Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-01-08
Kidnapping
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po1ters and photographers on her
arrival at the airport last night by
FBI agents, uniformed airport 20
lice and naval lieutenant. She
left in one of the limousines, the
same type as the one in which she
had been kidnapped, but this time an
FBI man and the naval officer were
guarding her.
Newsmen Held Back.
Reporters were not allowed to go
on the landing level, an unusual
precaution, when the plane arrived.
Reporters and photographers
reached the waiting limousine be-
fore Miss Plat could be ushered
into the car, but found their way
blocked by a naval lieutenant. He
said he would ask Miss Plat
whether photographers could take
a picture. He came back and re-
ported that Miss Plat had said that
a picture would interfere with her
work.
1t was agreed that the photogra-
pliers would snap her as she entered
the car in way that would not
make her recognizable from news
paper pictures.
Asked II he considered it pure
chance that the two men had kid
naped this particular young woman,
the lieutenant said, I'VE wish we
could feel assured as to that"
However, circumstances seemed to
indicate that it was only by COIN
cidence that the travels Of the two
gunner and Miss Plat joined.
Missed Plane Connection.
Miss Plat came in Thursday night
on plane from Buffalo due to ar
rive at $40. She missed the plane
on which she had a reservation. and
was unable to obtain space on planes
leaving at 10:l5 and 11:15 pm. A
seat was reserved for her on a plane
leaving yesterday morning and q
room was reserved for her at the
Hotel Ebbitt by the Eastern Airlines
staff
In the meantime two men in riding
pants and boots, who apparently hac
been drinking, approached all All
Transport driver at the company
terminal outside the Hotel Statlel
and asked to be taken to the "Balti.
more pike" They were told tina
the cars only went to the airport
They told the driver to take then
to the airport, but he refused. Wher
he pulled away with passengers 9
few minutes later, however, the mer
took another cab to the airport. This
was about IL pm.
The men made no attempt to OBJ
tain air passage to New York, &C
cording to the Eastern Airlines' pas
senger representative at the airport
Instead they got into the limousine
which Miss Plat had just entered
and said, "Mayf1ower"
Driver Tells Story.
Mr.. German said the men, showed
a gun against him as they ap-
preached the Highway Bridge bound
for Washington.
Drive us to the road to New York, /"
they told him, land take it easy and
don't break any traffic laws"
Near Laurel they took his money
and took the wheel. They also made
him take off his shoes and socks.
Mr.. German spoke of the bandits
as the light-haired one" and 1.-The
dark one" He described the dark
one as an Ignorant type" of man
with a Southern accent. The dark
one wanted to kill him and Miss
Platt several times, Mr.. German said
but the other one talked him out
of it.
Gunman Takes Wheel.
The light-haired one took the
wheel. They broke the mirror sc
that Mr.. German could not see into
the back seat and broke the dome
light in the rear. He could hear
Miss Platt's protests, Mr.. German
said, as the dark man in the rea,
apparently made advances. The
man finally decided to let the young
woman alone and started singing
PISTOL Packln' Mama"
After they reached Baltimore. Mr.
German was told to take the whee
again. At Upper Darby, Pa, the
| light-haired man bought two sand.
wiches for each of the cars occu-
pants.
At one time, he said, the dark mar
pulled blackjack from his boot anc
said, Let's get this over with"
But had got in good with the
light one" Mr.. German said last
night. Il had said to him, Listen
you know the ODT won't let a cab
go 10 miles outside a city. YOU
better change the license And he
had said, is that right? Thanks
bud"
so ne stuck up for me-"