Show INDICTED a kc t 4 John H. H Curtis LINDY LINOY HOAXER FACES CHARGE I Held by Grand Orand Jury for Obstructing Ob Ob- Processes of Justice m In Dy Press Lies HOPEWELL N. N J. J May tay 28 An 28 An indictment in charging John Hughes Curtis Curtis Cur with obstructing processes of jus justice tice lice in the Lindbergh case cas was returned by the Hunterdon county coun ty grand jury in Flemington today The Norfolk who ad milled a hoax on the Lindbergh family fam farn ily thy by his story of ot alleged contacts contact with wilh the kidnapers of or their son ha has 5 been held in jail at since his arrest Presentation of or the case to the thc grand jury was made last ast week anc and I three witnesses testified to Curtis hoax u I There were unconfirmed reports report that Curtis would not oppose the thc charge charge merely merely placing himself a athe at atthe L the mercy of the court with a L plea Colonel Charles A. A Lindbergh may appear as 35 a witness against Curtis if ii trial is had He has indicated willingness willing ness to testify should authorities authorises deem it advisable Curtis Curtis' hoax started shortly after aCler the Lindbergh child was stolen from its crib For weeks Curtis' Curtis fantastic story was developed He made mysterious trips to sea in the big yacht Marcon Contacts failed Colonel Lindbergh Lind Lindbergh bergh was aboard the Marcon on I several trips The day the body o othe ol the child was found Curtis and Lind berh bergh were at sea off oU Cane Cape Mav May on or a yacht again seeking on one of or C Curtis Curtis' so-c so called so-called contacts Once the child was found Curtis delivered to authorities the name o othe ol of the boat on which the kidnapers were and arid the names of oC men involved Coast guard craft put out to hend head the boat boal Thousands of ol doll dollars were spent in the search Curtis meanwhile was undergoing question ing and finally broke down clown and wrote out on a typewriter a confession that tha his story was as fiction |