The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-10-11
BY HAROLD LA POLT
Times staff Writer


Times staff Writer
LOUISVILLE, KY, Oct. II.
The family of beautiful Alice
Stoll worked frantically this
afternoon to rescue her from
the hands of a brutal kid
naper, fearing the time ele-
ment is vital and that her life
may hang in the balance.
The husband, Berry V. Stoll,
wealthy oil man, held $4,000 ram
som money ready to pay, but at the
same time it was learned the fam
lily is so desperate that it has in
terfered in no way with the oper-
ations of federal agents who were
called in on the case.
I'VE are doing everything we can
think Of" Dunlap Wakefield, di-
rector of public safety of Louisville,
said this afternoon The family
has made no request that we curtsil
our activities, which are under the
direction of federal officials"
Chief Wakefield revealed that the
huge organization of federal, state
and local officials has spread its net
throughout most of Kentucky
northward across the Ohio river
into Indiana.
The 26-year old society woman,
we'll known in Indianapolis and
daughter Of one of the leading fam
lies of the old south, was kidnapped
from her sick bed and carried off
scantily clad by kidnaper who
acted like a fiend,' according to
Mrs. Stoll's maid, who was left be-
hind tightly bound and gagged.
Woman Brutality Beaten.
The family feared the young
womans fragile health. coupled
with the fact that she was brutally
beaten before she was abducted,
may prove too great a strain.
Mr.. Stoll himself was given medi-
cal care because of his nervous con-
dition. He and his brother, William
Stoll, mentioned also as a possible
victim in the ransom note, are off,
GERS of the Stoll Oil Refining Com
pany.
The entire Ston family joined
with Mr.. and Mrs. William Speed,
wealthy and prominent parents CT
the kidnapped woman, in secret con-
| ferences at the colonial mansion
home of the young couple on the
banks of the Ohio river in an ex-
elusive outlying section along Lime
Kiln lane.
AS an organization was perfected
at the Stoll mansion to deal with
the kidnaper this morning, the road
leading to the residence was kept
clear and the telephone line was
kept open in the hope that the abb
ductor would make an effort to COM
municate.
United States Agents in Charge
"All we want to do is get her
back Berry Stoll said today. we
aren't interested in capturing the
kidnaper right now. The money Is
ready"
The distraught husband was Of
the opinion that his wife probably
is being hidden in an abandoned
shack somewhere along the wooded
Ohio river valley nearby. An in
tense search of all such buildings
was in progress.
! One report from Lake Louisville,
sixteen miles northeast Of here.
said Mary Collect, "a, had seen an
automobile resembling the machine
used by the kidnaper A woman
was slumped over in the seat, she
said. This was only one of dozens
of reports investigated by the off,
elias, headed by Edward j. Con-
nelly of the department Of justice
/ from Cincinnati.
The note demanding $4,000 was
not made public by officials. but
it was revealed that it was type
written by an individual with a
good command Of the English
language. Peculiarly, the typist
used a machine with both a red
and black ribbon and part Of the
message was in each color.
Few Clews Found
Photostatic copies Of the ransom
note we're being made. to. be sent
TO the department Of justice at
Washington.
While the hunt intensified, Mrs.
Speed, mother Of the missing wom-
an, became hysterical. She went
TO the residence along the river
this morning and walked aimlessly
about the lawn, crying bitterly
Baffled officials had these clews
to aid them in their search for the
kidnaper Of Mrs. Stoll:
/. A typewriter ransom note de-
handing $4,000. written on a type
writer using both black and red
ribbon. The note indicated an in
innate knowledge of the family and
limited that Mrs. Stoll would be
taken outside the state.
2. A maids description of the alb
ductor-age 30 10 IS: pasty con-
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