| Show LINDY LIGHT FLARE HELD SIGNIFICANT Observers Think Bright Il Illumination illumination il- il Set Up as Signal to Kidnapers STATEMENT DENIES IDEA I I I Troopers Only Testing Dud Police Claim B By r BATES RANEY United Press Iress Staff Correspondent HOPEWELL N. N J. J April 16 A 16 A magnesium flare lighted early earh today at the home of Colonel Charles A. A Lindbergh atop mountain illuminated the countryside for miles and led observers to believe it was wasa a signal having a significant bearing bearing bearing bear bear- ing on efforts to return the fliers flier's son State police at Trenton said a state trooper stationed at the Lindbergh home had found the flare yesterday It was described as being an old one a dud The trooper decided to test it so o shortly after aLter midnight ht he took it into the yard and li lighted it iL USED FOR LA LANDINGS DINGS An aviation expert at Hopewell said the flare was of the type designed for parachute landings at night costin costing cost cost- in jag ing from 50 to 75 each He estimated estimated estimated esti esti- mated it could have been seen from the air 60 miles distant and from the ground for 20 miles The flare burned five minutes throwing out an intense white light which was made more conspicuous b by the elevation of the Lindbergh home Newspaper men watching beyond the de deadline set up by the New New- Jersey Jersey Jer Jer- sey scy state police reported no planes could be heard overhead but one could have been beyond hearing hearin and still within sight of the flare Speculation Speculation Speculation Spec Spec- also centered on whether some motor car might have been waiting in a near by road for a signal Finally Colonel H. H Norman issued a statement to answer the hundreds of calls from farmers around Hopewell The uThe flare bulletin bulletin bulle bulb tin said was an old magnesium light which it was thought would not burn any more It burned however but there is s no significance AIRPLANE NOTED An airplane bearing the number NC was seen flying low over Hopewell early last night The lighted flare climaxed a night o of more than usual activity at the Lindbergh home home- Several visitors were admitted Among the late arrivals was a small coupe carrying two men The license plates on the car were covered with cloths One of the occupants re resembled resembled resembled re- re Dr John F. F Condon sic negotiator r. r Shortly before the coupe appeared a girl who ho identified herself as Greta Gra Gray 28 28 of Minneapolis Minn a friend of or the colonels colonel's mother was stopped by troopers who telephoned the home Miss Gray was Gray was permitted permUted to enter immediately Her visit was said to have no connection with the search The flare was set setoff setoff of off five minutes after she departed Earlier in the n night ht Samuel Kra- Kra show and Martin Bernstein operatives operatives operatives opera opera- tives of the Central Detective bureau of Brooklyn drove up to the estate Continued on Page Pase Two T SS S'S I LINDY LIGHT RARE FLARE HELD Continued From Page Pace One They said they had an appointment with wilh Lindbergh but when asked about their connections with the case Bernstein remarked cryptically REFUSES TO TALK TALK- Our activities are of such a delicate delicate delicate deli deli- cate nature that to lo discuss them might cause serious injury or death of at the child In the metropolitan area Condon's activity continued Colonel Henry Lindbergh's legal ad advisor advisor visor was at Condon's Bronx home throughout yesterday afternoon During During During Dur Dur- ing some of this time Condon was absent in one instance to lo deliver one of his lectures New York police kept up their efforts efforts ef- ef forts to lo trace one of the 20 bank banI banknotes banknotes notes which was in the ransom ransom ransom ran ran- som money paid by Condon to lo the supposed kidnapers in a fake deal on April 2 In Norfolk the three negotiators maintained their optimism Rear Admiral Admiral Ad Ad- miral mimi Guy H H. Burrage and John Hughes Curtis Curlis who returned from froma a four four- our four ny trIp early yesterday re reported reported reported re- re ported the they were continuing their efforts to lo restore the baby The Rev H. H Peacock Dobson the other negotiator gave new assurances of the in infants infant's infants infant's in- in fant's ants safety |
