The Archive · 1933

Mr. Gandhi Now Result Released

Harwich, Mass. May-6.

Two brothers, named -Kenneth jand Cyril Buck, have been arrested jin connection with the kidnapping Jof Margaret MeMath, after the Jgreatest man hunt that has taken place in the United States since the kidnapping of the Lindbergh Joid daughter of a wealthy Detroit Margaret, MeMath, the ten-year engineer, was Kidnapped from her school on May 3 and was returned tg her family after the, payment lof a ransom of G.$80,000.

General Needham, Head of the Massachusetts State Police, _an-Jnounced to-day that Cyril "Buck was under arrest as a go-between. He is alleged to have driven the car in which Margaret MeMath was restored to her parents.

Kenneth is stated to have car and to have been a black hood.—Reuter., Harwich, The police announce of the whole ofthe ransom for the release of Margaret It amounted to G.$60,000 and not /G-$80,000 as at one time stated. rotsatg lead that, the police the other "$50,000" in tin cans. foun in a cupboard an Kenneth Buck's home.

The police have now intimated that they believe that no other

Reuter. persons were involved in the affair Poona, May 8.

Mr. Gandhi was unconditionally released from Yeravda Jail this afternoon, free to seek his own qu ters for his 21-day fast as a pro against Hindu discrimination aga the "untouchables," which began shortly after noon' to-day.

Promptly at 5 o'clock the doors he exit of the Nationalist leader, the el seaing. open, to permit who has been serving a prison term for sedition. "Mr. Gandhi *was escorted only by a few of his intimates and did not ammounce his destination as he left the prison—United Press.

Poona, May: 8

Against the advice. of many friends and of his physicians, Ale. Gand began his 1-day fant short:

after moon to-day after' a period spent. in prayer.

'The fast is an act of sacrifice on behalf of India's untouchable though the lower classes last' year received recognition from the Gov-fernment, the higher class. Hindu rath. have refused to tion of to extend any rights, Me. Gand Ys not a protest againat the Government, Before ginning his. prayer, the Indian. tionalist said thatit was designed fa'stir into action those. who -promised to remove the curse of ntot~ hability but have not done 80." He red that "Hinduism will die ty

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