The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-04-11
PAYS $4,000 FOR
STOLEN BABY But
GETS NO RESULTS
Banks Asked to Assist in Trac.
ing Bills; Serial Mum.
bers Are Listed
DIsCL0SES RANSOM NOTE
Says Contents Gave Him Posi-
tive Means Of identifying
Criminals
DIscLosEs RANSOM NOTE

Hopewell, N. j., April ll.-R-The
sign of the double cross famed across
the Lindbergh baby kidnapping case
Monday.
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh had pai6
$4,000 for his stolen child-but the
baby has not been returned.
The serial numbers of each bill are
in the hands of bankers throughout
the country. They have been request
ed to telegraph the treasurer Of the
United States If any Of the bills-a1l
Of 1928 issue-come to their notice.
Col. Lindbergh, in another Of the
rare statements he has authorized
since the child was stolen from the
Sourland Hills estate March l, made
several points clear last night.
He disclosed definitely there was an
original ransom note and that this
note was such as to provide an abso-
lutte means Of identifying the kid
napers.
He made clear the parties to whom
he paid $4,000 In five. 10 and 20 dol
lar banknotes early this month-had
convinced him they were bona fide
representatives of the kidnapers, II
not the kidnapers themselves.
He went further and reiterated hts
hope the kidnapers would make good
their promise. Il was even reported
Col. Lindbergh was willing to consider
replacing the currency-the serial
numbers of which now are in the
hands Of all banks In the country
with gold coins which carry no iden-
LITIGATION numbers.
Text Of Statement
Col. Lindbergh's statement Sunday
night said:
AT the time the baby was kidnapped
a ransom note for $4,000 was left In
the nursery. For obvious reasons 1t
was necessary to withhold inforn,a-
ton concerning the ransom note.
"A means was offered In the ran
som note Of positive Identification Of
the kidnapers thereafter. Subsequent
notes received were identified by this
means and at the time the ransom
was paid over the kidnapers used the
same means to positively identify
themselves as the ones who had car
ried off the baby.
This is the only means by whic:,
Col. Lindbergh can know for fact
that he is dealing with the kidnapers.
It has been withheld and will be with
held by Colonel Lindbergh for future
Identification.
1T must be remembered that the
baby has not been returned and 1t has
been and still is the policy Of the
state police authorities that the prt-
mary motive Is to accomplish the safe
return of the baby and all efforts are
and will be bent in this direction"
The money-nearly five thousand
bills-was paid some time before April
9Th.
Just where the representatives Of
the kidnapers were contacted. was not
announced. Mondays Daily News
says the rendezvous for the payment
of the ransom money was the Long
Island Aviation Country. club at
Iicksville. L. l.. and that it took
place week ago SundaY.
-Four in Party
The News says tnose present at the
meeting with the kidnapers' repre-
sentative were Col. Lindbergh. his
close friend and adviser Col. Henry
Breckenridge. John Fogarty "a pri-
vate detective) and representative
of DR.. John F.. Condor. ST.. 72-year-
old teacher and welfare worker who
has been identified as the author Of
70 81 al - ante QrytafN1a
have appeared In New York papers
The "Jafsie" advertisements have
been used in an effort to negotiate
with the abductors.
There appeared in papers Monday
AS there has appeared for the pas.
few days. this advertisement:
what Is wrong? Have you crossed
me? Please better directions"
It was signed "Jafsie."
Condor. who picked the signature
"Jafsie" because it sounds like his
initials. J. F. c.. was reported Monday
as undiscouraged at the failure Of the
kidnapers to return the child. He In
dicated the spot designated for the
return was off Martha's Vineyard,
Mass, and he pointed out the waters
there were alive with coast guard and
rum running boats at the time set for
the return. He was not surprised. he
said, that the kidnapers declined to
risk being caught.
Norfolk Men Amazed
Thu three Norfolk. Va. ''interme-
diaries" who have believed themselves
ia contact with the kidnapers. said
they were amazed. at the turn de-
velopments had taken. They said
they had no knowledge in advance
that the Colonel was negotiating with
the men to whom the ransom was
paid John H. Curtis, one y: the "in-
termediaries." left Norfolk by naval
plane Sunday ostensibly to confer
again with Col. Lindbergh 1t Hope
we'll. It was indicated. however, he
might also attempt to renew contact
with the persons with whom he and
his two Norfolk associates have been
conducting negotiations. 3
The New York Daily News. the Chit
cago Tribune and the Detroit Mirror,
Continued on page seven)