Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-03
INSIDE JOB IS
THEORY HELD IN
LINDBERGH CASE
BY JACK CUDDY
United Press Staff Correspondent

HOPEWELL. N. !. March s.
An inside job" that is. one engi-
neered by persons with close
knowledge of family habits and
customs, was credited by many to-
day, including Mrs. Dwight Nor
row. grandmother of the kidnapped
Charles A. Lingbergh, jr, with re-
SponSibility for the child'S seizure.
1t developed that the Lind
berghS have been week-ending only
recently at their Sourland mount
ain estate. and that they were at
the place Tuesday contrary to
custom. This. it was felt, must
have been known to the persons
who did the kidnapping.
How could they have known
the LindberghS were staying at
their place on Tuesday night when
they had not done so before?" Mrs.
Morrow asked significantly today.
It was an entirely curious chain
of unfortunate circumstances and
careful plotting which brought
about the abduction of the fair
haired, blue-eyed son of Colonel
and Mrs. Lindbergh. The childs
own illness played a part in the
braZen crime.
Since their new home has been
built up in the faStness of Sour
land mountains, the Linoberghs
have made a habit OF spending the
weekend there and the remainder
of the week with Mrs. Morrow at
the Morrow homestead at Engle-
wood. This week the Lindberghs
went to their home and their
Child's cold necessitated their re-
naming there longer than had
been planned.
1t was the first time they had
not returned to Mrs. Morrow's
home.
A check-up of present and re-
cent employees made yesterday by
state police was said by the au-
thorities to have cleared that
group of any suspicion.
Tuesday evening, Lindbergh was
scheduled to attend a meeting of
the New York University Alumni
association in New York. He failed,
through a confusion in dates, but
nevertheless on Monday evening
someone telephoned Col. Henry
Breckenridge, Lindbergh's attorney,
and asked whether Lindbergh
planned to attend the alumni din
ner. The answer was affirmative.
Thought Lindbergh Away
That could mean Lindbergh was
not to be at home and that Mrs.
the child and the SER
wants would be alone in the big
stone house near here.
Investigators going over the
yesterday and today found
further subStantiation that kidnap-
ers knew the workings of the house
hold and property well. They knew
exactly which room was the nurs-
cry.
Deep mudholes surrounded the
place as the property has not been
Handicapped. These mud holes were
left by workers who rebuilt the
stone mansion. The kidnapers were
evidently so familiar with the prop
erty that as they rushed away with
their precious burden, they follow
ed a circuitous trail, carefully
avoiding each of these mudholes.
AS far as the footprints of the kid
napers could be followed, there was
shown the greatest familiarity on
the part of the abductors with the
layout of the grounds.
Many persons could have been
familiar with the movements Of
the family and the layout of the
grounds. There had been many
aiding construction.
Members of the family today
wereg rief stricken at the thought
the customary routine of the fam
lily had been broken, thereby
bringing about the abduction of the
child.
"Oh, if we had only gone to
mothers" Mrs. Lindbergh was
quoted as saying.