The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-05-25

The boy was last seen just
before noon yesterday, en-
route from the Lowell school
to meet his sister, Anne, 13,
at the Annie Wright Semi
nary, six blocks away. The
family chauffeur waited to
take them home to lunch.
George left school with a class
mate, Bruce Bowman. They part
ed a short distance away. No one
else in the neighborhood could re-
call seeing the Weyerhaeuser boy
afterwards.
When he failed to appear at the
seminary, Anne returned home with
the chauffeur At 100 p. m. the
boy still was missing, and his aunt,
Mrs. Rodney Titcomb, sister of his
father, called Miss Johanna john
son, principal of the Lowell school.
When the teacher could give no
clew, they notified Tacoma police.
Letter Is Delivered
A special delivery postal messen-
ger delivered a letter to the Weyer-
haeuser home at 6:25 p. m. Mem
bers of the family refused to divulge
its contents. 1t was believed the
ransom demand and supposedly
was turned over to the Federal in
vestigators.
At first it was believed George
might have played hooky" The
weather was warm and balmy, and
there was circus at Puyallup, q
few miles away. Chums and neigh
bors joined police in searching
gulleys in the vicinity of the big
home, where it was thought he
might be hiding.
At dinner time, when George was
still missing his sister, Anne, burst
into tears. His mother was report
ed near collapse.
Boy Sturdy Youngster
The boy is a slender, but sturdy
youngster, with dark brown curly
hair and smiling brown eyes. When
last seen he wore brown corduroy
trousers, tennis shoes and a white
sweat shirt.
His father returned yesterday
from Rock Island Ill, where he
attended the funeral of his father,
John Phillip Weyerhaeuser Sr., long
an official of the lumber firm who
died at Tacoma, May Is
It was believed publicity result
ing from the death of the elder,
Weyerhaeuser might have attract
ed kidnappers to the seizure Of
his grandson. Company officials
discounted the possibility that the
kidnapping had any connection with
the current Northwest lumber
strike, which has tied up much Of
the Weyerhaeuser interest.
Hundreds of curious citizens
marched past the home through
the night. Others waited in news
paper Offices and around police sta
tons for word Of the missing boy.
The Weyerhaeusers have four
children. Anne is 13, Philip 10 and
Elizabeth 2. SO far as could be
learned they never have received a
threatening note nor were their
children known to have beer in
danger Of kidnapping previously.
Blinds Drawn Tightly
A United Press staff correspond
ent drove past the Weyerhaeuser
residence, on hill facing Puget
Sound and overlooking the COM
pany's local properties, at 4 a. m.
The house was dark and the blinds
were drawn tightly on the front
windows. Two automobiles stood
outside. There was no sign OF
activity within.
Police revealed that their first ex-
cursion in search of the missing boy
took them 20 small circus at Puy-
allup, a few miles from Tacoma.
There was no trace Of him on TIM
circus grounds or in the town.
The notes which neighbors said
was the ransom demand" was de-
livered by a special delivery mes
senger. No official or members OF
the family would discuss its con-
tents or admit that it was a re-
quest for $500, 900 ransom or for any
other sum.