The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-10-17
STOLL FAMILY
HOME is UNDER
GUARD BY u. S.
U. S. Agents Press Search
for Radical With
$49,500.
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naper.
Meanwhile, United States Attor-
ney Thomas j. Sparks announced
that he would request Federal
Judge Charles Dawson for permits
sion to place the case before a fed
eral grand jury today. Court now
is in session and Mr.. Sparks indi-
Gated that an indictment might be
returned at once.
However, since Mrs. Stoll was in
jured and was taken across a state
line, it was presumed the federal
authorities would handle the prose-
cution.
Kept in SecluSiOn.
Mrs. Stoll, suffering from shock,
was kept in seclusion, and even
some members of the family have
not yet been allowed to see her.
There was to be a council of all
members of the Stoll family today
to determine their attitude on the
prosecution of the Robinsons and
any one else arrested in connection
with the case.
The feeling among the family last
night was entirely one Of gratitude
that Mrs. Stoll has been returned
and a disposition not TO be venge-
full. However, the council today
was to decide the familys future at
titude.
Detention in Nashville, Tenn, of
two persons were developments to-
day in the kidnapping mystery.
Thomas H. Robinson ST., father
of the kidnapping suspect, was seized
by squad of department of justice
men and taken to a downtown hotel
for questioning. The agents found
the door locked when they appeared
at the Robinson home and he at
frs refused to open it.
An agent broke a pane of glass,
identified himself, and then took the
elder Robinson away with them.
Department of justice men also
detained for questioning N. L.
Althaser, Mrs. Robinson'S father
He is superintendent of postal
substation in Nashville.
All resources of the justice de-
partment were centered on the cap
ture of the young Robinson, who is
at large with $49,500 of the $4,000
ransom on his person.
BeIieyed Driving Ford
Robinson fled from Indianapolis
in a Va Ford when the federal
agents we're closing in on the IN
dianapoliS apartment were Mrs. Stoll
had been held captive.
Six federal agents sped from here
for Indianapolis at dawn today to
take up the hunt for the Nashville
man, former Stoll Oil Refining Com
pany employe, whose hatred for the
wealthy formed the motive for his
alleged part in the kidnapping.
The agents were armed with serial
numbers of the ransom money, indi-
eating that the Stoll family had
been much closer in touch with fed
eral officials than hitherto admitted.
Known under the two aliases of
Thomas w. Kennedy and John
Ward, in addition to his own name,
the hunted man is described as 81,
six feet tall, 149 pounds. slender
built, fair complexion, black hair,
and gray eyes.
Robinson was described here as
an extreme radical who had no more
hatred for the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Shallcross Speed, rich
Kentuckians, than he had for any
other wealthy persons.
The Rev. E. Arnold Clegg, pastor
of the Capitol Avenue M. E. church,
indianapolis, who with his wife
aided in returning the kidnapped
society matron unframed and in
good health, has been eXonerated
completely here by justice depart
ment officials.
The Times learned that Robinson
disappeared in Indianapolis before
Mrs. Stoll was released.
The Cleggs we're approached by
Mrs. Robinson after the ransom had
been paid to Nashville and then
turned over to Robinson.
Has Minor Police Record
Mrs. Robinson took Mrs. Stoll to
the Clegg home on North Capitol
avenue in indianapolis and Mrs.
Stoll made a long distance call to
her home. Mrs. Robinson, Mrs. Stoll
and the Cleggs then started for
Louisville. Federal agents had
traced the long distance call and
squads from Louisville and Indian
apolis had started in pursuit.
Mrs. Robinson had $500 of the
ransom money in her purse and had
spent $50 more enroute. The re-
mainder Of the ransom was reported
in Robinson's possession.
Federal agents said there could be
no doubt that Robinson was the
kidnaper. His fingerprints were on
the ransom note left in the Stoll
house, on the telephone the kid
naper ripped from the wall, and on
the section of gas pipe with which
he beat Mrs. Stoll when she showed
signs Of resisting.
Robinson has a minor police
record, according to the United
Press. In Nashville, his home town,
he twice was accused Of assaults
upon women and of robbery. He
spent one month in the Tennessee
insane asylum in 1929 for observa-
ton.
The strange threads of the abb
duction plot were revealed by de-
partment Of justice agents here and
in Washington. The ransom note
left in the Stoll house indicated the