Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-03-03
Area Near Home Cleared
in Hope of Aiding in
Baby's Rescue.
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hair. He wore dark clothing and a
derby.
It was an uncertain clue at best, but
nothing was being left unturned.
Search already has been started for
every one of the fifty or more men en-
gagged in the construction Of the Lind
bergh home. This action is predicated
on the police belief that the kidnapers
apparently we're thoroughly informed as
to the location of the nursery. for they
came bringing three-piece ladder
Just long enough to reach the second
story window opening into the child's
room.
Col Lindbergh and his wife, the for
mer Anne Morrow, made it clear that
their interest was solely with their
stolen child and was not concerned with
the capture and punishment of the
kidnapers. The never laxative flyer
maintained his silence throughout last
night, leaving al announcements of
the progress Of the hunt to State police
and the Governors office at Trenton.
1t was quite clear, in statements made
by those In close touch with him, that
Col. Lindbergh is ready and eager to
negotiate for the baby's return and to
meet the kidnapers' ransom demands.
Police continue to guard the contents
Va bAAC A4OtC PACouIIlC0 W udFC DCCl1 1C4t
on the nursery window sill by the abb
ductors. Even the figure $4,000, gen.
orally understood to be the amount spec
ifled as ransom, Is without confirma-
ton from the Lindbergh's. Whether
the money has been obtained and is be-
ing kept at the estate now, or whether
arrangements have been made is equally
uncertain.
A.
Col. Lindbergh asked newspaper men
last night to leave the estate. He ex-
planned that the establishment of press
headquarters In the garage and the
constant movement Of scores of news
msn and photographers throughout the
vicinity Of the farm made 1t dificult
to deal with the kidnapers. The Lind
bergh telephone line was 50 clogged
with calls that it would have been diffi-
cult for the abductors to communicate
with him, even had they sought to
do so.
The appearance Of the flyer last
night at the entrance to the roadway
eading to the estate and his statement
to troopers there that he was confident
he child would soon De returned was
taken by many SIS indicative of the
possibility he had been m communica-
ton with the kidnapers and perhaps
had effected arrangements for the
childs early return.
One trooper said:
We want you newspaper men and
everybody else to be out of the way
because we expect somebody to call
who might be frightened away at the
sight OF so many persons"
This, however, was Just one Of the
scores OF rumors than new through the
Sourland Hill country.
There was indication that II the
Lindberghs expected the baby to be
returned to them 1t would not be dur
ing daylight hours; for State troopers
indicated with the changing Of shifts
at 8 o'clock this morning that the re-
strictions against newsmen would prob
ably be lifted during the day This
was taken to mean that there was no
thought that the kidnapers would at
tempt to make the return, If one Is
Immediately contemplated, at least
until after dark.
Tells Of Trained Nurse.
In Philadelphia last ntrbt a. man
telephoned the city desk Of q news
paper and said: you may say that a
trained nurse Is taking care of the
Lindbergh baby. That's all" The
speaker then hung up and efforts to
trace the call failed.
Whether this call, and perhaps the
postcard posted in Newark were gen
uine, or the work Of cranks, authorities
could not say. The reference to the
care Of the child followed publication
IN wednesday afternoon newspapers of
stories that Mrs. Lindbergh was worried
that her child might suffer from lack of
proper attention and diet. The child
mas been under treatment for Q severe
cold for several days.
Dr.. 2. M. Hawks Of Polytechnic Hos
pltal, New York, expressed the opinion
that a child of 20 months would NOT
surfer merely because his kidnapers
might not know the science Of infant
feeding. "A child of that age" DR..
HAWKS said, is much harder than an
infant and, II healthy, could 20 for an
indefinite time without serious harm !"
communications by the hundreds
nave reached the Lindbergh home.
carrying expressions Of sympathy and
In many cases suggestions.
one telegram was from Pat Grove.
VINO inquired In the famous Cudahy kid
naplng several years ago and who now
Is devoted to q work Of fighting crime.
Grove said:
Il would be willing to serve as a no.
between, take the money to the kid
napers ana return the child to YOU. I
ADVISE you not to offer any reward for
the recovery Of the boy and apprehen-
sion OF the criminals, but do advise
payment OF the ransom If that is within
your power"
Believe Baby Is Nearby.
fanI{~- 41,%
creted in the broken country. some
where near the Lindbergh home still
persists among many Of the searchers.
Airplanes looming overhead and
hunts among the gullies, caves and
thickets Of the neighborhood still 20
on, although the search has already
been extensive. -
There are many hiding places like
the rock house." cleavage large
enough to conceal man, In which
John Hart, a Revolutionary hero, Is
said to have hidden from redcoats.
The entire mountain area was photo
graphed from the air with flying
ing fleet of four planes. The result
may have some value II the kidnapers
took the child into the mountainous
country.
The fleet. flown by pilots who recent
ly photographed the Missississippi for
the Federal flood relief program, de-
livered strip maps which were being
built" into q special Mosaic map last
night at the Curtiss-Wright aerial pho
Biography studios In New York.
Last night Mai. Thomas Lanphier,
former commander Of the Army LIST
Pursuit Group and close friend of Col.
Lindbergh, landed at Roosevelt Field, N.
Y, after q four-hour flight over New
Jersey. He refused TO discuss the re-
suit Of his search, but it was learned
he had let OF two State troopers in
Princeton.
These troopers discovered two shacks