Northwest History. State History. Box 16. Lindbergh Kidnap Case.

• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1935
• Subjects: cut off; Christmast; smoking room; American Importer; vice president; glowed; toys; Jon; 3 years old; vision; Santa; freighter; criminals; cranks; departure; sympathy; published reports; exile abroad; renewed campaign; gangsters; kidnapers; Police; desired; comment; psychologist; Dr. Hoffman; threatening; letters; virtually; Liverpool; ship; stockings; officials; Sunday; passengers; north Atlantic track; Northwest; Pacific > History > 20th Century; United States > State History > Lindbergh Kidnap Case > Northwest; Pacific; The Chimney; Valentine; North Atlantic
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Seagoing Santa Will Cheer Jon. Seagoing Santa Will Cheer Jon. New York, Dec. 24.—Cut off from the rest of the world, the Lindbergh family found at sea tonight the traditional peace of Christmas tide in the snug smoking room of the S. S. American Importer. While professing to have had no word from the vessel, Basil Harris, vice president of the United States Lines, said Colonel and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh undoubtedly would hang their young son's stocking at the fireplace in the smoking room. It is a real fireplace, he said, and a yule log probably glowed in the hearth as the young couple decorated the Christmas tree they had brought along and laid young Jon's toys about. Jon at Right Age. Jon is 3 years old, just the age when youngsters begin to be impressed by the vision of Santa coming down the chimney and stuffing their stockings with toys. By midnight the freighter should be approximately one-third of the way to England where the Lindberghs reputedly are hoping to find asylum from cranks and criminals. As they plowed steadily onward, the Lindberghs left behind them a country whipped by indignant outbursts over their dramatic departure. In contrast to many expressions of sympathy, Bruno Hauptmann was quoted as saying: "Why does he leave the country? Is he afraid to stay here? Is he afraid of a few crank letters?" Accepting widely published reports that the famous family was going into voluntary exile abroad because they Outspoken Mayor F. H, LaGuardia declared: "Rather than have a Lindbergh voluntarily exile himself, we will chase these punks out of the city." Asserting "here is an example of a condition which exists in many parts of the country," LaGuardia added: "I do not want any decent law- abiding citizen chased out of New York city by racketeers, gangsters and blackmailers." Police Commissioner Lewis J. Valentine expressed the opinion Colonel! Lindbergh desired to be away when: Hauptmann is put to death. "Who can blame him for placing himself beyond the reach of possible last-minute appeal and the inevitable I publicity?" Valentine asked. Live in Terror. While not all of the comment was in sympathy with the course taken by the Lindberghs, it had the indorsement of Dr. Harry R. Hoffman, Chicago psychologist. Dr. Hoffman said a very real danger lies behind threatening letters. The recipients of anonymous threats, he said, "live in terror." Ahead of the Lindberghs lay law- abiding England, where kidnapings are virtually unknown. British authorities said a small guard would patrol the docks of Liverpool. Jolly Day Ahead. On the ship, meanwhile, it was known they had three large Santa Claus size stockings for their son. The stockings were with the "tons of baggage" which line officials said they had taken aboard shortly before the vessel sailed early Sunday. They had the run of the ship, being the only passengers aboard. For Christmas dinnen tomorrow they will have turkey "with all the trimmings." Officials of the line said the weather along the north Atlantic track usually was "good" at this time of