The Washington times., 1938-12-01
Vengeance VOwed
By Father on
AbductOrS
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said:
Mary is strong, athletic
girl, a fine swimmer, and |
am sure that it would take
more than one man to over
power her"
Unshaven, and his boots
caked with mud from his nigh
in the woods and fields, Brown
came to Washington and went
directly to the office of Judge
Edward M. Curran, of Police
Court.
Mrs. Curran and Mrs. Brown
the latter stepmother of the miss
ing girl are old friends, classmates
at Notre Dame Academy, where
Mary and her 15-year-old sister,
Lucy, are now students, and from
where they left yesterday after
noon to go home.
Judge Curran telephoned the
Brown home last night, and Of
fered to do all in his power to as
sist In the search for the kidnapped
girl.
The father went to the FBl
headquarters at the Department
of Justice and went into confer
ence with Edward Tamm, acting
director in the absence of j. Ed
gar Hoover.
A spokesman for the depart.
ment said that q ruling must be
made on whether there has been
D violation of the Federal law be,
fore the Omen can be called in
the case, but it was indicated they
will give the fullest cooperation
possible.
A suspect who was taken into
custody early this morning by
Twelfth Precinct police when he
entered C. parked truck that an
swered the description of that
driven by the kidnaperS was re-
leased after questioning when he
accounted for all his movements
yesterday, and detectives said they
were confident that he was not
one Of the men wanted.
One important clue was de
veloped today when police found
the footprint of q man at the
scene Of the kidnapping and near
where q number Of school papers
we're found in the road, believed
dropped by Mary in her frantic
struggle with the kidnapers.
A cast Of this print was made
by Maryland police. and will be
compared with prints of the
suspects.
WIDESPREAD SEARCH
Search for the kidnapped girl
was extended into every section
of Maryland, into the District, Vir.
ginia and Pennsylvania. Every
road in Maryland was being
Ruarded by State police, and all
trucks that answered the descrip.
ton Of that used by the kidnapers
being stopped and searched.
A detail of Maryland State po.
lice, commanded by Capt. Edward
NICK. johnson, arrived at the
Brown home early this morning,
and later this was reinforced by
q second detail.
With the coming Of daylight,
the greatest man-hunt in the his
tory Of this section Of the country
was under way, directed by State
police, Baltimore city detectives
and county officials.
Hundreds Of heavily armed men
searched every foot of the snow
covered country, hopeful Of find
ing some clue to the girls where
abouts, and fearful that they
might find her body.
FEAR GROWS HOURLY
For as the hours passed, fear
grew that the young convent stu.
dent might have been violated
and murdered by the two men
who seized her.
The distracted father gave
strength to this theory when he
declared he did not believe she
was kidnapped for ransom. He
said:
'T have no money. If they
demanded $4,000, I couldn't
give it to them. I don't think
they were after money. I believe
they may have been white
slavers."
With a menacing note in his
voice. he added:
II only hope can find them
before the police do. I'll take
care Of them in my own way.
II the people Of this section
ever get hold Of them-well,
well take care Of them"
SCOTS AT ELOPEMENT
As police sought to find some
motive for the kidnapping, the
father insisted that there are ne
family enemies, and he scoffed al
any thought that the girl nigh
have eloped with one of the men
She never went out with boys II
Any extent, he said.
Washington police have offereC
full cooperation with MarylanC
authorities, and late last nigh
picked up q truck that appeared
similar to that used by the kid
napers.
Two men, who have been driv
ing the truck in the SoutheaS
section Of the city soliciting pho
tDgraphic orders, were taken int,
custody. Lucy Brown, the younge