Evening star., 1935-12-24
POLICE WILL GUARD
LINDBERGHS UPON
ARRIVAL ABROAD
British Officials, However,
Say Special Detail at Liver
pool Will Be Small.
SCOTLAND YARD IS NOT
EXPECTED TO BE CALLED
Press Interprets Sailing to Mean
Family Was Obliged to Flee Be-
cause of Crime Conditions.
BACKGROUND

Charles A. Lindbergh has been in
headlines almost constantly since
May, 1927, Dhen he completed
first Atlantic solo dirplane
fight from America to Europe.
Two years later he married Anne
MorrotU, daughter of United States
Ambassador to MeTico. In March,
1882, infant son OF couple 1oqS Kid
mapped, neUer again seen dliue By
parents. In September, 1884, Bruno
Hduptmdnn fudS arrested for crime
conuicted last February, he is nom
under sentence OF death in tUeek OF
January 13.
Supreme Court has declined to
repie1U conriction: hopes OF con-
demned man rest in NeIU Jersey
Board OF PardonS, OF ,Uhich GoU.
Hoffman is member. Gouernor re-
Gently reUedled increased interest in
case, UiSited HauptmGnn in cell.
(Copyripht. 1888 by the Associated Press.)
LONDON, December 24.-BrltlSh
authorities disclosed today that eX-
ira police would patrol the docks OF
Liverpool when Col. and Mrs. Charles
A. Lindbergh arrive from the United
States, seeking sanctuary from threats
of kidnapping their small son Jon.
Otherwise. officials said. the Lind
bergh's would be assured the same
protection by the nations helmeted
and blue jacketed Bobbies and the
plainclothes men as any other visitor
to England.
The extra guard to be turned out at
Liverpool will be only small one
authorities asserted. demonstrating
that British police have not the slight
est fear that kidnapers, or any other
outside the law. will attempt to molest
the Lindberghs
Expect to Land January /.
A plainclothes man and uniformed
officer meet all boats docking at Liver
pool. where the famous American flyer
his wife and child are expected by
informed sources to arrive around jan
uary l. aboard the S. S. American
Importer
Although police decline to disclose
their plans definitely, it was under
stood authoritatively only few extra
uniformed men would be detailed to
patrol the docks.
This was expected to constitute the
entire welcoming party, with the ex-
ception of the usual customs and i'm
migration officers
Informed sources said there was
only a slim chance that the famous
Scotland Yard men would reinforce
the protective ring around the Lind
berghs upon their arrival to establish
a residence in England.
Never Leaves His office.
The Scotland Yard commissioner
himself, Sir Philip Game. is definitely
an administrative official and never
leaves his office, even to guard Kine
George, or to supervise personally
police arrangements for arriving ano
departing royal visitors.
Although a few special men from
Scotland Yard are assigned perma-
nently to the major ports. actually its
authority covers only the London ano
metropolitan area.
Its services in any other part of the
British Isles are given only if re-
quested specifically by local police.
The sailing of the LindberghS from
New York early Sunday was inter-
preted generally by the British press
to mean they were obliged to flee
their own country because of crime
conditions.
The noted family was described as
(See LINDBERGH, Page 81