The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-15
Fears Begin Growing
On Lindbergh Baby
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nation surrendered by Max Pill
lips will be given the necessary at
tention for the purpose of ascer-
tanning whether or not the Kid
napers responsible for the attempt
on him can be connected with
this case"
Phillips, q wealthy man of
Eatontown, N. j., did not discuss
the Lindbergh case, 1t was said.
Berg owns a yacht which Is un.
derstood to have been anchored
recently at oyster Bay, though res
idents of that district said they did
not see 1t for a few days In tho
past fortnight.
Insofar as police revealed, the
scheduled examination Of Berg was
routine - in line with questioning
any persons who might, even re-
motely, be able to assist In throw
ing light on q mystery unequaled
In recent kidnapping annals.
Frank III. Berg, owner Of the
Cort Detective Agency, Beeknnn
street, New York, was arrested on
weapons in 1928, the result OF an
charges Of carrying concealed
alleged plot against Max Phillips.
wealthy sportsman and head OF
the Philips-Jones Company. Of 1928
Arrested with Berg at the time
were three women, held on charges
Of conspiracy.
The alleged biackmail kidnap-
ing plot originated on the 7O0-acre
Philips estate. One woman, MIS-
johnson, was introduced to Philips
as a wealthy divorce. She saw
Philips frequently thereafter, ac'
cording to Philips, and finally In
duced him to meet q mysterious
and beautiful countess" ~.
Philips became suspicious Of the
plot when 1t was arranged that ne
should take q yacht trip with the
two women to New London, Conn.
He believed that on the conclusion
OF the trip he was to have been
arrested as O violator Of the Mann
act.
The alleged plotters were arrest
ed and their case went through
postponement after postponement
before 1t was finally settled out OF
court on January /, 1928.
It was recalled In this connec-
ton that state police have been
reported seeking one-time COM
panion of an inmate OF welfare
island prison, questioned late last
week in Tombs prison, and later
at Hopewell.
This prisoner, 1t was reported,
had been involved In q KIDNAPPING
plot with four other men late last
iali. The plot had been abandoned,
SO the prisoner was reported TO
have explained.
The Welfare Island prisoner ana
one other had been involved soon
after abandonment of the plot IN
some other law violation which re-
suited in prison terms. Where the
second man was held was not
known.
The three men remaining free,
one investigators theory heio,
might have gone ahead with tne
plans for the execution OF the KID
M ming Mot unknown to the two
/ men In prison.
Police were reported seeking In
| formation concerning any mem-
beers OF the gang shortly after mys-
terious visits to Tombs prison by
Morris Rosner, reputed to be an
under cover man for Colonei
Charles Iindbergh.
Nothing Of Importance" has
been learned from all the othef
leads to possible identity of the
kidnapers reported during the day,
according to Colonel Schwartzkopt'
Among these leads were reports
a Denver gang was involved In the
kidnapping through reported BROOK
iyn gang connections. 1t was ex-
blamed that Joe Roma, and a
Companion, who figured as go Pc
tweens" in a recent Denver KID
MAPPING, might know something OF
the plot. ,s -
Roma was quoted as saying III
Denver where he had returnedfre-
Gently after an airplane trip east.
Investigation of a "clue" IN
sandusky, Ohio, has not been COM
pleted, Sehwartzkopf announced:
Among other announcements by
Schwartzkopf during press inter-
views were these:
No clothing believed the proper.
~ Of the baby or the kidnapers has
been found In the vicinity of the
Lindbergh home.
No trace of clothing or other
traces of the kidnapping have been
found in any OF the orphan aey-
lums and baby farms in the vicin-
ity OF the Sourlands.
No further check of incinera-
tors based on the belief in some
quarters that Charles A, Lindbergh.
jr, has been killed, has been Or
In connection with the Roma
checkup In Denver, Schwartzkopi
was asked this question:
sThe Roma gangsters are known
tn have been In New Jersey re-
Gently; Diamond Jack" Alterie
diving near Denver) had q hide
out in Atlantic City several years
ago and IL believed TO own prop.
erty there now. He II under In.
dictment for kidnapping In Chicago.
"can you say whether he or any
member Of the Denver gang IL be-
Ing sought for questioning?
I'm formation on Roma and his
assoeiases whose supposed head
quarters was on President street.
Brooklyn. was carefully investi-
gated. and the home Of Roma on
President street. Brooklyn. and the
homes OF his associates were care.
fully searched for any evidence