Evening Star Newspaper, May 15, 1932, Page 4

CONDON DECLARES HE KNOWS SLAYER Jafsie Forecasts Kidnaper _Will Be Taken in Custody. (Continued From First Page.) woted to the case by Col. Schwarskopf. The unexpected statement of Dr. Condon, made as he left his New York home for a short trip, was: “I know the kidnaper of the Lind- bergh baby and he will be caught. I know his name, his nationality, his E:miul characteristics and all about m” Rosner Questioned. This was ‘added to a cryptic utter- ance of the retired school teacher as he emerged earlier from the quarters of Charles B. McLaughlin, Bronx dis- trict attorney, who has announced his intention of initiating a grand jury in- quiry in which Dr. Condon would be & witness. At that time the 72-year-old “Jafsie,” who treated with the supposed kidnap-! ers partly through newspaper adver- tisements, said: “Isn't it bad enough to be silent ‘without being indicted for infringing on silence? Anything I might say might add to the discomfiture of a bereaved family.” B ‘The disc] s of still another inter- mediary, Mc Rosner, mysterious un- dercover nan, -added -to the puzzling l:‘u‘; of data filtering through the hands ves| Rosner, who appeared for questioning at police hgadquarters -here, revealed that he took one of the ransom notes to New York ahd supplied a list of all per- sons to whom he shown 1t. He was permitted to feave without surveillance. Prosecutor Marshall, the man upon whom rests a lasge portion of the bur- | den of capitalizing the police informa- tion, had a perplexing series of ques- tions to answer. Puzzling Questions. Among them were these: Did one and the same group of per- sons steal the infant, kill him and then negotiate for ransom both through Dr. Condon and Curtis? Were there separate or interlocking eriminal gangs which operated in this manner? Did the eontents of the original ran- som note become known to a group of extortionists who never had the baby mgxkfih un;’ porting to be the ‘as the garment pur) e baby's sleeping suit, the token which ‘was used in the Jafsie negotiations, the genuine article or a counterfeit? In answering these questions the public it the repeated official declaration that positive means of identification were provided in the ransom notes received subsequent to the original demand left in the baby’s nursery. Such & Jrembe prompted the final question whether or not it might have been possible to forge whatever means of identifieation was led. As an indication of the breadth of the police pursuit authorities a ‘Willlam Allen, t.h:o‘l;t;d mhd.. man, who came upon y's body, was being investigated and that his fingerprints were taken. Sack Is New Clue. New York authorities in their efforts to co-operate escorted James Gracie to New Jersey for examination regarding his statements that he had been in touch with underworld characters who once demanded $100,000 for the baby's turn. Meanwhile, a new ‘elue was an- mounced—a dirty buriap sack. It was picked up about 50 feet from the improvised grave flve miles from the Lindbergh here the in- quarters to be examined in the hope i might in some way throw more light on _the strange case. One theory was that the child might have been killed somewhere else and the body tra in the bag to the nsported heayily wooded section where it Was| da: found. If traces of blood were found on the sack, this theory might gain weight. Hope of finding some other clue led officials to have all leaves, twigs and surface dirt, for a large radius around ‘where the body was found, scraped up and taken to the Lindbergh garage ‘When the collection dries chemists will | analyze and study it Curtis remained on the Lindbergh es- tate to aid by whatever means possible in the hunt for the men he had be- lieved were the kidnapers. Most of Thursday night he spent| telling officials the long story of his| negotiations. Yesterday he was taken | over part of the ground he covered dur- ing his work in Col. Lindbergh's behalf. Coast Guard Given Story. Col. Schwarzkopf told of passing on to the Coast Guard part of the story— the nicknames of the five men, their g::cnpfiam and a description of their t. “At no time,” Schwarzkopf said, “was. anything given to Mr. Curtis to deliver or show to Col. Lindbergh and no de- mands were made upon him by any of the alleged group of kidnapers with whom he was in contact as to any ad- ditional ransom.” It had been réported unofficially that this gang furnished the Virginian with a picture pi rting to have been taken of the Lindbergh baby while he was their captive, and also to have de- manded $200,000 for the baby's return. Prosecutors of the county in which| the baby was found and the one in which the kidnaping occurred met at the spot where the body was found. Both were searching for “something new"—some fresh clue t7 aid them in the greatest job of their lives. Later Prosecutor Marshall said he was working on a new clue, but did not disclose how important he considered it or where it had been discovered. Long, Grim Fight. | | v { District Attorney Erwin E. Marshall slain Lindbergh baby was found, will be child’s murderer or murderers. Mr. M viewed by newspaper men. THE SUNDAY STAR. WASHINGTON, D. C., of Mercer County, in whose county the in complete charge of the hunt for the arshall (center) shown being inter- —Wide World Photo. cerning the gang with whom he was dealing; The kidnaping ladder; The burlap sack: The secret reports on the tracing of the marked bills which comprised the $50,000 ransom. | Analysis and study of the earth found | at the “grave” may furnish more clues. A broken shovel was found at the | scene during the morning, but later it was stated officially it had been placed there only a short time before. Shovel Unimportant. The dirt-covered shovel scoop was | discovered against a tree by an investi- gator and at first seemed to be an im- portant clue, but in his 3 p.m. bulletin Col. Schwarzkopf said: “The broken shovel referred to was | handed to the trooper guards at the| scene by Chief Snook of the Hopewell township police, who said he had re-| ceived it from occupants of a New York car parked out on the road. | “oThis was turned over to the trooper | in charge of the detail, who placed it | at the base of a tree, where it was MEN STILL HELD IN KIDNAPING PLOT i | TWO MEN STILL | to Be Made Against Suspects. By the Associated Press. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla, May 14— kidnap Edith Marie Gardner, 6-year- old daughter of Dr. David M. Gardner, pastor of the First Baptist Church of St. Petersburg, remained in jail today | as authorities debated what charges to | prefer. | Palice said Edgar “Shine” Mote, 25- year-old news vendor, who confessed ] was_invited to participate in the kid- FEDERAL AGENCIES ORGANIZE TO HELP 'J. Edgar Hoover Placed in| Charge to Co-ordinate Efforts. (Continued Prom First Page.) several other law enforcement branches. The way now is paved for the first comprehensive, coherent attempt by the Government to solve the Sourland hills mystery. Heretotore there have been but sporadic efforts to assist by inde- pendent Federal agencies, due largely to reluctance of officials to make any move that might have crossed Col Lindbergh’s private negotiations. Work to Be Secret. The workings of this far-flung or- | ganization, embracing several thousand | specially-trained enemies of crime, will Florida Authorities Ponder Charges | be shrouded in secrecy. There will Be | no announcements to the press regard- ing developments in the inquiry until a definite climax has been reached. The President could not have selected | any one better quaiffied to insure this secrecy than Director Hoover of the Justice Bureau. Head of Uncle Sam's largest investigative unit, with a corps Two men arrested because of a plot to| Of crack special agents spread over the | Nation in more than a secore of field offices, Hoover is recognized as an out- standing criminologist. An intimation of the President’s plan for an organized manhunt came first {from sources close to the White House. It was learned the plan was discussed in a conference with Attorney General Mitchell, who gave his approval. Pirst . might be released. The; inted | official confirmation came when the or- 3:? ":x‘westi‘uhltion: have gh'e: ?‘)me to ! der from the White House was recelved doubt that his knowledge of the plot &t various departments affected. would place him in the category of an| It was admitted at the Treasury that actual conspirator. | the order came from President Hoover. He claims Jerry Metz, formerly of | Two investigative agencies of that de- Bluefield, W. Va., broached the plot to| partment already have been working | & “frame-up." | | held told police several days ago he had | him, outlining & plan whereby the| child was to have been abducted yes- terday on her way to schooi and held | for $30,000 ransom, to be demanded of delegates to the Southern Baptist con- vention in session here. Police quoted him as saying he never considered participating in the con- spiracy and flatly refused when Metz and an unidentified man epproached | him Thursday night and told him the | child would be kidnaped the following | y. The anthorities say they have evi- dence Metz first tried to enlist the aid of associates in West Virginia, but failed, and then turned to acquaint- ances in St. Petersburg. He denies any knowledge of the con- spiracy and claims he is the victim of A man whose identity has been with- been asked to serve as a “go-between.” That information started the investiga- tion that resulted in the arTest of Metz and Mote yesterday. PAT CROWE “HELD” IN LINDBERGH CASE Kidnaper to Be Quizzed in Kid- naping Because of State. ments. By the Assoctated Préss. WYOMING, Pa., May 14—Pat Crowe, notorfous bandit and kidnaper of a quarter century ago, is being “in- vestigated” in' connection with the Lindbergh kidnaping, it was learned at the headquartérs of the Pennsylvania | State police tonight. | Authorities here sald they had de- cided to question Crowe because of his repeated statements on lecture plat- forms that the infant son of Col. and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh would be | found near Hopewell. | _ Police at Hazleton, Pa., where Crowe last was seen, sald he called at their headquarters last Monday for assist- ance in placing & telephone call to the Lindbergh home at Hopewell, N. J. ‘When they refused; Crowe departed. It was reported from Hazleton to- “It is apparent to me” he stated, | night that State Trooper Robert “that we must settle down to a long, | Knight had picked up Crowe and was grim fight to capture and to convict the | taking him to the barracks here for on phases of the kidnaping case are the Internal Revenue Bureau's spe- clal intelligence unit, under Elmer L. Irey, and the Secret Service, under Wil- llam H. Moran. It is understood both these officials were in consultation y terday with officials at the Department of Justice. Was Secret “Observer.” Irey was & secret “observer” during the negotiations that ended in the pay- ment to tricksters of $50,000 through Dr. John F. Condon, and he accoms jed Lindbergh, Condon and Col. reckinridge on the futile flight to Martha's Vineyard in quest of a yacht supposed to have the baby on board, Irey was in New York when the body of the child was found, and afterward conferred with officials at Hopewell. ‘The secret service has been en- deavor to trace the bills contained in the $50,000 package delivered by Dr. Condon to a vague form behind a cemetery fence on the night of April 2. Only two of them have been recovered, it is said. Among other Government branches that have done some work on the case are the Coast Guard—now hunting for the ship believed to have been involved in the Norfolk negotiations—the Bureau of Narcotics, and the Immigration Bureau. his customary attitude of reticence, de- clined yesterday to discuss the new task assigned him, refusing to receive reporters. Attorney General Mitchell ‘was not available for questioning. Hoover first entered the Lindbergh case four days after the kidnaping, when he represented President Hoover at & conference of police officials in ‘Trenton. At that time he offered assist- ance of Federal authorities. Distributed Circular. the investigation, saw fit to call on the Federal officials on but few occasions, however. Possibly the major request was for aid of the Department of Jus- tice in distributing to the police of the Nation a circular asking for informa- tion of any kind bearing on the kid- naping. E. J. Connolly, agent in charge of the New York office of the Bureau of Investigation, consulted a number of times with Col. Schwartzkopf and other police officials. Bureau investigators were not given all facts of the crime, however, and during the past weeks have been inactive, although still ready to assist if asked. ‘The bureau stumbled across an off- They | the Prohibition Bureau | Director Hoover, in accordance with | The State police. in direct charge of | man guilty of this heinous crime “The time is past for excuses for lack of action because of fear for the safety of child “There did exist that condition. The hands of officials were tied.' They, in proper and true sympathy with the par- ents, desired the safe return of the child “But now we know he.is dead. “Now is the time for swift, mined action.” deter- The officials directing the great man | hunt have intimated frequently they ‘were making public none of their find- ings publication of which might inter- fere with capture of the kidnaper- killers. How much or how little they have as a basis for their hope of success, few know. There was a belief. however, that a great mass of evidence and clues now is being sifted over, and that much of this information has never been made public. | Wealth of Clues. This wealth of material at least in- cludes: The original ransom note left in the nursery; The subsequent notes received by the Ind| “The Botes received by Dr. Condon; The information Dr. Condon picked up during his long negotiations with the men who posed to him as the kid- napers; The “tokens" Dr. received as ;vrou(" these men -act! held the His description of the man to whom he paid the $50,000; | questioning. Lieut. Plummer, com- Imnndcr of the barracks, said, however, that he had not been advised to that effect. shoot of the Lindbergh case in the Gaston B. Means investigation and has | SPEAKER AT HOLY CROSS | Catholic Woman Educator to Ad- dress Academy Students. | Students of Holy Cross Academy will . be addressed by Sister Eleanor, doctor of philosophy and dean of English at St. Mary’s College, South Bend, Ind., this afternoon at 4 o'clock. Mgr. Ed- ward A. Pace of Catholic University will preside. | " Guests at the function will include the mother provincial of the Eastern prov ince and members of the International Federation of Catholic Alumnae. Sister Eleanor, author of several liter- ary works, is making a lecture tour of Eastern cities. NEW RADIO SET SHOWN Midget Receiver Creates Sensation in Radio Commission. ‘Brooklyn_ radio man, Eric Palmer, rily broke up official proceed- the Fede: The terms of Morris to have had this Bank For each $120 bor- rowed you agree to deposit $10 a month in an account, the pro- ceeds of which may be used to cancel the note when due. Deposits may be madeon a weekly, semi-monthly or monthly basis as you prefer. ral Radio Commission y by conducting for its members & demonstration of an en- s! midget receiving set. ffair, including lou in a cabinet { 1408 H Stre COLONEL FLASHED OWNLIGHTS AT SEA Efforts to Contact Plotters With Curtis Frustrated by Rough Weather. By the Assoclated Press. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J, May 14— That Col. Charles A. Lindbergh person- ally flashed signals from a boat in the Atlantic Ocean in an attempt to con- tact the supposed kidnapers of his son was revealed today. ‘The colonel's active participation in the efforts of John Hughes Curtis of Norfolk, Va., and his whereabouts this week were described in an interview with the owner of the schooner by the Atlantic City Evening Union. Quoting A. L. Foster, New York manufacturer, who lives here and owns the Cacholot, the newspaper related de- tails of the attempted negotiations. Offers Use of Boat. | “I had known John Hughes Curtis, the Lindbergh intermediary, for sev- ernl years as the result of having some | work done at his shipyard in Norfolk, said Foster. “He had asked me several weeks ago if T would be willing to use my boat in the search for the Lindbergh baby, and, naturally, I was only too glad to offer my services, “On Sunday afternoon I received the call, and on Monday afternoon Col. Lindbergh, Mr. Curtis, Lieut. Richard and Edwin Bruce arrived at my home. “1 set the point for a rendezvous with the kidnapers' boat in a conference vith Mr. Curtis, and toward evening we drove to the boathouse. We left | Atlantic City at 7 p.m. and arrived at the rendezvous at 12.30 a.m. Tuesday in a northeast storm. We remained on the station until 5 am., but no boat hove in sight. Then we pulled into Cold Springs harbor. “A continuous effort was made to contact the other boat by prearranged signals, using a mast head light for the purpose. Col. Lindbergh personally flashed the signals, Colonel Told of Death. “The sea was rough, but it would have been possible to visit the other boat.” “On Tuesday the storm . increased and it was not possible to leave anchorage. Col. Lindbergh was aboard from Monday night until Thursday night." “Mr. Bruce and Mr. Richard made la trip to New York on Wednesday. | Mr. Curtis was in Atlantic City on ‘Thursday. He caught Mr. Bruce and Lieut. Richard with a phone message about 7 p.m. just when they started | to board the Cacholot. | _“Mr. Bruce broke the news of the | finding of the child's body to Col. Lindbergh about 9 pm. It was evident that something was wrong from 7 | o'clock, but it was thought to concern | the contact arrangement and there | was a tense atmosphere aboard until the explanation was made.” Foster told the paper he did not know the details of the contact ar- rangement. The paper said, however, it learned from another source that the supposed kidnapers were to deliver the kidnaped child to the Foster boat. GORGULOV IDENTIFIED AS RED EX-OFFICIAL Russian Living in France Says As- sassin Is Former People's Com- missar Zolotanes. By the Assoclated Press. PARIS, May 14—Paul Gorgulov, the Russian who assassinated President Doumer, ' was identified as a former people’s commissar of Soviet Russia by a witness at a dramatic hearing today. The identification came from M. Astakos, & Russian living at Le Havre, who swore he knew the real Paul Gorgulov and that he was-certain of his facts. i an agent provocateur or he's shouted Gorgulov. “At least he’s drunk.” Then the prisoner fainted. M. Astakos had asserted that the | assassin really was former Commissar | Zolotanes. He declined he had seen | the real Gorgulov killed in 1918, and | that he had known Zolotanes from boy- hood. | An extract from Gorgulov's diary, | which was produced in court, told of plans to kill former President Paul Doumergue and the premier of Japan in 1930, but the prisoner told the judge this was just a fantasy. Col. Yelasiess, formerly of the | Russian Imperial Army, said he was convinced from questioning Gorgulov | that the assassin had served in the military forces of Czarist Russia. | secured indictment of Means for de- frauding Mrs. Evalyn Walsh McLean | of $104.000 on representations that he could recover the Lindbergh child. ‘This angle remains under investigation, with John M. Keith, head of the Wash~ ington field office, in charge. It is expected the brunt of the re- newed probe will be borne by Heover's bureau, which is well equipped to con- duct a Nation-wide hunt for the baby slayers. Hoover, although under 40 in years, is a veteran in the realm of scientific crime detection. Each of the several hundred special agents under his com- mand is required to be a graduate in law or accountancy, depending on the nature of his ent, and each must undergo a course of training in investi- gative work under tutelage of Keith, one of the “aces” of the buteau. ‘The bureau maintains the largest col- lection of criminal fingerprints in the world and is in contact with Scotland | Yard, the French national police and | other foreign detective agencies. Plan Loans are simple and practical—it is not necessary an account at to borrow. Monthly Deposit For 12 Months $10 $15 $20 $95 Loans are pessed on within a day or two after filing application ~with few exceptions. MORRIS PLAN notes are usually mede for 1 year, though they may be for any period of from 3 to 12 months. Morris Plan Bank Under Supervision U. S. Trseswry et Northwest MAY 15, 1932—PART ONE. Offi_cial Statements Colonel Schwarzkopf, Who ~Is Directing the Lindbergh Investigation, Describes Progress of Task. "By the Associated Press. What official investigators had to say in their press statements on the Lindbergh case yesterday: Bulletin at 10 am. by Col. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, State police superintendent : “A written statement is being taken from Morris Rosner. Nothing in any way connecting ‘him with the kid- napers has been disclosed during his questioning. “His activities apparently were con- fined to endeavoring to make contact which would assist the family in con- tacting the actual kidnapers. “Mr. Curtis (John Hughes Curtis, Norfolk, Va., intermediary) is being questioned as to the contacts he had with the alleged kidnapers. These contacts were by telephone and in person. “This is being continued and the check-up on such information as we get from him is being vigorously pursued. “All the scrapings off the ground in the vicinity where the baby's body was found, together with the burlap bag, are being sent, for detailed analysis, to experts, “Any findings that will not interfere in the possible apprehension of the criminals will be published in subse- quent bulletins.” Col. Schwarzkopf’s 3 p.m. bulletin: “Mr. Curtis described to the police authorities at this point a boat which he stated the alleged kidnapers were as- sociated with. Through Federal agen- cles, co-operating with this department, a Tequest was made that the Coast Guard search for a boat such as de- scribed by Mr. Curtis. No report has been received as yet concerning the re- | sults of the search. Mr. Curtis gave the nicknames and descriptions of ‘five men with whom he claims he had been dealing and who are alleged to be the kidnapers. “These men were last reported to be on the boat referred to above, and these descriptions also were given to the Coast C‘hll.rd &s & means of further identifica- tion. “At no time was anything given to Mr. Curtis to deliver or show to Col. Lindbergh, and no demands were made upon him by any of the alleged group of kidnapers with whom he was in contact as to any additional ransom payment. “The only articles found at the place where the body was discovered were two articles of clothing on the body and a| burlap bag lying on the ground, approx- imately 50 feet away from the body to- ward the road. *“'All leaves and surface dirt for a con- siderable radius about the spot where body lay were gathered after a baby. search and brought these head- quarters, “They are now being dried, and when dry will be submitted to chemists for an analysis and study. “Mr. Curtis is still at Hopewell. The | broken shovel referred to was handed to the trooper guards at the scene by Chief Snook of the Hopewell Township police, who said he had received it from occu- pants of a New York car parked out on the road. “This was turned over to a trooper in charge of the detail, who placed it at | the base of a tree, where it was found | this morning. ““The occupants of the New York car | told Chief Snook they were Jersey City detectives, but were recognized as re- porters who had been working on this case. “Prosecutor Marshall had not been at | these headquarters today, nor has any representative of his been here. “Prosecutor Hauch has been at these headquarters today and has participated in the questioning of Morris Rosner.” o | Col. Schwarzkopf's 9 pm. bulletin: | “No communication has been re- to ceived from Gov. Moore with reference SEAMAN DECLARES PLO MAY HAVE SOUGHT COLONEL Captain of Yacht Advances Theory to Explain “Come-On-and-Hold-Of" Maneuvers in By the Assoclated Press. f NORFOLK, Va.. May 14.—The theory | that the Lindbergh baby kidnapers pos- | sibly may have been maneuvering to | kidnap Col. Lindbergh himself was ad- | vanced tonight by Capt. F. H. Lackman, | pllot of the yacht vainly used by John | Hughes Curtis for two weeks in an ef~ | fort to contact with them. Capt. Lackman sald he arrived at| this theory in trying to account for the | strange maneuvering of the supposed kidnapers and their ‘“‘come-on-and- hold-off” movements during the lengthy negotiations. | he He skippered his vessel, the yacht | Marcon, out to sea eight times with | Col. Lindbergh and Curtis aboard, but none of the trips resulted in a contact, he said. Police Are Secretive. Commenting on his theory, Capt.| Lackman sald he had nothing tangible to base it on, but it had occurred to him as a possible explanation for the be- havior of the kidnapers. Meanwhile police her. guarded any progress they were making in their in- vestigation into “certain clues” in the Watch | thorities of both Hunterdon and Mer- | charged with violating the prohibition | ing the day, but declined to reveal | party did have means of self-protection the Sky| “WASHINGTON PROGRAM” For Balloon Shower Each Day This Week Starting Monday at 12:45 $100 Worth of Coupons Will Be Dropped Each Day to Stimulate Property Improvement to the offer of assistance made by At- torney General Mitchell. The Federal Agencies have tage have unhesitatingly called upon them and they have un- hesitatingly responded. “The written statement of Morris Rosner has been completed. In sub- stance it is to the effect that he did everything possible to co-operate with the Lindbergh family and endeavored to obtain whatever information he could through underworld sources as to the possible whereabouts of the child, “This statement is in great detail as to his activities in this connection and includes the fact that he took one of the ransom notes to New York City and the names of all persons to whom he showed it have been designated. “Nothing of importance in connec- tlundvmhh elth!fere the kidnaping or the murder has n developed h this statement. o “Morris Rosner is leaving for New York tonight and is not under arrest or surveillance or in y. “The 60-year-old man who was at the headquarters this afternoon had de- scribed to the Elizabeth, N. J., police & ladder which he saw under construction and which he thought might be the same as the ladder used in this case. Immediately upon seeing the ladder in this case he said that there was no simflarity whatever, Nothing further was_developed on this interview. “The police authority at this point is co-operating with the prosecuting au- cer counties as well as the attorney general’s department. The gang referred to in earlier bulle- tins is the one described by Mr. Curtis, and every effort is being made to locate lhel;l. As has been shown in Dr. Con- don's own statements, he only saw one member of the gang, and the descrip- tion given of this man does not coincide sufficiently closely to any of these de- scribed by Mr. Curtis to cause us to draw any conclusion. “We do not have Capt. Blackman's statement, or has he made any such statement officially to this department. Nothing in the case has been developed 50 far to indicate that the persons with whom Mr. Curtis was negotiating had any intention other than carrying on negotiations concerning the Lindbergh “Betty Gow is at these headquarters, zd no harm of any kind has befallen T. “The fingerprints of Willlam Allen were taken today, and his record is be- ing investigated. This is done with the idea that his entrance in the woods at the spot designated may have been more than mere coincldence, and while no suspicion rests upon him, every pos- nih!:danzle in the case is being investi- gated.” TWO HELD IN DRY CASE ALEXANDRIA, May 14—Two Alex- | andria men were arrested by park po- lice tonight in the first other-than- traffic arrest made on new Mount Vernon Memorial High They were law by possession of leged liquor. The men weére James Brown, 19, of the 400 block of King street and Her- bert Conway, 19, of the 100 block of South West street. A third member of the party escaped. 15 gallons of al- TTERS Negotiations. Norfolk angle of the kidnaping-murder | case of the Lindbergh baby. Charles B. Borland. director of public safety, and Police Chief S Iron- monger held, lengthy conferences dur- | any details. They have been working actively on the case since New Jersey State authorities requested that the investigation be taken up here. Col. Borland described their work as | gathering together “a number of loose | ends” that may yleld information help- ful to the New Jersey investigators. None Under Suspicion. No _dperxon here is under suspicion, said. Lackman said that he had never heard either Lindbergh or Curtis speak | of possibility of further kidnaping at- tempts on the gang's part, and that the ‘theory had occurred to him only after negotiations had ended. While declining to say whetner the Marcon was armed, Lackman admitted the Apparently Curtis is being depended upon as the source of information of the three Norfolk intermediaries, since police here said they do not plan to question either Admiral Guy H. Bur- rage or Dean Dobson-Peacock. { AGAIN COMPOSED Mother of Slain Baby Shows Remarkable Recuperative Powers After Wavering. IN COBLENTZ CASE Questions to Be Passed on May 23 and 24 at Cum- berfand. Special Dispateh to The Star. CUMBERLAND, Md., May 14.—The siain | Tull bench of the fourth Judicial Cir- d again took an active y in the conduct of her desolate household atop the Sourland Mountains. Last night her strength wavered for the first time during the long strain and a physician was consulted. At her insistence she had been told the details of the of her first born. She retired early, but this afternoon she again exhibited the cal.: and com- posure that has been a remarkable characteristic of the tragedy. “Backbone Gets Stiffer.” “They're the kind of people that the harder things get, the stiffer their back- bone become,” was the way a friend and visitor explained her condition. thil‘du in August she expects another Renorts persisted she and her aviator husband will go abroad to remain until after the child is born. One report was that they would leave on June 4 on the Ile de France, but at the had not booked passage on that ship. Another report was that they intended to go to a friend’s chateau in Franee. If they do leave the Sourland coun- tryside, it is generally believed they will never return to that hilltop house into which stark tragedy stalked the night of March 1. The house had just been completed when the kidnaping occurred. It was not yet completely furnished. Until March 1 the Lindberghs had spent only week ends there, living at the home of Mrs. Dwight Morrow, Mrs. Lindbergh's mother, in Englewood. It was at his grandmother's home that the fiyer's namesake was born. Colonel Shows Fortitude. There is also a possibility, it was said, that they may go to the Morrow estate in Maine for the rest and se- clusion they desire and need so badly. ‘The wiry, lanky colonel has borne the strain of anguish, impatient wait- ing and uncertainty with remarkable fortitude. His direction of a personal campaign to get in communication with the kidnapers gave him an outlet for pent-up energy. He made numerous dashes about the countryside in his automobile. He took several plane trips. Then he went off with Jol Hughes Curtis, Virginia in- termediary, on & boat trip, hoping to come back with his long-lost son. The perseverance and fortitude he has displayed have been reminiscent of his display of those qualities on his epochal oceanic flight. But now both he and his grief- stricken wife seek peace. quiet and se- clusion. Where they will seek them is their immediate problem. ARMED PRISONER HOLDS JAIL OFFICERS AT BAY | Tear Gas Fails to Affect Crazed In- mate Who Grabbed Patrol- man’s Pistol. By the Associated Press. CHARLOTT . N. C, May 14.—James (Wild Bill) Sizemore, a prisoner who has ‘been adjudged insane, snatched a pistol from a patrolman in the county jail today and held a force of officers at bay despite efforts to subdue him with tear gas. Sizemore snatched the pistol from Patrolman John Ervine and forced the officer to leave his cell. Tear guns were brought into action, but the crazed prisoner seemed unaffected by the gas. After holding the officers at bay for some time, Sizemore shouted for them to send up the reporters and he would issue a statement for the press. “Tell them,” he said to the newsmen, who stood a safe distance away, “that they can’t get me out of here until 20 doctors say I'm not crazy.” A S F. W. Thomas has just retired after teaching in Briton Ferry, England, for 50 years. - FRENCH. SHRI French, Shriner & cuit of Maryland, Chief Judge D. Lind- | ley Sloan and Associate Judges Albert A. Doub and Frank G. Wagman, heard imlrmu today on demurrers to in- nts brought against State Sen- ator Emory L. Coblentz and his four fi:- | sociates in the Central Trust Co. of Frederick, Charles McC. Mathias, Gro- ver L. Michael and G. Thomas Sum- | mers, vice president of the trust com- pany, and 8. Elmer Brown, treasurer— and the case of George W. Page, State bank commissioner. The court set May 33 and 24 to pass on the ques- tions brought up. If the cases g0 to trial witnesses are to be summoned to llp%;r {:ne;;nuny 25. ments are i | with the failure of l.hen“?gl:‘l;c;t‘g: Trust c?"%:w with the Central Trust Co. case Was removi | rrovlzullvl‘:nrd County. e m Lee Rawls, attorney, Balti- more, demurred to the indictment t Page, saying Page simply passed -y | 0D sale and transfer of assets from one bank to another, and if he erred it was on judgment and not an indication of corruption. State's Attorney James Clark of Howard County countered it was the commissioner’s duty to know whether a bank was solvent or insolvent. Hilary W. Gans, Baltimore, attacked the validity of the joint indictment against Page and Coblentz, but the State held it was properly drawn. m;l;l:eld;dfel::aoflereld l'zlel of abate- a plea jurisdiction. Leo Weinberg, Frederick, f‘or the dg< | fense, referred to the personnel of the | grand jury that found the indictment in | Howard County, at least five having been depositors in the Sykesville Bank in Carroll County, which also failed un- der the same management. He also declared that Jerome Loughran, assist- ant prosecuting attorney, was in the grand jury room during the investiga- tion and he had been personal attorney for some of the depositors. Judge Sloan doubted the necessity of a bill of particulars for which the de- fense asked, but said the State should indicate to the defense its line of at- tack and what was to be defended. State's Attorney Clark said the deposi- | tory case, in which Coblentz and others are charged with recelving deposits when they knew the bank was insol- | vent, would probably be the first called |in the event trial of the cases is ordered. PHILADELPHIA POLICE HALT STUDENT MARCH Arrest Two Girls and Ten Men, In- cluding Haverford Cricket Cap- tain Due at Game. By the Associated Press. P PHIA, May 14—Ten young men and two girls were arrested today when mounted police waged a brief battle with a group of about 60 marchers who attempted to parade in protest of the treatment of miners in Kentucky. No one was burt seriously. One of those arrested on charge of | disorderly conduct was Thomas I. Potts, who captains the Haverford College cricket team. His team was scheduled | to play the Princeton Graduate School at Haverford, but his arrest held up the contest until i1t was decided the {game would have to proceed without BYRD CANCELS ADDRESS Illness of Wife Keeps Him at Vir- | ginia Home. | TOPEKA, May 14 (). —Harry Byrd, former Governor of Virginia, canceled today his engagement to address a mass meeting at Lawrence next Monday night after the Kansas Democratic Convention. He notified Gov. Harry H. 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