The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-14

Iished In an effort 10 trace the
killers.
These facts, when assembled
with other evidence, strengthened
the theory that alcohol racketoert
who sought refuge In tho Sourllnd
Hills for their illicit business Bg-
ured In the crime.
| Once again the yelled suggestions
by natives that tho liquor distill-
ers In the hills had discussed such
n plot were recalled. Ono woman
had claimed she was approached
by four OF tho strangers, temporar-
ily resident In the district. In such
o plot.
Tho liquor racket, II was ex-
planned, had become Improbable
In the hills.
The men with whom Curtis ana
Condor dealt had clothing and de-
scriptions known only TO intimate
associates OF Lindbergh. These
items differed radically from the
published descriptions. These false
descriptions had been broadcast
for the sole purpose Of enabling In
vesti gators TO determine when they
were dealing with bona noe KID
According TO this strengthened
murder theory, natives of the dis.
trict would hardly conduct nesotia.
lions with Curtis aboard yachts
steaming up and down the jersey
and New England coast line. They
hardly would deal with Condor "a
Condor says no was dealt with.
Alcohol racketeers would be In
their element In such nsgotiationI
as reported by both Condor and
Curtis last night toured the area
In which no had negotiated. lie
In attempting now TO trace men
who may be the killers Of the
Lindbergh baby an well az kidnap.
ers, whereas he formerly tried only
to obtain the return OF the baby.
Authorities In Norfolk who are
confident Curtis knows the men
with whom he dealt, also were con-
fident that his search would b.
productive Of results, definite clewi
as to the Identity Of the killers, II
not the killers themselves.
And they were prepared TO act
once orders were received from au'
thorities IN New Jersey conducting
| the investigation.
Curtis told police, according Il
the New York Daily News, IN.
names OF the men he dealt Will
and said they made their plans NJ
well that another child had beer
put aboard their yacht to DO turned
over for ransom money.
They'll iee the country. sure
S "i'Ssy knew TOO much. The,
had too many DEFINITE bits Of owl
dence 10 be any other than thu
nurderers themselves"
The Norfolk shipbuilder gavt
Colonel gchwArtskopf the name o.
the boat used by the abductors
naming the captain whom ne be-
1ieved innocent.
"That mans hair actually turned
white In the three weeks In which
| he has been In the hands Of thu
kidnapers," Curtis said.
Curtis described the boat M .
i1e.foot fishing schooner with al
auxiliary 27D horsepower Dlesc
engine. He said Il left Cape May
n. j., on April ~ with the bah,
aboard. on April 30, according u
Curtis. no had visited the boat Of
Cape May and no baby was aboart
at that time.
The kidnapers showed $500 81
the marked "Jafsie" ransom
money, 10 Curtis, he declared.
"That nifty grand was taken b,
q double cfosser In our crowd and
We have taken good care Of him.
the kidnApsrs explained 70 him.
Az matters stood today, poiiol
were investigating with hope Of 70
suits along These several lines.
Negotiations Curtis and Lind.
bersh conducted along tho ssi
coast.
Condon's negotiations, and hi
descriptions Of men with whom M
TALKED during those negotiations.
ItOsner's activities, INCLUDING hil
knowledge Of the exact contents
Of the ransom note. and 0there whit
held that knowledge.
Ths Detroit Purple gane, mem,
'bers ek whom ysre believed y