 In 1932 , McCay found himself in what he recalled as " the wildest ride " in his life when Hearst 's son " Young Bill " drove him at 85 miles per hour ( 137 km / h ) to the scene of the kidnapping of the Lindbergh baby . They arrived there two hours after the crime was first reported to police , and were able to interview the gathered police before the grounds were closed off to the public . McCay sketched the scene , the staff , and the ladders the kidnappers used , which he was allowed to see up close . 
