Show iw CONTACT CLAIMED i Negotiations in Lindy Case Are Made on Cruise Norfolk Man Meets With Declared Abductors of Baby at Sea ENCOUNTERS DIFFICULTY DIFFICULT r Newspaper Ad Stat States s Money Is Ready By CHARLES M. M McCANN 1 United Press Staff Correspondent NORFOLK Va May 11 John Hughes Curtis Norfolk boat boa builder has been negotiating ne since Saturday of off the Long Island coast with a group who claim to be kidnapers of Charles Augustus Lindbergh Jr it it lt was learned today He Is using a private yacht for his negotiations just as he did in his negotiations off oU Norfolk in the yacht Marcon This fact became known today shortly after publication in a NewYork New New- NewYork NewYork York newspaper of an advertisement reading Money is read ready which to toman man many was indicative of a new message message mes mes- sage to the gang The newspaper previously carried the advertisements and one of these read Money is ready Shortly afterwards Dr John F F. F Condon Condon Con Con- don paid to one of the men he had been negotiating with but without effecting return of the bab baby Iea I Meager er information coming back to Norfolk today said Curtis had been having difficulty reassuring the group inasmuch as they were frightened away from rendezvous with him himoff off the Norfolk shore first by DY a fishing fish fish- Ing boat then by government vessels and finally by publicity Curtis left Norfolk Friday and expected to be gone only one day The fact his stay has been extended indicated to his friends here that he has encountered some obstacles On the new private yacht Curtis CurtI is understood to be accompanied by Lieutenant George L. L Richard navy pilot who flew Curtis on several con contact tact attempts Edwin B. B Bruce an art Almira N. N Y capitalist Colonel Charles A. A Lindbergh Is understood here to be in the vicinity Reports here said Curtis Curtis' yacht may have put into Block island but that might be a blind to cover the thereal thereal thereal real center of the negotiations Curtis Curtis Curtis Cur Cur- is understood to be hopeful that he can arrange for transfer of the baby baby if if the negotiators really are the kidnapers some kidnapers some place of off Norfolk Norfolk Norfolk Nor Nor- folk so the announcement may come through his home city cily He still is hopeful t to make the transfer to the l owned by Colonel Charles C. C Consalvo of Baltimore 1 |