The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-05-20
'JAFS|E' RELATES
STORY OF PAYMENT
TO JURY MEMBERS
Appears as Witness Before
Bronx Body Investigating
Lindbergh Case

NeW 1OTk. May IU.-H)-JOnn r
Condor, aged Bronx educator who
acted under the name of Jafsie as ne
gotiator for return of the Lindbergh
baby. told the Bronx grand Jury Fri
day how he handed $4,000 through q
hedge to one of the supposed
kidnapers of the murdered child.
He was the first witness called when
the grand jury resumed its investiga-
ton today of the ransom payment.
Attendants said Col. Charles A.
Lindbergh was not expected to ap-
pear. He was sitting in an automo-
bile nearby when DR.. Condor made
the ransom payment.
DR.. Condor has completed his in
spection of the rouges galleries IN New
York City and Westchester county.
N. Y. He will be taken next to tn.
large rogues galleries Of New Jersey,
including these In Newark. Jersey
City and the state Identification bu-
reau and also to the gallery in Phila-
delphia.
Meanwhile search for the kidnapers
Of Charles Augustus Lindbergh. Jr..
was brought back to where 1t started
80 days ago-to the foot of the crude,
homemade ladder resting against
the window-sill of the looted nursery.
Under personal direction Of Col.
Lindbergh, the search was renewed
from the very beginning Thursday
when a detective with a bundle in his
arms to represent the baby climbed
out of the nursery window and took
the trail Of footsteps the father found
on the night of March when he
rushed out in search Of the abductors
of his first-borp.
While the movements Of Col. Lind
bergh and a group Of detectives and
state police were a reenactment Of the
first search. there was a vast differ
ence. On the original trip over the
ground the searchers were spurred by
the hope the child would be recovered
and restored safely to his parents
arm. That hope went out a week ago
when the body of the baby was found
under a covering of leaves less than
five miles from the Lindbergh home.
The trip over the same ground
Thursday was made in the hope that
some hitherto overlooked clue might
be found that would lead to the iden-
LITIGATION and capture Of the kid
naper-murderers.
Follows Old Trail
From the foot of the ladder Colonel
Lindbergh led the party along the
trail which had been followed for two
miles from the house the day after
the kidnapping. The beds Of two small
streams which traverse the Lindbergh
estate were carefully examined on the
possibility that the kidnapers might
have followed them to destroy any
scent that could have been picked u,
| by dogs.
Concentration on an attempt to
pick no the long cold trail of the kid
| napers left other phases Of the case
in allegiance for the time being.
Investigation Of the activities OF
| John H. Curtis. Norfolk, Va, boat
builder who Is in the Hunterdon
county jail after confessing that his
negotiations" with representatives
of the kidnapers where a fabrication
was virtually at standstill.
! Defend Churchman
In Norfolk. vestrymen and parish
oners of the Rev. H. Dobson- Peacock
rector of Christ Episcopal church
who was assoc lated With Curtis In hi;
pretended efforts to recover the baby
defended the minister In his refusal
to come to New Jersey % confront
Curtis
Robert H. Hughes. Jr.. registrar oil
the Rev. Dobscn- Peacock's church. l.:
written statement. attacked the
New Jersey state police for "gratui'
tous innuendoes.' and invited them t.:
send a representative to Norfolk 4
they wished to question the pastor.
New Jersey prosecuting officials
have indicated some doubt as to theil
ability to convict Curtis OF the charg"
of giving false information In thu
case unless they have the testimony Of
mr.. Dobson- Peacock. Curtis Is In jai
| in default of $4,000 BAIL
The district attorney In Kings
county. Brooklyn. Thursday question
ed Mrs. Mary G. Ford, public schoo
teacher. regarding communication
she had with Condor several week.
ago. She told the prosecutor she hae
been in financia: difficulties and ha
applied to Condor for $500, which
had been refused.