Evening star., 1937-06-11
Parsons
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village Federal officers awaited wore
from J. Edgar Hoover, their chief
reported en- route to taAe persona
command Of the investigation.
Seaplane Anchors in Cove.
A Coast Guard seaplane came to
anchor in a nearby cove OF Long
Island Sound this morning, and q
man. reported to resemble Hoover
came ashore. The Federal chief left
Washington last night after q day
Of telephone communication with his
men working on the case.
Throughout the night, William H
Parsons, gentleman poultry farmer
and Yale graduate, waited nervously,
hopeful each time the telephone rang
that he would get word from his wife
Of her abductors.
I'VE can only hope" Mcdonnell, his
brother -in-law, said.
/ Parsons, his eyes red from lack of
sleep and his face and manner giving
indication Of his extreme nervousness
| and worry, went about his farm duties
this morning automatically.
He talked to reporters who went to
the house after abstaining from visits
throughout the night, in difference to
the family's wishes to give the kid
napers a chance to make some contact
with the house.
4 am in jam, an awful JAM"
Parsons said
Someone asked him what he meant.
Il am In JAM" he repeated, shak-
ing his head. AN awful jam"
But he declined to discuss this
statement further.
Second Note Rumored.
He declined to reply when asked
II a second ransom note had been
received. A report went around the
town that such a note was received,
setting forth anew the demands for
$25,000 and giving instructions as to
when and where and how it was to be
paid.
The original ransom note, found
Wednesday, several hours after Mrs.
Parsons disappeared, demanded 325,-
900 and included q threat Of possible
harm to the prematurely gray-haired
Mrs. Parsons
Parsons again shook his head, refus-
ing either to affirm or to deny the
latest report. Nor would he specifically
deny that any contact had been estab-
llshed with the supposed abductors.
He WAS pleasant and restl aimed
throughout the interview
Parsons, who retired from busines.
| In New York about 10 years ago, Is q
tall, well-built man, with a tanned
healthy skin He was wearing a sweat
er and corduroy trousers and stout
shoes. His eyes kept wandering to.
ward the pigeon cotes and chicken
yards, and finally asked to be excused
! since he had to feed his stock.
The threat of harm in the crudel,
written ransom note, left in the Par.
sons sedan as it stood In their drive.
way, had added to Parsons fears. Just
before an eight-State police alarm hat
been broadcast he had appealed for n
/ opportunity to deal directly with th<
| kidnapers.
Bus Terminal Delivery Ordered.
The note ordered him to carry tht
money to the Jamaica bus terminal, Z
busy center from which buses run ts
all parts of Long Island. There, tn.
note said, my man" would meet hin
and call to him.
DO not bring cops the note which
was unsigned said. IF you do, Alice
Will never speak to you again"
Police watched the terminal last
night, but nothing developed.
Richardson Pratt, assistant treas
urer OF the Standard OIL Co. OF New
Jersey, whose wife is Parsons sister
was reported willing to pay the ransom
should the husband be unable to raise
| the cash
The Pratts live at Glen Cove, Lone
Island, not far from the estate Of
j. P. Morgan.
Morgan, seated in one OF his biz
limousines, passed the Pratt place
yesterday, bound for his yacht, the
Corsair, anchored of Glen Cove
When he saw small crowd gathered
outside Pratt's house he inquired what
was the matter.
When he was told the cause of thu
gathering he was reported to have
Cancelled his projected cruise, and re-
turned to his home.
| Seek Pair in Black Sedan.
The eight-State police alarm asked
omcers to look for man and q woman
IN black sedan. but this was re.
garded as looking for q needle In {
haystack. since no license number.
were available for the sedan.
The Department OF Justice men tool
over a boarding house in the center ol
Stony Brook yesterday. The plac.
quickly took on the appearance Of I
small police headquarters. Telephone
linemen installed 4 switchboard an<
battery OF phones, and extra line,
were run out to the Parsons house
Federal men made q thorough sur
vey Of the countryside today, checking
the shoreline Of the sound and O
Stony Brook harbor which is S mile,
inland from the sound, and a mil,
and half from the house. The,
noted the various piers and anal
yacht clubs and private docks, cues.
tioning employees. owners and other,
to determine If any strange watercraf,
had been seen before Mrs. Parsons
disappearance.
! A story came to light during tn.