The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-08-15
ALL INVESTIGATORS
CALLED TO JOIN IN
TRACING KIDNAPERS
Victims Brother in London, Ont.
With $780, 600 in Ransom
Fund Ready
POLICE THWART CONTACT
Wealthy Brewers Automobile
Found Tuesday With Note
Demanding Money
POLICE THWART CONTACT

Toronto, Aug. 15.-(F-The pro-
vincial criminal investigation depart
ment wednesday cancelled all holi-
days and leaves. mobilizing every
avilable investigator to bring back
the kidnapped John s. Labatt alive.
The grace period of "a hours per-
mitted by the kidnapers to the
wealthy brewer, pending payment Of
a ransom OF $3.50, 900, had expired.
His brother. Hugh Labatt. was in .
local hotel to which he had come from
the Labatt home, London, $50 miles
away. apparently prepared to pay the
ransom.
But he was surrounded by police
and curious bystanders and in Lon
don the family attorney, Claude Saw
age, said the persons surrounding
Hugh had prevented the brother from
making contact with the kidnapers.
John Labatt,s auto was found ADAM
doned Tuesday in London with q note
under the seat from Three Fingered
Abe" which demanded the big ransom
payment. A source close to Labatt
said Hugh was named go-between in
q penciled note on the back Of the
ransom demand John Labatt himself
was supposed to have written the go
between" message.
Royal Canadians Called
The Royal Canadian mounted police
were called into the case.
Authorities in Windsor conferred
with the Detroit police and Windsor
official later declared he was posi-
tive no Detroit gangster was mixed
up in the kidnapping.
Police quietly con1bed the pin
cries." 1,000-acre woodland north Of
the Sarnia- London highway, IN
ideal place for q hideout.
Uneasiness grew in the Labatt
home on Central avenue - hours
passed without word from the kid
mapped man.
Mrs. John Labatt, mother Of the
brewer, is in poor health. - Is his
wife, whose third child was born four
months ago.
The family expressed concern be-
cause Labatt has q weak heart and
has been under treatment recently.
He has been on special diet for some
time.
A roundup by police Of various sus.
poets brought no results. Scores Of
automobiles were halted on the high.
ways. but yielded no clue.
Labatt, q leading sportsman busi-
ness man and the father OF three
children, disappeared Tuesday morn
ing. A voice over the telephone di-
rected his brother to Labatt,s aban-
doned automobile here and the ran
som note pinned under the seat.
U. s. Gangsters Suspected
Police are investigating the activi-
ties OF q former employe Of the brew
cry which Labatt heads.
Gangsters from the United States
are also suspected.
The car in which Labatt apparent
~ was seized, while driving from his
summer home at Sarnia to London,
showed no traces Of blood. Finger
print experts checked the automobile.
Mrs. John Labatt received with
calmness the news Of her husbands
kidnapping, although she has not been
well since the birth OF their third
child, Arthur, four months ago.
Police, both here and In Toronto.
120 miles away, are proceeding with
secrecy. It Is known, however, that
the search has extended to Detroit,
100 miles to the southwest, where
Labatt spent Sunday night.
A description Of the missing man,
president Of the brewing firm, John
Labatt, limited, founded by his
grandfather. was broadcast by police.
Labatt Is sturdy, dark-skinned, dark
haired and weighs $50 pounds. He
walks with slight limp because OF
. football injury suffered when q boy,