The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-04-11
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subsequent notes received were
identified by this means and at
the time that the ransom was paid
over, the kidnapers used this same
means to positively identify them
selves as the ones who had carried
off the baby.
"This Is the only means by which
Colonel Lindbergh can know for
fact that he is dealing with the
kidnapers. 1t has been withheld
and will be withheld by Colonel
Lindbergh for future identification.
at must be remembered that
the baby has not been returned
and it has been and still is the
policy of the police authorities
that the primary motive Is to ac-
complish the return Of the baby
and all efforts are and will be bent
in this direction"
This statement set at rest varf-
Gus conflicting rumors as to how
the aviator was able to identify the
men to whom he paid the ransom
money, 1t also set at rest reports
that piece of the clothing in
which the child disappeared had
been shown to the colonel that he
might be sure the men he dealt
with had his son.
Every effort to learn something
Of the identity of the unnamed
suspect taken by the police failed.
Captain Richard Oliver, of the con-
f1dential squad, responsible only to
Police Commissioner Edward p.
Mulrooney of New York made this
statement:
On - @,.k ko h,,
me on this matter. have been
told that the Lindbergh baby's
life may depend on secrecy being
maintained concerning the man In
question:
1t was learned. however, that
the man was taken into custody
Friday night. He was questioned
and turned over to Inspector
Harry Walsh of the Jersey City
police, who escorted him to Hope
well, where he remains under
questioning by Colonel HI. Norman
Schwartzkopf of the New Jersey
state police.
"His alibi," Colonel Schwartz
kopf stated in bulletin, lis being
investigated.
IAN informant definitely con-
uGClcu HUI Will LIlc anu tIllS
is one of the lines of the tnvesti-
cation referred to in the earlier
bulletins which we would not dis
close at the time. This investiga-
ton caused very considerable
Sommerville, Long Branch, Allan
tic Highlands, Philadelphia. Platts-
burg, Staten Island, New York
I'll
City, and number of farms in
rural New Jersey.
1.-THE man finally was appre-
in New York city, and was inter-
now being checked and in a day or
two further details can be given
as to the findings"
1t was recalled that Abraham
Wagner, New York gangster and
aid of Harry Fleischer. the Detroit
Purple gang member, lived with
Wagner and Fleischer have been
sought for questioning. it was con-
sidered possible by observers that
the NOTED character" might be
Wagner.
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Lindbergh home on Sourland
Mountain during the night. More
than dozen automobiles were
was brilliantly lighted.
OF the many visitors, John
Greir Hibben, president of Prince
ton university, was Identified as
one. He arrived in a taxicab with
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stay he returned to his home in
Princeton, refusing to discuss the
business which took him to the
Lindbergh home.
The latest of several unverified
reports and theories was that the
kidnapers had telephoned Lind
bergh that they wanted a new deal.
in which they would return the
currency If the colonel would pay
them in gold coin. This would in
dictate the kidnapers feared that
the u. s. treasury's broadcast of
ransom currency serial numbers
had endangered their safety.
Meanwhile the "Jafsie" negotia-
tor, continued efforts to establish
contact with the men he had been
dealing with as the kidnapers. A
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the same message that has been
printed for several days. 1t reads:
what is wrong? Have you
crossed me? Please, better direc-
tions. Jafsie."
The three Norfolk men negotiat-
ing for the return of the baby ex-
pressed confidence in their lead.
Rev III. Dobson-Peacock indicated
last night he expected big develop
ments within the next few days
The minister said that John
Hughes Curtis had left Norfolk to
confer with Colonel Lindbergh.
Curtis departed In "a naval plane
yesterday. Rear Admiral Guy II.
Burrage. third negotiator. still was
absent from the city. The minis
ter would not indicate when he or
Curtis might return.
Tin view Of your knowledge" he
was asked. "of the Norfolk Iiegotla-
fions and yesterdays Sensational
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