The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-03
FingerprintS of Employees
Are Taken in GriIIing
by State Police.
WAY CLEARED TO PAY
Reporters and Camera Men
Ordered to Leave Until
Baby Is Found.
BY BATES RANEY
United Press staff Correspondent

3.-Colonel Charles A. Lind
bergh and his wife, tortured
by many anxious hours,
waited vainly today in their
Sourland mountain home for
news leading to recovery of
their kidnapped baby, Charles
A. Jr.
Governor A. Harry Moore visited
their retreat this afternoon and re-
turned with word they had mot
heard from the kidnapers today"
From within the home, the United
Press received similar word of the
dis%couraging situation. Nothing
has happened it was said def
nitely.
Thus, the high hopes of the night
that the baby would be back soon,
seemed frustrated, yet Lindbergh
and his wife kept their courage
high.
There was a rumor the Gov
errors visit had been to discuss i'm
munity for the kidnapers if they
would return the child unframed.
But Moore told the United Press
at Trenton, on his return, that this
had not been considered.
Plea May Be Broadcast
He and H. Norman Schwartzkopf
of the state troopers had gone to
give comfort and to offer an addi-
tionaI aid in the state and nation
search now proceeding.
The Governor announced a mi
crophone and a troopers teletype
were being installed at the Lind
bergh estate, to aid in fast broad
casting.
It was conjectured Lindbergh
might be planning to go on the air
with an appeal to the kidnapers
to take their ransom, and give back
to the distraught parents the son
who was seized Tuesday evening
from his crib on the second floor
of the Lindbergh home.
The LindberghS we're calm but
nervous and plainly under almost
Superhuman tension.
No New Word Comes
The air above the Lindbergh
home, and the byways leading to
the house from the main road
were cleared of visitors and report
ers, to give way for any agents of
the kidnapers to make their way to
the Lindbergh place.
But today, no fresh word came,
though during the night there had
been word from the police that
Lindbergh was confident of quick
return of the baby after hearing
from the kidnapers.
Inspector Harry W. Walsh of the
Jersey City police said Lindbergh
had not treated with the abductors,
Authorities are proceeding on the
theory that some one possessed of
unusual inside information did the
kidnapping.
More than twenty-five persons
had been examined today, includ-
ing the servants of the Lindbergh
and Morrow estates, and that mem
bers of the Lindbergh household
and of the household Of Mrs.
Dwight Morrow-mother Of Mrs.
Lindbergh-had been fngerprinted.
It was like the development of a
mystery drama in the vicinity Of the
Lindbergh estate.
Strange Happenings Related
Men whispered of strange hap
penings.
They pointed to the skies and
speculated On the comings and go
ings of the fliers around the estate
Wednesday and Wednesday night,
and scented in their movements the
possibility that they were messen-
gers who were go-betweenS for the
men-and a woman aid-who took
Charles Jr. away, leaving behind a
little more than a ransom note for
a tracer.
1t seemed as though those HOY
ering above the estate were "sky
writer's" who might perhaps hold
the key to the great question.
Involved in the mystery, too, was
the question of how the kidnapers
could know that the Lindberghs
would be at home Tuesday night
instead of staying at E~nglewood as
was customary except for the week
ends.
Look Up Gypsy Band
Betty Cow. the nursemaid, and
the tier-chauffeur, Whatley, we're
among the servants being ques-
toned. Many others worked about
the place.
Auth critics were confronted with
the gu sstion: Did any of these con-
spire to abduct the child, or did the
lure of easy money cause them tc
give important information to the
kidnap piotters.
There also wss.the report Of .