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Lindbergh baby kidnapping in 1932, 1st report...
Lindbergh baby kidnapping in 1932, 1st report...
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March 02, 1932
THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 2, 1932
* Charles Lindbergh Jr. baby kidnapping (1st report)
* Crime of the century
This kidnapping would become known as the 'crime of the century' of the 20th century, much due to the popularity of the father who made one of the most historic flights in aviation history a few years earlier.
The front page has a nice three line, four column headline which stands out for display: "LINDBERGH BABY KIDNAPPED FROM HOME OF PARENTS ON FARM NEAR PRINCETON; TAKEN FROM HIS CRIB; WIDE SEARCH ON", with several subheads that include: "Child Stolen In Evening", "At 10 P.M. Nurse Finds Boy, 20 Months Old, Gone, in Nightrobe", "Father Searches Grounds For Child" and much more (see photos).
Also a nice photo of Charles Lindbergh Jr. with mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Other related headlines including a great pictorial on page three. One can only imagine what the owner of this actual newspaper thought when reading this article for the first time involving their American hero of that time. Great to have this in the famous New York Times with a nice front page headline and photo.
Other news of the day throughout including sports and various advertisements. Complete in 40 pages and in nice condition.
Wikipedia notes: Normally, the Lindberghs would have returned to Englewood, New Jersey during the week, where the young family had been staying with Anne Morrow Lindbergh's parents, but Charles, Jr. was recovering from a bad cold. His parents decided to remain at the house in East Amwell.
On the evening of March 1, 1932 at about 8:00 p.m., the baby had been put to bed by his mother and nanny Betty Gow. Gow stayed with the baby a few minutes longer until she was sure he was asleep. Mrs. Lindbergh looked in on the child at about 9:00 p.m. and found him sleeping quietly.
Gow went to check on the baby a little before 10:00 p.m., but discovered he was not in his bed. She told Mrs. Lindbergh. The two women initially suspected that Mr. Lindbergh, who occasionally played practical jokes, was playing a joke on them. Not long before, he had secreted the child in a closet, claiming no awareness of his location while they searched the house. When Mrs. Lindbergh and Betty Gow quizzed him as to the baby's whereabouts, Lindbergh grew alarmed and insisted it was no joke. An inspection of the baby's bed revealed that the bedclothes were largely untouched, and it soon became obvious that the boy had not climbed out of bed by himself. Lindbergh turned to his wife and said, "Anne, they have stolen our baby."
A letter was discovered on the nursery window sill — presumably left there by the kidnapper(s) — but Lindbergh allowed no one to touch it until police arrived.
He told a butler, Ollie Whately, to telephone the police. The call was placed at 10:25 p.m. Lindbergh, carrying a rifle, then searched the house and the grounds.
Outside, he found a shoddy, homemade wooden ladder on the ground below the second floor nursery window. Its top rung was broken and the remaining rungs were spaced eighteen inches apart, which was different from the standard of twelve inches.
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Category: The 20th Century
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