Evening star., 1935-11-28
CONDON ON TRAIL
Or NEW EVIDENCE
Iafsie, Spurning Appeal ITO
Confess" Asserts He Can
Solve Mystery.
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
FALMOUTH, Mass, November 28.-
DR.. John F. (Jafsie) Condor, star
witness against Bruno r. Hauptmann,
condemned for the kidnapping and
murder of the Lindbergh baby, last
night reafirmed his testimony and
said he was on the trail Of additional
supporting evidence.
Condor issued lengthy statement
"for publication in answer to the let
ter issued by Bruno Richard Haupt-
mann and his counsel, Lloyd Fisher"
which asked Condor to confess" the
whole story. ..
"I do not hesitate to say that at the
present moment I am dealing with
matters that seem to me to be new
evidence of first Importance" the
statement said, land if people will re-
frain from interfering with me, in a
short time I hope to- have the entire
mystery cleared up. However, feel
bound to add that this new evidence,
which seems almost certain to be
proved correct. not only confirms my
testimony at the trial. but also adds
to it."
Sees Ransom Notes Confirmed.
Condor issued the statement while
visiting the Falmouth Cliffs home OF
Fulton Oursler, managing editor and
writer. 1t follows:
The latest note to Bruno Richard
Hauptmann reads like his former
ransom notes, every one Of which I
have a copy. I am surprised that his
counsel, Mr.. Lloyd Fisher, did not
realize this. There Is confirmation Of
the ransom notes where Hauptmann
puts down '21 Nov.," for the ransom
notes show just such characteristic
reversal of the English form.
"Now. regarding the statement
which I made in Boston on my lee
ture tour before the Professional
Women's Association, I did, indeed,
say that Bruno Hauptmann asked me
three times to come and see him.
Saw Convict in His Cell.
THAT was at Pennington in his
cell, when he told me that, by my
kindness, I took load Of trouble
or a weight off his breast. He then
asked me three times in the course
of that hours talk to please to come
to see him again.
The papers know that I had spoken
to him. It was so published and Mr..
Fisher asked that he be not allowed
to speak to me or anybody else again.
."Hauptmann says he wished that
I would confess, that have the key
to the mystery and to his cell. In
all kindness to him in his distress,
state that all that I could confess
lies In my testimony at the trial
where I was questioned and cross
examined for II hours :"
"New Clue" FURRY Ends.
A furry of investigation in the
little town of AShby, Mass, where
cottage purportedly yielded wood
identical with that of the kidnaper's
ladder and other clues, seemed today
to be founded on discovery of a
letter there containing a facetious
reference to the crime.
The letter was recalled by Mrs.
Laurence D. Yont, daughter -in-law
of Boston attorney as one written
by her mother, the late Mrs. Minnie
H. Godfrey, of Somerville, near
Boston.
1t contained these sentences: "Why
don't you return that poor little
Leinbrg baby? You have had it
long enough"
Reference Held Jest.
1t was written March IL, 1882, less
than a fortnight after the child was
kidnapped, when the shocking crime
still absorbed the public.
The rest of the brief letter dealt
with slight matters Of domestic con-
Germ. Mrs. Yont, shown the text of
the letter, told the Associated Press
that the reference to the Lindbergh
baby was probably merely facetious
remark by her mother. who she said,
was given to joking of this kind.