Evening star., 1937-06-13

woman's husband, William H. Par
sons, for privacy so that the ransom
note author would not be frightened
away.
Brenner disclosed that Mr.. and
Mrs. Parsons had made wills early
in 1886, naming each other as bene-
ficiary, and had revised them twice
since, the latest revision recently.
He declined to comment further on
the subject
He said as far as he knew no
contact had been made with the
author of the ransom note.
Alarmed by the absence Of over
lures for ransom, police expressed fear
Mrs. Parsons had been slain by her
abductors.
Inspector Francis x. McGarvey Of
the State troopers ordered a thorough
search Of the wooded areas surround
ing the farm from which the wife Of a
socially registered poultry breeder dis
appeared Wednesday noon.
Suffolk County authorities, chaflng
under the passage of 70 hours without
any further word from the writer of
a $4,000 ransom note found It the
scene, asked Scoutmaster Allen land
to muster his troop of 35 Boy Scouts
tomorrow to aid in the search.
Rain Bars Bloodhounds' Use.
An effort was made to cover the
gound Thursday with bloodhcunds,
but heavy rainfall ruined any
chances of picking up a scent.
RumorS were current that a $50,000
ransom demand had been made by
telephone late today. that Richardson
Pratt, wealthy relative of Mrs. Par
sons, had received threat notes and
that the authors of the ransom note
had been contacted. but all the reports
were officially denied or remained un-
confirmed
Asked if his hurried trip away from
the Parsons estate was in connection
with ransom contact. Pratt, the
missing woman's brother-in-law and
an executive Of the Standard Oil Co.
of New Jersey. replied:
II have nothing to say about that
at this time"
G-Men Watch Farm House.
The G-men confirmed a report that
they had watched q farm house at
Centerville for several hours today,
but said the vigil was unproductive.
They said they had been directed
but did not reveal which Centerville
farm house it was.
Found In Brooklyn.
Kupryanoff, who was found living in
Brooklyn rooming house, was quoted
by Assistant District Attorney Joseph
A. Arata as saying he married Mrs.
Kupryanova in Europe prior to 1920
and divorced her in 1928. She had
not mentioned him in previous ac-
counts of her history, but last night
she said he was the father Of her son,
a statement which he termed impos-
sible. Previously she had said the boy
father was British economist named
Sanler, whom she had married in Eng
bile accident in 1890.
Neither was detained after the ques-
tioning, which ended at 4 am, al
though as matter of fact the former
husband decided to sleep in the police
barracks. Mrs. Kupryanova was taken
back to the Parsons farm Investi-
gators said she might be questioned
further at some other time.
Known as "the Countess"
The woman, known to residents Of
Stony Brook as "the countess" said
she last saw Mrs Parsons when the
38-year-old heiress drove away with
an unidentified man and woman
shortly before noon Wednesday. She
said she thought the couple wanted to
be shown some property at nearby
Huntington, which Mrs. Parsons was
trying to rent.
Brunner denied a published report
that he said the Mrs Parsons and Mrs.
Kupryanova had drawn up reciprocal
wills.
There were no reciprocal wills be-