Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-05
Miss Mcdonald
Found Injured
On Desert Road
Hystericul Actress
Put in Hospital;
Tells of Wild Ride

1NDIO. Calf. Jan. 5 (P.-Be-
draggled, hysterical and slightly
injured. missing actress Marie
tThe Body Mcdonald was
found in her night clothing on
a desert highway near this
Southeastern California city last
night.
Sheriff's deputies said she told
them two kidnaperS had pushed
her out of car after a high
speed ride from Los Angeles.
The voluptuous Hollywood fig
ure was picked up by the lights
of an oncoming truck as she
stumbled across the highway
east of here. some $50 miles
from her home.
Miss Mcdonald vanished from
her elaborate residence in the
Los Angeles suburb of Encino
early Friday morning. Three
times yesterday she telephoned
friends TO say that she had been
kidnapped and was being held
captive by two men.
She repeatedly described her
captors in one of the phone calls
as a Negro and a Mexican.
Placed Under ISOLATION
Miss Mcdonald was brought
to hospital here and placed
under ISOLATION. No one was per-
mitted to talk to her.
Detectives, who rushed from
Los Angeles upon word that she
had been found, waited to ques-
ton her.
Detective 1t. Ernie Johnston,
after talking to doctors. said:
She is under heavy ISOLATION.
1t Will be at least two hours be-
fore we can talk TO her.
Her condition is not serious.
Her physician said she was in a
state of mild shock when brought
in. She was quite hysterical.
She has an injury to the
mouth-her two front teeth are
cracked and her upper lip is
swollen. The cracked teeth ex-
posed the nerves. When she came
in. they gave her glass of
water and it caused great pain
when the water touched the
nerves.
She has no bruises. IN adj
dition TO the mouth injury, sine
has a small abrasion on the left
knee and an abrasion on the
instep OF the right toot.'
Officer Convinced of kidnapping
1t. Johnston said that. after
talking TO MISS Mcdonald,
officers would go to the area
where she was found to search
for clues.
I'VE have no leads" 1t. john
ston said. We have no descrip-
tons. That is what we want
to get when we talk to her"
1t. Johnston said he had no
doubt now that Miss Mcdonald
had been kidnapped. Earlier the
puzzling circumstance of the
disappearance had caused police
to consider the abduction pos
Sibility with caution.
Miss McDonald's apparel--a
housecoat. nlghtgown and
slippers-were taken to the
sheriff's Office for examination.
A first report that she was blind
folded when found proved in
correct.
Miss McDonald's appearance
on the desert highway came Just
about "a hours after her dis
appearance from home was dis
covered.
Riverside County sheriffs dep
uties gave this account of the
manner in which Miss Mcdonald
was found.
A Los Angeles truck driver.
Richard D. Corn. reported that
woman clad III night clothes
ran in front of his truck near
Cactus City, II miles east of
Indio.
II had a hell Of a time stop
ping the truck said Mr.. Corn.
She was so hySterical / didn't
know what was going on"
Coat on Over NightgOwn
Mr.. Corn took her to Cactus
City. He said she was wearing
slippers and house coat over a
nightgoWn.
From Cactus City the actress
was brought to Coachella Valley
Hospital here. where DR.. Allan
Fisher reported her "in good
condition. but bruised about the
face and head"
Roadblocks Immediately were
set up around the area in which
Miss Mcdonald was found.
Before she was placed under
ISOLATION. deputies said. Miss
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