▁ended ▁ab rupt ly . ▁A ▁few ▁days ▁later , ▁Mar cia ▁K ram er , ▁a ▁veter an ▁crime ▁rep orter ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Daily ▁News , ▁track ed ▁Mitchell ▁to ▁the ▁West chester ▁Country ▁Club ▁in ▁R ye , ▁New ▁York , ▁and ▁described ▁Mitchell ▁as ▁" a ▁be aten ▁woman " ▁with ▁visible ▁bru ises . ▁Mitchell ▁reported ▁that , ▁during ▁the ▁week ▁following ▁the ▁Water gate ▁burg l ary , ▁she ▁had ▁been ▁held ▁capt ive ▁in ▁the ▁Water gate ▁Complex ▁hotel , ▁and ▁that ▁security ▁guard ▁Steve ▁King ▁ended ▁her ▁call ▁to ▁Thomas ▁by ▁pulling ▁the ▁phone ▁cord ▁from ▁the ▁wall . ▁Mitchell ▁made ▁several ▁attempts ▁to ▁escape ▁via ▁the ▁bal con y , ▁but ▁was ▁phys ically ▁acc ost ed , ▁injured , ▁and ▁force fully ▁sed ated ▁by ▁a ▁psych iat rist . ▁Following ▁conv iction ▁for ▁his ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁Water gate ▁burg l ary , ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁McC ord ▁admitted ▁that ▁Mitchell ▁had ▁been ▁" bas ically ▁kid n apped ," ▁and ▁cor ro bor ated ▁her ▁reports ▁of ▁the ▁event . ▁ ▁M oney ▁trail ▁ ▁On ▁June ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁the ▁press ▁reported ▁that ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁Water gate ▁burg l ars ▁was ▁a ▁Republican ▁Party ▁security ▁a ide . ▁Form er ▁Att orney ▁General ▁John ▁Mitchell , ▁who ▁was ▁then ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁CR P , ▁denied ▁any ▁invol vement ▁with ▁the ▁Water gate ▁break -