazing desert nine miles east Of
here, six-year-o June Robles was
back in the home of her parents to-
day as officers sought her kidnapers
and prepared to prevent a threaten
ed lynching should they be cap
, tured.
A letter mailed from Chicago,
which described where she would
be found, led to June's rescue last
night. Officers took the letter to in
dicate the kidnapers had fled the
extensive search, although there
| were reports an arrest was immin-
| ent.
Authorities said no ransom had
been paid. June's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Fernando Robles, and her
grandfather, Bernabe Robles, re-
tired cattle baron, had raised $10,-
900 of the $4,000 ransom demanded
for the child, but said it had not
been expended. Only last Thursday
the family issued plea to the kid
napers to accept the money, saying
the amount was all they could raise
in deprecated properties not readily
convertible into cash.
After the child had been put to
bed, her matted hair combed out
and the filth washed from her SUM-
burned, emaciated body, crowds
milled about the streets, alternately
muttering threats and shouting and
rejoicing at her safety.
County Attorney Clarence Hous-
/ ton of Tucson. found June after the
letter was sent to him by Governor
B. B. Moeur, to whom it had been
mailed at Phoenix.
Following directions of the letter,
Houston, accompanied by other au-
thorities, found the pit we'll con-
cealed by cactus and mesquite. Lift
| ing a trap door over the living
grave, he saw Junes legs.
! II though she was dead" he said,
land was about to withdraw to call
an undertaken"
Veritable Coffin
Then he called out, and June
whimpered an answer.
! Houston stepped down into what
appeared to be coffin of corrugat-
ed iron sunk in the desert.
There he found June stretched on
gunny sack for bed and bath
towel for pillow.
Around her leg was fastened
7 Stldlll, ull lihOu6ll Oil ddeoAAooAAS
axle and so contrived that she could
not free herself. The temperature
was 110 and several sitting degrees
higher in the iron cage.
There was no ventilation, Houston
said. Nail holes punched in the trap
door provided just enough air to
sustain life. June had not stood up
since she was placed in the tomb.
Two and one-half feet wide by
two and one-half feet high, it was
six feet long. She could only recline
in the filth of her cage and raise
herself to her elbows, Scraping
against the two-by-four timbers
which formed the framework when
she turned The trap door in the
| top at one end of the coffin was l8
inches long.
Six gallons of water remained III
a 15-gallon can. Around it were the
partially decomposed remains of ap-
pies, oranges and bread and jam.
Relates Details
where's Barney?" June asked.
Barney Kengla, also six years old,
who was with her when man en-
ticed her into an automobile on her
way home from school the afternoon
of Wednesday April 25, is her cou-
sin.
II want to stay with mama June
added to her uncle, Carlos Robes, q
deputy in Houston's office. He &C
companied the party to the prison
cave.
"Mama's waiting for you and
we're going to her now" Robles re-
piled.
"Oh, wait, 1 forgot my card" the
child said. IN the cage the men
found her school report card, ON
which she pointed out two ones
(high grades with grimy finger.
IT want to show them TO mama"
she added
June was taken Immediately to
the home of her parents.