He even got an offer from Al Capone to help pay the ransom money... but, in the end, he employed an eccentric by the name of John Condon... who placed a newspaper ad to act as a go-between with the kidnappers.
Al Capone bauđst til ađ greiđa hluta lausnargjaldsins en á endanum fékk hann sérvitring ađ nafni John Condon sem setti auglũsingu í blađ og varđ milliliđur.