Evening star., 1936-12-31
MATTS0N FAMILY
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Speculation Is Stirred on
Possible Contact and
Reinsurance.
PAYMENT OF $4,000
BELIEVED UNDER WAY
Movements of Strange Automobile
Spur Belief Ransom Deal
Is in Progress.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TACOMA, Wash, December 3f.-
Apparent restoration of confidence
within the family of Charles Mattson
gave rise to speculation today that
contact had been made with his
bearded abductor and assurances re-
ceived the 1O-year-old lad was safe.
A household visitor, who would not
permit use of his name, reported a
new spirit of confidence throughout
the household of DR.. w. w. Mattson,
well-to-do physician and father of the
missing boy.
Mrs. Mattson, reported Tuesday to
be near a breakdown, slept soundly
through the night. the visitor said.
after mingling with friends most Of
Wednesday, Muriel, 14-year-old sister
of Charles, likewise seemed TO have
recovered from the shock of the kid
naping she witnessed, the visitor said.
DR.. Mattson and William, Is,
Charles brother, made several trips
Tuesday to undisclosed destinations
and appeared in good spirits.
Early today, DR.. Mattson denied
making any statements about ransom
negotiations. Informed he had been
quoted as saying no contact with the
kidnaper- had been established, DR..
MattSon said:
ANY such reports are untrue. l
have made no statements. have
nothing to say now"
Strange Automobile Noted.
The new confidence that Charles
would be returned safely was mani
tested as the movements Of strange
automobile stirred beliefs actual pay
ment of the $4,000 ransom demanded
for Charles release might be underway.
The small coupe moved away from
the house late Wednesday night.
In it were a middle-aged man with
close-clipped iron gray hair and
CRAVING blond woman, perhaps so years
old. Refusing to disclose their identity
or the purpose of their visit with DR..
and Mrs. w. w. Mattson, the pair
drove slowly toward the center OF
Tacoma-the same route they would
follow in reaching rendezvous almost
anywhere in this territory.
The car was registered to Mildred
Mattson. cousin of the kidnap victim.
Her address, according to State rec
ords, is Portage, Vashon Island, across
Puget Sound from Seattle.
The woman denied she was Mildred
Mattson.
Neither the man nor woman carried
any packages which could be recog-
nized as possible ransom bills. A sec.
ond machine, an old sedan, left stimuli.
taneously, carrying several persons
who had been inside the Mattson
home.
In House for Two Hours.
Those in the coupe had been in the
house for two hours talking with
members of the family. Their visit
climaxed "a hours, during which cars
with members of the family. possible
Intermediates and casual friends,
came and left constantly from the
home of the weIl-to-do physician.
There young Mattson was snatched
by masked, armed man, who left
a ransom note fluttering to the floor
behind him Sunday evening.
The Associated Press learned this
note contained exactly 70 words. It
directed insertion of an advertise
ment-"Mabel: Please give us your
address. Tim"-in the Seattle Daily
Times want ad columns Tuesday as
sign the Mattson family was ready
(See KIDNAP, Page A-2D