The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-19

being questioned by Colonel Lind
bergh.
A call direct to the Lindbergh
home brought this response:
Cant you get that from the state
police?"
A police bulletin earlier had said
that mo information has been re-
ceived as yet concerning the Eu-
ropean record of Henry johnson
and Betty Cow Betty came to
America from Scotland; johnson
Is a Scandinavian. r.
That same bulletin, however,
had cleared other household serv-
port" is said, "has been received
from Scotland Yard concerning
the past lives of Mr. and Mrs
Wheately In England There
Is absolutely nothing OF any kind
which would connect them with
wrong or illegal action"
These announcement came as 1t
was learned that police activity
had been received in foreign
countries, in the belief, that kid
napers or their agents had board
ed vessel soon after the crime.
anu Diu SQbotAtotCu Shti ASS sho
gustus Lindbergh, Jr, for their
own child. Thus they could have
explained satisfactorily presence
of the baby when questioned at
the port of debarkation.
Another foreign born pair Of
servants sought for questioning,
tso apparently had satisfactorily
explained their actions. They were
Paul and Katie Engstonberg, serv-
ants of Mr. and Mrs c. l.. Light
foot at Franklin Park, N. j. Tney
had left suddenly the day after the
kidnapping, and several other Incl
dents had caused police to inves-
tigate their action.
The police bulletin said of
them:
"rhey have been in this coun-
try three years, having come from
Germany in 1929. A check Is be-
ing made of the various places
they have been employed to deter
mine IL their statements are true.
Their time just prior to and since
the kidnapping has been satisfac-
torily accounted for and we have
nothing at this time in any way
connects them with this case.'
They ARE now working at Bryn
Mawr.
johnson, who has recaptured
the limelight in the investigation,
was detained at Hartford, Conn,
two weeks ago after it was learned
he had been with Betty Cow Sun
day and Monday preceding the
Kidnapping, and had not kept q
date with her Tuesday, the night
of the crime.
A chain of events involved him
in many explanations of his activ-
tiles, all of which have appeared
satisfactory. They built, however,
IL strong circumstantial case for a
theory that he might innocently
have given information concerning
the family activities to racketeers.
Even the Lindbergh family did
| not know that the baby was to
be at the Hopewell estate the
night of the kidnapping, until few
hours before it was stolen. And
Johnson had talked to Betty Cow
| by telephone about the time OF
the crime. Witnesses have been
found to verify practically every
fact in his story.
When detained, Johnson was
| found to have "A milk bottle in his
car. That excited curiosity. Then
Ii was learned the sailor had been
on milk diet and had bought the
milk before leaving Englewood
his home.
His landlady. Mrs w. 7. Sher-
man, and her son, said johnson
had been home all evening, and
left early Wednesday morning,
the day after the kidnapping, for
Hartford. Johnson's room mate
said he didn't come home until
mianight Tuesday. Then fr lend
of johnson, Morrow servant
named Junge, told OF riding around
with the sailor all night. He had
accounted for their activities In an
explanation TO Elizabeth Morrow.
II was learned later that John
sons brothers mother-in- law In
Maine maintained an asylum for
babies, Johnson's brother frankly
admitted the sailor had planned
10 so up there before he was de-
tanned. The baby farm was IN,
yestigated. and no evidence WA
found,
Later Il was learned that John.
son occasionally had frequented
Long Island road houses whore he
boosted OF his intimacy with the
Llndbersh family, and his knowis
edge OF their home. known
rnekeieerR were known 90 have
froquenisd The same places.