The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-20
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HOPEWELL. N. j., May 20.-State
notice want John Hughes Curtis,
Lindbergh faker TO face Dean n.
Dobson-Peacock, whose Norfolk
church members refer to the police
as "bunglers. traffic cops. and not
very good traffic cops at that.
Colonel H. Norman Schwartzkopt,
commander OF the police, announced
Thursday night that 1T particularly
Is desirable now to confront Mr.
Curtis with Mr.. Peacock
The police want to clear up Ger
tain unexplained details in the con-
fession they say they obtained from
Curtis. among them request Tor a
$4,000 deposit as earnest money.
The Norfolk minister whose name
and reputation were used with that
of Rear Admiral Guy H. Burrage TO
kend c .edence to Curtis fictional
negotiations, has refused to come to
Hopewell. but has offered 70 submit
TO questioning in Norfolk.
Meanwhile the trail Of the actual
kidnapers and murderers of Charles
A. Lindbergh Jr. grew colder.
Curtis Is Fingerprinted
Curtis has been fingerprinted
schwartzkopf announced. but has
not added to his confession an
nounced Tuesday. The colonel said
he was convinced Curtis had MOTH
ing to do with the actual KIDNAPPING
or with payment OF $4,000 by DR.
John +. Condor (JafSie) TO the al
legged kidnapers.
Condor. in the meantime. is SUI
fering from the effects OF his strenu-
Gus activity. He is 70. Thursday
n was announced he would rest for
a few DAYS before resuming his ex-
animation Of rogues gallery photo
graphs.
But ne didn't rest. The aged col
leqe instructor visited West Point "a
look over some records there. he
made several visits to Bronx police
headquarters; and he took time ouf
TO explain that Mary G. Ford
questioned by police in another mat
ter. was one Of many who tried to
borrow money from him. after his
name had been mentioned in the
Lindbergh Investigations.
Jafsie Before Grand Jury
Mrs. Ford is a school teacher. IS
wears old. with l9-year-old
daughter. She was involved in a
suit resulting from loan and iudg-
ments previously rendered against
her salary. A telephone call t
Condor. traced to her. resulted In
vague rumors that she was involved
An the Jafsie negotiations.
Henry CRed) johnson, sweetheart
of the Lindbergh nurse. Betty Cow
paid a surprise visit at Newark po-
lice headquarters Thursday in CON-
panv with a man helping him In
publication Of a book describing hi:
experiences. He is held by federal
authorities as an alien Illegally In
this country.
kidnapping Is Re-Enacted
And at Englewood. the home o.
Mrs. Lindbergh'S family. and TIT
home Of Henry johnson, a hote
keeper declared a guest registered
with her a few days before the kid.
naping. March /, reSembled the pic.
lures and descriptions OF HarrI
Fleischer. Detroit gangster sough
by the Investigators.
The chief Of police at EnglewooS
vouched for the accuracy of he
memory, which he said had helpeC
him in Identification of many suS
poets in other cases.
Colonel Lindbergh himself led {
group in re-enacting the kidnapping
as they believed the crime was com.
uaitted. Colonel Henry c. Bre.kin.
ridge. detectives and police assisted
him.
The purpose was 70 attempt L
determine the exact course of thu
kidnapers. their manner Of pro-
cedure and their manner of think.
ing. something that has not beer
done since the crime. March
schwartzkopf announced also that
letter from Buffalo. n. Y. tell.
ING where the baby might be found
had been discarded as from Z
crank.