Evening star., 1935-06-02
Thrilling Story of Kidnapping
Is Related by Boy Victim
During Ride Home in Taxi
Says Abductors "Treated Him Well" bu'
Kept Him in Trunk and Shackled
His Hands and Feet.

| His Hands
FOLLOWING Is the story Of JOIN
uho returned the kidnapped George
By JOHN I
tCopyrisht. 1885. by
George, we sure are glad to Sc,
staff correspondent as we made oursel'
lying back on the taxicab seat, while
comfortable reclining position on the
"And I am awfully glad to get b
The ground was thus broken and
he was talking to newspaper man.
THAT man who brought me thou
young confidant with grin.
"Oh, that's all right" the writer
soon enough, for directed him to 60
directly to police headquarter and
report.
For, George, you and are going
home"
zine, SAID George.
Gray Head Goes Soft.
| And at this point this darned old
gray head went soft as he said:
George, would you give me kiss?"
Would he!
Probably we had better explain that
before We 60 any further with this
story, which, We have a feeling. Is
go.ing to stretch out to quite tale
although we'll hurry along to Georges
experiences for we know everybody
wants them most Of all.
Anyhow. Taxi Driver Earl Robinson
and this writer had set of from the
Winthrop Hotel to see If We couldn't
pickup the Issaquah farmer who was
bringing young Wayfarer Weyer-
haeuser home to relieve the anxiety
Of the family and to set at rest the
fears Of a Nation, if not of the world
Spotted Farmer in Car.
We spotted the farmer limping along
in his rather ancient automobile. this
good man John Bonifas, and we
turned around and speeded after him.
Manifestly there were two birds to
kill with one stone here
The farmer was making for Tacoma
police headquarters and there he and
George would he surrounded by police
men and photographers and whole
lot Of persons with pencils and sheaves
of paper and everybody talking at
olce and asking questions so that
Georges curly head would be filled
with aches and he too bewildered to
remember anything.
That was one thought. The other
was that there was a father, a
mother. two sisters, brother and
Uncle Rod and Aunt Elizabeth and
Grandma Walker and H. MARRIED.
Balcom and-well anyhow, at least
they'd be there, waiting turns to greet
him.
Gave Directions to Driver.
George agreed the right thing to do
was to go straight home and so We
yelled at Taximan Robinson: Say,
you, don't drive near police i1eadquar-
ters, but drive to the Weysrhaeuser'
and be sure to drive in q roundabout
way so that every one won't be stop
ping u.s.
These taximen are quick to get
things. and We had long circuitous
ride. passing houses that George and I
could only see the tops of. but We
knew we were travelling north-and
that was toward f1ome-so George and
I let the driver have his own way and
we went on talking.
Now this isn't exactly the way the
interview rolled along as we jumped
from one thing to another. but time
was flying and our interview would
have to end only too blame soon to
suit me, nor am I disposed to let
George out of this, for the little cuss
wanted to talk as much as wanted
to let him.
Great Young Man.
And I want to tell you that all the
things the boys and girls and the press
have been digging up for the past week
about George Weyerhaeuser are true;
how smart a lad he is, how he is
esteemed by schoolmates. teachers and
friends. They haven't half described
the greatness of this young man.
Only. I bet George Weyerhaeuser
never went to Lowell School with as
dirty a face as he wore on this free
taxi ride I was putting on for him.
Gosh, his face was dirty. although |
I didn't call his attention to 1t.
I didn't want to make him feel
badly.
We are getting along too fine to
drop sour note il on our tete-a-tete.
But one can't imagine George Wey- |
erhaeuser feeling badly about any
thing about this time. He was just |
bobbling over, and don't think he
didn't know all what the country was
saying about
But never mind that. Any one who |
follows this yarn will get the idea.
Describes Abduction.
Where were we? Oh, yes, I'm trying |
to give Georges story in some scrt Of |
sequertial order. George will wonder |
about that word when he reaas this
flying interview.
Well. here goes:
How did they Capture you?" I
asked him.
No question arousea such q quick
ened interest as this one.
He wanted to ell about that. In |
his childish remembrance the snatch |
stood out I believe, above everything
else.
WELL" George said, II walked
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