The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-10-02
SUSPECT OFFERED
GOLD note; FRIEND
SUBSTITUTED COIN
Bronx Lumberman Positive Of
Aliens Identity as Man
Who Made Deal
NEVER CAME FOR PURCHASE
Schwarzkopf Declines to Re-
late Progress in Gathering
Murder Evidence
NEVER CAME FOR PURCHASE

Trenton, N. J., Oct. 2.-(R-An as
sociate Of Bruno Richard Hauptmann,
Lindbergh kidnapping suspect, who ap-
parently knew that the German car
penter was passing "hot" ransom
money, was being sought Tuesday by
the New Jersey state police.
Col. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, at q
press conference revealed that about
February H." Hauptmann and COM
panion, still unidentified, appeared at
the lumber yard Of Cross, Austin and
Ireland, in the Bronx. Hauptmann
ordered q small wood panel, which cost
70 cents.
When william J. Reilly. yard sup
erintendent, Schwarxkopf said, was
rendered SO bill by Hauptl1znn, he
noticed it was q gold note and hest
tated. The second man, without q
suggestion from Hauptmann, offered
correct change and the Lindbergh sus-
pect immediately withdrew the bill.
Reilly said the two men said they
would return later In the day to get
the panel, but they never came back
tor it.
Identification Positive
schwarzkopf said Reilly positively"
identified Hauptmann from photo
graphs, but that he was unable to
identity the second man from any
photographs OF others mentioned Is
friends OF the German carpenter.
Reilly was to report at the Bronx
county court house some time Tuesday
to be examined further concerning
the visit Of Hauptmann and his UNI
known associate. lie will also try to
identify the associate, the state police
head said.
schwarzkopf revealed that q state
police detective and an expert work.
ing on the case were only few feet
away in another room when Haupt-
mann and his friend arranged for the
purchase Of the panel.
State detective Lewis Borman and
Arthur Koehler, the wood expert. were
in q rear office at the lumber yard at
the very moment Hauptmann and the
second man were talking to Reilly In
the front office, Schwarzkopf said.
Reilly did not know at the time
Borman and Koehler were Investigate
ors in the Lindbergh case.
Reveal Kidnapers' Trail
A strong indication that the Lind
bergh child had been spirited away
by the kidnapers down the main road
leading to the estate was seen In
schwarzkopf's report that the metal
thumbguard the baby was wearing
when he was kidnapped had been found
along the new entrance road to the
estate, about 200 yards from the gate
house.
Previous theories have been that
the child was taken over . road
through the heavily-wooded section
in back Of the Lindberghs' white
house on Sourland mountain.
The thumbguard was found by
Betty Cow, who was employed Is
nurse for the child, and Elsie Wheat
ley. wife Of the Lindbergh butler, .
few weeks after the kidnapping but
before the baby's body was found.
The state police had also revealed
that footprints, which were found
and believed to have been those Of
the kidnaper or kidnapers. pointed
away from the house, practically
parallel to the driveway and toward
the main road"
schwarzkopf said that the stolid
Hauptmann has doggedly maintain
ed throughout all questioning that
he was at his home in the Bronx on
the night the famous kidnapping was
committed, but could not recall
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