AMAZING CRIME

Hokitika Guardian, 25 July 1933, Page 6

AMAZING CRIME

TWO U.S. DOCTORS KIDNAPPED

BRUTAL ILL-TREATMENT

NEW YORK, July 21

America’s- strangest kidnapping, involving torture and an elaborate plot .to plant the, murder of one. doctor on 'another, and to make the. latter’s death appear to be suicide, occurred to-day, at, .St. Paul, Minnesota.

The' plot, which- the police believe to have’ been organised by a disgruntled patient, partially-failed, as both doctors-are alive, and recovering from their'wounds.-- ’ . '

Drs Ehgeberg. and ITcdberg, each unknown to the other, ' were the victims. They were kidnapped by the same gang,' and Dr Engobcrg • was ordered, under threat, of death, to mutilate Dr' Hedbcrg.

■ D'' v Engjeherg refused, and wa« chloroformed and given a hypodermic injection. Ido was then strapped to Dr Hed berg’s ear, which was driven to a- railway, where it wag left across the lines.

The car was struck by a. train, as intended, C but ’ although Dr Engeberg was badly injured, lie escaped with bis life and was rushed to hospital. In the motor-car with Dr Engeberg was" Hr Hedberg’s purse: find also a pistol from which two bullets : had been, fired-. "

Dr Rodberg w;>* found,hy a.: wom'an ’a little '-later,"-’lying groaning in a. ditch. There was a bullet wound in

his right ear. “Ga" ahead finish me, since you’ve gone; this,.far,’’ lie mut|ered to the woman,’ thinking he was 4'till in the hands ol’ the bandits. Neither of the doctor*. both of whom .are recovering, is able to suggest any motive for the erime, although each recently had been bothered by anonymous telephone calls.