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Bride Says Kidnaper
Told Of Hiding Part Of
Night Under Her Bed
One of two men held in the
kidnap-assault of an Arlington
bride told her he spent part of
the previous night under her bed,
it was learned today.
In her statement to police, Mrs
Nancy Ann HotchkisS said the
admission was made to her dur
ing the course of the abduction by
John Robert Polk, 10, of the 800
block of North Wakefield street
Arlington.
Polk and William Robert Payne,
25, of the 200 block of Wooten
avenue, Bethesda. are being held
without bond for abducting Mrs
Hotchkiss from her Colonial Viii
lage apartment early yesterday
and assaulting her five times.
1t was determined today that
the pair first will be taken before
a Fairfax County grand jury. con-
vening July 9. on charges of rape
and later before a special Arling-
ton County grand jury ordered fol
July 10.
Hearing Set for Tuesday.
Should they be indicted in Fair
fax County, they will be trieo
there first. Edward o. Poole, as.
.sistant Arlington Commonwealth
attorney. said. Both the kidnar
charge, on which they are helc
without bond in Arlington County
and the rape charge carry a maxi
mum death penalty in Virginia.
The Arlington special grand
jury was ordered by Circuit Judge
Walter T. Mccarthy at the request
of Commonwealth's Attorney Den.
man T. Rucker.
Arlington County Judge Hugh
Reid, before whom the defendants
will appear next Tuesday, sale
Polk's request for an attorney
would be granted with a court.
appointed counsel if necessary.
The 20-year-old blond victim, a
society figure in fashionable Win
netka, ILL.,. said she was skeptical
when Polk made the startling
revelation of his bedroom visit.
Conversation Is Recalled.
Don't you remember saying
something to your husband about
replacing some cheap stationery
you had?" Mrs. Hotchkiss SAID
Polk asked her.
Mrs. HotchkiSs recalled that she
had mentioned this to her Navy
Iensign husband, James Hotchkiss
while they talked in bed Sunday
night.
In his conversations with police
Polk denied having been in the
apartment at that time.
Police say Polk, a $50-a-week
auto mechanics helper, spent AL
together too much time" in the
vicinity of Colonial Village, where
his 1947 Cadillac was often
spotted.
According to police. Polk and
Payne had been driving around
Washington and Arlington in the
big car, visiting taverns and
drinking beer for about two hours
before Polk said:
II know where I can pick ur
5000 easy. Want to come along?'
Pulling up a window screen OF
the apartment, Polk pointed 8
.22-caliber rifle at Ensign Hotch.
kiss and forced Mrs. Hotchkiss te
climb through the window while
Payne departed to start the car
Assaults Admitted.
Polk told police his original in.
tention in taking the woman wa!
to help escape apprehension on {
robbery charge.
But, Polk admitted, he attacked
her once at Great Falls whil,
Payne went walking. After Payn,
had attacked the woman, Polk ad.
mitted a second offense befor,
they drove on.
Each man attacked her agar
after they had halted on Oh
Dominion drive at Chesterbrook
It was there that the men begal
arguing, Polk insisting on holdin,
Mrs. Hotchkiss for $1,000 ransom
according to police.
Capt. c. Burns Presley, chic.
Iof Arlington detectives, said Poll
did not attempt to shoot Mrs
Hotchkiss as was reported earlier
Mrs. Hotchkiss said Folks dis.
closure of the Sunday night bed.
room visit occurred after Payne
had decided to walk back from
Chesterbrook.
Polk, in a morose mood, tole
Mrs. Hotchkiss he was undecided
whether to kill her or take hel
back to Arlington, according tx
her statement.
Suddenly Polk put on a glow
and began choking the woman
Fighting desperately, she scratched
his face. Changing mood. Poll
loosened his grip on her throa
and assaulted her for the thirt
time. y