Evening star., 1934-11-07
AR|zONAN IS HELD
IN ROBLES CASE
Former Dance Hall Proprie.
tor to Be Accused in
KIDNAPPING.

Oscar r. Robson, one time dance
hall proprietor, was arrested in Phoe-
nix, Ariz, today by Department OF
Justice agents and will be charged
with extortion in connection with the
kidnapping of 6-year-old June Robles
in TIscon, Ariz, last April.
Announcement of Robson's arrest
was made this afternoon at the Di-
vision OF Investigation. 1t was said he
was spprehended by his handwriting.
Handwriting appearing in the ransom
notes demanding SIS 900 for the re-
turn of the little girl was identical
with that Of Robson, it was said at
the Department of Justice.
The Robles child, granddaughter Of
wealthy Spanish-American rancher,
was kidnapped April IS. She was found
on the afternoon of May IA chained
in a wire cage, buried underground in
the desert near Tuscon. Relatives said
no ransom money ever was paid.
Arrest Ends Long Hunt.
The arrest of Robson, who is known
also as Buster" ended o hunt that
Department Of Justice agents have
conducted ever since the kidnapping.
The child Is the daughter of Fer
nando Robles. an electrical contractor.
Her grandfather is Bernabe Robles.
ST. She was spirited away by an
unidentified man while returning from
school in the afternoon. Later that
day small Mexican boy brought a
note to the girls father, demanding
SIS 900. The note carried instructions
as TO the manner in which the pay
ment could be made, but the demands
OF the writer were not followed, and
in the meantime posses tracked over
that whole countryside in search Of
the child.
Four days later there came another
ransom note again demanding SIS 900
and giving new directions as to pay
ment. The child's father then pub
lished letter in the newspapers say
ing all law enforcement officers had
been withdrawn from the case and
announcing a willingness to comply
with the demands for ransom, pro-
vided the kidnapers gave proof the
child was still living. Robles then
made several attempts to get IN touch
with the hdnapers. but was unsuc-
cessful
On May s a third note addressed
TO Carlos Robles. the girls uncle,
was found pushed under the
door of the county attorneys office
in Tuscon saying that June was alive
and in good health and directing that
her father drive over specified routes
every night until he was contacted by
one of the kidnapers.
Governor Reveals Letter.
There was a break in the case for
several days then, when the Governor
of Arizona received a letter with the
usual signature of the ransom notes.
KY" which had been mailed from
Chicago four days earlier.
The Governor forwarded the letter
to the county attorney, who immed-
lately got in touch with the little girls
uncle. and presumably in accordance
with instructions went into the desert
where she was found. The place where
the child had been kept was about
miles east OF Tuscon. The wire cage
in which she was chained had a small
aperture in the top to let in light
and air.
The kidnapped victim was in a very
emaciated condition, suffering from
exhaustion and was unable to give any
clues concerning the identity of her
abductors. She stated that her cap
tors were Americans and that she had
been picked up on the pretext that her
father had sent for her.
Robson conducted his dance hall in
Tuscon, where the child lived.