Evening star., 1932-03-08
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TRENTON, N. j., March s-Belov
are given all new facts in the Lindbergf
case as obtained by formal questioning
of police since yesterday afternoon.
At o'clock last night press con-
ference with Maj. Charles A. Schoeffe
resulted in the following questions anc
answers:
l. What are the latest developments
A. -Four detective details have re-
ported back no new developments.
2. What IS the status of Henry John.
son at this hour? Is he still being queS-
toned or has he been released? Where
| is he?
| A. Detectives sent to check on John
son have not returned. Until ther
johnson will not be released He is helc
by Newark police.
g. Col. Schwarzkopf states that the
kidnapping could not have occurred be-
fore pm. last Tuesday. How is this
hour so definitely established, and by
whom was the baby seen at that hour
A. Miss Cow went into the baby'S
room about 8 pm.
f. When Miss Cow discovered the
abduction of the child, were the win
dowS open or closed? Were the shut
tiers opened or closed? Were any marks
found on the windowsill or the windows
indicating that the window was forced? |?
A. The south side was open; two win
dows, one east side, were closed but un-
locked. Shutters were closed and locked
except one, which could not be locked
That was the one entered. No marks
were found on windowsill, nor signs
window was forced.
Two Sets of Footprints.
5. How many sets of footprints were
there near the ladder marks under the
window which were made by the KID
napers and were any OF them made by
woman's shoe?
A. Two sets, apparently mems shoes
6. Who were the known persons in
the Lindbergh home between the hours
of pm. and 10 pm. last Tuesday?
A, Members of the family and serV-
ants.
7. One Of the news services has just
released a copyrighted story that on
Sunday Col Lindbergh received two
letters from the kidnapers and that
police know these letters are authen--
| tic, because of the handwriting and
| type of paper used. AS matter OF m
| formation, please answer whether thls
story is correct so we can inform our
editors, who are demanding eXplana-
| tions.
A. We have no knowledge Of this.
8. Have the police any clues or rea-
sons which would lead them to suspect
the kidnapers are psychopathic or men
tally deranged?
A. No
8. Lieut. William ]. Cusack OF the
Chicago police, who attended the Gov,
ernor'S Office last Saturday, has stated
that police have six suspects in nina
and that the names of two of them, one
woman and the other a man, are
known. Can you verify this?
A. This is untrue.
10. Has the examination of parole
lists of aSylums for insane and nervous
diseases resulted in any clues?
A. No.
Midnight Conference.
At the midnight conference the fol-
lowing questions were submitted:
l. What are the latest developments
in the investigation?
A. Two more details have returned,
reporting nothing of importance.
2. What is the status or Henry john
son? Has he been released? While he
was being questioned IN Newark was
he identified by Jas Disteny as having
been seen in a cafe on the Boston Post
Road the night of the kidnapping?
A. Holding at Newark and checking
his story. Our inves .igators have not
returned from this investigation and we
have no report Of any Identification.
8. What were Betty Cows exact
words when she notified Col. and Mrs.
Lindbergh Of the baby's abduction and
where were Col. and Mrs. Lindbergh
when she told them
A. Those words were said in excite
ment and the exact words are not really
known.
4. Who was the first person to give
the alarm to police and where was 1t re-
ceived and by whom?
No answer
5. Was there a telephone call from
Councilman Harry j. Trainer of Phila-
delphia received either by the Ling
bergh family or police this afternoon or
tonight and what was the message?
A. Yes, 1t was concerning a child in
| Philadelphia, investigators were imme-
diately sent to identify the child. Upon
comparison with child, photographs,
etc, the child was eliminated from
further consideration in this case.
LaQoer was Broken.
6. Have the kidnapers demanded any
| specified sum for the safe return of the
child
No answer.
7. Has it been definitely established
that the ladder used in the kidnapping
was brought to the Lindbergh home for
that purpose; If not, had the ladder
been previously used at the Lindbergh
home?
A. The ladder had never been seen al
Col. Lindbergh's home before
8. Has the ladder been tested to see
wheter it will support the weight of q
| 150-pound man? If not, will the State
police test it? Was the ladder broken
when found?
A. Yes, and supported an average
man. The answer to the latter part OF
the question is yes.
8. Has the investigation uncovered
anything that would indicate a servant
an employe or member of the house
hold aided directly or indirectly in the
kidnapping
No answer.
10. What does the Investigation show
as to how the hdnapers made their es-
cape?
A. Escape started on foot.