Evening star., 1953-10-08
Kidnapping
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a man of Marsh's description in
the Lower Hudson Valley, Syra-
cuse and Mount Vernon areas.
The FBI called Hall the ring2
leader in arranging the kidnap-
ing, burying the boys body and
collecting the ransom.
/ The original FBI announce
ment said Hall, an eX-convict
who once squandered a 100000
inheritance, also admitted that
he shot the boy" Later the
Government agency called him
the prime mover in the kidnap-
ing rather than the killer.
Hall denied in st. Louis he
killed the boy, and implicated
Marsh. He said he hadn't seen
Marsh since the day of the kid
naping-September %.
Admits Taking Child.
Mrs. Heady admitted taking
the child from his classes in an
exclusive private Catholic school
on a ruse. She claimed to be
the boys aunt and said Lobby
was needed at the hospital be-
cause his mother was ill. Mrs.
Heady told police she turned the
child over to Hall, but didn't
realize she was taking part in a
kidnapping.
A spokesman for the Robert
C. Greenlease family in describ-
ing the days of anxiety over the
boys fate, said, 1--WE relied on
criminals word. We had to.
But we lost"
Robert Ledterman, close friend
and business associate of the
71-year-old Mr.. Greenlease, gave
details of the fruitless negotia-
tions carried on with the kid
naperS.
During the highly secret nego-
tiations Mrs. Greenlease twice
went to the telephone to plead
for assurances that her boy was
safe.
Mr.. Ledterman said the kid
naper apparently had no fear
of being traced through tele-
phone calls. He called frequently.
II talked to him every day,
and sometimes 10 minutes at a
stretch" Mr.. Ledterman said.
Twice unsuccessful attempts
were made to turn the ransom
money over to the kidnapers.
Finally the money, in accord
ance with instructions, was
thrown over a bridge in Eastern
Jackson County near Kansas
City last Sunday night where
it was picked up.
The kidnaper acknowledged in
a telephone call that he had re-
ceived the money.
Went to Kansas.
After the money finally was
exchanged successfully a tele-
phone caller. told the family to
send a representative to Pitts
burg, Kans., and await inStruc-
tions on the return of Bobby.
Mr.. Ledterman said he and
another business associate, Nor
bert O'Neill, stayed in Pittsburg
two days, but finally gave up
hope of contact and returned
to Kansas City.
It was a "Weighty decision" }"
Mr.. Ledterman said of the ne
gotiations, and I'VE lost"
Police recovered $293, 1892 of
the $600.000 when they arrested
Hall in st. Louis. Hall said he
thought he got drunk and lost
another suitcase filled with
money.
Mrs. Heady was picked up in
ST. Louis apartment the couple
was sharing. The arrests came
after tip from an alert taxicab
driver who told a police lieuten-
ant about a man loaded with
money and carrying a pistol"
duplicates Mrs. Heady.
Hall, a chunky, balding man,
broke down under questioning
and implicated Mrs. Heady, a
childless divorcee.
MY God, didn't plan to harm
the child" Hall said. 81 would
never have done a thing like
that"
He blamed Marsh, saying he
turned the child over to him and
later found the boy dead with
a pistol beside the body in the
basement of Mrs. Heady's home
at st. Joseph.
Hall admitted the boy was
dead even before a ransom note
was sent to Mr.. Greenlease and
his wife.
Mrs. Heady denied any con-
nection with the Staying and ex-
pressed surprise when told the
body had been dug up in her
yard. Hall had met her in a
st. Joseph tavern several months
ago.
He said he told her Bobby was
his son, in custody of a former
wife.
A 22-year-old woman was be-
ing held as a material witness.
! Sandra June O'Day. %, st. Louis,
was arrested here after Hall told
officers he had been with her
Monday night.
Funeral services for the Green
lease boy will be held tomorrow
morning. They will be followed
by a mass.
Mrs. Greenlease, who is in her
mid-40s, has been under the care
of physician since the day her
boy disappeared. The Green
leases have one other child, an
11-year-old daughter.
Said Mrs. Greenlease:
why did it have to be my
Bobby?"