"G-men" Find Box in Which Ransom Notes Were Sent; Wallet Also Princetown, Fla. June 2.
"G-men" today fouüd what they believe to be a vital clue to the kidnappers of "Skeejie" old son of Mr. James Cash, a Miami oil dealer The child, who, it is feared, never be returned alive, was napped on May 29 and has not been restored to his family although the ransom of $10000 which the abduct tors demanded has been paid in full.
The clue found today was the shoe-box on which "Skeejie's" father had handed over the ransom. Near the shoe-box were a crude map of the neighbourhood and tyre-marks believed to have been made by the car used by the kidnappers.
The numbers of the banknotes paid to the criminals have been broadcast bank in the country.
Two of the three men questioned yesterday in connection with the Case have been released.
Tremendous Hunt: arts The hunt for the kidnappers has into one of the greatest ory of Florida.
hundred American legionnaires and war veterans have rushed to the scene from Miami, while every able bodied farmer in the neighbourhood has responded to a general call for volunteers to search for the boy. Two thousand more volunteers joined the searchers today.
The temper of the searchers is very ugly. They were asked to leave behind: their firearms, but many of them are reported to be retaining shotguns, clubs and other weapons.
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