Seward daily gateway., 1932-05-18
CURTIS CONFESSION
 IS NOT BEING TAKEN
 SERIOUSLY, OFFICERS
DIR. CONDON STATES HE WILL CONTINUE TO RELY ON
 CURTIS

NEW YORK, May 18. Despite John H. Curtis confession that he had not made any contact with persons connected with the Lind bergh baby abduction and staying as he had made public for the last several weeks, the police are check ing up on every point of his state ments. They are doing this to de- termine whether he is telling the truth, trying to conceal something or whether he is crank
 Colonel Schwartzkopf said that early in the case certain discrep- ancies had been noted in the Cur tis activities but he said that the police department on ti nued to play ball' with him to be on the safe side. Curtis, in making his confession, said that he had not been himself for over eight months and he asked Lindbergh's forgive ness for his wife and childrens. ness for his wife's and children's sake. He said he had worried over financial matters.
 CAREFULLY PREPARED
 The suspicion of Governor Moore and o ther officials was aroused somewhat when they noted that when Curtis made his confession that he spoke from manuscript copy rather than from a memoran- dunn form. All of this indicated Curtis's confession h a d carefully been prepared in advance by him. self and perhaps others.
 Coast Guard officials at Wash ington indicated that Curtis con- fession did not come entirely as a surprise to them either and they also said that they cooperated with him so that they could be on the safe side.
 Dr. John Condon, the "Jafsie" in the negotiations, who after viewing a rogue's gallery of police photos indicated that some surprises might happen. He also said that Curtis confession was not a surprise to him. He also said that he would continue to rely on Curtis although the latter had been responsible for breaking some of his own negotia- tions. CondOn indicated that the person whom he paid Lindy's $5O,- GOO ransom money was a Scandin- avian appearing person. Condon said that the other persons whom he associated with the ransom de- manders were four men and a wo- man. Curtis also said that the per sons with whom he dealth includ- ed five men and a woman.
 STILL HAS FAITH
 At Norfolk, Va, Rev. Harold Dod- Son-Peacock, dean of the Christ Church, when informed Tuesday of the confession of Curtis that he had perpetrated one of the great est hoaxes in history in connection the Lindbergh kidnapping said he "stlll has faith in John Hughes Curtis" The Dean was associated with Curtis while the latter con- ducted negotia tions which he now admits were only imaginative. q shall say nothing regarding my part in Johns negotiations until he comes back here"
 The Brooklyn Eagle carried a story Tuesday wherein it said that Colonel Lindbergh had told an in- termediary that he was broke and that he was forced to borrow one half of the money which he paid out as ransom to the alleged ab- ductors of his infant son.
 The police are still attempting to trace down the persons who re- celved the ransom money as this seems to be their best, if not the only clue to work on.
 IS GOING NUTS"
 A man who said he was afraid he would go nuts" unless he con- fessed. He told New York police that the Lindbergh baby was killed when he fell from the arms of one of the kidnapers.
 The man, Frank Parzych, was arrested Monday night on charge
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