Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-20
FAMOUS CASE
NOW THOUGHT
NEAR FINISH
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Hauptmann, Organ statement
said.
Not FORMALLY CHARGED
Not Formally Charged

Not formally Charged
1t was pointed out that posses
sion of the ransom money, so far
as announced, did not necessarily
CONNECT Hauptmann with abduc-
ton of the Lindbergh baby, which
was found murdered after weeks of
negotiation with supposed kidnap-
ers. One theory was that the ran
som money was paid to man who
"muscled in' on the kidnaping ne
gotiations but knew nothing of the
actual abduction.
Organ refused TO go into de-
tails regarding Hauptmann S al
legged role in the case. 1t was con-
sidered significant that Hauptn1ahn
was not yet formally charged with
any crime.
What has been accomplished is
an outstanding example of unified
action" the commissioner said
1t was learned that detectives
raided Hauptmann's house yester-
day and laid in wait for him all
night.
They found the money under the
floor of a garage at 1761 Needham
avenue, near the Hauptmann house,
police said.
Organ said investigation of the
suspect had not been completed.
He is a carpenter, unemployed at
present. He has no police record.
He is married and has one child.
DR.. Condor fastened to the
Greenwich street police station to
confront Hauptmann. He said he
believed he would be able to rec
ognize the man to whom he paid
the ransom money.
Organ he said would have an
other statement about midnight.
Several other persons were said
to be under investigation at the
station. Two were brought in late
this afternoon.
Hauptmann shook his head in
negation when a reporter shouted
at him: Ibid you kidnap The
Lindbergh baby?"
A brown-eyed man in his thirties,
Hauptmann was brought into the
trial room at the police station in
manacles. He was placed in n chair
front of dais on which we're
seated high police officials. He ap-
peared sullen.
About 40 photographers climbed
on chairs and benches to take his
picture. At their request he took
eff his hat, revealing brown hair.
Just as the flashlights exploded,
the reporter shouted his question.
Hauptmann, under specific orders
not TO speak to reporters, hesitated
and then. looking at the reporter,
shook his head from side to side.
He also refused to answer the
question: "How did you get the
ransom money!"
Hauptmann was dressed in
grey suit, brown shoes, imitation
silk socks, a blue shirt and purple
necktie.
The arrest of Hauptmann, o.
Ryan said, will help to solve the
entire Lindbergh kidnapping.
Asked by reporters, "Is this a
solution of the disposition of the
ransom money or of the entire
case?'@ he replied:
"It will help us to clean up the
complete case. -
The prisoner, having the 5tolid
/ appearance of slavic peasant,
/ looked neither TO left nor right and
showed no emcticn whatever He
walked slowly. He was handcuffed
/ to detective.
+ LOS ANGELES, Sept 20. U.P) -
Colonel and Mrs. Charles Lind
bergh were some place in Los An
geles today but they were not i'm
mediately available for comment on
/ the break in the case of the kid
naping of their son, Charles Aug
ustus, Jr
Servants at the home where the
Lindberghs have been visiting said
4 that contact could not be made with
them and they are not expected
/ back for some time"
The plane in which the Lind
berghs flew to Los Angeles was in
it's hangar at Clover field, Santa
Monica.