The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-05-14

lsicianS said, was too much for her
to stand in her condition.
( The action Of the physician in ord
ering Mrs. Lindbergh to bed was said
not to imply that her condition was
in any sense serious. It was, rather,
a precautionary measure. Neither
Mrs. Lindbergh nor her husband has
had much rest in the days of the
search for the child.
Exonerate Negotiators
Questioning Of DR.. John F. Condor
(Jafsie), the Bronx negotiator, and
Of John Hughes Curtis, the Norfolk,
Va, intermediary, satisfied state po-
lice that the negotiations Of both men
in an effort to effect the babys re-
turn we're undertaken in good faith.
For the first time the circum-
stances under which their separate
negotiations were conducted were
made known. Each felt he actually
had established contact with the kid
napers or their bona fide representa-
tives. Colonel Lindbergh himself
was convinced: for he had given Dr.
Condor $4,000 which was paid to the
kidnapers and he had made out
check for a similar sum to Curtis, to
be paid If the baby were returned.
With the tragic revelation that the
men with whom they dealt could not
deliver back the stolen baby "alive
and we'll" as they promised, the nego-
tiators have spread their information
before the authorities in the hope at
least of bringing to justice the men
who sought thus to traffic on the
emotions Of parents.
Curtis. accompanied by two detec-
tives. was off Saturday on another
mysterious journey, this time in quest
Of the men with whom he had been
negotiating. Where they went was
not revealed. 1t was only a few
days ago that the "kidnapers" inform
ed Curtis they were ready to put the
baby lin Col. Lindbergh's arms" on
payment Of ransom money; and they
urged haste, declaring the baby was
pretty bad off from seasickness."
Federal Agents Help
Federal agents were lending their
support to the hunt for the murderer,
giving quick evidence Of President
Hoover's earnestness when he an
nounced Friday the government would
assist in the hunt until these GRIM
inals are implacably brought to JUS
tice."
A theory of accidental death enter
ed the case and was being studied,
although it had no general credence
1t was that the kidnaper, attempting
RI docroy,d frov,, fha ,noood $1oo~ S,..
sery by ladder, may have lost his grip
on the baby, dropping the child to
the stones below.
The spot were the body was found
Thursday afternoon by the negro
William Allen, was barred
off from curious eyes last night by
walls Of cement blocks. Investigators
have searched the burial locale sew
eral times. thoroughly. but the wall
was built to preserve the spot for flu
ture examinations as developments
may make necessary.
Coast guard craft joined Sat-
urday in the search for the group OF
men with whom Curtis conducted
ransom negotiations. The Norfolk
shipbuilder expressed belief the men
would attempt to flee from the coun-
try. following the collapse of their
eXtortion plot.
Il am sure they were the actual
kidnapers." Curtis said. "They knew
too much. and they had too many
definite bits of evidence to be any
other than the murderers them
selves"
There was some reason to believe,
authorities intimated, that the men
with whom Curtis negotiated we're
prepared to 60 as far as to have Il
substitute baby ready to give Col.
Lindbergh if he persisted in his re-
fusal to give them ransom money
until the child was in his own arms
No announcement was made early
Saturday as to what funeral arrange
ments are contemplated.