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...today's testimony in the trial involving the Urschel kidnapping here in Oklahoma City, a statement was made by Mrs. Chas. F. Urschel, wife of the kidnapped man, which I thought would be of interest to you. I am passing it along in case no one called it to your attention...
...Urschel said, in substance, that after the kidnappers left with her husband and Mr. Jarrett, who with his wife were dinner and bridge guests, she went upstairs and phoned the Federal officers. After they arrived, a long distance phone call was made to Mr. Hoover at Washington and report was made to him of the kidnapping. She said she did this because "that afternoon, we had read in TIME that this was the thing to do in case of a kidnapping...
...Oklahoma City, rich Oilman Charles F. Urschel, whom gunmen snatched from a family card game on his own front porch, turned up after nine days captivity. His family admittedly paid ransom, kept silence for eight hours to let the kidnappers get away...
...Oklahoma City, Oilmen Charles F. Urschel and Walter R. Jarrett were playing bridge on a porch with their wives when two black-haired bandits sneaked up with a machine gun. "Don't move or well blow your heads off!" cried one. "Which is Urschel?" No one answered. "Well, come along, we'll take both of you," he said. An hour later the kidnappers dumped Jarrett, unscathed, out of their car ten miles from town, sped away with Urschel. Mrs. Urschel, rich widow of the late Thomas B. Slick, "king of oil wildcatters" whose fortune once exceeded...