The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-11
Jersey State Police
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Some Of the questions, news
papermen admitted, seemed to
have little basis for the asking.
However, they pointed out here to-
day, the questions were the result
Of q lack Of complete frankness on
the part of police, necessary or
not, and most of them were ques-
lions asked by the public as re-
suit Of day to day developments in
the investigation.
Soon after the kidnapping, Colonel
Lindbergh took charge Of private
Investigations as some disagree
ment among polcie forces working
in the case became apparent. state
police, however, have been In con-
troll Of routine Investigations, and
of the urea about the Lindbergh
estate.
The presence of. so many police
and newspapermen near the estate
has been criticized in some quar-
tiers as likely to brighten" kidnap-
ers attempting to return the child.
Police forces have been returned
recently. The state police also
have been criticized for directing
the investigation when It Ia princi-
pally a traffic control group, and
| not QcteCtlVt beTNlCSs
Colonel Schwartzkopf's statement
said:
"The QUESTIONABLE forwarded to
me Is 80 involved In commentary
that 1t would require several hours
to contemplate answering It. The
| answering OF these questions takes
time that really belongs to the adj
! yancement of the work. The police
authorities have the work and the
case as their uppermost RESPONSE
bility.
1--WE regret the attempt that has
been made to dictate to the police
and the disregard to our earnest
efforts to cooperate with the press.
The time required to answer these
questions is Interfering with our
| work. Therefore we will discon-
| tinue the answering of questions.
I'm place thereof two bulletins
will be issued daily from Hopewell,
one at IL a. m. and one at 10 p. m.
In addition you have our assur-
ance that the moment anything
definite develops we will issue a
| bulletin so that you may have
prompt and authoritative informa-
tion."
Among the questions which
brought forward the complete GEN.
sorship edict were:
AS being one Of the three
| main possibilities explaining the
kidnapping and in view of many
contradictory answers, We would
like definite information as to the
search conducted by state police in
the immediate vicinity of the Lind
bergh home. We consider these
| especially important in the light of
| the possibility that the baby might
| have been abandoned at any hour
since the kidnapping and might now
| be alive in some remote spot in
/ the wilderness, abandoned as the
| result of the fright of the kidnap-
ers.
PIT is our information that
| there are several thousand acres
Z; of wild and wooded land surround
! ing the Lindbergh home. A check
up by reporters Thursday indicated
some homes within a short walk
ing distance of the estate have not
yet been visited by police.
1t has been frequently reported
that the word gut" meaning
good appeared In the original
/ ransom note. have police
paid any special attention 10 an
investigation OF persons OF German
extraction in the nearby commun'
ity?
There Is some misunderstanding
as to Johnson's nationality. Can
you straighten US out?
In answer 70 previous question
you told US Betty Cow had moi
been out OF the Lindbergh house
nc anytime on the week end prior
10 the kidnapping. II IL our under.
standing that she had q date with
johnson on Sunday and Monday
nights VIII you kindly clear ~
this seeming discrepancy
In order 10 set aside speculation
Indirectly IN other countries; and