| Show i GOES ON MYSTERY TRIP Negotiator Speeds to West Point Guards Go GoOn On Unrevealed Errands Dr Condon Confers With Map MapMaker MapMaker MapMaker Maker at U. U S. S Military Military Mili Mili- tary Academy PAS PASTOR TOR F FACING A C I N G QUIZ Curtis in New York on Day of Ransom Payment CD Ur By AssociateS Associated J Press WEST POINT N. N Y May 18 19 1 I Dr John F. F Condon the of ot the Lindbergh case arrived in West Point late today and went vent into conference with Colonel R R. G G. Alexander Alexander Alexander Alex Alex- ander a member of the faculty of the United States military academy In his own car trailed b by two New York City detectives in another automobile automobile auto auto- mobile Dr Condon drove to West WestPoint WestPoint WestPoint Point from his home In the Bronx munching sandwiches and studying maps en route On his arrival at the academy he ho held a long whispered conference with the two detectives They ap appeared appeared ap- ap to be studying maps Then one of them got into Condon's Condon's Con Con- dons don's car and drove off oft with Al AI Reich his bis chauffeur Condon apparently apparently apparently directing them where to go Dr Condon then hailed a passing motorcycle with a sidecar and the theother theother theother other detective got into the sidecar directing the man on the to follow Condon's car HOPEWELL N N. N J J. J. J May 19 John 19 John H. H Curtis jailed Lindbergh hoaxer today was exonerated of any connection connection tion with the tho actual of the Lindbergh baby or collection of ransom ransom ransom ran ran- som as New Jersey officials pressed plans for the questioning of his companion com corn panion the Rev H. H Peacock Dobson at Norfolk Va a concerning his activities activities activities ac ac- ac- ac as a negotiator in the case The clergyman revealed yesterday as having flown to Hopewell on March 28 26 to request Colonel Lindbergh to deposit in a Norfolk bank as earnest money in connection with alleged negotiations with with the kidnapers kidnap kidnap- ers declined to come to Hopewell but said he would give all information information information tion to the police at Norfolk Governor A. A Harry Moore of ot New Jersey immediately announced he fa favored la- la sending someone to Norfolk to see what he has to say and indicated in indicated indicated in- in a representative probably would be named by Colonel H. H Norman Norman Nor Nor- Norman man superintendent of ot state police Colonel said he was very anxious to confront confront confront con con- front Curtis with Peacock At the same time lime it was learned that 10 days after ater the an anonymous letter was received by Chief of Police William Walter of Trenton directing that if it the Lindbergh Lind Lind- bergh telephone wire was followed the baby and the three other men would be found WIRES NEAR BODY nODY It was recalled that special wires laid by police from the Lindbergh garage ran along the main road between between between be be- tween Hopewell and Princeton near C Continued o on Pate e Two GOES 0 ON N MYSTERY TRIP From rate Pace one one- which the body of the Lindbergh baby was found a week ago 30 Chief Walter Waller was quoted as holding holding holdIng hold hold- ing the theory that the letter might have been written by one one- one of ot four bab He forwarded forwarded for men who the baby warded it to police at Hopewell it was stated but heard nothing further further fur fur- ther from It lt The exoneration of ot Curtis came in the morning bulletin from Colonel This related that there was nothing that would in m any way link Curtis with the actual kidnapers of the Lindbergh baby and the collection collection col col- lection of the r ransom money This statement was made after an investigation of oC Curtis' Curtis whereabouts the night the baby was and the night of April 2 when Dr John F. F Condon JaCsie paid to the supposed Kidnapers in m a Bronx cemetery CONDON CONDOM COOPERATES Colonel mentioned that Dr Condon had been most cooperative ve with police and had of offered offered of- of to come to Hopewell or go anywhere anywhere anywhere any any- where else with the investigators statement also made comment on the telegram from the I Rev Peacock in which the Norfolk II associate in the Curtis activities declined declined de de- dc- dc to coma come to Hopewell but said aid he would give all information mation to police police po po- police lice going to Norfolk Under these circumstances said it w will 11 not be possible to confront Mr Curtis with Mr Peacock Peacock Pea Pea- Peacock cock which at this time we are ver very anxious to do There is no leg legal l way In which we can force Mr Peacocks Peacock's presence in Ile either cither Hopewell Hope or Flemington Flem Flem- ington The fact that Peacock requested requested re requested re- re quested the deposit of at in Norfolk Norfolk Norfolk Nor Nor- folk is is substantiated by Colonel Lindbergh Lindbergh Lindbergh Lind Lind- bergh and others who were present presen when Peacock made the request The full statement as it applied to tc Curtis follows follows- On April 2 Mr Curtis was in it inthe inthe the company of Lieutenant Richards Richard and his actions are arc accounted for There is nothing that would In an anway any my anyway way link him with the actual kidnapers kidnapers kid and the collection of ot the thc ransom ransom ransom ran ran- som money ASKED PROTECTION When Mr Curtis was first questioned ques ques- he manifested concern for fot forthe forthe the safety of his family and we re requested requested requested re- re quested Director of Public Safet Safety Colonel Charles Borland of Norfolk Va to protect the Curtis family No Nc reports have been received that an any threats have been made against any member of his family It is understood that Mr Curtis Curti has a brother George who however lives Jives in or near Norfolk and nowhere nowhere no where in the vicinity of New York At no time did Mr Curtis see sec any of the actual ransom notes nor the signature on them In fact it was wa the request of ot Colonel Lindbergh for fot actual truth of his contacts with the kidnapers that was the basis upon the desire to have Mr Curl Curtis Curti s bring from his alleged kidnapers a aletter aletter letter of communication bearing the signature known to be bc that of the kidnapers The text of the letter to Chief Walter Walter Wal Wal- Walter ter as published in the Newark Evening Evening Eve Eve- ning fling News follows Mr Chief I am writing this letter from n New York I am going soing home to Canada When I get bet to Bu Buffalo alo I will mail i ito it to you That will give me more mon time to safely escape I figured Inin Im I'm Imin Imin in enough trouble I got cot cold feeland feet feel and the fellows knew it I promised not to squeal and they gave save me mi money and Im I'm going home WANTED EASY MONEY IONEY Maybe I wont won't get caught We Wi all thought we could make some easy money We got a place near Elizabeth Ellzabeth Eliza Ellza- beth N N. J J. J and one of the fellows who is pretty smart runs a wire tc to his place and listens to everything the saylie say He lie must be smart because ever every time the t telephone rings he picks up ul the receiver and never talks When he hangs up the receiver he always says I never knew I 1 was so smart The Lindberg baby is taken very good care of and is feeling fine when I 1 left the fellows only it cries too toc much and the fellows are arc afraid somebody will hear it Nobody will hurt it because the they all like it it The baby has lots of toys to and a small black dog The fellows dont don't want no more ransom They are all sorry and afraid There is three more left now We already stayed in in this place eight weeks I must soon catch the train I love the Linberg kid I 1 dont don't want to sec see him hurt I dont don't know where is the name of the street or the road but not far from Elizabeth N N. J J. J when we took look the crib we road 55 minds and not very fast because somebody v would would see it FOLLOW TilE THE WIRE I quit the fellers feUers because they wont won't agree Follow the Linberg telephone telephone telephone tel tel- ephone wire and you will find the baby and the three fellers The fellers fellers fellers fel fel- lers were pretty prett nervous If I did not like the baby I would not sot write this but if you want the baby and the fellers you ou must keep leep this secret These fellers have a ra radio radio ratio ra- ra dio tio and reed recd plenty newspapers If you catch the fellers and the baby will you let me so go o free The letter was Vas signed simply Thank You and bore no name It was printed w with th pencil The paper was lined blue-lined and of a cheap grade The letter was postmarked Buffalo N N. Y Y March 10 at a. a m. m The printing was similar to that on a postcard mailed from Newark a day or r so after atter the It was learned today that Dean Deani Dobson Dobson Peacock has given detailed information to agents of the department department department depart depart- ment of at justice concerning his hurried hurried hur hur- ried trip to New York to see the two unidentified men The minister would not discuss the matter contending contending con con- tending that any information should come ome from federal authorities The minister notified Commonwealths Commonwealth's Commonwealths Commonwealth's Commonwealths Commonwealth's Common Common- wealth's Attorney Arnold this morning morning morn morn- ing ins that he was ready to confer with him dim and give Ive information regarding the negotiations SEARCH INTERRUPTED The constabulary of the state of ot New Jersey charged with the responsibility responsibility responsibility re re- of the hunt for the kidnapers kidnapers kid kid- found their search interrupted interrupt interrupt- ed d by the necessity of doing something something something some some- thing about Curtis story Curtis after 10 weeks of ot promise a as is a negotiator for tor the return of the child alive was In jail at Flemington The charge was obstructing justice Conviction provides a penalty of three years in jail a 1000 fine finc or both The year old who blames financial worries for his at attempt attempt at- at tempt to foist his gigantic hoax upon the world waived waived- waived preliminary preliminary near hear f ing n when ho he was called to answer the charge chare late yesterday esterday at the Lindbergh Lindbergh Lind Lind- bergh bersh home The sight of or jail and iron fron bars loosed rancor and he spoke bitterly of a fellow Norfolk negotiator the Rev Peacock Dobson-Peacock and md slightingly slighting slighting- ly of the third member of ot the Norfolk Norfolk Norfolk Nor Nor- folk group croup Rear Admiral Guy H H. Burrage retired The clergyman Curtis said was wasa wasI the I a publicity fiend and joined hoax for the publicity it would bring This the clergyman at Norfolk denied denied de de- de- de nied expressing doubt that Curtis would woud d make such a statement Burrage was referred to by Curtis as an old fogy The retired commander commander com com- corn I mander has been exonerated by po police police poUce po po- lice Uce of any knowledge that he was lending his name and aid to a hoax fashioned about the tragic fate of the son of his friend Colonel Lindbergh Lindberch |
