The Archive · 1937

CHINA-BORN RUSSIAN QUESTIONED

Seattle, Jan, 17. to-day questioned fully a Russian born in China, Vachtang Tavdgulkdze, and his woman companion, in connection with the Kidnapping and murder of ten-year-old Charles Mattson of Tacoma, Police arrested the couple on charges of possessing a motor car stolen in San Francisco. Tt was ported that Tavdguikdze resembles the man believed to have kidnapped the Mattson boy, Both suspects were held incommunleado here. Authorities refused to comment on Tavdguikdze's activities in China, Later it: was learned that the suspect Is 20 years old and formerly resided at Ashiho, Manchuria, hho dark swarthy "com= plexion, is five foot ten Inches tall and weighs 160 Ib, He is distin guished by his hairy thands. His companion was identified as Ruth Graham, 34, Despite the close questioning of the pale by the Federal oticers, Seattle detectives expressed the bei let that neither was connected with the Mattson kidnapping—United Pr Slayer's entity Established Los Angeles, Jan, 18.

'The identity' of the murderer of Charles Mattson has been established, according to ", an oficial statement issued here to-day. The identity of the person concerned, whose name has yet to be disclosed, was estab-shed by a comparison of Anger-prints found in Tacoma with others found near the scene of the crime.

G-men have been mobilized. to search the neighbourhood where the wanted man is believed to be hiding.

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