Evening star., 1932-04-11
AMAZING K|DNAP
DEAL REVEALED
Rendezvous With Lindbergh
Baby AbduCtors Kept
in Graveyard.
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of Long Island Sound. The repre-
sentative Of the kidnapers spoke with
Teutonic accent and had the ap-
pearance of a sailor. He indicated the
baby was aboard a beat not a great dis
tance from New York
The first proposal of the kidnapers
was that the money be left in a specl-
| fled place and that the baby be re-
turned several days afterward. It was
explained the kidnapers desired ample
time to escape.
Lindbergh would not agree to this AS
stated in one of the "Jafsie" advertise
mentS, he wanted it to be &C. o. D. v
! transaction. Earlier he had insisted
on delivery of the baby in advance OF
payment Of the ransom. He gave his
word of honor the money would be paid
without trickery and without police
knowledge.
Rendezvous in Cemetery.
Another meeting with the kidnapers
contact man took place on March "a
This parley was held in the ghoStly
surrounding OF cemetery in the New
York area. DR.. Condor and Col
Breckenridge were present.
These preliminary conferences had to
do largely with such details as whether
the baby or the money should be de-
llvered- first, and how the kidnapers
could give definite assurance they had
the child In their possession.
On the morning following the grave
YARD rendezvous, "Jafsie" advertise
ment mentioned receipt of a package
accepted as the real article" This
package, apparently delivered at the
CFmpfprV
article of Identification, possibly a piece
OF the baby's garment.
1t seems that much of the delay In
efectlng an immediate elimination of
the transaction was due to failure OF
i the kldnaperS to produce the child's
tingerprints. Lindbergh contended that
| If the kidnapers really had the child
With them. 1t was not an unreasonable
requirement that they take its prints
i and send them to him as bit of con-
elusive evidence
Lindbergh secured his set Of prints
from latent impressions found on the
crib and various toys which Baby Lind
| pergh had handled. The prints, in
visible to the naked eye at first. were
| made photographable by a delicate
scientific process of busting with fine
powder. The powder adheared to the
oil and moisture of the print, revealing
the loops and "whorls."
Decides to Pay.
1t Is now believed Lindbergh finally
decided to take a chance and paw the
money without waiting further for pro-
duction of the fingerprints. He is un-
derstood to have been urged to delay
payment no longer.
On March 81 this ad appeared
Money is ready. Furnish simple code
for us to use in paper"
Throughout the negotiations the kid
napers also maintained communication
with the Lindbergh representatives by
means of the telephone and mails
Lindbergh declined to permit police or
others to listen in on these phone calls
or to examine the letters.
The final agreement of both sides was
that the money would be paid by Col
Breckenridge at designated place some
distance from New York, that period of
eight hours would elapse without word
from the gang and that then message
would be sent revealing the baby's
whereabouts
Late on the night of April l. which
was a Friday, Col. Lindbergh, Col
Breckenridge and third man, believed
to have been John Fogarty private de-
tective, departed in Lindbergh's car
They carried two black suit cases and
heavy wraps. The money presumably
was IN the bags.
Just where they went is not divulged,
but the money is understood to have
been turned over to a representative
of the kidnapers on the following morn
ing.
Promised Message Arrives.
On Saturday, April 2, there appeared
the advertisement: yes, everything
OK" This is taken to mean that the
money had been paid and all was ready
for the kidnapers to carry through their
part of the contract.
The promised message came. 1t said
the baby could be found on a boat in
certain locality off Cape Cod.
On Sunday and Monday, April and
4, Lindbergh and Breckenridge, with a
third man, were seen flying in the
vicinity Of Martha's Vineyard. They
we're looking for a yacht named Sally
or Nellie They did not find it. They
did find a number Of rum craft in the
general vicinity specified.
Tuesday slipped by with no word of
any kind from those who had taken
the money.
1dSG WCO1lCSGdJ IAlC o1IudllOll
climax.
LIndbergh's anguish was voiced in
the advertisement which appeared that
day: What is wrong? Have you
crossed me? Please better directions. +"
At the same time Lindbergh fur
nished the Treasury with list of the
serial numbers OF the currency paid TO
the abductors. The numbers had been
taken by the bankers
Norfolk Angle Fits.
The reason Lindbergh felt the Nor
folk negotiations had mo specific sig
nificance" was apparent to those who
knew of the dealings in the Bronx with
DR.. Condor. Lindbergh held there
could not be two authentic "go-be-
tweens" and he was thoroughly con-
yinced he was already in touch with the
properly identified" group.
However, there were angles to the
Norfolk developments that fitted in
with the general theory that rum run
ners were involved in the crime and
that the baby was held aboard a boat
of the Atlantic Coast. The Norfolk
emissary OF the self-styled kidnapers
was unable to furnish Lindbergh with
the identifying signs specified in the
ransom note. 1t is understood.
The Star today is able to disclose
other interesting phases of the kidnap-
ing. which it has withheld in a desire
to cooperate with Lindbergh In the
efforts to obtain the baby.
Nearly half an hour expired after
discovery OF the childs absence before
police were notified. Lindbergh showed
the ransom note to a police officer OF
Hopewell Then he pocketed It and