Evening star., 1934-09-24
.L|NDBERGH SAW
K|DNAP P[0TTER.
Watched Man Flee After
Approaching Car in Which
Flyer Waited.
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and dictated by person OF German
extraction who had a high school
and possibly college education. The
man who actually wrote the notes,
they believed, was poorly educated.
1t is because of Col. Lindbergh's
own story of the man with the hand
kerchief mask, coupled with the opin-
ion of experts and with certain other
unrevealed facts, that investigators
are looking for second man in the
case.
They cannot discard the woman
angle, either, because DR.. Condor in
SiStS woman whispered to him at a
charity bazaar that there is too
much publicity" hampering the kid
naperS. "JafSie" also recalled that,
while he was en- route to meet John"
on Whittemore avenue, where the
ransom later was paid, a woman
standing on a street corner looked
at a street sign as he passed and
said in a loud voice:
This is Whittemore avenue"
The woman said nothing further
Her remarks were not directed at
Condcn, but he heard them and be-
came satisfied they were intended for
him to overhear.
Missed Second Man.
DR.. Condor did not see the second
man. He was too occupied with his
immediate taSk-the transfer of the
ransom money to John" and the re-
ceipt, in return. of a letter giving
directions for finding the kidnapped
baby.
Col. Lindbergh had driven DR.. Con-
don to the cemetery in accordance
with instructions received in two notes
from John on the night of April 2.
The first note had been delivered to
Condons home by an unknown taxi
cab driver, who told Condor at the
time he did not know who gave it to
him. This cab driver. some author
titles believe, was involved in the plot,
for he never disclosed his identity. A
taXicab driver, Joseph Perrone who
received 81 from a man he has identi-
fled as Hauptmann to deliver a pre-
ViOus ransom note. came forward as
soon as he learned he was being
sought
The note handed to Condor by the
cab driver directed "Jafsie" to take
car and follow fremont avenue to the
east until he came to a nursery in
the 5000 block. On the porch of this
florist shop, it was stated, was a table,
under the cover of which would be
found another note with further in
structions
The note Furthermore warned against
notifying the police radio" and de-
clared the kidnapers also had a radio
1t said that three-quarters of an hour
would be allowed for the trip to the
nursery. The cab driver had delivered
the note at 7:45 pm.
Col. Lindbergh. using his own car,
went to an Office in the Bronx,
secured $40, 0,000-the "ante" had been
raised from the original $4,000 de-
manded-picked up Condor and the
pair drove to fremont avenue and
the florist shop
Condor Got Note.
Lindbergh parked in front Of the
shop while Condor got the note on
the table. The note read:
Gross the street and walk to the
next corner and follow Whittemore
avenue to the soud. Take the money
with you. Come alone and walk. I
will meet you"
Leaving the box of money with
Lindbergh, Condor walked to the
corner. 1t was here that a woman
called Condon's attention to the fact
he had reached Whittemore avenue.
Condor walked along the wall of ST.
Raymond's Cemetery and in a few
moments John" stepped from hid
ing place and accosted Condor.
Condor says he dickered with the
man several minutes in an effort to
reduce the amount of the ransom to
the original $4,000, and John" final
ly agreed. Condor hurried back to
Lindbergh, VINO still sat in his car near
the nursery, put $4,000 in the box
and returned to the cemetery. He
handed the box to John" and the
latter handed Condor an envelope
containing the false message about the
''boad Nelly" off Horseneck Beach,
where the baby would be found.
Lindbergh Startled.
1t was while Condor was paying
the ransom to John" that Lind
bergh was startled to see a man
walking hurriedly along the street
He held handkerchief in such a
way that most of his face was
shielded. 1t was dark, and Lind
bergh could not obtain q good view
of the figure.
AS the man. still holding the hand
kerchief to his face. reached the in
tersection of East fremont and
Whittemore avenue. he turned into
Whittemore avenue and began run
ming. Then he paused and Lind
bergh saw the white handkerchief
fall to the street.
Condor returned to the car a mo-
ment or so later and half an hour
later Lindbergh was headed north
on the Boston Post road for Bridge
port, Conn, where he took off at dawn
the next day for the hopeless flight