Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-03-04
LINDDERGH PLEADS
FOR BABY'S RETURN
Promises to Do No Harm to
Those Who Bring Back
His Child.
Continued From First Page.)

yet the essence Of the situation early
today. as epitomised by the authori-
ties, was:
I'VE do not know Yho kidnapped
Charles Augustus Lindb&gh, jr, from
his crib Tuesday night.
I'VE have no knowledge Of his pres
ent whereabouts.
we do not know even if he be alive
or dead
And There has been no offer of the
baby's return made to Col. or Mrs.
Lindbergh."
Those we're the essential facts. Be-
hind the negative announcements.
however. were elaborate maneuverlngS
by the multitudinous forces Of law seek
ing solution of the most astonishing
abduction America ever has known.
Mystery Call Received.
State police revealed this morning
that an anonymous telephone call to
the Lindbergh home shortly after mid
night this morning asked whether i'm
munity would be granted to the kid
napers of the Lindbergh baby.
The call was disclosed by Capt. J. j..
Lamb of the New Jersey State police,
stationed at the Lindbergh home. in q
telephone interview through Lieut..
Corklin Of the State police.
The police intercepted the call and
Immediately made an effort to trace its
source.
The early morning telephone call was
the second message reported received
by telephone at the Lindbergh home
asking for immunity. A man named
Ernest Nedino of Long Branch. who
was reported to have made the previous
call was questioned by police and re-.
leased.
Search Turns to West.
The investigatorial arms extended
even into the Midwest-to Detroit, to
Chicago and to another Midwestern
point the name Of which was not re-
vealed, but which Newark police who
were running down this particular
clue) looked upon as of major impor-
lance.
There were unexplained phone con-
versations between the investigators
here and police officials in numerous
cities. Some, it was learned, con-
involved clues that might lead directly
to the missing child himself.
Most significant of the stalemate in
which the searchers for the 20-month-
old child found themselves was the
Nationwide appeal broadcast last night
by direct authorization of the trans
atlantic flyer himself. 1t said:
Col. and Mrs. Lindbergh not only
wish, but hope, that whoever is in
possession Of the child will make every
effort to communicate with them"
Nothing From Abductors.
This, by inference, testified that al
though 48 hours had passed since the
1fttlo 7 ir16hpro11 lifted bic
crib at the lonesome estate of his
parents, it was apparent to officers
that the kidnaperS were concentrating
at present on making safe their hide
away before entering into negotiations
for ransom.
There have been numerous notes that
pretended to be from the kidnapers.
Only one, however. is regarded as
genuine. That is the note found on
the sill Of the nursery window through
which the child was taken. The con-
tents of this note have been carefully
guarded. 1t is not even certain that
the mote made a demand for ransom
although the inference that it asked
for ransom has been given by persons
close in the colonel's confidence
Whatever the note may have said, it
apparently failed to outline what steps
would be necessary 70 open negotia-
SAOAAo 4OA Vic ana LOT
payment of the ransom-generally
understood to be $4,000.
Asreport last night that a second and
thirn note received by the Lindberghs
were signed by three pin points in A
triangle was denied at the Office of Gov.
Harry Moore at Trenton, where deyel-
opnlents are officially communicated to
small army OF newsmen. The pin
point signature was said to have been
employed on the original note.
Willing to Meet Terms.
Suggestions that the police cease the
hunt, and that thus the kidnapers
might deal with the Lindberghs With
out fear of arrest were immediately
turned down by the flyer. He said he
wanted the police search to continue
and he expressed satisfaction with the
manner in which it has been conducted
AT the same time, Col. Lindbergh is
anxious to treat directly with the kid
napers and has indicated willingness
TO meet their ransom demands anc
their terms for the baby's return.
There again was little sleeping by tho
worried parents last night, their thirc
since the baby was stolen. Both Col
and Mrs. Lindbergh, however, have
maintained outward calm, though eacf
reveals the strain under, which they
now are living.
Some of the voluminous mail ha.
been OF threatening nature limiting
IN one case that Mrs. Lindbergh-thf
former Anne Morrow-Would be killed
and that the flyer, too, was marked fol
death. Neither the Lindberghs nor the
police gave these threats any seriou:
thought.
There was one note which said "tht
baby will die" There were others quite
obviously the work Of cranks or crook,
seeking money.
Other notes sought to suggest solu.
ton OF the kidnapping At least two
gave street addreSses@in cities widely
eparated-Where, the writer's said the
baby was being held captive Investi.
CATION proved these tips erroneous.
No Definite Theory.
So far as they had committed them
selves for publication, the investigating
officers had formulated no DEFINITE
theory either as TO the identity of the
lldnapers or the general location OF
the place in which the baby is being
held
Telephone communication with De.
trolt last night, though not discussed
with newspaper men by police al
either end Of the line, was concerned
with the activities and present where
abouts of one "Scotty" Cow, reputedly
member Of the infamous Purple
gang" of hoodlums in the Michigan
city. The fact was noted that the
name is the same as that of the nurse
in charge Of baby Lindbergh Police
said this was merely a coincidence
Another clue that interested officers
had to do with Mary Rogers" with
a Jersey City address, whose activities
in Evanston, H., in 1880 led to the be-
lief she might have some knowledge Of
the present case. The Rogers woman
sought to adopt an infant from ar
Evanston hospital in that year for the
purpose, police said they later learned
of using it in kidnap plot. The plan
as police interpreted IL, vas to estab-
lish herself as having the child so thai