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maUUeT unless LDcy were dShc0 Dy
American authorities.
Condor Doubtful.
The only man who saw John" in
the cemetery has refused so far posi-
lively to identify the German as the
man to whom he passed the ransom.
"Hauptmann has some characteris-
tics of John, but the combination of
all Of them would require time to con-
sider inasmuch as a hasty decision
would be tragic" Condor said in an
interview as he sat in the living room
Of his home in the Bronx.
The night Dr. Condor, as the au-
thorized Intermediary of Col. Lind
bergh, sat in Van Cortland Park across
from Woodlawn Cemetery on blus-
terry March night and discussed the
ransoming Of the Lindbergh baby with
John" the latter sat with his over
coat collar turned up and coughed in
ceSsantly.
Hauptmann has no cough and that
is one reason why "Jafsie" has refused
to say, Yes, that is the man." Fisch
is reported to have had a racking
cough when he went to Germany and
DR.. Condor has speculated as to
whether he was John.
Physical Similarity.
In some physical characteristics,
Hauptmann fits the description DR..
the ransom.
John was S feet 8 or 10 inches tall,
weighed about 165 pounds, had square
shoulders. high cheek bones. muscular
hands. semi-circular forehead and
straight eyes" Condor said He
talked with a German accent and his
speech at times was in falsetto.
"Hauptmann Is about the same
height as John. but weighs about 18O
pounds, heavier than John. His
facial features are about the same
John said he was Scandinavian and
could not speak German. Hauptmann
speaks German nicely. Many of the
phrases John used were German
when I asked John If I had not
been square with him In everything
I had done he replied. Doctor, your
work is perfect When I asked him
another question he said He'll
schmuck me oud.'
Notes Prisoners Evasion.
II wrote these phrases on pieces
OF paper when I talked to Haupt-
mann Thursday night and he pro-
nounced them with the same in
fiection as John, but when I started
to question him about the talk in the
park he denied having seen me before
"He was cunning and whenever
I questioned him about anything hi
thought might lead to q trap. hi
evaded me.
1T is two and a half years since
saw John. My memory sometime:
is not good and in case of thi:
Importance I want to be sure. Wher
saw Hauptmann the other night
he was unshaven and many people
were in the room.
"I would like to talk 70 him in 9
room with no distractions after HI
has been shaved and dressed as
saw John that night"
Asked If under those conditions he
believed he could satisfy h'nseli
whether Hauptmann was John, DR.
Condor said he was not sure.
But I think l could make hin
talk"
Hauptmann had told police he was
associated with Fisch in the fur busi-
ness at one time and that FiSch had
given him the package before he left
for Germany The prisoner said he
did not know until three weeks ago
that the package contained money
He said it was not until three weeks
ago that he started spending it, and
claimed he had spent only about $3.50
Police, however, were not satisfied
| with this explanation and today ex-
tended their search for further ram
som certificates to Hauptmann's ma
tive town of Kamenz, Germany. where
the prisoner as youth was known
as bad boy"
Arthur johnson, a German-speak.
ing New York detective, now II
| Vienna awaiting the extradition OF
Ivan Poderjay, wanted here on 9
charge Of perjury in connection with
the case Of the missing Agnes TUT.
| verson, New York and Detroit cor.
| poration lawyer, was ordered to go te
Kamenz to interview officials there or
the theory that some of the ransom
money might have been sent there
Mother Received Money.
Hauptmann's 69-year-old mother ir
Kamenz has said that her son hac
sent her gifts of money at Christina!
| time each year.
johnson also was instructed to &C
to Leipzig to check Hauptmann'!
story that Fisch had given him the
$13,75O.
Police skepticism of this part o.
Hauptmann's story was intensified by
| information coming to them from &
man they declined to identify. Thi.
man told them that Fisch borrowed
from Hauptmann, instead of givin:
the prisoner money to keep until HI
returned from abroad.
Police said the witness told then
that at one time, in 1882. Fisch tolc
Hauptmann he needed money, and
somewhat to his surprise, Hauptmanr
offered a loan. According to thi;
mans story, Hauptmann loaned Fiscf
a total of $500, and in addition
, Ffsch borrowed from at least two
other persons.
Meanwhile evidence against Haupt.
mann, held without bail in the Bronx
County Jail on a short affidavit
charging extortion, was piling up in
the hands of authorities.
Writing Identified.
Albert S. Osborn, a handwriting
expert, informed Col H. Norman
Schwarzkopf. head of the New Jer-
sey State police. that he was posi-
tive all the Lindbergh kidnapping
| notes we're written by Hauptmann.
IN a letter to Schwarzkopf, Osborn
said he had examined a large mum.
! Der of Hauptmann's handwriting
specimens, including his automobile
registration cards. and had compared
this writing with that on the kidnar