The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1932-05-17
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Norfolk (Va) group Of negotia'
tors, as carrying the group OF
ransom seekers with whom he
made contact.
Capt. Randolph Ridgeley, jr.r
commander of the Coast Guard
New York District, said he was
given definite orders to find a
boat painted black, with a green
and white cabin, a two-maSted
sloop rig, and an auxiliary power
plant Of a 275-horsepower engine
The ship with the supposed
kidnapers and Slayers Of baby
Lindbergh aboard was reported
seen off this city as recently two
week ago, some time before the
infants body was found in q
shallow grave near the Sourlano
Mountain estate near Hopewell
N. j., of Col. and Mrs. Charles A
Lindbergh.
DR.. Condor spent many hours
looking at rogues' gallery photo
graphs in the Bronx and in
Westchester county yesterday hop
Ding to identify the man to whom
he tossed the ransom money over
the grave yard wall, or his four
companions whom he once met
on a boat off Throggs Neck, the
Bronx. He said hurriedly:
81 am on an important mis-
sion; things are getting hot"
Condon's appearance at the
lineup today is in line with such
q request by Col. H. Norman
Schwarzkopf, superintendent OF
the New Jersey State police, who
thinks that the perpetrators OF
the crime may try to escape the
search by seeking a short com
mitment in Jail on a minor Of
Tense.
Schwarzkopf also has asked ex
ecutiveS of all States to check up
on all inmates incarcerated since
the night of the kidnapping
March /.
Following a conference al
Trenton, N. j.. between Gov. A
Harry Moore. of New Jersey anc
the police and prosecuting
authorities of the State engaged
on the case, Moore announced
Schwarzkopf would remain II
charge of all police activities.
This was generally taken as g
full answer by the governor tt
many criticisms leveled at the
State police head since the kid
mapping.
Prosecutor Erwin Marshall Of
Mercer county. where the child''
body was discovered accidentally
last week. was named to take
over the prosecution in event
there is a prosecution.
Moore also asked SchwarZkop1
to communicate with J. Edgar
Hoover. head of the bureau OF
Investigation of the Department
of Justice in Washington, who
at the Presidents direction is in
charge of the federal forces CO
operating in the man hunt.
The original ransom note left
by the kidnapers, which contained
the symbol for their identified
ton, and letters purportedly from
the kidnaperS sent to DR.. Con
don before he paid the ransom
with Lindbergh'S authorization
will be examined again by J. v
Haring. handwriting expert.
Indy Was Skeptical
This may help establish
whether the kidnapers and the
ransom collectors consisted of the
same group.
Lindbergh, Police Commissioner
Mulrooney revealed, told him a
few days after the payment was
made that he was not inclined to
put much faith in the genuine.
ness of the sleeping suit sent to
Condor as evidence.
One story being checked is that
Of John Immordino. Trenton
baker, who told of seeing a closed
car about three weeks ago near
the wooded spot where the baby's
body was found. A man and a
woman occupying the auto, he
said, acted suspiciouSly.
More information was also
sought by Schwarzkopf on Viii.
liam Allen, negro, who found the
body when he left his truck to
go into the copSe, and whose
name aDpeared on a tag on the