Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-26
SMALL GIRL
ABDUCTED ON
CITY STREET.
Seized By Man While Enroute
Home From School Yesterday
Afternoon.
RANSOM DEMANDS MADE
Pioneer Family Informed Child
Will Be Killed If Money Not
Paid In Two Days.
RANSOM DEMANDS MADE

TUCSON, Ariz., April 26. U.P)
"A second ransom note was
delivered shortly after neon to-
day to Bernabe Robles, grand
father of June Robles, 6, who
was kidnapped yesterday while
enrOute home from school and
is being held for $4,000 ran
som.
The second note read:
Mr.. Robles:
"Child safe. Willing reduce
ransom to SIG,OO0 IL you act
quickly. Child will be returned
safely as per the instructions.
You mrct obey the instruc-
TONS
1t was signed with the letter
II. It had been written on reg
ular writing paper in a scrawlly
handwriting.
TUCSON, Ariz., April 26. U.P)-
Tucson police, who last captured
John Dillinger and his band of des-
peradoes, today pressed widespread
search for the abductor who kid
naped June RobleS, 6, daughter of
a wealthy pioneer Arizona family,
and demanded $4,000 ransom.
She was the second child victim
of kidnapers since Charles A. Lind
bergh, Jr., was stolen from his crib
in his parents home at Hopewell,
N. j., and murdered in 1882. Peggy
McMath was stolen from her home
at Harwich, Mass, May 2, 1888, and
returned two days later on payment
of $4,000 ransom. Her kidnaper
now is serving a life sentence.
The child was seized as she was
returning home from school yes
terday. The kidnaper threatened
her with death unless the money
was paid within two days.
Three suspects. a salesman and
two university students who were
arrested last night, were released
today when officers We're convinced
they had nothing to do with the
case. While the three were ques-
toned they were guarded closely
against possible mob violence in the
same jail that housed Dillinger and
three henchmen after they walked
into police trap here three months
ago.
The search, headed by Chief of
Police C. A. Wollard. extended far
into the desert country. A block
ade was established about the city.
Peace officers and posses of out
1aged citizens, armed with rifles,
side arms, shotguns and even bricks
and clubs, patrolled all roads. Pass
ing automobiles were halted and
searched.
The child was kidnapped as she
was walking home from school with
her cousin, Barney Kengla, 6. The
boy said a car drove alongside and
a "dark man. called to June. AS
she stepped to the curb. the man
seized her and dragged her, strug-
Cling, into the car. He stepped on
the throttle and sped away.
Boy Given Note
A short time later RoSalio Es-
trada, a Mexican boy, went to the
electrical store of the girls father.
Fernando Robles He exhibited a
note, demanding that June's veal
thy grandfather, Bernabe Robles,
collect $4,000 in ransom money and
drive away from his home at 8 p.
m. The note instructed him to
keep on driving until he was stop
ped. The scrawled message stip-
ulated that the money be in 20,
20 and five dollar bills.
Acting on the instructions. the
grandfather drew the money In the
denominations demanded and drove
about town until midnight. He
returned home with the brief an
nouncement he had not been stop
ped. The family isolated itself in
the hope of receiving further in
structions shortly.
The exact content of the note
was guarded closely by Carlos Ro-
bles, assistant county prosecuting
attorney and an uncle of the girl,
who took charge Of the case.
1t was learned from reliable
; sources, however, that the author
warned he would kill the girl un-
less the ransom money was paid
within two days. The message also
contained a warning against noti-
flying police.
The Estrada boy said man APP
preached him on the street and
gave him a quarter to deliver the
note to the younger Robles who
operates an electrical contracting
store here. His story was attested
by a service station attendant who
eaid the stranger appeared to be
an American, deeply hronzed
Long telephone messages TO the
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