Show Kidnap Developments Delight Boat Builder N NORFOLK Va Sept 21 UP UP- UP John Hughes Curtis Curlis the boat builder who duped Colonel Charles A. A Lindbergh Lind bergh into inlo a search at sea for his son today expressed delight delight delight de light at new developments in the caseI caseI caseI case I I am delighted that the matter is being cleared up Curtis said I J Jwill will await further developments with witha a great Ideal deal ot or interest Curtis declined to amplify his re re- marks Curtis well known Norfolk society man announced shortly after the that he had contacted the abductors He persuaded the Right Rev Dean H. H Peacock Dobson-Peacock and andRear andRear andRear Rear Admiral Guy Burrage Bun of ot Norfolk Norfolk Nor Nor- folk to enter the case with him bim There followed several mysterious boat trips out to sea Finally Colonel Colo Colo- Colonel nel Lindbergh was Induced to make a trip That was on May 12 The baby was found dead near the Lindbergh Lindbergh Lind-I Lind Lind Lind- bergh home the same afternoon The Norfolk shipbuilder was ar ar- ar- ar rested After questioning by police for several days he confessed he was the perpetrator of ot a hoax He admitted admitted ad ad- he had no actual contact with I 1 the kidnapers Dean beam Dobson Peacock and Admiral I Burr Burrage ge were not parties to the the d de dc n he confessed Curtis was charged with obstructing obstruct ing lug justice and tried at Flemington N. N J J. There he was found guilty and sentenced to serve a year in n prison An appeal was entered and the jail sentence later suspended suspended- He was freed upon payment of ot a 1000 fine |