Seward daily gateway., 1932-03-05
IINDY'S FORMER
 CHAUFFEUR BEING
 CHILLED BY P0LICE
STATE ATTORNEY REFUSES TO MAKE ANY STATEMENT
 OF PROGRESS

HARTFORD, Conn, Mar 5.--i Henry Red" Johnson, formerly a chauffeur for Colonel Lindbergh, was taken into custody by police late Thursday evening for ques- tioning regarding the Kidnapping of the Lindbergh baby
 State Attorney Hugh J. Alcorn immediately after the arrest of Johnson began grilling him and when he was through he announc- ed to a group of newspaper men that they were holding Johnson on the strength of his own story. All corn declined to amplify his state- ment but it is believed that John- son knows considerable about the Kidnapping and as to the where abouts of the child's abductorS. Johnson is also asserted to be the person who was in a green Chrysler coupe, which has been the object of police search for several days.
 Johnson, who was taken at II o'clock Friday evening, was grllled for several hours before Attorney Alcorn made his announcement. Johnson, when arrested, said he did not know the police were look. 1 ing for him and said that if he had known this he would have gone to Hopewell instead of Hartford.
 More details as to the kidnap- ping case and Johnson'S c0nnec- tion with the Kidnapping were ex- pected to be revealed when New Jersey police department officials arrive at Hartford for the purpose of further grilling. Inspector Walsh of the New Jersey police left for Hartford in plane early Thurs day morning Colonel Lindbergh also left Hopewell in a plane en- route to Hartford.
 During the while these develop ments were taking place Colonel Lindbergh and Anne Lindbergh made public another appeal to the kidnappers wherein tn ey stated that Mrs. Lindbergh and I desire to make personal contact with the kidnappers of the child. Our only interest is that the child be re- 
 turned safely"
 The appeal continued by saying that the LindberghS would meet any representative of the kidnap- pers if they so desired. The Lind berghs further assured the kid nappers of the child that they would not press the experimenting of the abductors by the police or anything which might result to cause the abductors to fear for their personal safety.
 1 Thousands of people waited out side the Hartford courtroom to await any word as to the results of the grilling. A larger crowd than the one outside the courtroom went down to the airport and awaited the arrival of Lindy himself.
 the arrival of Lindy himself, but were apparently disappointed as he did not even leave Hopewell.
 Since the Kidnapping of the Lindbergh baby Hopewell has be- come over populated overnight. \ The tiny town has hiked up its rates in practically every branch l On every train scores of report CTS and magazine writers are ar irving.
 I Ham and eggs, once selling for ,30c in the restaurants, have risen | to 75c. Hotel rooms are $, take it or leave it. Even the bootleggers have spirited up applejack.
 l Where expense accounts won't stretch, visitors room and board with outlying farmers. One New 1 York photographer, inquiring his way to the Lindbergh estate, was met at a farm door by the farmer flashing a pistol on him and back ed up by his strudy wife with 3
 double -barreled shotgun.
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