The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-05-07

Huachucn restaurant proprietor,
Mrs Coleman, "a neRress, also was
IN custody.
Posse Crosses border.
Department or justice agents led
o. posse Of 90 peace officers into
the Hunchuca hills, across tho
border.
they had n working agreement
with Mexican officials permitting
them 10 cross tho line.
Officcrs said the alleged accom-
plies IN u Mexican.
The nrcoInpllrc, officers said the
suspect told them In holding the
GIRL IN "a shack concealed IN the
Of tho border deaoiats terri.
tory Of box canyons, steep arroyos
and rugged hills, covered with sugo
brush and grcasewood, extends fof
miles on both sides of tho border.
An III Paso Texas department Of
Justice Investigator, familiar With
tho border country, was said 10
have captured the suspect,
Agents go By Plane
Federal agents who had been
concentrated In Tucson left by
airpiane Immediately for NogaleH
10 lead the hunt for the alleged
accomplish.
Since ~ Of tho federal inveati-
gators few from Los Angelica
shortly after June was kidnapped
April 20, their plane has been kept
warmed up for an eventually.
Other federal men remained In
Tucson. Phoenix and other contorn
20 cover every important point
where there might BIO u develop
ment In tho case.
Tho suspect had paid Mrs Cole
man, tho Fort Huachucn rostau-
rant proprietor, TO disse innate n
false report a week ago sunday,
according 10 Chief Criminal Dep
uty sheriff Oliver White.
Mrs Coleman was said 10 have
told officers that IA man resembling
descriptions of the alleged kidnap-
ars, had visited her restaurant and
ordred food for u girl who was
accompanying him. The girl, IL
was said, refused TO eat. The mnn,
according TO Mrs Coleman, was
armed and had other nrcarms In
his car.
Later Mrs Coleman rcpudintcd
her story, officers aid. Government
agents became suspicious. Expert
enccd men were summoned from
the El Iaso Office of tho depart
ment OF Justice.
Mrs Coleman was said 10 have
admitted today that the suspect
had paid her TO spread the story.
Ills object, officers said. was TO
determine whether officers actually
had called off their man hunt
pending negotiations for the
child's return.
When come 800 police descended
on Fort Huachuca In answer TO
her story, the man felt II was ub-
safe 10 pursue further his attempt
at negotiations with the ltobles
family and fled across the border
with June, officers said they had
learned.
This accounted for the apparent
collapse OF ransom negotiations
last week.
OHicers said the suspects alleged
confessions told OF taking the girl
first to tho Huachuca hills. 70
miles east Of N0g1les. She then
was moved TO the vicinity OF Lock-
he'll, 2B miles east OF SOgales, and
across the border TO the vicinity OF
Santa Cruz.
Today the hunt conyergcd on "A
shack In one Of the box canyons Of
the Huachuch mountains IN So
nora, the supposed final hiding
place.
There officers hoped 10 md
June under guard OF the Mexican
accomplice.
The region where June IN sup
posed TO be held III one Of the few
remaining wild spots" Of tho
wild west"
For century on more the hang
out Of desperadoes and outlaws. u
still shelters many men Who have
gone against the law n h the
center Of narcotic and allen
smuggling today During Drohibi-
ton many a member Of the bor-
der patrol lost his life there Ia gun
battles with liquor runners. Be
cause of It's deeoIate character IL
offered an IDEAL hldeOut for the
kidnaperB. The wilderness extends
on both sides OF the border, and
the kidna pers could cross almost
at Will With perfunctorg lookout
for border patr0lmen.
Thus they could conduct their
NEGOTIATIONS and watch the prog
fsss OF the search from the terri
tory Of two nations, while officers
were hsmpered by the tochnaiities
Of international Law.
Today. however, that law was
preached by taeit agreement OF
the two countriea Officera Of both
Mexico aud the United States con
cenfrnted IN q common effort 20
obtain release Of June ana capture
81 her abductor.