Evening star., 1934-10-21
HAUPTMANN WORN;
DECLARED BROKEN
Prisoner Nervous and Un-
able to Eat-Request for
Papers Refused.
Nv the Associated Press.

! BY the Associated Press.
FLEMINGTON, N. j., October 90
Bruno Hauptmann, nervous and rest
less under the eyes Of three vigilant
guards, was called broken" tonight
by Jersey officials as they pushed
plans for his arraignment on a charge
Of Staying the kidnapped Lindbergh
baby.
The prisoner, pallid and thin. lost
his stole calm after he was brought to
the Hunterdon County Jail last night
from the Bronx.
He slept fitfully and ate little. For
a while he paced rapirly along his
narrow cell and the adjacent bull
pen" Then he sat silent on his cot,
staring straight ahead
Mrs. Hauptmann and the prisoners
attorney. James M. Fawcett of New
York, came to the Jail In midafter-
noon and were given permission to
see Hauptmann.
Mrs Hauptmann in Blue.
Mrs. Hauptmann. dressed in a blue
suit and dark hat, hurried through
knot of people in front of the Jail
and went quickly into the warden's
Office. With her and Fawcett was
Harry Whitney, an associate of the
attorney.
Sheriff John H Curtis said he had
not expected the visitors today but
promptly announced he would let
them talk to the prisoner.
Mrs. Hauptmann smiled as she
greeted her husband in German. A
four-foot barred space separated
them.
Fawcett, who said he could not
translate the brief conversation be-
tween husband and wife, reported
Hauptmann appeared cheered by the
visit.
Mrs. Hauptmann will attend the
trial, the attorney said, staying with
friends near Pennington.
Announcing he would confer again
with his client Monday, Fawcett said
he expected to present three or four
new defense witnesses at the trial He
declined to give their names.
He said he would ask for a delay
OF month or five weeks after ar
raignment to prepare the defense, and
added he had not yet considered the
retention of New Jersey counsel to
aid him.
Headquarters for the defense, Faw-
cett announced, will be established at
a Trenton hotel shortly after the ar
raignment.
Earlier. Hauptmann had asked for
a cigarette. A guard lighted it after
refusing to let him have a match.
He declined the customary prison
breakfast of cereal, but drank some
coffee. At noon he also refused food,
although later he ate an apple and
requested more coffee.
For the first time the ex-convict
showed interest in the developments
Of his case. His request for newspa-
pers was refused by the sheriff, who
continued precautions begun in the
Bronx Jail after Hauptmann had
fashioned a makeshift knife from
spoon.
Hauptmann wore no belt. necktie
or shoelaces, and he was fed from pa
per plates and cups with paper spoons.
Three Stay on Guard.
Two State troopers and a deputy
sheriff remained in the cell block
with him. He was the only prisoner
in the tier, the others having been
assigned to other parts of the jail.
The bull pen" in which he is al
lowed to walk is 80 feet long and 4
feet wide. guard stands at each
end when the prisoner PAGES the in
closure. When he is in his cell they
stand in front of the open door.
Officers planned to fasten a tight
mesh screen over the pen to prevent
any one passing a weapon to Haupt-
mann.
The guards worked in six-hour de-
tails. arranged so that fresh men
would be on duty all the time, Col. H
Norman Schwarzkopf said. He ana
the sheriff pooled their forces in es-
tablishing the heavy guard.
Attorney General David T. Wilent5
called a conference with his aides at
Trenton Monday to complete prep
arations for Hauptmann's arralgn-
ment, which will probably take place
the middle of next week.
Two to Sit on Bench.
Justice Thomas w. Trenchard will
fix the exact arraignment time. He
and County Judge Adam o. Robbins
will sit together when the prisoner
Is brought to trial.
Hauptmann's arraignment IN the
1OO-year- court house at the con-
venience Of Justice Trenchard is
consistent with New Jersey criminal
practice.
In other jurisdictions the arraign-
ment frequently occurs Immediately
on receipt of the prisoner. The
attorney general, however, explained
that In this State a reasonable
delay" follows arrest and indictment
before arraignment.
Fawcett asked the attorney gen.
erals office to notify him of the date
of arraignment.
II have 10 or IL new witnesses" he
said. THE defense is ready to go to
trial right now."