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Show Lindbergh Pleads For Less Publicity For Second Son ENGLEWOOD, N. J., Aug. 17 U'.i;) The new-born son of Colonel and Mrs. Charles Augustus Lindbergh Lind-bergh slept in his crib here today closely guarded from the inquisitive inquisi-tive world by private detectives and his father's public request for privacy. Colonel Lindbergh, happy over the safe arrival of an heir, was taking every precaution to pre- ' vent recurrence of the tragedy which brought death to his firstborn, first-born, and bitter grief to the parents. Closely GuardtJJ The famous flier asked the press to "permit our children to lead the lives of normal Americans." He engaged additional guards to patrol the Morrow estate here. Night and day, sentinels will be on watch over the tiny heir to tlie fortunes and tragedies of one of the world's most famous men. Police Po-lice dogs watch the grounds. Col. Lindbergh's telegram to the press resulted from his belief that i the avid curiosity of the world ; was partly responsible for the kid-j kid-j naping and murder of his first j child, Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Jr. The full telegram read: "Mrs. Lindbergh and I have made our home in New Jersey. It is naturally our wish to continue to live there neur our friends and interests. Obviously, however, it is Impossible for us to subject the life of our second son to the pub-1 ; liclty which we feel was in a large measure responsible for the death of our first. We feel that our children chil-dren have the rig'ht to grow up normally with other children. Continued Con-tinued publicity will make this impossible. im-possible. I am appealing to the press to permit our children to lead the lives of normal Americans." Ameri-cans." A few scant details concerning the new baby born at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday were learned today. It was understood today that the baby's weight at birth was aix pounds and eleven ounces. As soon us Mrs. Lindbergh regains re-gains her strength the family probably prob-ably will return to Hopewell, despite de-spite the fact that their first born was kidnaped there March 1. The isolated home in the Sourland hills will be guarded by an army of private police, |