Evening star., 1932-03-06
SAILOR STILL HELD
/, IN BABY KIDNAPPING
Date on Milk Bottle Cap
? Shakes Alibi of Hartford
IS. Suspect.
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which Is kept the yacht of Thomas W.
Lamont, New York banker and john
sons former employer.
The milk bottle cap, said an official
who would not permit the use Of his
name, would indicate that johnson
could not have arrived here at the time
he gave. The caps, the Official ex-
planned, are dated a day before their
use.
johnson. taken into custody yeSter-
day by request of Englewood police, was
held 1ncommunicado in a cell in the
county building after extended ques-
tioning by States Attorney Hugh Nd.
Alcorn and County Detective Edward
]. Hickey during the night and after
noon.
No definite charge has been placed
arainst johnson, but the Connecticut
law fixes no limit on the length OF
time q person may be held only on
suspicion.
Alcorn and Hickey would not discuss
the results of their questioning of the
sailor other than to indicate there was
no Immediate intention OF releasing
him.
Alcorn said, however. that reports
he had confessed to participating IN
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were without foundation
Hickey Takes Bottle.
A milk bottle and its cap were found
In Johnson's car outside the home OF
his brother John In West Hartford.
Hickey took the bottle from the build
ing during the afternoon. but DID not
say where he was going.
While the two county officials con-
tinued their examination Of johnson,
four Newark, N. J., detectives waited IN
the building for permission TO questlon
him. They explained that they repre-,
sented New Jersey off1cers In general
and that, while the latter mad not neen
inclined to place too much emphasis
on Johnson's detention, they did not
wish to overlook any possible angle.
Frank L. Shipmaker. filing station
proprietor at Rocky Hill, went into
Alcorn's Office for few minutes TO
report that he had seen q man, woman
and baby in q car similar to Johnsons
pass his place wednesday afternoon.
Meanwhile Johnson's landlady at
Englewood said he was In her nome
Tuesday night, but she could not re-
member whether he was there all eve
ming. It was Tuesday night that the
4u1CDtISh Uduy WoS
Clippings In Bag.
The travelling bag johnson brought
here was said to contain number OF
newspaper clippings about the kidnap-
ing.
The County Building was surrounded
throughout the day by throngs Of per-
sons, many of whom had been drawn
by unfounded reports that Col. Lind
bergh was expected in Hartford.
The crowd thinned considerably dur
ing the evening. although about 100
persons maintained a vigil outside the
basement door.
Post Office odicials announced they
had forwarded promptly q special de-
livery letter mailed here last night ad-
dressed to Mrs. Anne Lindbergh and
also g. postcard addressed "Chas. Lin
berg"
Post ofnce inspectors read the card,
which said:
Baby still safe; get things quiet"
The card was printed, and the u" IN
the IN. J.' State initials was reversed
zs in the previous card received by the
ccionel. str
The inspectors did not refer to any
authorities here any Information re-
garding the two pieces Of mail matter
which were forwarded to the Lind
berghs.
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