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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 20, 1954)
"J PAGE EIGHT HERALD AND NEWS. KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON WEDNESDAY, JANUARv Kidnapers Split Over Story; One Confesses, Other Keeps Silence 2n iJ BAN FRANCISCO UT Two one time private detectives' jailed as abductors la the "Case of the Kid- Snow Party Set Sunday There's going to be a snow party. Dig out the skis, toboggans and winter duds for the big day, Sun day, Jan. 24 when all Horizon Club members of Camp Fire Girls are invited to attend the snow party to be held at Crater Lake. Each member may invite one guest, male or female and each club Is to ask one adult to attend. Every girl arranges for her own transportation and everyone is to meet at the warming hut at the rim of the lake at 1 p.m. All should register at the hut upon arrival and all must register on leaving. No lost girls, wanted. Take own skis or toboggan and own refreshments or purchase them at the warming hut. The party winds up at 4:au p.m. when everyone should show up at the warming hut for a final get together, i The activity has been planned by the Horizon Club cabinet. Chemult Card Party Held CHEMULT The Chemult Civic Improvement Club held its first benefit card party at the Brader borne Friday evening, Jan. 15. Despite inclement weather, 20 persons arrived- to spend an eve ning playing canasta and pinochle. The special prize went to Albeit Ramsey whose ticket won despite the fact he was driving the snow plow on the Diamond Lake High way. Mrs. Corwin Calbreath was high at canasta with Mrs. Orvllle Farris low. Myrtle Hash was high hi pinochle and Frances Thomp son low. Refreshments were served by ladies of the club. A basket social is planned for Saturday evening, Feb. 13, at 7 p.m. An auctioneer will auction ofl the baskets with prizes going to the most outstanaing ones. All. women should bring an! entry. Friends of the community I are Invited. ! Proceeds will go towards tne club's building fund. New Industry Line Shown The current display In the Klam ath County .Chamber of Com merce's Main Street window fea tures an unusual industry that has been developed and the pro ducts patented here in Klamath Falls. The line, Burmar Solvents, Is manufactured by Joseph W. Hynes, 2844 Summers Lane. In the year he has been In busi ness he has extended distribution to Include such nationally known firms as Bethlehem Steel, Reming ton Rand, Inc., Moore Dry Docks, as well as the U. S. Army and U. S. Marine Corps. The solvents are used for clean ing electrical parts and particular ly electronic equipment. Bandits Loot Denver Home DENVER MB Two masked bandits bound and gagged a weal thy wholesale liquor operator, his wife, daughter and the family maid and escaped with loot total ing nearly $4,000 last night, t Police said the bandits gained ad mittance to the home of Joseph Zerobnick by ringing the doorbell and shouting, "Special delivery." Onoe Inside, police said, they carefully bound and gagged Zerob nick, manager of the Midwest Liquor Co., his wife Ooldie, a daughter Natalie, 12, and the maid, Rita Thompson. Zerobnick said he attempted to hide his billfold under a footstool tut a gunman grabbed It. It con tained $3,000. he told officers. The two also took a $350 diamond ring from Zerobnick, a $500 dia mond ting from his wife and $30 from her purse. Crater Lake Has Sunny Weather It was cold and sunny at Crater Lake National Park this morn ing when the ranger station re ported. The thermometer regis tered four degrees above zero at $ a.m. Skiing is fair, with 103 Inches of snow on the ground. The roads to the rim have been opened. Chains are required from Annie Springs to the rim. naped Twin" split up today-police said one confessed and blamed the other, who denied some of the story but essentially wouldn't talk. The victim, short, round-faced Leonard Moskovitz, 36, was res cued unharmed and smiling yes terday morning after 22 days of captivity. No ransom was paid de spite demands of first $500,000 and then $300,ou0. Under California's "Little Lind bergh Law." kidnaping with bod ily harm carries a maximum pen alty of death and a minimum of life without parole. Kidnaping with out harm carries a penalty of life with the possibility of parole. Moskovitz said, he was not in jured, but Dlst. Atty, Thomas Lynch told newsmen the interpre tation of bodily harm is up to a Jury, which could decide that cruel bonds or the like could mean in Jury. Moskovitz was bound and shackled during most of bis Im prisonment. The two men arrested were seized separately. The first, Joseph William Lear, 43, of Sacramento. Calif., was caught in a telephone booth making a ransom call to the victim's Identical twin and con stant companion Alfred. Police said Lear broke down and led them to a rented house, where a stocking-foot raiding party broke in, rescued Moskovitz and arrested 57:year-old Harold Jackson of Sac ramento as he stood in his shorts. Jackson was shivering with fright, said Inspector Al Nelder, wbo nailed him. ' The arrests ended the biggest San Francisco manhunt ever and broke the best-kept secret of years. On police request, all news out lets had voluntarily held back the story until Moskovitz was safe. Police said Lear, a soft-faced and fearful hearing atd salesman, made a complete confession after he and Jackson had been booked on suspicion of kidnaping. Chief Homicide Inspector Frank Ahern said Lear blamed the whole plot on Jackson. He s?td Lear re- : ' H lated: Lear had believed he was work ing with Jackson on a detective case until Moskovitz was bundled into a house rented by Jackson and threatened with death unless Mos kovitz' family paid $500,000 ransom. Lear followed Jackson's lead from fear. Moskovitz himself said Lear kept muttering " 'Didn't know it was to be this kind of a Job or I wouldn't have gone Into it.' " "Jackson seemed to be the leader," Moskovitz said. "Lear had ideas of his own but he had to get the okay on every- thing from Jackson." Ahern questioned Lear's story of being duped into the kidnaping. He said earlier actions by tne iwo in dicated Lear knew what was up. Ahern said Lear and Jackson bought chains, ropes, flashlignts and other gear in San Jose two davs before the kidnaping for use in the Job. He also pointed out that Lear made ransom calls and was often left alone In the house and could have left at any time. Tni.cnn a tan Amnt man with -a constant sneer, disagreed with Lear on about everyining, sam iiKFc.. Don Scott. He reported Jackson denied much of Lear's story, dis puted other parts and agreed with some. c.tiinltu mnlHi The case Degau " in MS" X on". from ms rem phoney real estate prospect. K . i ih htm In fl He said jacuu " I residential district noua mi--ly t . meet Jackson's brother-in-law ana then shoved him into chair Ti told him h,wsnkidh"T a Moskovitz said Jackson held a WE GIVE S&H GREEN STAMPS KC PAINT STORE 520 Klamath Ave. razor-sharp knife w- , not barm hlm. 00 "Win J bert. who r;;7?rT I J executive of e nX1 casting Co. has been "SLN , ecutive publisher of UiKl ' ivvuxtai-mucricail. ' I C"y Confer. ANALYSIS CORNWALL, Ont. H Results of a medical analysis were awaited today to determine the poison taken by 29-ycar-old Henri Seguin, who died In convulsions in his denth cell an hour before he wn. to be hanged for murder.. Ontario's Chief Coroner Smirlr Lawson announced yesterday an autopsy Bhowod Seguin had taken poison..' ....CS' SEATTLI IKEWme $ MALTIN6 CO. SEATTLE, U.tX Enjoy skiing this sruon at Willimette Piu, Ssntiim Pus, Lakeyiew, or Crater Lake. We've a hunch (without scientific evidence to support it) that people get thirsty in the winterlimt, too. 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