Evening star., 1932-03-10
Bv tha Associated Press.

had been found within five miles OF this
village or that the child was being
brought in on a train from Chicago were
denied from the Lindbergh home To-Day
In accordance with the procedure es-
tablished by police, the press submitted
a list of questions about the case at D
O'Clock this morning. 1t has been Gus
tomary for police to confer on the ques-
tions about an hour, in some instances
showing them to the Lindberghs. This
morning, however, two of the questions
were answered Immediately.
The first was: Has baby been 1ouno
five miles from Hopewell?"
The police answered mo"
The other question read: 'Is baby
being returned, now on train from Cnl-
cago?" -. :. - r,,,oe
replied.
more consideration.
An hour and a half after the ques-
tions were submitted answers were tele-
phoned out from the Lindbergh mouse
Aside from the two answered earner'
/. Is Col. Lindbergh on the verge OF
nervous collapse?
2. Has the baby been returned'
A. No.
No indication of Late.
3. Is there any indication that the
baby is alive or when it will be re-
turned?
A. This question previously answered.
CThe police answer to this has been
MOI
4. Who is Morris Rosner2 Did he
visit the Lindbergh home yesterday
A. Do not know.
S. Did the Lindberghs have any visi-
tors on the day of the kidnapping and
who were they? Did the servants have
any visitors?
6. Philadelphia police teletype re-
ports New York wants Michael Benmto
and two accomplices, Caoli and Nor
ganelli, for kidnapping and robbery. Is
there any connection with the Lind
bergh case?
A. We do not know, Investigators still
out
7. Do police know if Spitale and Bitz
have been in Chicago and Detroit since
Saturday?
A. We have no knowledge of this.
8. When did Col. Breckenridge return
from New York and did you learn what
his mission there was?
A, No answer.
Three special questions were an
swered by police between the and II
o'clock lists. They were:
@. Have the ashes in the Lindbergh
furnace and basement been examined?
A. It is an oil burner.
@. Did any one in Mercer and Hun
terdon Counties know the Lind
berghs were staying home the week
end before the kidnapping?
A. Probably neighbors.
@. Do the police have any informa-
tion that the kidnapping plot originated
in Vancouver, Canada?
A. No.
Deny Herkimer Probe.
Questions asked and answered at
midnight last night were these:
/. What was the purpose Of the in
vestigation conducted in the vicinity of
Herkimer, N. Y, by New Jersey State
policeman driving car with license
No. IN. j., 1892?
A. No members of this department
conducted an investigation in Herkimer,
N. 1lCSIlSG NO. l. IN. ~, ID 1lOt loouSo
to the State police.
2. Has there been a continuous search
since the kidnapping through the woods,
farms, houses, etc, in the area sur
! rounding the Lindbergh estate, or has
there been at some time lapse in this
search?
A. Search has not been continuous
Previously searched, but now recheck-
ing area.
5. This afternoon at the State house
Col. Schwartzkopf (head of the new
say: THE present condition Of Mrs.
Lindbergh's health is one where we
cannot interfere with the privacy of the
family" Is this a correct quotation?
If not, what was the statement Col
'Schwartzkopf made along this line? If
it is correct, kindly inform us which Of
the two following interpretations is cor
rect: A. That she is feeling the strain
of the events of the past week to such
an extent that the State police do not
wish or feel like burdening her further
with details of the investigation or ques-
tfons pertaining to the investigation. B.
That questions pertaining to Mrs. Lind
bergh's health are included in those
banned for discussion with the press?
A. No answer.
DeLrOlt LINK Cnecke0.
f. Have officials or Col. Lindbergh
! been in communication with Detroit
officials, lawyers, gangsters or their
emissaries from that city? Has Abe
Bernstein, Detroit gang leader, offered
to enter the search for the missing
child? Do police or Col. Lindbergh be-
| lieve it possible that the baby may be
| returned to Col. Lindbergh's mother in
Detroit? Has $4,000 ransom money
been sent there to provide against this
contingency?
A. No knowledge of such action.
5. In view of answers made to vari-
Gus questions during the past two days,
We wish an opinion as to whether police
have completely eliminated Betty Cow
Cthe baby's nursemaid) from any con-
slderation in the case? Can some more
definite statement be made In this con-
nection than the usual investigation
incomplete?
A. No. Not at this time.
6. Is there anything further which
can be divulged concerning the status
OF Henry (Red) Johnson, (suitor OF
Miss Cow being held in Newark?
A. Nothing other than stated this
J morning.
| Z. Has Henry Johnson's handwriting
peen checked against postcard messages
intercepted at Newark South Orange
N. j., and Hartford, Conn?
A. Yes, it is not the same.
Silent on Letter.
| 8. Did Mrs Lindbergh receive a spe-
clal delivery letter posted at Hartford
shortly after Johnson's arrest? If SO
| what did il cOntajno