MISSING CHILD

Southland Times, Issue 21648, 9 March 1932, Page 5

MISSING CHILD

LETTER INTERCEPTED DEMAND FOR HEAVY RANSOM . STORY OF JEALOUS AVIATOR (United Press Assn.—By Telegraph-CopjrrgTit.) New York, March 7. A message from Sidney (New York) states that a letter addressed to Colonel Lindbergh demanding a ransom of 50,000 dollars for the return of the baby and proposing a meeting with his representative at the Cross Trail Restaurant near Mansfield (Pennsylvania) to-night, was intercepted at Elmira (New York), so the Sidney Barracks officials informed the Associated Press. A message from South Bend (Indiana) states that United States Marshal E. D. Hall this afternoon telephoned the secretary of Governor Moore at New Jersey that he had been informed “that a certain aviator had threatened to get even with Colonel Lindbergh. ” This aviator had become obsessed with professional jealousy of the acclaim Colonel Lindbergh had received and had made a threat three weeks ago. It is understood Mr Hall has provided the Governor’s secretary with the pilot’s identity. A later message states that Captain J. J. Lamb, of the State police, announced on Monday that no. demand for ransom had ever been made for the Lindbergh baby and that neither Colonel Lindbergh nor the police had had any communication from the kidnappers. This statement was in direct contradiction of the information given out by investigating forces last week that a note had been pinned to the nursery window-sill demanding ransom and threatening harm if the text was made public. Captain Lamb made his announcement at a Press conference. Another message states that it was learned on Monday from a reliable source that two communications identified as authentic by the handwriting and the paper wore received on Sunday by tho Lindberghs from the kidnappers. NO INFORMATION BABY BELIEVED ALIVE. ■ (Rec. 5.5 p.m.) New York, March 7. Another 24 hours have passed without information of any value either concerning the fate of the Lindbergh baby or the progress of plans for the intended negotiations of its parents with the kidnappers. Efforts to communicate with Spitals and Bitz were unsuccessful. Their movements are clothed in secrecy. The police continue to affirm, at least publicly, their belief that the babv is still alive and unharmed.

TRIO ARRESTED RELEASED AFTER QUESTIONING. TRAP SET BY POLICE. (Rec. 7 pan.) New York, March. 7. At Bristol (Pennsylvania) two men and a woman were arrested to-night in a trap set by the State Police for the writers or a note demanding 50,000 dollars ransom for the kidnapped Lindbergh baby which Colonel Lindbergh received at Ilopewell on Saturday. They were later released, however. The letter was disclosed to-night for the first time. It instructed Colonel and Mrs Lindbergh to meet the writers beneath a railroad bridge at Croydon, near Bristor, at 8 p.m. with no one else. Unless they kept the appointment and brought the money the baby would be killed. A man and a woman were placed in an automobile at the designated spot and plainclothes men hid nearby. When a car drove up the police leapt from their hiding places and collared the three occupants who were taken to Bristol for questioning.