Mar 07, 2024 - Sale 2661

Sale 2661 - Lot 18

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UNCOMMON REFERENCE TO THE KIDNAPPING OF HIS SON IN 1932 (AVIATORS.) LINDBERGH, CHARLES A. Autograph Letter Signed, to Senator from NJ A. Harry Moore, praising the NJ State Police and especially Superintendent Norman Schwarzkopf for their help in 1932 [when Lindbergh's son was kidnapped]. 2 pages, 8vo, "United States Lines" stationery, written on a folded sheet; tiny hole at fold intersection (without loss to text), faint scattered soiling. (SFC) Aboard S.S. American Importer, 30 December 1935
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In full: "I believe it will interest you to know how highly we have come to regard the officers and personnel of the New Jersey State Police since you appointed them to assist us in 1932. During this time I have learned to have the utmost confidence and respect for Col. Schwarzkopf and his organization. I feel that their work has always been carried on with great perseverence [sic] and efficiency; and with absolute honesty.
"Certainly there is nothing more essential to good government than an honest and intelligent police force. I believe that the New Jersey State Police are deserving of the fullest support and cooperation; and that it is essential to the welfare of every community that they receive such support."
On May 12, 1932, the lifeless body of Charles and Anne Lindbergh's infant son was found after having been abducted from home 11 days earlier and after a ransom payment had been made. Although the NJ State Police were the first on the scene, the FBI began coordinating the investigation on the following day. By tracing the ransom money, Richard Hauptmann was captured, tried in what was dubbed at the time as the "Trial of the Century," and executed for the murder .