The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-01
'Bobs WoIkei Admits Hoox Of OfKidnoping
 Tells Sheriff She,
 Husband Had Spat;
 Advised To Return

State Line, Nev.. Aug. 1-CUP)-- Shapely Mrs. Barbara Walker called herself a poor fibber' to- day and admitted that her story about being abducted by clean cut young man. was 8 hoax
 The attractive young matron was found waiting on tables at a high Sierra roadside cafe She had been the object of nationwide search since last Thursday, when she dis appeared from a family picnic at Echo Lake, N. H.
 Under the sympathetic question ing of Sheriff Lowell O. West Mrs. Walker broke down and admitted that her disappearance was the aftermath of a spat with her hus- band atthe picnic
 Left Kidnapping Clues
 T changed into dress in the car" she said. T intended to drive to Boston, but I couldn't get the car started so I walked"
 She said she left her slacks and other personal effects near the car so her family would think she had been kidnaped. Then she board ed a plane in Boston and arrived in Reno, Nev., on Sunday.
 T saw an ad in a Reno paper that a waitress was wanted at the Victory Cafe so came here Mon- day and took the job.''
 Her employer, Mrs. Estelle Bunch, recognized Mrs. Walker from a newspaper picture and notified po- lice.
 Can't Lie to West
 The sheriff, a grandfather ad- vised Mrs. Walker to go back tc her husband and tWo-year old sor in North Conway, N. H. He took her to his home in Placerville, Cal. to think it over"
 Mrs. Walker said that she knew her original story wouldn't stand ur with West.
 T can't look anybody in the eye and lie anyhow she mur- mured demurely.
 In a table interview yesterday the tall, dark-eyed young woman outlined a colorful and detailed ac. count of her activities in the si1 days since her disappearance.
 Man Dragged Her
 T wasn't feeling we'll" she sait after her first nervousness at beint discovered had worn off T wen to the car near the picnic fo awhile. Suddenly, clean-cut younl man I'd never seen before cam along and dragged me out of tn car"
 Mrs. Walker, 23, and the mothe of a tWo-year old boy. said tn man kicked her knocking her un conscious.
 When I woke up I was in a nov ing car in Boston I didn't hay my slacks on, butt his naan-he va very silent-had brought along blue dress taken from my house, black shirt and my drivers license He made me put on the blue dreS'
 Tt seems like my husband mus have planned this" Mrs. Wake said solemnly, as she spooned sal out of an open salt container int reporters coffee. He threatene me before, and I hadn't seen hiI for two days before the picnic
 Ordered to Cash Bonds
 When they arrived in Bostor she said. the stranger presented he with two S100 war bonds belongin to her and ordered her to cas them. T don't think he meant take the money" she said. T thin he wanted me to have it.
 He stood behind her in line Whll she cashed the bonds, she said, an as they were about to leave tn bank, she broke away and ran to uniformed bank policeman.
 He says, What man?' and ing mel"
 and I says, That man is follow
 Ire says, What man?' and turned to look and the man ha' beat it." :-=
 Mrs. Walker said she stayed a a Boston Y.WC.A. for the night an then arranged airline passage t Sacramento, Cal, because Sh didn't want to go back
 T never want to see my husban again" she said. But want m little boy back. don't want a di vorce. I just want my little boy. Stores in Argentina now hay