Nogales international., 1934-04-28
STILL MISSING

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Tucson, AriZ., April 28-June
RObIes was still en- the mis-; ing
list at 1880 o'clock this morn
ing. Chances were very slim
that she would be surrendered
by the kidnapers before morn
ing but there was a possibility
that contact might be made
with the kidnaperJ within the
the next few hours. There are
six or seven suspects in the
case, including one in NOgaIes.
That two men and a woman
who were picked up in this
county by Deputy Sheriff Oh
iver White on suspicion of hav-
ing planned kidnapping in this
district may have had some
connection with the kidnapping
in Tucson. Wednesday, of little
June Ro5les, six year old grand
daughter of wealthy cattle
baron, is the belief of the Pima
county Sheriff's office at Tue
rOn.
The trio were nabbed on April
3rd at the Flux Canyon CCC camp.
Is miles northeast of Nogalcs, after
report had been received at the
sheriff's office that the three had
made extensive inquiry about veal
thy ranchers of Santa Cruz county
The trio are said to have stopped
at a country store, seven miles
northeast of Nogales, and asked for
much information about well-do-do
ranchers-when they left home, who
took care of their children while
away, etc.
Deputy Sheriff White and another
deputy traced the three to the CCC
camp. took them into custody and
brought them to the office of Sher-
iff Harold j. Brown where they were
fingerprnted and then released, af-
ter grilling examination.
Fingerprinted
Fingerprint records later showed
that one of the men had been ar
rested on suspicion in Florida in
1921. The other man admitted to
Deputy White that he had once
been arrested in New Jersey on
bootlegging charge.
On their visit to this county the
three persons posed as statesmen of
face cream. They were driving an
old car that answers to some ex-
tent the description of the car driv-
en- Wednesday by the adbuctor of
the Robles girl.
One of the two men was about
48 years Of age, feet II inches in
height, and weight 155 pounds. The
other was about IS, weighed 1876
pounds and was feet inches in
height. The latter man resembles
the description of the RobleS girls
kidnaper.
The sheriff's office at Tucson on
Thursday sent to Nogales for finger
prints of the trio and they were for
warded Immediately by Sheriff
Brown.
The trio are said to be living in
Tucson now, the Pima county sher-
ifs office has the address given
Santa Cruz county officers. and ar
rest of the two men and women is
momentarily expected.
At the time they were here the
car bore an emergency permit from
the state highway department. The
car that carried June Robles away
carried plates that were bent back
in such a manner that the numbers
could not be learned by woman
who witnessed the abduction.
Held For Ransom
A short time after the kidnapping
Wednesday, Fernando Robles, faith
err of the tot received note de-
manding $4,000 ransom. Then fol-
lowed one of the most extensive
manhunts in the history Of Arizona.
Yesterday noon officers were tenn
porarily called off the case to give
the father chance to negotiate
personally with the kdnapers for
the return Of the child.
June Robles' granfather is Ber-
nabe Robles, wealthy Tucson pio-
neer.
Negligence?
The Tucson officers are being Sc
verely censured for failure to promp-
tly notify officials in counties out
side of Pima county about the kid
naping.
Had the state highway patrol
been notified in time they could
have thrown a net across all high
ways. In Nogales the sheriff's Of
flee and police first learned of tn
kidnapping through unofficial sourc
es. ]. B. Bristol, ST., who had been