Evening star., 1953-10-14
Grand Jury Called
In kidnapping; Clues
To 100000 Sought
By the Associated Press

BY the Assoeiafed Press
KANSAS CITY, Oct. IA
Federal grand jury was called
back into session today to take
up the kidnap-slaying of Bobby
Greenlease.
United States District Judge
Richard M. Duncan issued the
order calling the 2S-member
body back from a recess for the
week of October 25.
He acted at the request Of Ed
ward L. Scheufler, United States
district attorney, who earlier had
filed kidnapping charges under
the Lindbergh Law against the
two confessed kidnapers, Carl
Austin Hall, "a, and Mrs. Bon
ME Brown Heady, Al.
Grand jury indictments would
have the effect of backing up the
information already filed by the
District Attorney.
Mr.. Scheuf1er said he would
handle the prosecution person
ally.
Seek CIew to $3O0,OOO.
AS the call for the jury was is
sued, FBI agents sought to pry
new information from the kid
nap-killers of the 6-year-old son
of Robert C. Greenlease, wealthy
Kansas City motor car dealer.
They were reported seeking
some clue that might lead to the
100000 Of ransom money still
missing.
Hall, who admitted killing the
6-year-old boy and burying his
body III a lime-filled grave, first
said ne thought he lost $4,000
while on drinking spree in st.
Louis. Later he said he believed
Mrs. Heady lost the money.
If Mrs. Heady has offered any
information on the 100000,
officers have not disclosed it.
James A. Robey, special agent
in charge of the FBI here, said
any announcement on new evi-
dence would be made in Wash
ington.
Hall and his woman friend,
arrested last week in ST. Louis,
were brought back to Kansas
City yesterday. It was Mrs.
Heady who lured Bobby away
from his private school in Kan
sas City September % and
turned him over to Hall.
"Most Hard Boiled Woman"
Two matrons at the St. Louis
City Jail last night described
Mrs. Heady as "the most hard
boiled woman prisoner" ever to
occupy cell there.
Mrs. Grace Gates, a matron
for years, said she had never
seen a colder, more scheming
woman in my life
"She seemed absolutely uncon-
cerned," said Mrs. Margaret
Koenig, supervisor of matrons at
the jail.
Hall and Mrs. Heady, a plump
divorcee described as an aico-
holic, spent six days in the Jail,
Right after she was captured
and brought here" said Mrs.
Gates, "she was looking at
picture of herself in a newspaper
and remarked, That's terrible
picture of me-
II said, No. it looks just as
you are, Bonnie"
The matrons said she seemed
more concerned over her appear
ance in newspaper pictures than
over her involvement in the kid
naping.
A cellmate at st. Louis, Mrs.
Bonnie Yonover, quoted Mrs.
Heady as saying she'd rather
be dead than poor"
Says Bobby Put Up Fight.
Mrs. Heady also told how
Bobby put up fight when he
realized he was to be killed.
Carl had to beat him with
his fists, knocking out two of
his front teeth. Then he shot
him." Mrs. Heady was quoted
as saying.
Mrs. Yonover said Mrs. Heady
told her:
1--WE took the boy to a de-
serted road in Kansas. He hadn't
been told he was going to die,
but he became frightened and
agitated.
"He didn't cry or yell, but
when the car stopped he started
to struggle.
Carl fired two shots at him,
but because the boy was jump
ing around. both shots missed.
Carl finally had to beat him
with his fists, knocking out two
of his front teeth. Then he shot
him. We took the body out of
the station wagon, put it in a
plastic bag, then put it back in
the car. We then drove to St.
Joseph and buried it in my
backyard.
II was swfully nervous during
the actual killing and my hat
got knocked off in the excite
ment."