The Washington times., 1934-09-29
CHICAGO ARRESTS MAN BELIEVED TO BE MYSTERIOUS yOH
Jury Plans Speeded
By N. Y. for Trial
Of Hauptrnann

rope investigating information, is
not reporting to him. He received
one code cablegram from johnson
which he has been unable to
decipher.
Notes, Not Diary
Foley was asked if all the per-
sons whom he and his assistants
had questioned had been freed Of
suspicion.
"The investigation is still go
ing on"
He added that he did not say
Hauptmann acted alone in the
crime but whether he was alone
or not he didn't know.
Have you nOtatiOns In
Hauptmann'S diary that helped
your investigation?
eve haven't any diary of
Hauptmann. We have a pack
Of notebooks with some notes
in them. The notes, however,
are not a record of events such
as ordinarily would appear in
diary. The notebooks are part
Of the evidence and / do not
want to discuss what they con-
tain"
The arrest of Bowman in Chi
cago seemed to interest the De-
partment of Justice here more
than it did the local police au-
thorities.
Inspector Clegg, of the Depart
ment of Justice, checked the
special Lindbergh card index file
to see if Bowman's name had ever
been brought to the attention of
the department.. After looking at
them, he said: .
81 find the names of two Miss
BOwmans. No man by that
name"
He would not disclose who they
were as both of them had been
cleared of suspicion.
He revealed that between Is, 900
and $4,000 persons had been in
veStigated in connection with the
Lindbergh case.
Moving Cautiously
Clegg disclosed a new. and
hitherto unexplained reason, why
the authorities are proceeding so
cautiously with the prosecution
of Hauptmann.
"A trial in a case of this
kind, where public sentiment
is SO strong, might mean con-
victiOn. The agencies of JUS
tice must take every precautiOn
to see that no innocent man
goes to trial charged with the
Lindbergh kidnapping and mur-
der"
The general opinion had been
that New York authorities are con-
vinced they have an alright case
against Hauptmann for extortion,
in view of the finding of $14,59O
of the ransom money in his garage.
But it has been more difficult to
tie him up with the kidnapping and
murder, inasmuch as, so far, it has
not been shown he was in New
Jersey at the time of the crime
New Jersey plans to have an
iron-clad case against Hauptmann
before they extradite him, it was
said.
No Word of Bowman
Clegg declared that if Haupt'
mann is first tried for extortion
in New York and convicted he
will be sentenced to 20 years in
prison. Clegg continued:
Then, when New Jersey has
built up its kidnap case, Off
Cials of that State will take him
there after the New York prison
officials have taken out a de-
tainer.
"If Hauptmann gets only q
prison sentence in New Jersey,
he will be returned to New York
to serve out his 20 years before
starting his New Jersey term.
eff New Jersey orders his ex-
ecutiOn in the electric chair on
a kidnapping and murder con.
victiOn, then there is little doubt
New York will waive its detain.
er and the defendant will be
electrOcuted."
Colonel H. Norman SchwarZ-
kopf, head Of the New Jersey
State Police, said over the tele'
phone from Trenton, N. j., that
neither he, District Attorney Foley
of the Bronx nor any other police
authorities had been advised by
the Chicago police of the arrest Of
R0wYnan in Chicago