Evening star., 1953-10-11
Mud on Tires Turns
Kidnap Money Hunt
To Banks Of River
BY the Associated Pres.

ST. LOUIS. Oct. 10.-The
search for missing ransom
money in the kidnap-slaying Of
little Bobby Greenlease turned
to the muddy banks of q st.
Louis County river today as his
confessed kidnaperS sat out
another day within the cold,
dirty gray walls of the St. Louis
city jail.
The question of the missing
half of the 100000 paid the
kidnapers combined with what
authorities termed security rea-
sons postponed the transfer Of
Carl Austin Hall and Mrs. Bon
ME Brown Heady to Kansas
City.
The pair, held on a federal ex-
tortion charge field in Kansas
City, was captured here We'd
nesday on a tip by a taxi driver
Hail. and his 41-year-old
divorcee' sweetheart have de-
MED killing the 6-year-old son
of wealthy Robert GreenleaSe,
ST., a Kansas City auto dealer.
Both waived preliminary hear
ings here yesterday at approx
mately the same time funeral
services were held for little
Bobby in Kansas City.
Mud Clue Followed.
Mud found on the tires and
tenders of a car rented by Hall
in st. Louis turned the search
for the missing cash to the Mer-
amec River today.
The 34-year-old Hall, pa
rolled convict who told authori-
ties he can not remember what
happened to the 100000 still un-
accounted for, said he had
planned to hide the ransom
money but couldn't find a suit
able spot.
The Meramec River is only
short distance from the motor
court where Hall spent part Of
his time in St. Louis after COM
ing here with Mrs. Heady on
Monday. Two garbage cans,
shovel and a plastic spray Ito be
used as a preservative for the
$40 and $40 ransom bills) have
been uncovered by FBI agents.
Federal agents have made re-
peated visits to the maximum
security" cell in the city Jail
where Hall is held. At least once
they have taken Hal from his
cell to tour the city by auto in
an effort to uncover the missing
money.
Pairs Removal Delayed.
The questioning has been one
of the factors in the delayed
transfer of the pair to Kansas
City. - @ss.cs.s.....ss
Another factor is security Exs
Actly when Han and Mrs. H6ady
will be moved and the means Of
transportation have been kept
secret.
Scores of persons gathered at
the Kansas City courthouse last
night when a false radio report
said the prisoners would be
brought there at that time. They
dispersed when it was learned
the prisoners still were in st.
Louis.
Meanwhile, Nationwide po-
lice hunt continued for Thomas
]. Marsh, ex-convict named by
Hall as his accomplice in the
kidnapping.
Marsh Reported Seen.
The elusive Marsh has been
reported sighted at many points.
but so far has not been appre-
hended.
The latest such report came
from Joplin, Mo-, where a watt
ress said she had been assaulted
by two men. one of whom she
said looked like Marsh.
She told Walter Flenner, chief
of detectives, that she was
dragged into a car by one of
the men who told her if she
dared to scream she would get
the same as Bobby Greenlease."
She related the men also boasted
of having some of the ransom
money in the car, but, if so, it
wasn't displayed.
Shown a photograph of Marsh,
Mr.. Flenner reported the 32-
year-old woman said it looked
like him."
The two men, she said, were
driving car with an Oklahoma
license.
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