The Washington times., 1935-06-04
By JULIUS KLEIN
Copyright. 1888, by Universal Servit
and Los Angeles Examiner)

and Los Angeles Examiner)
HOLLYWOOD, June 4 (US).
"The kidnapping of George Wey-
erhaeuser was the job of a
clever and vicious band Of GRIM
inaIs."
These were the first words
spoken by John Factor, who him.
self was kidnapped and held pris-
oner for IL days by the notorious
Touhy gang of Chicago. He said:
"That poor boy, he will never
be the same. The ordeal Of
being held prisoner, in the
hands Of desperate criminals,
in constant fear Of death will
leave its mark for life.
"HOw his parents have suf-
fered, I know, for my boy, Je-
rome, was also the victim of
kidnapers. 1 believe the anguish
and worry over Jerome, while
he was held for eight days, was
worse for me than the horrible
experience Of being held cap
tive"
FACTOR AN EXPERT"
Grim fate has made all expert
OF Factor on the snatch racket"
Learning that Mr.. Factor had
arrived in Hollywood, I arranged
an interview. We discussed the
crime perpetrated on the Weyer-
haeuser family. It recalled to his
memory the endless hours of un-
certainty and fear he had en-
dured when his son, Jerome, had
been kidnapped, and likewise when
he was held prisoner for IL days
by kidnapers before paying $70,-
900 ransom.
1t occurred to me that here
was a man who knew more about
kidnapping than any other person
in the United States. Would he
help in the solution of this ter
rible Weyerhaeuser crime? Would
he lend himself to arousing the
populace again to the Nervousness
OF kidnapping? Would he tell the
readers of Hearst newspapers the
inside story of the kidnap racket?
After thought, I asked if he would
help and give the benefit of his
unusual experiences to the read
ers OF Hearst newspapers.
Tells His Story
He said he would and here is
his story:
"Never will 1 forget the night
when the shrill bell of the tele-
phone awakened me and a
strange voice rang in my ears:
We've got your boy; you will
hear from us tomorrow There
are not enough words to de-
scribe the tOrmenting anguish
and 1 can understand how the
parents of little George Weyer-
haeuser felt while they did
not know whether or not they
would ever see their boy alive
again."
Mr.. Factor then told Of his
own horrible experience, while
held as a captive by the Touhy
gang before his release was ef-
fected. He said:
"FOr IL days and nights
was blindfOlded on a bed with
my clothing on, guards watch
ing over me all the time. While
lay there I heard between
16 and Is men talk their Ian
guage and I bargained with
them for my release. Every
word / heard was burned into
my mind. I was cropping, try
Ing to understand it all and
grasp the mentality of my cap
tors. I came to realize how
Shrewdly they worked.
knowing the mental make.
up Of an organized gang, and
after reading the accounts of
the negotiations in the Weyer-
haeuser case, I feel that here,
too, is an organized and vicious
gang, as dangerous as the
TOuhy mob, for who but cow
ardly criminals would steal q
little boy and hold him for ex-
tOrtion.
Because of the nature of the
crime and successful collection
of the ransom it is obvious that
the Weyerhaeuser boy was the
victim of a carefully planned
plot. executed by cunning GRIM
inalS.
WILL BE CAUGHT
81 know the kidnapers of little
George WeyerhaeuSer will be
caught and punished. They can
not escape. The Department Of
Justice will leave no stone un-
turned, now that the safety Of
the boy is assured. Every word,
every sound, every impression
heard and felt by George Weyer-
haeused will be inquired into
and investigated, and some
where, no matter how clever the
abductOrS have been, they will
leave a clue that will lead the
Government agents to their ulti-
mate capture.
There is a trail and there is
. clue and somewhere along
the line something they said, or