Evening star., 1932-05-24
JAFS|E ASKS JOHN
TO RETURN $4,000
Excellent Says Dr.. Condor
of Jersey Action in Offering
$4,000 Reward.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
HOPEWELL, N. j., May 24-The
State offered s25,0o0 reward today in
the hope some one with inside knowl-
edge would "squeal" and break the
Lindbergh murder mystery wide open.
The reward measure passed the legis-
lature at Trenton Overwhelmingly last
night. and Gov. A. Harry Moore signed
it and issued proclamation this morn
ing.
mo crime has ever tugged at the
heartstrings of the world as has the
kidnapping and killing Of the Lindbergh
baby" said Senator Emerson L. Richards
Of Atlantic County.
''The world is waiting to see what New
Jersey is going to do. Under the cir
cumstances We are justified in Offering
this large reward"
Jafsie Sends Message.
At Beckett, Mass, DR.. John F. (Jafsie)
Condor. ransom negotiator. who came
here with Walter c. Goodwin of the
Bronx N. Y. to the Summer shack Of
the latter, through a representative Of
a Springfield newspaper dictated
mcC-ege to the mysterious John" to
whom the doctor tossed $50 900 Of Col.
Lirdbergh's money in a Bronx ceme-
,e~y. The message was dictated after
D1. Condor had been informed that
New Jersey had offered the reward.
The message was as follows:
John: Money I gave you is useless.
You can't get rid Of It, Return to
Col Lindbergh in time. Get your $685.
900 reward.
(Signed) JAFSIE"
Dr. Condor said, In his opinion, the
offering of the reward was one Of the
most excellent actions since the childs
body was found.
He said he was convinced that John"
would accede to his personal request II
he should see it and return the S50,000
in some manner to Col Lindbergh
A report this morning that Jafsie,
with his host, Goodwin, had left the
Goodwin camp last night proved with
out foundation. DR.. Condor and Good
win both remained at the camp
throughout the night. Condor said he
had enjoyed his first 10 hours continu-
Gus sleep since he started his negotia-
tions with the alleged kidnapers early
in March.
The aged negotiator said his plans for
the present included two days stay in
the Goodwin Camp, which he will spend
police cog Nero and his lost.
Probe Philadelphia Clue.
Two members Of the New Jersey State
police went TO Philadelphia to investi-
gate "one of the many angles Of the
murder mystery. They asked the Phil
adelphia police for assistance. and two
city detectives were assigned TO them.
1T has nothing to do with the story
of John Hughes Curtis, Norfolk hoaxer,
nor has it anything to do with the
'Jafsie' phase of the case, police said.
Editor Before Grand Jury.
In the Bronx, District Attorney
Charles B. Mclaughlin resumed his
grand jury inquiry into the futile ran
som payment. The first witness was
Gregory F. Coleman. editor Of the
Bronx Home News. which carried the
Jafsie advertisements whereby Condor
negotiated with the persons who got
the $4,000.
In a day or Two Prosecutor Anthony
NJ. Hauck, ir., will start presenting evi-
dence to the Hunterdon County grand
jury on the alleged attempt Of John
Hughes Curtis, hoax negotiator, to OBJ
struct justice.
Coleman, former pupil Of DR.. Con-
don. was before the grand jury for one
hour and after he emerged from the
jury room Morris Rosner, an inter-
mediary, was called. RoSner signed q
waiver of immunity. Coleman had not
been asked to sign waiver.
Clue Found Worthless.
Al Trenton Col H. Norman SchVarz-
kopf, superintendent of State police,
announced in his mornings news bull
letin that a clue in the case submitted
by Supt. Crowley of the Boston, Mass,
police had proved to be Of no value.
Supt Crowley announced last night
he had sent Jersey police the name Of
man believed to have been involved
in the kidnapping and subsequent pay
ment Of a futile $4,000 ronsom by DR..
Condor. The name was not made
public.
Col. Schwarzkopf added that all In
vestigators were out on various phases
of the inquiry and that there were no
developments to report.