The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-21

of the $10 bills in the ransom pay ment and part of the $20 had been gold certificates. Tn recent weeks, many of these gold certificates had been appearing in Harlem and the Bronx. Detectives had asked every filling station attendant in the dis trict to be on the lookout for them. Walter Lyle, station manager, re-
 ceived the certificate and when he
 went to his cash register to make
 change he wrote Hauptmann's
 license number on it. Soon after
 ward, detectives were surrounding
 Hauptmann's home in the upper
 part of Bronx County, not far from
 the cemetery where Dr Condon paid the ransom.
 Until Wednesday his every move
 ment was watched. Detectives
 hoped he would lead them to other
 members of the kidnap gang. Wed
 nesday they decided, the quest was fruitless. Seventy-five, federal agents and police surrounded the house. Others were in neighboring
 streets. Eauptmann backed his car out of the garage, drove several blocks, then was stopped. His expression did not change. He betrayed no trace of nervous ness. Detectives did not answer his indignant question of why he had been stopped, but tapped him for weapons. In his pocket they found a S20 gold certificate.
 Claims He HOarded It Where did you get this?" :. I've been hoarding $10 gold pieces ~and gold certificates for years" he replied evenly, I'm afraid of imitation. know what in- l flation was in Germany" How long have you had this ?" "A few years, gentlemen. Only lately I have ben disposing of
 these gold certificates one by one. What do you know about the
 Lindbergh kidnaping?"
 "I know nothing at all about the
 Lindbergh Kidnapping, gentlemen.
 am decent man. live near
 here with my wife and child. I am
 8 carpenter"
 He spoke in soft voice. with a German accent.
 An hour later John Perrone, the taxi driver whom John" paid $1 to deliver note to pr Condon, ,, was brought into his presence at the Greenwich street police station. That's the man." Perrone was
 said ohave exclaimed excitedly
 after one look at the sullen Hauptmann, that's the guy who
 gave me a dollar to take a note to Dr Jafsie."
 Hauptmann's cold blue eyes stared at his accuser.
 q never saw this man in my life before, gentlemen" he said to the detectives.
 You're the man and there's no doubt about it," the driver replied. Apartment Search Meanwhile, dozens of detectives
 were making a minute search of the Hauptmann's apartment in a three family house and the garage in which he kept his car. In an oil can on a shelf in the garage they found $1,000 in $10 and SEQ notes. They tore out the floor, and a foot beneath the surface found an earthen ware jar that contained about $12,000 in $10 and SEQ gold l certificates. Behind one wall they found another package of $10 and $20 certificates. The total find was
 $13,750, all part of the Lindbergh ransom.
 To-day, detectives were digging in the Hauptmann yard. They re- fused to say what they sought. They pointed out the stout gar-
 age doors and the heavy paddock
 with which Hauptmann had pro-
 tected his hoard. A wire led from
 his upstairs bedroom across a dirt
 lane to the garage. If at night he
 heard a suspicious noise all he had to do was to press a button at his
 bedside and the garage was food
 ed with light.