The Bismarck tribune., 1935-04-19
name FINGER MAN
IN DARING Snatch
OF YOUNG BREMER
Former Omaha Police Character
Said to Have Identified
Abduction Victim
POLICE OFFICIALS TESTIFY
Evidence Links Many Under
world Characters to $780,
600 kidnapping Plot

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Of Harry Sawyer, former Omaha po-
lice character and alleged finger
man" In the Edward q. Bremen kid
naping. and several other defendants
and fugitives indicted as the actual
kidnapers were brought into the court
record by the testimony of battery
OF police officials In the trial Of 10
defendants here Friday on conspiracy
charges.
Photographs taken in various pris-
ons OF Arthur Doc) Barker, Alvin
Karpis, volney Davis, William J. Har-
rison, Harry Campbell. william Weav-
er, and Sawyer were admitted into
evidence over the objections Of the
defense attorneys.
Hans j. Nelson, former superin-
tendent Of the bureau Of identifica-
ton in Omaha, identified q photo
graph Of Sawyer. whose alias he
gave as Harry sandlovich and Harry
J. Porche.
G. w. Wilson, Lansing, Kan, finger
print expert at the Kansas state peni-
tentiary, identified q picture he took
Of Karpis in 1880. Karpis still Is at
large.
Photographed Fugitive
Clarence G. West, former record
clerk at the Oklahoma state prison,
said that he photographed Phoenix
Donald, later identified as william
Weaver. hunted in the case.
Harry J. Rimbach, In charge Of the
police Identification bureau in HAM
mond, Ind, identified q photograph
Of Harrison, q fugitive. He is q
former golf professional in st. Louis,
Mo-, and Chicago.
The photograph Of Campbell. who
with Karpis shot their way out Of a
federal trap at Atlantic City four
months ago. was identified by VIII
liam H. Morgan, In charge Of the
police bureau Of Identification at
Tulsa, Okla.
The identifications were made only
after strenuous objections by attor-
neys for the defendants who held that
Introduction Of such evidence was
"prejudicial" to their clients.
Police Interference Blamed
How the police were blamed by the
kidnapers for interrupting the pay
off Of the 100000 ransom money, a
threat to boost their demands to $780,
900, and warnings to follow instruc-
tions precisely III you want to see Ed
again. were disclosed as ransom notes
were read to the jury Thursday. Brem-
er was held 81 days.
One Of the ransom notes addressed
jointly to Walter w. Magee, intermed-
iary, and Adolph Bremen, father Of
the kidnap victim, stated that the
coppers jimmed the last payoff" and
served notice they would not be as
sured again that Bremen was alive
until I'VE are assured that we get the
dough-"
"0et the dough ready and stay
ready all the time and 90 through
without the coppers or suffer the re-
Suits" was the warning.
Warned OF Last Chance
Another letter addressed to Bremer's
father, who Is . personal friend Of
President Roosevelt and political
power in Minnesota Democratic cir
cles, informed him tonight Is the last
chance We take" It was the last mis-
sive received BY the Bremers.
Magee related on the witness stand
Thursday how he delivered the ran
som In accordance with instructions.
driving . car left ct designated point
by the kidnapers. It developed later
that the car was stolen by the gang
sters.
A description of his imprisonment
as . living hell" was contained In q
letter introduced in evidence and writ
ten by the 37-year-old bank president
to his father.
PA, please hurry as this is mat
ter Of living years every day." Bremen
wrote. II know you will do all in your
power to rush 1t through and relieve
the terrible anxiety. Now please do
Just g the boys instruct you to and
don't lose time. It's just living hell.
I'm trying the best that's in me to
fight this thing 80 I can see you and
the family and HertSy (his daughter)
aRnin."