The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-14
Threat In Ransom
Note To Lindberghs
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and several grammatical errors. 1t
was unsigned.
Colonel Lindbergh, 1t was said,
acted wholly on impulse when he
called police the night of the abb
duction. He showed the note to
the first high police officials to
arrive and then, thinking better Of
1t, folded II carefully into his purse
and has not further displayed It.
Detectives, department of justice
investigators, and other police who
entered the case after the first day
have asked permission to see 1t but
have been refused, according to the
informant.
Four hours after the kidnapping,
Lindbergh was said to be visibly
agitated because the existence OF
the note was generally known. He
admonished police to cease discuss
ing 1t and thre edays after the abb
duction, there. came an official de-
NAL Of its existence which caused
surprise since the existence of q
note had been revealed quite open
~.
The United Press informant read
the note only once and then In the
intense excitement Immediately fol-
lowing discovery of the kidnapping
he recalled that the note was brief
crisp and to the point. He said II
began by q threat Of harm should
police be notified, told the parents
they would "hear again." and end.
cd by instructing to make ready O
large sum for ransom. The sum
was $4,000 according to informa.
ton previously revealed.
During the eight hours immedi.
ately following the baby's disap.
pearance, Colonel Lindbergh was
frank and cooperative with police
After that he grew secretive.
! II Lindbergh has received further
communication from the kidnapers
| the United Press informant was
/ positive that only four persons
knew about it-Colonel Lindbergh
Mrs Lindbergh. Mrs Morrow who Il
privy to every detail of the case
and Colonel Henry Breckenridge
personal adviser to Lindbergh.
Sheriff Investigates.
Sandusky, Ohio, March IA
| (UP)-County Prosecutor Alvin >
Weichel to-day announced he had
word from Colonel Fl. Norman
Schwarzkopf, of the New Jersey
state police that Sheriff John w
Parker, Of this county, was investi-
eating an angle of the kidnapping Of
Charles Lindbergh, Jr.
The sheriff had held secret any
inforation he had, Weichel said.
John W. Parker county jail
your county, has telephoned i'm.
portant information relative to
Lindbergh case" said Colonel
Schwarzkopf in message to the
prosecutor WANTED investigator
sent from here. You assign invest.
gator to follow UP from your of.
flee" ~
Weichel said he would assign ar
investigator IL the sheriff showed
''he's found something important
Police Chief c. A. Weingatess on
Saturday announced he was inves-
tigating a story told by convict
sin a nearby penal institutoin,'
which reputedly attempted to i'm.
plicate a Detroit gang in kidnap.
ing. The mans account was tele-
graphed to Colonel Charles A
Lindbergh last week.
Appeal by Mothers.
Grove City. Pa. (UP)-An ap-
peal to- the kidnapers of the Lind
bergh baby. beseeching them to in
form the child's parents whether
it is alive and safe. was issued to-
day by a group of Grove City
mothers.
If the baby is dead, the mothers
ask, the kidnapers should send
word of the fact Mt once to Colonel
and Mrs Lindbergh.