Evening star., 1934-09-26
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Story.
WEARS SMILE
LEAVING ROOM
PoliceDetail
Curbs Huge Crowd
at Bronx Court.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, September ga
Bronx County grand jury today in
dicted Bruno Richard Hauptmann on
a charge of extortion as the alleged
receiver of the $4,000 Lindbergh
ransom
The indictment was handed up to
Supreme Court Justice Charles B.
Mclaughlin in the Bronx County
the grand jury had returned from a
luncheon recess.
At the morning session the grand
jury had heard from Col. Charles A.
Lindbergh his own story Of his futile
attempt to ransom his kidnapped son
two and half years ago by the pay
ment of $4,000 through Dr. John F.
Condor, the "Jafsie" of the nego-
tiations, to supposed emissary of
the kidnapers in St Raymonds Gene
terry in the Bronx
Story Takes II Minutes.
SOl. LilluDtISA was III Tie bIOIlh
County Building about "A minutes, al
though his actual appearance before
the grand jury consumed only II
minutes.
The indictment contained only one
count. which charged extortion Of the
S50.00 Lindbergh ransom money.
The true bill carried Hauptmann's
name and listed a number of aliases,
including "Hellmeyer" and Bruno"
and also his correct name.
After the indictment was handed up
Justice Mclaughlin thanked and COM
plimented the jury and dismissed it.
The grand jury was convened to
consider the Hauptmann extortion
case last Monday and had sat hearing
evidence each day since.
When the jurors were sworn in JUS
tice Mclaughlin made no direct ref.
erence to the Lindbergh case, but he
grand jury was the highest service
under the law that a layman could
be called on to do.
Within minutes after Lindbergh
arrived In the crowded street in front
Of the county building the colonel had
ridden in public elevator that hao
been reserved for him to the eighth
floor Of the building.
Police Guard Heavy.
Here there were some so policemen
on duty, and they formed a double
line for the flyer for his short wall
from the elevator to the door of The
grand jury chambers ante-room.
AS the colonel and his companion
Col. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, head o1
the New Jersey State police, walkee
along, the policemen fell in behine
them and formed an effective barrier
to any approach Lindbergh imme.
diately entered the grand jury anti
room. The police guard was so rigic
that short time later Inspector Johr
j. Lyons had difficulty in getting
through it to the ante room.
Lindbergh wore a light gray suit
and smiled when he walked to anc
from the grand jury room. AS he
emerged and started down the corri.
dor to the elevator after teStifying
Col. Schwarzkopf was asked whether
he and Col Lindbergh would return
Immediately to Englewood, N. j., the
flyers home, and Schwarzkopt
nodded an affirmative.
Find Car Locked.
Their plans were delayed a short
time, however, by locked door or
the New Jersey State police car ir
which Iindbergh made the trip te
New York from Englewood. The fyel
tried for five minutes to unlock the
door, but failed and went back to the
County Building, remaining another
five minutes in the medical examiner:
room on the first floor
At the end of that time the State
police chauffeur who was driving the
car returned from a nearby barber
shop. He had left the car locked
while he was away. Unlocking the
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