The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-04
Mercy Plea to AbductorS Is
Voiced in Letter of
Filler and Wife.
RANSOM MONEY READY
$4,000 in Small Bills Is
Ready for Payment, and
Without Penalty.
BY BATUS RANEY
United Press Staff Correspondent

ELL, N. J., MdfC1
4.-Colonel and Mrs. Charles
A. Lindbergh made a heart
broken appeal today to the
kidnapers Of their child in a
public letter announcing that
they will make any conces-
sions demanded for the return
of their baby. The letter was
signed by Anne and Charles
Lindbergh.
Fifty thousand dollars in small
bills, as demanded by k~idnapers, is
wrapped up and in safe keeping at
Newark-ready for instant delivery,
once the abductors communicate in
a definite, positive way with the
Lindberghs.
The United Press was authorized
today by the Lindbergh family to
state that they have no "clews,"
that they are not closing in on any
suspect, and that their one aim is
to treat with the kidnapers in order
to get their baby back.
With such a contact established,
they will pay the money for the
return of their child.
Money Ready to Pay
The money, s~equestered at
Newark, can be delivered on the
shortest notice.
If kidnapers appoint a rendezvous
near the Lindbergh estate, the
money will be flown by plane from
Newark to the Lindbergh estate.
and dropped to the Lindberghs.
They can then proceed to deliver it
by car.
Or if the appointment is for the
Newark area, it can be delivered
quickly by automobile from there.
The appeal came after more than
sixty hours of torture.
The Lindberghs previously had
permitted the b~roadcaSting of an
appeal by air and in the press dur
ing the night, but today'S fervent
plea was the first over their sigma
tureS-a notice to the kidnapers
that they can be safe and trust in
the Lindberghs.
Their confidence plainly was
sought and the Lindberghs want
this confidence to grow to the point
where they will surrender blue-eyed
Charles, and take their pay.
Kidnapers Frightened OFF
The appeal today was telephoned
from the Lindbergh residence to the
Office of Governor A. Harry Moore
at Trenton, and released to the press
Immediately at the request of the
Lindberghs.
1t was said unofhcially at the
statehouse that Colonel L%indbergh
has insisted throughout that the
contents of the original ransom
note, left in the baby'S crib be kept
secret because he has wanted to
deal with the kidnapers.
1t also was said that the original
note contained definite instructions
regarding the ransom payment, that
Colonel Lindbergh made every eff
fort to live up to the stipulations
contained in it, but that the kid
napers YER frightened off by the
hue and cry that arose after the
baby's disappearance was discov-
cred.
Make ChiId's Return Easy
Colonel Lindbergh's every effort
has been directed to making it easy
for the abductors to come forward,
secretly, with their proposals and
the child.
His first big move, designed to
help consurnmate the return of
blue-eyed and fair-haired baby
Charles, was undertaken Wednes-
day when he appealed to the press
to move its legions back from the
estate.
The forces moved back and,
through the night, all press stray
glers were cleared away and the
corps based at Hopewell on the main
road-about ten miles frora the es-
tate.
This cleared the pathways, if an