The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-05-16
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Request Treasury
To Maintain Watch
For Ransom Money

the eastern seaboard for the schooner
used by the purported kidnapers in
their negotiations. Capt. Randolph
Ridgely, commander of the coast
guard in the New York area, said in
New York that the identity of the
schooner was known and it had been
in New York waters within the past
two weeks.
DR.. Condor spent some time
lery, in an effort to identify tn man
to whom he paid the money. though
whether he did was not disclosed.
II would know that man anywhere
among thousand" DR.. Condor
said Monday.
The woman who may be with the
men. police said. is she who acted as
messenger for the kidnapers on al
least two occasions.
Authorities have learned DR.. Con-
don's zeal in seeking the baby's return
was not counterbalanced by corre-
spending caution in guarding certain
vital identifying signs. The unique
sign of the circles, the signature on
the ransom note left in the Lindbergil
nursery the night Of the kidnapping
and which was to prove the anthem
ITCHY of subsequent notes from tn.
kidnapers, was made known by DR.
Condor. police learned. to at least
three persons and perhaps more
These persons, including two business
men. are to be questioned by the
Bronx district attorney. interested III
the circumstance that the $4,000
ransom hoax was executed In his
jurisdiction.
Rosner Knew Sign
Others also knew the peculiar ma
ture Of the circle signature. One OF
these was Morris Rosner. undercover
man called into the case by the Lind
berghs early in March. Salvy Spitale
and Irving Bitz, two men with gang
connections, also knew about the sig
nature.
Despite the wide extent Of the po-
lice operations on sea and land and
with federal, state and city agencies
combining in the murder hunt, no ar
rests had been made Monday.
John Hughes Curtis, the Norfolk
Va, intermediary was still cooperat-
ing with state police. There were
some indications the group which he
and two Norfolk associates engaged in
ransom negotiations was the same to
which DR.. Condor paid the $4,000
ransom.
There was no positive information
on this point, however. The descrip-
lions of the men as given by Curtis
and Condor were too general, police
said.
The widest rumors kept police
headquarters at Trenton aggravated
Sunday night. One rumor said 9
servant in the Lindbergh household
had committed suicide. Another in
volved sinister implications concern
ing a person not previously mention
ed; and third pointed finger at
person who does not even exist
These rumors persisted, coming from
many parts Of the country. All were
denied.
The health Of the Lindbcrghs wa!
reported. as good, despite the strair
under which they have been placed
The couple Is remaining for the tint
being at least at the Sourland seen:
Of their tragedy, lending full aid tt
police, who have reestablished them
selves on the estate.
A cavalcade Of the curious Sunday
clogged the road leading past tn
wooded spot where the baby's body
was found. Morbid eyes peered from
motorcars In unending procession &c;
q glimpse Of the damp earth IN which
for more than two months the body
had lain, unbound.
AS motors purred in long line ant
horns honked impatiently. 500 nttl'
children Of at. Michael's orphane'
knelt in prayer, beseeching sympath.
and solace to Col. and Mrs. Land
bergh. It was on land owned by st
NGichaels orphange that the baby
body was found.
BETTY Cow. LINDDERGH
NURSE, Is ALIVE AND WELL
Hopewell. N. j., May i6.-tR-Bet