The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-22

ly stupid exterior. They discover
 ed he had arranged settlement of
 criminal charges that had been
 pending against him in Germany
 since 1928, and was prepared to return to his native country in a few weeks. Had he left the Lind bergh ransom money would have gone with him, ending at least temporarily and perhaps forever,
 any possibility of a solution of the Kidnapping and murder.
 Auditing Brokerage
 Detectives located the brokerage account through which Haupt- mann began his market manipu-
 lations in April 1892. To explain
 why he stopped working, at the
 time the ransom was paid and has not worked since, and also his sud- den transformation from a unem-
 ployed artisan who found liveli-
 hood very difficult, into a prosper
 ous burgher who could afford a
 European trip for his wife, Haupt-
 mann said he had won steadily in Wall street.
 The brokerage account and sev- eral of his bank accounts were be- ing audited. Detectives were non communicative. but it was under stood that instead of winning in Wall street, Hauptmann had lost steadily. These losses may explain what happened to a portion of the ransom money still missing, au thorities said.
 A law enforcement official, prominent in the investigation told the United Press: "We have not disclosed all the circumstantial evidence we have. I might add that men have been hanged on
 less circumstantial evidence than we have against HauDtmann." State Needs Proof Authorities have known that un. less they had remarkable luck ecution for the murder of the baby would have to be based on circum- stantial evidence. Colonel H. Nor
 man Schwarzkopf, commander of the New Jersey state police and one of the directing heads of the pursuit that has been prosecuted
 unceasing since the baby's body was found, told this correspondent in the summer of 1882.
 If the kidnaper came into this room and told me he had Kidnapped the baby, I'd have no case against him. There are no finger-prints, nothing that would directly con- meet an individual with the crime. When we get our break we'll de- pend on circumstantial evidence. We have scores of circumstances
 which we will seek to fit with the
 circumstances in the life of the man we find with the ransom money. If they dove-tail even GO per cent, we'll send that man to the chair"
 Schwarzkopf, J. Edgar Hoover, head of the federal bureau of criminal investigation, and several other officials were convinced Hauptmann was "the man." Some New York City detectives, though
 convinced Hauptmann had had a part in the crime, believed he had
 had accomplices.
 New Link in Chain A new link in the chain of cir cumstantial evidence authorities disclosed, was the tracing of Hauptmann's past to the lumber corporation in the Bronx. The lumber used in the kidnaper's lad der came from this yard. Haupt- mann worked in the yard on odd
 jobs only a few months befqre the While this chain grew stronger and stronger, there were those who believed implicitly in the car- penter's innocence. His wife. Anna 32, mother of his 10 months old
 son, was one. She said it was im-
 possible for him to have either
 Kidnapped or murdred the baby. She was questioned all of Wednes- day night, Thursday, and Thursday night, released Friday, but ques- tioned again Friday night. Police said there was no reason to hold her.
 Tn Kamenz, Germany. his TO- year-old mother insisted also it was impossible for her son to have committed the crime. His sister,
 Mrs Emma Gloeckner. who lives in Los Angeles, could not believe him Q murderer either.
 Hauptmann was held on the nominal charge of extortion which
 the finding of the ransom money In his possession made easily prov
 able, authorities said. Ills wife
 hired a lawyer H. Bennett Salo- mon. but he refused last night to sec him.
 Gold Certificate Clues al,
 Detectives believed that Haupt- mann took advantage of President Roosevelts order calling in nil gold certificates 10 dispose of the two largest portions of the ransom money that appeared during tho months they traced every bill. knowing that eventually ono would lead to the man they wanted.
 Boon after gold was ordered 70. turned to banks. $500 in gold cer- tIncafes, Lindbergh money, ap- pearod in a Manhattan bank. De- teetIyes; alarmed that lt had been