The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-04

INSAAOA WAOAA oeSAA6 UdJLlCS UGS tween the Japanese and Chinese, President Hoover's special message to Congress and the investigator of the city government of Mayor James J. (Jimmy) Walker. They were destined for the hell- box the second Colonel Lindbergh called Whatley and told him to in- form police the child was missing. | A few hours later the whole world knew that the Lindbergh baby was kidnapped.
 Lindbergh Searches Estate
 The Hopewell police already having been informed Colonel Lindbergh telephoned state police. Lindbergh now grasped a rifle and rushed out in the darkness in a futile trip over his estate.
 The police arrived and went to the nursery. On the sill of the window whose shutter would not lock they found a footprint and a note.
 The note said:
 Dear Sir! Have 50 O0o$ redy 25 O00$ in POS bills Is 900 in los bills and 10 900 in 5$ bills. After 2-4 days we will inform you were to deliver the mony.
 We warn you for making any, thing public or for notify the police.
 "the child is in gute care. identification for our letters are signature"
 The symbolic signature was composed of circles of red and blue with holes punched at certain points.
 This note was the first clue in what was to become the greatest manhunt the United States ever has known.
 Ladder 50 Feet Away
 Below the nursery window were imprints of ladder and several blurred footprints. Investigators found a chisel and then, fifty feet from the house, they found the ladder. It was constructed in three sections and it was broken at a joint where two sections joined
 It was presumed the ladder broke under the combined weight of the kidnaper and the baby and that the breaking was the sharp crack that Colonel Lindbergh heard as he bored over his papers in his study.
 The Lindberghs, although they did not know it then, were entered on 73 day stretch of cruel un- certainty.
 During that time they were to run down hundreds of futile clews and to be duped of $5O,000 paid out for the safe return of their son.
 Body Found B Days Later
 The cruelest blow of all was to fall on the 73rd day-May 12-for then the child's body was found in a shallow grave in the Sourland mountains within sight of the Lindbergh home.
 The Lindberghs felt certain at first that their son was safe. They immediately promised to pay the $50,000 ransom demanded. They broadcast a solemn promise mot to try to injure those connected with the Kidnapping" They pub lished their sons diet and asked those who held him to follow it closely.
 Disturbed by failure of the kid napers to contact him and fearing that it might be because of the law enforcement officials and reporters that surroundned his home, Colonel Lindbergh finally announced the appointment of official intermedi- aries.
 Those appointed were Salvatore Spitale and Irving Bitz, New York underworld figures. They achieved nothing.
 Jafsie Enters Picture On March 8, an elderly and re- spected educator of New York's Bronx, Dr. John F. (Jafsie) Con- don, gave an interview to the Bronx Home News. In it he offered to act as an intermediary.
 Surprisingly enough, his offer was accepted almost immediately. Four hours after the interview ap- peared in print letter was posted to him. It read:
 "If you are willing to act as go- between in Lindbergh cace pleace follow strictly instructions.
 Handel incloced letter person. ally to MT. Lindbergh. It will ex- plain everything. Don't tell anyonee about it so will be found out press or police is notified everything are cancell and 1t will be a further delay. After you gets the money from MT. Lindbergh put then 3 words in paper: Money is ready.
 After not te) we will give you further instructions. be at house every night between 6-l2 between 6-12 by this time you will hear from us"
 Lindbergh Became Convinced
 Lindbergh was convinced of tho authenticity of the note to Condon and eventually "Jafsie" turned $50,00O over to the purported kid- naper in St. Raymond's cemetery. In return he received Q receipt for the money and false instruc- tions as to where young Land- bergh could be found. Dr. Condon. however, had the full confidence of Colonel Lind- bergh and Jafsie was the chief states witness at the trial which ordered the execution of Bruno Richard Hauptmann for the kld- . naping and murder of Lindbergh's son.
 William Allen. q Negro truck { driver. was the person who acci- dentally stumbled upon the haby,s body. He saw what he thought was e childs leg sticking out from q ciump of leaves and earth. Phys.- l clans decided q fractured skull caused the death of the 1T-month- old son of the Lindberghs.