Evening star., 1936-12-30
Kidnap
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escaped through a window, carrying
Charles in his arms.
DIR. Mattson and others denied the
note was connected with the case.
Department of Justice agents called
a truce" apparently to give the
Mattson family an opportunity to
complete negotiations with the bearded
kidnaper. The agents, working in a
downtown Office. concentrated on in
spection of a ladder used in apparent
attempts to kidnap John Franklin, s.,
from Haddaway Hall, palatial home
two blocks from the Mattson resi-
dence, late in November.
On two occasions, November % and
November %, man tried to enter the
Franklin sleeping quarters. The first
time he placed a ladder under the
window of the room where the child
was sleeping, then fed when the boys
mother saw him and screamed. He
left the ladder behind and dropped a
putty knife.
On the second intrusion he was
surprised in the hallway Of the home
and again fed after firing a single
pistol shot at a night watchman.
Officers believed the man might be
the same one who abducted brown
eyed Charles Mattson. Descriptions
of the two tailed closely, methods Of
entry to the Mattson and Franklin
homes were similar, and in each case
the intruder carried pistol.
Note Might Apply to Either.
From the condition of the kidnap
note left in the Mattson home, off,
GERS deduced it might originally have
been written to be left in the Franklin
residence. No mention of either fam
lily name was made.
Shortly after the two intrusions
George Franklin, Tacoma chain gro
Ger, took his family South for Cali
fornia vacation, leaving palatial Had
daway Hall unoccupied. He pur-
chased the residence recently from the
estate of the late j. P. Weyerhaeuser,
who built it. ]. P. Weyerhaeuser was
the grandfather of George Weyer-
haeuser, lumber fortune heir, kidnapped
here in 1885 and released unharmed
after payment of 100000 ransom.
Other officers working on the Matt
son case reported they had determined
the kidnaper escaped in an automobile
which he entered in Verde street, q
blind side thoroughfare which the
Mattson home faces.
They also indicated they believed
the man had an accomplice in the
car and probably was mot as crazy
as people thought"
No official would allow use of his
name in connection with search de-
velopments.
DR.. Mattson was reported by a fam
lily friend to be ready to pay the ram
som demand in full with money ne
had obtained "in his own way" The
doctor refused offers of financial aid
from friends.
Fears for the safety of Charles in
creased last night as freezing weather
and sleet continued. Only recently
recovered from q bad cold, the boy
might be seriously injured II exposed,
the family said.
Mother Near Collapse.
Mrs. Mattson was reported nearing
q collapse. A house visitor said she
wept almost continuously.
Mrs. Charles Fletcher, grandmother
Of the missing boy, feared Charles
could not stand much more separa-
ton form his mother" She said the
child was unusually close to his mother
and never had been separated from
her before.
In an interview Mr.. and Mrs.
Fletcher offered to give their home
and all that remains Of their once
large fortune for Charles release.
They also suggested the kidnaper
might use their residence In estab-
fishing contact II he was afraid to
approach the closely watched Mattson
home.
Identity of a mediator for the fam
lily remained unknown after Lieut..
Col. Gus B. Appelman, Army Reserve
ofhcer and intimate friend Of the
Mattson family. denied he had been
appointed to act.
sevesal automobiles brought visitors
= the Aattson home Tuesday eve