The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-01-23

Police Chief Thomas Da-
hills machine gun squad sat
tensely waiting to don bullet
proof vests and escort the
100000 ransom money to
any designated spot and en-
gage the abductors in a mo
quarter battle"
Because of this, the Bremen FAM
lily. reluctant to endanger the life
of its scion. appeared to be using
every means at it's command to
keep further kidnap connections
strictly unofficial.
Both the Silver-haired father of
the victim and DR.. H. T. Nippert.
the family physician firmly denied
that a bottle. which crashed through
DR. Nippert's front door Sunday
night. had anything to do with the
kidnapping.
That the bottle contained two
notes in Mr.. Bremers handwriting
was Vouched for by reputable in
fOrmants.
Deny Newspaper Ads
The family and Walter Magee.
contractor who received the first
note and to whom one of the second
batch was addressed, refused to
comment on a second newspaper
advertisement, attributed to them,
The advertisement appeared Mon
day morning after reception of the
bottle and its disputed contents.
The possibility that the 5000 600.
In SIS, $40 and $50 denominations
without consecutive numbering.
which was transferred to a Bremen
bank in st. Paul, had been moved
was also denied by Adolph Bremen.
II was thought that the money
might already have been given into
the hands of the kidnapers after a
report was made of the mysterious
and apparently prearranged meeting
OF st. Paul taxicab and two big
IN the outlying loop district
Of Minneapolis late last night.
Family Is Reticent
The cab according to the report.
met the other two cars at an inter
section. The cab spotlight was
flashed three times. The sedans fell
into line and the procession sped
away.
The strange meeting in Mime
apolis could be connected only by
inference to the kidnap case. It
was preceded yesterday by an I'M
explained squirt of activity among
members Of the Bremen family.
Since the first reported disobedi-
ence Of kidnapers' orders by Mr..
Magee, the family has become in
creasingly reticent.
The reported receipt Of these notes
was followed by the insertion of an
advertisement in two Minneapolis
The advertisement read:
Rose, please phone today.
D. o. c."
Police who have remained out Of
the case lest their work endahger
young Mr.. Bremer's security. be-
lieyed this advertisement signifled
that members Of the family were
willing to accede to the wishes of
the abductors. The ID. o. c." in
ltials were believed to mean that the
family wished to pay the ransom on
delivery Of Mr.. Bremen. The initials
we're to be reversed to read C. o. D.
Or cash on delivery.
Verne Sankey Is Hunted
Police arrested and held one
suspect in the case. After question:
ng disbarred attorney and re-
easing him, they brought in a
aged man with a SCARED
lace. This man was questioned in
he detective bureau for several
hours and placed in a cell shortly
after midnight Extra guards we're
stationed about the cell-block
Police refused to reveal what
charges would be placed against
him. They denied that the man
was Verne Sankey, notorious rene
gade and suspected kidnaper. The
rumors that the suspect was Sankey
occurred after federal agents were
n st. Paul and Minneapolis. These
men were under orders to redouble
their efforts to trace Sankey, who
S wanted on kidnapping charges n
st. Paul and Denver. Colo.
Police advanced the theory that an
gang perpetrated the
seduction. They indicated the hunt
would swing to Chicago.