The Washington times., 1934-09-27
COL, L|NDBERGH
CONFRONTS
SUSPECT
Filler in Disguise Hears German
Repeat Hey Doctor Phrase;
Hauptmann Unmoved
By THOMAS F. CULLEN

BY THOMAS F. CULLEN
NEW YORK, Sept. 81 G.N.S).
In an atmosphere tense with
drama and expectancy, Col.
Charles A. Lindbergh today for
the first time confronted the man
suspected of kidnapping his infant
son and apparently tried to recon.
struct one of the scenes in his
heartbreaking series Of tragedies.
At his own request, he was
brought face to face with Bruno
Richard Hauptmann, the alien
German carpenter indicted as re.
cipient of the $4,000 ransom he
gave in q fruitleSS endeavor to re-
gain his first-born.
Obeyed Orders
And in the brightly lighted Of.
flee Of District Attorney Samuel
Foley, of the Bronx, what may
have been an attempt to reenact
the transfer of the ransom money
in shadow-cloaked cemetery
more than two years ago was car
ried out.
Disguised with horn-rimmed
spectacles and a cap pulled far
down over his eyes, Colonel
Lindbergh sat in a chair oppo-
site the man-himself the father
Of an infant son-accused Of
visiting tragedy and bereavement
upon Americas hero.
No flicker of recognition passed
between them; no words Of vim
dictiveneSs were spoken.
The Colonel himself was silent
as the tomb, and Hauptmann,
who apparently did not recog-
nize the man who sat opposite
him, merely obeyed orders.
Those instructions were for
him to repeat, over and over
again the words "Hey Doctor
apparently used as a salutation
by the mysterious John" who
met DR.. John F. "Jafsie" Condor
in st. Raymond'S Cemetery in the
Bronx while Colonel Iindbergh sat
in his car nearby, and received
the ransom money.
Indy Impassive
For 20 minutes the Colonel
faced the suspect, haggard and
heavily bearded. For 20 minutes
he listened intently while Haupt-
mann repeated those two words,
now louder, now softer, but al.
ways the monotonous, unemo-
tional cultural tones that have
stamped him, as the most stolid
prisoner in the memory Of the
New York police.
But if Colonel Lindbergh
recognized the voice as that OF
the mysterious figure of the GENE.
terry tableau, he gave no word or
sign. He did not change his ex.
preston until he rose and signl-
fled he had heard enough.
Throughout the meeting, OBJ
servers said, Colonel Lindbergh
remained as impaSsive as the un'
shaver man accused as the slayer
of his firSt-born.
Not until after he had quietly
left the building and motored
back to New Jersey did his visit
become known. so closely was he
guarded, and so many private
entrances had he been whisked
through, that only a few court
house officials we're aware OF
the dramatic return to the build
ing where Colonel Lindbergh
testified before the grand jury
which indicted Hauptmann yes
terday.
Makes No Comment
But if Colonel Lindbergh
showed no resentment when he
confronted Hauptmann, his cool
composure was matched by those
striving desperately to clear the
name of the Inflated Bronx car
penter. Informed of Colonel Lind
bergh's secret inspection, James
N. Fawcett, Hauptmann's coun-
sci, declared:
81 have absolutely no criticism
of Colonel Lindbergh."
Others present at the meeting
were Edward Breslin, assistant dis
trict attorney; Lieut.. j. j. Keaton,
Of the New Jersey State police:
Capt. John Appel, Of the New
York detective bureau: Sheriff
John J. Hanley, Deputy Sheriffs
James Dooley and Dan Maher and
Detectives William Secor, Thomas