Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-03-03
Father Silent ON
Plans to Pay
Ransom.
SEARCH SPREADS
TO MANY STATES
Waitress GavePOlic
Clue to Men Who
Sought Estate.

HOPEWELL, N. j., March
R).-Col. Charles A. Lindbergh
decided today to fight it out
with the kidnapers of his baby
son, keeping the police on the
job and making every effort to
run the criminals down.
After Gov. A. Harry Moore
visited Col. Lindbergh it was
learned that the suggestion had
been made that Col. Lindbergh
call off the police search and
issue an appeal to the kid
naperS to return the baby on a
no-questions- asked basis.
1t was not revealed who
made this suggestion, but it
was learned that Col. Lindbergh
repudiated it instantly and
forcefrlly and that he an
nounced that instead of asking
withdrawal of the police he
would urge them to every pos
sitle effort.
tccpyright 1882, by the Associated PressJ
FCPEWELL, N. j., March g.
T. Lindbergh baby was still miss
in = today.
-ut for miles on either side of
tie Llndbergh estate the road was
Cleared to make easy the return
OF the kidnaper, reported to be
demanding $4,000 ransom, which
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh is ready
to pay.
Last night the army of reporters
and photographers assigned to the
kidnapping was requested to leave
the estate for fear that if the kid
naper should bring the baby back
he would be frightened at sight
of the crowd and fail to stop.
Today an even stricter order was
issued and the police deadline was
moved back to this village, almost
four miles from the Lindbergh
estate, and to WertSville, even
farther away, on the other side.
No One Can Stop.
Inside the area thus bounded police
constantly patrolled the highway and
no one was allowed to park a car or
even stop for a moment No one not
having legitimate business on the road
was allowed to drive past the Lindbergh
estate.
The reporters and photographers,
some of whom had been billeted in the
homes Of neighbors of the Lindberghs,
were forced to leave and withdraw here.
No secret was made of the reason for
thus isolating the Lindbergh home and
1t was acknowledged that with the
estate and road cleared there were
hopes the kidnaper or a representative
might bring the baby back and demand
the ransom.
Although Col. Lindbergh was ready
70 pay whatever was asked no state
ment was issued as to whether he had
reached an agreement with police as to
their action in case the kidnaper should
arrive
SO far as official communicates were
concerned the most substantial clue in
the hands Of the authorities was the
story told them by Miss Heating, a
waitress of Pennington, which is only
few miles from Hopewell
Miss Heating said three men entered
the restaurant where she is employed
and inquired the way to the Lindbergh
home. That was last Friday night She
gave them directions to reach the Sc
cluded $4,000 estate.
The same three men returned to the
restaurant Tuesday night She remem-
bered them distinctly After a brief
lunch they left. Two hours after their
departure the Lindbergh baby was gone
from his nursery.
The authorities regarded Miss Keat-
lng's information as highly important.
She was taken by a State trooper to
Newark and New York to study pictures
In the rogues' galleries in the hope she
might be able to identify photographs
OF the men. No report on the outcome
OF the journey to New York had been
received here early today. At Newark,
however, 1t was understood she selected
several photographs. but there was no
comment by the police
Shortly after the visit to Newark
Miss Heating and the State police Off
Ger appeared at Jersey City police
HEADQUARTERS. Following their confer
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