Evening star., 1932-03-09

ruary. He had no information to offer
and the interview was denied
The midnight conference with Mai.
Schoeffel proceeded as follows:
l. What Is the status Of Henry John
son? Is he still being questioned at
Newark police headquarters?
A. Still being held at Newark
police headquarters.
2. Please amplify police statement
that progress is being made in the in
vestigation. Does that statement per-
tain to he police investigation or Col.
Lindbergh's investigation or both? Is
today the first time police feel progress
has been made?
A. Police Investigation.
3. Has Col. Schwartzkoff ordered a
search of all vacant cottages along the
Jersey shore' If so, does 1t mean that
the State troopers will break into the
unoccupied cottages?
A. Members Of this department and
other police departments have been re-
queSted to search all vacant houses in
their area.
4. Were ladders smilar to the one
found on the Lindbergh estate used by
workmen at Skillman Estate Home for
Epileptics)?
A. Investigator assigned to this detail
has not returned.
S. Some experts on wood have been
quoted as saying that material used in
the construction of the ladder could not
be used for building purposes. Has
that been inquired into?
A. Yes.
6. The day following the kidnapping
Maj. Sehoeffel was quoted as saying
that box was found under the baby S
window. Was that box or a cedar
chest?
A. The quotation referred to above
Is incorrect. Neither. but part Of the
furniture, small cabinet.
Z. Runors are current that police
officials ale to abandon their headquar-
ters at the Lindbergh home and return
to Trenton. Is that fact?
A. No change anticipated so far as
known.
No New Developments.
8. Has chemical analysis Of the
earth on one end of the ladder been
made? What does this analysis show?
A. No answer.
g. What are the latest developments
In the police Investigation? Anything
further since the last press conference?
A. No new developments since last
statements.
10. From the workmanship Of the
ladder, does it appear as though 1t
were made by two men?
A We do not know
IL. Have any clues developed that
lead the investigators to believe a Jap
anese might have participated in the
kidnapping?
A. No.
II. Did a trooper, on the night Of
the kidnapping, hand to Mai. Schoeffel
note that was contained in a blue
envelope? Did the major have blue
envelope in his possession that night?
II SO, were the paper and envelope
scented?
A. No. No.
Is. Are the police up against stone
wall in their investigation? II they
have any clues, do they think they will
be productive?
A. NO comment at this time.
"a: Why is Tony Meslo being held
In New Haven? Have New Jersey off,
GERS been informed of his detention? +?
are New Jersey officers going to ques-
ton him?
A. We have not been informed Of
his detention.
10. Answering the question concern
ing Haimu Mattu. the japanese, sub
mltteo at the 8 pm. conference, the
answer was refer to Newark police. "
Why was this suggested, when, accord
ing to Deputy Chief of Police Brex of
newark, no question directly or tndi-
rectly relating to the detention of
Johnson or to the Lindbergh case gen.
orally Is to be answered by any one but
Col. SchWartkopf or his representa-
tlVeS? In your opinion should this he
answered by the State police or the
Newark police?
A. Chief Brex has not reported re-
suits OF the questioning of johnson
therefore the matter was referred to
him
Is. How long may a suspect be de-
tanned by New Jersey police without
charges being preferred? If the answer
Is three days" as explained by a
Newark police Official yesterday, why
is johnson still being held, even though
the investigation into his statement has
not been completed?
A No answer.