Evening star., 1932-05-13
OFFICIAL BULLETINS
TELL TRAGIC STORY
Gov. Moore Makes First An.
nouncement of Gruesome
Discovery.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TRENTON, May 13.-T have sad
news for you. The Lindbergh baby
has been found dead"
In these words Gov. A. Harry Moore
Of New Jersey told an Associated Press
reporter the first news of the tragic
ending of the Lindbergh baby hunt.
An hour later the official police an
nouncement was made at the Lindbergh
estate by Col. H. Norman Schwarzkopf,
head of the New Jersey State Police.
Later Col. Schwarzkopf issued addition
al statements, definitely identifying the
body as that Of the missing. infant and
announcing that group of persons
was under suspicion.
Official Announcements.
Following are the official announce
ments:
The first bulletin:
We have to announce apparently
the body Of the Lindbergh baby was
found at 3:15 pm. (Thursday). Will
liam Allen, a Negro, was riding from
Mount Rose, N. j., to Hopewell with
Orville Wilsop on truckload of timber
They stopped the truck near woods.
He, Allen, went into the woods on the
Mount Rose Hill in Mount Rose, N. j.
Going under bush he lowered his head
do IlC IdASSu d DIdIlCIl llG saw d
skeleton on the ground and persons S
foot.
He called back to Mr. Wilson. Mr.
Wilson ran into the woods, saw what
1t was and decided to go to Hopewell to
get police. They notified Chief Wolf of
the Hopeweli police, who notified these
headquarters. Inspector Walsh of Jer-
sey City, Sergt. Moffett of the Newark
police Lieut.. Keaton Of the New Jersey
State police and a number of other de-
tectives Immediately went to the scene.
They reported finding the body of
o child estimated to be between 112
and q years old in a bad state of de-
composition. having blonde hair and
wearing what appeared to be an under
shirt and . flannel band around the
Clothing Compared.
mot satisfied with this as identifi-
cation the men sent back to Hopewell to
the Lindbergh estate to get samples of
the undershirt the baby wore and of the
nannei shirt the baby had on the night
OF the KIDNAPPING March -. This fan
mel shirt had an embroidered collar on
1t. These articles were taken back to
the scene and were compared with the
clothing found on the body and were
matched closely enough to afford an
Identification of the body as that of
the Lindbergh baby.
The statement Of William Allen and
Orville Wilson says that the body was
pretty well concealed by leaves, dirt
and brush
The skull had hole in it about the
size OF 25-cent piece above the fore
mead There apparently had been an
attempt to bury the body face down
ward. It was in a bad state of decom,
position. Mercer County coroner and
the county physician were Immediately
called The physician is DR.. Charles
II. Mitchell. The coroner is walter
Swayze, both of Trenton.
Inc body was found about rs Yards
on the road in woods"
Police Declared Handicapped.
; The second bulletin:
As long as there was a possibility of
tne baby being alive the police have
oeen active with certain amount of
suppressed activity in order not to in
result In the safe return of the babv
Now that the body of the babv has
oeen found every possible effort viii be
9seo ana an men necessary will imme-
oiateIy exercise every possible effort tn
accomplish the arrest of the kidnanere
ano murderers. We have had under
suspicion group, of persons Suspected
oI pelng the kidnapers, and immediate
sseeps VIII De taken and are being taken
70 accomplish their arrest.
Emergency telephone lines for this
care are lying on the ground whsrs
tney were placed by Telephone noey
found" VAC Oooy was
The third bulletin:
a. preliminary telephone report from
sne county physician indicates that =
number OF positively Identifying char
scter1stics have been discovered in the
Dooy which would identity it as being
tne pody OF the Lindbergh baby. Betty
Gov Une baby's Ilursemaid) has posi-
tlveiy loentified the garments found on
the Lndbergh baby was clothed on the
night OF the kidnapping. The sleeping
SUIT was not on the baby, but the two
snrts on the body have been positively
1dentifled by Betty Cow. Miss Morrow
ana Mrs. Lindbergh were at the Hone
well home when it became known that
the baby found was the Lindbergh baby.
Col. Lindbergh Notified.
'Col. Lindbergh was immediately
communicated with and is on his way
to Hopeweil now. wy
The body was found on the left
lsouthwest) side Of the road going from
Mount Rose to Hopewell. More than 90
additional troopers were immediately
ordered to duty upon the discovery of
the facts which have come to life. Ad-
ditional men are being detailed also.
Information concerning the gang re-
ferred to Is now being checked and
such parts OF this as will not interfere
with the apprehension of the gang will
be revealed in q later bulletin"
The fourth bulletin of the night told
OF the Identification Of the body by
Betty Cow, the Lindbergh nurse, Of the
investigations at the scene of the crime
and Of the imminent questioning of two
men who have figured prominently in
the case.