Evening star., 1938-06-09
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got INTO mlScnlel, but never into any
real trouble"
Several persons had been brought
to F. B. I. headquarters for question:
ing and later released. Among them
were NJ F. Braxton, unemployed
Princeton carpenter. his son James
and his son-in-law, Ray Rayburn.
The serial numbers of the ransom
bills were broadcast and the r. B. I.
offered to pay double the face value
of the first 100 turned in. Rewards
for apprehension of the kidnapers ag-
gregated $4,000.
Break" Follows Congress Action.
The "break'' in the case came q
few hours after the House in WASH
ington had voted unanimously to ap-
propriate $4,000 to finance the r.
B. I, investigation at the request of
President Roosevelt.
Discovery of the Cash boys body
came exactly 10 days after the head
less torso Of kidnapped Peter Levine
washed up on the rocky shore of Long
Island Sound, not far from New
Rochelle. N. Y.
The 12-year-old son of Murray
Levine, New York attorney, had disap-
peared February "a on his way home
from school. Subsequently his father
received ransom notes. the first OF
which demanded $4,000. The father
attempted unsuccessfully to negotiate
with the abductors, and publicly Of
fered to pay $4,000 for his sons re-
turn.
James Mizell, attendant at the Cash
filling station, said Mccall accom-
panied Mr.. Cash and others to the
home of Negro where q ransom
note was found the night of the kid
naping and was a member of various
searching parties looking for the body.
I'VE met Mccall as we approached
the home Of Asbury Cash (the boys
uncle), where the first ransom note
was found. as we were on our way to
John Emanuel's home" Mr.. Mi1ell
said.
He was walking and carrying 4
large fiashlight, which he used to
wave down the car Of Ishmael Cash,
which was just ahead of the one In
which the boys father and I were
riding. He got in with Ishmael and
went on to the place where the note
was found.
Y wasn't with him any more that
night, but I saw him in the crowd
around the Cash home several times
and know he went around with the
searchers for the body.
He did not seem nervous when I
last saw him."
Mr.. Mizell said Mccall rented Mr..
Cash's rear apartment last winter.
moving out in April.
Mccall Found" Note.
The third ransom note by which
Mccall was trapped was delivered
late at night on the Monday following
the kidnapping. With crowds milling
about the Cash home, ShAriff Coleman
said Mccall brought the note TO
the father with the tale that he had
picked it up from the floor where 1t
apparently had been thrust beneath
the door. The note was crllmpled into
ball, the sheriff added, and it was
this circumstance that first caused him
to doubt McCall's story.
The gist Of the note was that too
many persons had been In the vicinity
when Mr.. Cash made solitary drive
over a route mapped in an earlier mes
sage to deliver the ransom and that
the kidnaper wanted him to 20 out
again with the money. On this trip
Mr.. Cash received a signal Of blinking
headlights and dropped the shoebox
full Of small bills in the highway.
Activities of the G-men late last
night gave an indication a break" was
imminent. Mr.. Hoover and . number
of agents blocked OF an area northeast
OF Princeton, apparently searching
carefully by moving slowly toward the
center.
Nearly an hour later Mr.. Hoover and
several Of his agents entered r. B. I.
neadQuarters It Miami with McCall.