The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-21
Five Of Wealthiest
 Families Give Ransom
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powerless to search for him, be- cause, though he had promised to treat "our little captive, (guest, rather,) most charmingly," they feared for the babys safety, if the hunt got close.
 Kidnaper Bungled
 The kidnaper's bungling gave his crime the full light of publicity al- most before the parents were aware of their tragedy. He parked his fouryear-o Ford sedan near the De Tristan estate at noon yesterday, waited until Nurse Mary Foley, 45, came along, pushing young Marc in his buggy.
 He asked her if the baby was the De Tristan child, she said he was, whereupon he s1latched him up and leaped into his car, Miss Foley cling ing to him, screaming.
 He kicked her off, but not before she had grabbed his hat and her screams had attracted Albert Will Hams, chauffeur, employed on the J. w. Rogers estate nearby.
 He saw the sedan speed away, the 12 page ransom note, in it's envelope, hutter to the ground. He leaped into his employers station wagon and gave chase. After a few blocks, the kidnaper stopped his car, got out and threatened his pursuer with .45 automatic pistol, and sped away again, this time without being pursued.
 Williams picked up the ransom note and turned it over to Hillsbor- ough police who made it public at about the time Miss Foley was re- turning to the De Tristan home weeping and screaming, to inform the parents of the tragedy which had befallen them. Thus the par entS never had a chance to fol- low the primary injunction of the ransom note-to remain calm, and don't act on the impulse of the mo- ment" and not to notify authorities, federal or local
 Absolute Silence
 We insist on absolute silence and privacy on your part" the note said. We cannot tolerate any meddling i$e this matter and for your own in- tereSt we must warn you against any attempt to communicate with any law enforcement agency, either federal or private, their activities could not possibly escape our at tentlon, much less be benefit either to you or your child.
 But their opposition would cer- tainly create complicated and dan gerouS situation. A negative or fatal result of their interference are too well known to deserve comment cooperate with us-it is your best protection"
 That and the following were the only threats to the childs safety:
 We trust you will remain cool and collected and at the same time realize the seriousness of the situ- atlon-don't be confused hy our politeneSs. We entertain no illusion of the consequences of our profess slon-we mean business no mistake about that-and we expect results.
 We. hesitate to suggest, but should as result of interference our position become untenable, it will be difficult to control this mat ter and we could not assume any further responsibility. We have absolutely no desire to make our loss irreplaceable nor is 1t profit- able for us to abandon this case for the responsibility would rest entirely with our opposition.
 we hope we have made our- selfs clear"
 Obey Parents Requests
 Federal agents and local of- ficers had posted guards on all main highways and were beginning one of the most intensive searches ever attempted in the maze of roads, mountains. and waterways sur- rounding San Francisco when they received the parents request. They indicated that they would comply.
 But FBI agents already had strung a private telephone line to the De Tristan residence.
 We have requested all law en- forcement agents to withdraw any activities in this case until we have complied with any and all re- quests Of the man who has our child" Gates said in a typed state- ment he handed newsmen. "In kind ness to us we beleive everybody should withdraw from the vicinity of our home to give the person hold- ing the boy every opportunity to communicate with us."
 The kldnapef's note instructed the Count and Countess to place in the automoblles-fo -for-0ale section Of the San Francisco Examiner, this