KIDNAPPED DOCTOR.
LIBERATION BY POLICE. J NEW YORK, June 1. Coincident with the Lindbergh caw, Dr James Parker was kidnapped and held, for £2OOO ransom, but the police seted and arrested 11 of the gang and freed Dr Parker unharmed. A jmy found eight of them guilty and they were sentenced to from five to 25 years imprisonment'. n , (imi The accused included James Betson, who Ka3 been a city detective for 2o years He was «i candidate for the Mayoralty and conspired with Joseph Pursifal, a former police magistrate, who was the intermediary in the ransom negotiations. The latter confessed and was sentenced to five years imprisonment. -.' It was one of those rare instances since kidnapping became a nationwide menace in which the victim was confronted with his abductors and his story led to their conviction.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 52, Issue 207, 14 June 1932, Page 5
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