The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-01-13

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body into the snow near Everett.
The Omen carried tommy
guns"-light speedy rapid-fre ri
files. Police were armed with tear
gas bombs and machine guns.
Roads throughout Washington
were watched. Guards concen-
trated around Everett, 60 miles
north of here, where the kidnaper
may be hiding.
Canada lies l40 miles north of
Everett-beyond the reach OF a
man on foot.
The area is wild. Mountainous
country with few good highways
lies to the east. Puget Sound is to
the west and across the sound is
the wild and thinly populated
Olympic Peninsula.
Authorities worked on the the
DRY that perhaps the kidnaper hid
or abandoned his car after dump
ing Charles body into the snow.
The bearded brutal" killer.
described as such by Charles
brother, William, and sister, Mu-
riel, who saw the abduction
faces death under three laws.
The federal "Lindbergh" kid
mapping law provides death pen
atty if the kidnapped victim is
harmed. The state homicide law
provides death for murder, and
the state kidnapping statute de-
crees death for a kidnaper who
demands ransom. .,.
OMEN HAVE TIGHT
CASE AGAINST KILLER
Omen had bullet-proof case
against the killer. Numerous nm
cerprints were obtained from the
frozen body.
Fresh footprints were found IN
the snow. Casts Of these were
taken and moulds were made
from plaster of paris. From the
moulds Omen will tell how heavy
the slayer is and whether left or
right handed. -,
Fingerprints were found on the
SOS, 900 ransom note dropped on
the floor of the Mattson home
Dec. q when Charles was kid,
naped. These were being checked
with millions of prints on file IN
Washington, and the Northwest
Division Bureau at Portland, Ore.
Other prints were found on con-
tact notes sent ~ the kidnaper to
DR.. Mattson. Lieut.. Col. Gus Is.
Applcman, friend Of the family,
said Omen intercepted all contact
notes and "they still have some
of my business mall
Appelman said that DR.. Matt.
son may never have seen any OF
the contact notes - which may
have prevented ransom OF the
boy and led to his death.
tBlue clay was found under the
boys nails. Soil experts investi-
gated it to determine from what
section it came. Authorities felt
il might show definitely where the
kidnaper had his lair.
INDICATIONS ARE BOY
FOUGHT TO THE LAST
Strands of hair were found un-
der the boys nails, indicating he
may have fought to the last for
his life. E.
Tire prints left by an automo-
bile near the body was recorded
by moulds. They identified the car
as a medium-sized, six-cylindcr
sedan. The tire was OF popular
make. "
Omen still held the ransom
note. 1t was printed on simple
child's printing press and attempts
were under way to trace it to the
place of sale.
A temporary furry was caused
by reports that clothing believed
to have been the boys had been
found in an abandoned car in Ev-
crett. Omen and police sped to
the scene.
Police and sheriff's deputies,
however, could find no substantial
ton of the report.
Paul Sceva, friend Of the fam
lily who identified the bodyS in
sisted that Charles was slain be-
cause he WE too smart for the
kidnaper." 49, syln
PRIVATE FUNERAL TosBE
HELD THIS AFTERNOON
Charles parents were reported
virtually exhausted and in q state
of collapse now that the strain Is
over. Mrs. Mattson was put TO
bed, and DR.. Mattson wandered
about in what a friend described
as stunned stupor." 49,,
DR.. Mattson arranged funeral
services to be held privately at l
p. m. today. Four Kappa Sigma
fraternity brothers of DR.. Matt
son will be pail bearers. They are
H. S. Hamlin, Berkeley, Calf;
Paul H. Sceva, manager of the
Rainier National Park Co.; Gus
b. Appelman, Tacoma business
man, and Chauncey Baxter, Ia
coma business man.