Evening star., 1932-03-11

from consideration. 5ne Is at tne AAuu
bergh home.
Col. Schwarzkopf said mo definite
responsibility" had been fixed upon
Johnson in connection with the honap-
ing. The best sources of information
heretofore have tended to show he was
not in the vicinity Of the Lindbergn
home the night of the KIDNAPPING. He
was arrested in Hartford, Conn, two
days later. He had gone there, ne salo'
to visit his brother.
Spitale and BitZ appeared In Feoeral
Court yesterday under the names James
Martin and Morris GroSsman. Tney oe-
MED their identity, but Grossman and
Bitz's fngerprints were found to be
/ identical, and newspaper men were
positive in their Identification OF Spltale'
The hearing was postponed until TO-
day. The two men were among IA
arrested last July after they had fought
with police during an attempt to land
liquor at Long Island beach.
Knew house Well.
The Newark IN. j. News said today
that johnson was familiar with every
room in the Hopewell home of the Lind
| berghs, that he visited the house in
November, when it was under construc-
ton. again on New Year day and a
third time three weeks before the Kid
naping.
Each time, the News said, he was
accompanied by Betty Cow and on the
visit New Year day he was shown
through every room in the house by the
butler, Ollie Wheatley.
The State police let 1t be known they
were pressing forward vigorously with
their own line of activity; that they
had not yet vindicated Betty Cow, the
Lindbergh baby's nursemaid, or her
friend Henry johnson, and that an in
ternational investigation Of the pair
was being conducted.
They said that 1t had been estab-
lished johnson had entered the coun-
try illegally and that If responsibility
for participation in the kidnapping were
not fixed on him, he would be turned
over to immigration authorities for de-
portation.
Col. Schwarzkopf stated an inquiry
concerning a chorus girl by the name
of. Betty Cow who entered the country
illegally, served six months, was de-
ported, and returned to the United
States in 1929, would tend to dis
prove the fact" she Is the same person
as the nursemaid.
Seen In Movie Theatef.
Two witnesses were said by Police
Chief Charles Peterson Of Englewood
to have told authorities that johnson
attended motion picture show here
the night Of the kidnapping.
He said 1t had been established def
nitely that Johnson called the Lindbergh
servant, Miss Betty Cow, between 7:30
and 8 O'Clock that evening, then met
his friend Johansen Junge, husband Of
servant at the Morrow home.
Frank Stanford, doorman at an
Englewood theater, was quoted by Pc
terson as saying johnson and Junge
appeared at the theater short time
later, inquired for a friend, Billy"
Boland, and then went inside.
Mrs. Nancy Carlson, waitress in a
nearby ice cream parlor, established
Peterson said, that johnson and Junge
appeared there after the show.
johnson previously had been quoted
by police as saying he and Junge spent
most Of the evening riding around in
his automobile through the suburbs of
Newark.
Newspaper Ads Cited.
The New York Sun said today that
recurrent rumors that Col. Lindbergh
is in communication with the kdnapers
"were apparently substantiated today"
by two cryptic public notices" pub
lished in newspaper Tuesday and
Wednesday and today.
The first notice, the Sun said, read:
Letter received at new address. Win
follow your instructions. I also re-
ceived letter mailed to me March 4
and was ready since then. Please hurry
on account Of mother. Address me to
the address you mention in your let
ter Father"
Todays notice read:
Money is ready. Jafsie"
There was no official confirmation Of
the messages.