Evening star., 1932-03-09

Confer for Hour.
Police conferred for more than an
hour on this and other questions sub
lnitted at the same time and then re-
piled to the question about the baby's
alleged return:
I'VE know nothing of this"
Another question as to whether the
baby was now in the Lindbergh or
Morrow homes the police answered
fatty, mo"
Earlier, a rumor that something
would happen at the Morrow home
caused furry Of excitement in EngIe-
wood, but early this afternoon nothing
had materialized there.
Police headquarters at the Lindbergh
estate continued to maintain strictest
secrecy on possible movements Of Col.
Lindbergh or his representatives and
about their own activities.
Henry (Red) johnson, suitor of the
baby's nursemaid, still was held in
communicate at Newark police head
quarters, with authorities refusing to
say If he was submitting voluntarily to
inquisition.
Two Sought at Border.
Police Of Niagara Falls, N. Y, were
seeking j. Norman Beck, dog race pro-
| moter and possible companion named
Archie" at the request Of New Jersey
State police, who wanted to know the
whereabouts Of these men at the time
of the kidnapping.
Archie" the police said, was dis
charged from the employ Of the late
Dwight w. MORROW after serving the
latter in Mexico, and had a record as
smuggler and kidnaper. Buffalo, N.
Y, police Joined in the search and
learned that Beck was last seen there
in the Spring of 1890.
Authorities of West Chester, Pa,
seized upon a possible connection be-
tween the Lindbergh kidnapping and
that of Mrs Nell @. Donnelly, wealthy
Kansas City woman, and sought to
learn if Martin Depew, former Down.
ingtown, Pa, man, was among work.
men once employed TO level of a field
near the Lindbergh home.
Scores Of crank messages filled the
mail of Mrs. Evangeline Lindbergh,
grandmother of the missing baby, at
Detroit. None was considered of i'm
portance. A rumor ripping through
Hopewell to the effect that Col Lind
bergh was preparing to fly to Detroit
returned there was generally discounted.
Mountain Cabins Searched.
Mountain cabins in the Mingo and
Valley Head sections south of Elkins,
w. Va, were subjected to police search
on the strength of a note which said
''the Lindbergh baby is 80 miles south
of Elkins in a cabin. Out Of food"
A man in Cumberland, Md, said the
note was handed to him by the occupant
Of passing auto late yesterday.
Two men, a woman and baby, the
latter clothed In a white Upper suit,
were reported by toll collector on a
bridge that links Perth Amboy, N. j., to
Tottenville, Staten Island, N. Y. to
have crossed in green coupe on the
night of the kidnapping. This caused
police check at Tottenville There was
no explanation for the delay in the
report.
State police continued to deny any
knowledge of the reported appointment
OF Spitale and Bitz, purported under
world characters, as go-betweens for
the return of the child and payment
Of ransom.
Mrs. Lindbergh, mother of the miss
ing baby, was described again as bear
ing up well"
Col. H. Norman Schwartzkopf, chief
Of the State police, agreed this morning
to meet the reporters at 2 o'clock face
to face instead of making them get their
information solely by telephoning ques-
tions to the Lindbergh home.
johnson still was being held ineom.
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