The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-23

mony by Colonel Charles A. Lind bergh, whose baby Curtis supposedly was attempting 10 return, but which lay dead all the time within sight of It's home.
 Iiindbergh is believed to be re- luctant to appear as q witness against the boat builder. He did not file the charge on which Curtis is now held, ana indicated he wanted little to do with the case at the time of the arrest.
 Curtis was arrested and ar- raigned on the charge in the living room of the Lindbergh home, just below the nursery from which the baby was taken.
 Meanwhile, no progress in the hunt for the kidnapcrs and killers of tho curly haired Lindbergh baby was reported here.
 The gangster reported in Nary land to have described the killing and disposal of the body of the Lindbergh baby two days before 1t was found, was sought but the in- Colonel II. Norman Schwarzkopf Ol Dtutc DOtICS
 The gangster told his story of Arthur Mills, a Baltimore Bertil- lon expert who had met him dur ing q previous liquor raid case at Ocean City, Md. He said "hop head" stole the baby, that the ex- tortionists killed 1t with head blows and that 1t would be found within five miles of the Lndbergh home.
 Tho baby was found. its skull fractured, four and q half miles from the Hopewell estate of the Lindberghs two days later.
 Dr John r. (JafsIc) Condon was expected to look over more rogues' gallery pictures in New Jersey this week. He Is trying to find n Sean dinavian named John" to whom he paid $50,000.
 And Schwarzkopf announced, in response to u question concerning Dean II. Dobson- Peacock, that MT Peacock Is considered Insignificant as far ns the investigation is con cerned." H
 The dean Sunday appealed to his congregation to follow the advice of former Congressman Deal in judging slowly. He reaffirmed his faith in the sincerity of Curtis ef- forts.
 Also at Norfolk Commander w. A. Benham of the coast guard de- nied that Curtis negotiations had brought immunity to certain boats in the rum fleet off Norfolk. "A lot of bunk" he said.
 It was not known if the Hunter don county grand jury in session to-day would consider the Curtis hoax to-day or follow its custom of considering murder cases first.
 COndOn on Mystery Trip
 New York May 23-(UP)-Dr John r. Condon, the "Jafsie" of the Lindbergh case left his home early to-day on mysterious jour- ney in m automobile driven by q ono armed man who refused to identify himself to reporters.
 Tho man drove up to, the Con- day. The car, a Chevrolet coach German police dog occupied the tered the house and 15 minutes IutcT cIlcTBtu WltH UT COHuoH' Another automobile. occupied by two New York detectives followed the Condon car and at Scarsdale they pulled up together. pr Condor conferred briefly with tho detec- lives, then drove on at high rate oi speed. The detectives continued ir the same directIon but made no at. tempt to overhaul the Chevrolet. At Wingdale, in Duchess county Dr Condon stopped to talk with q man at the site of the New Harlem Valley Stream hospital for the in. sane. When last seen the automo. bile was headed for Mlllerton, x Y.
 It was learned subsequently that the driver of Condon's car was Walter Goodwin, whose son once studied under Condon.