Evening star., 1935-02-15
Lawyers Work on Bid for
Writ Of Errors to be Sub.
mitted for Hauptmann.
Trip to Trenton Planned.
DEATH WARRANT SEEN
IN SHERIFF'S OFFICE
Bronx District Attorney Says All
Evidence in His Possession
Pointed to Prisoner as Alone
in Crime-Public Funds Plea
Made.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PENNINGTON, N. J., February
l5.-Bruno Richard Hauptmann. con.
victed murdered Of Baby Charles A.
Lindbergh. 1r.. will go to the death
house Of the State prison some time
tomorrow His attorneys worked to-
day on an application for a writ Of
error which they may submit next
Monday
A published report that Federal
authorities had evidence Of an ac-
complice was denied in Washington
by J. Edgar Hoover, head Of the De-
partment Of Justices Division of In
vestigation.
The district attorney Of the Bronx.
where Hauptmann was indicted for
extortion, said all the evidence was
to the effect that Hauptmann was
alone in the crime.
Reilly UphoIds Theory.
Edward J. Reilly, Hauptmann's de-
fense chief, said he hadn't heard
the police had ever worked on an
accomplice angle. and added that
eventually the police might find truth
in his own theory that the kidnapping
and murder was the work of a gang
of at least four persons.
Sheriff John H. Curtiss Of Hunter
don County said he planned to re-
move the condemned man some time
after daylight tomorrow under a
guard consisting Of himself and four
or five deputies and detail of State
troopers.
AS he detailed this plan briefly he
exhibited Hauptmann's death war
rant, signed by Justice Thomas W.
Trenchard. Prosecutor Anthony M.
Hauck and Court Clerk c. Lloyd Fell.
Tomorrow Definitely.
I'VE are going to take him down
tomorrow. That's definite" said
Curtiss
Pressed by newsmen for some def
mite information as 60 what time
Hauptmann would start on the 20
odd-mile journey. he said:
1T won't be before daylight"
The sheriff said he. together with
four or five Of his deputies and an
unspecified number of State police.
would accompany the manacled
prisoner on the trip.
Il plan to get in touch with Col.
III. Norman Schwarzkopf some time
today to arrange the final details of
the State police escort which will ac-
company us"
The sheriff said the State police de-
tonhToAnf uOtr1I ha ,tnAnN
the command Of Lieut.. Allen Smith,
the slight officer who has had charge
of Hauptmann's State police guard
ever since the alien carpenter was
brought here from the Bronx four
months ago.
Details Withheld.
The sheriff was noncommital when
pressed for further details of Haupt-
mann'S removal.
Il am not going to tell you too
much. You will see us when We 60"
To a question whether a prison
van would be used for the transfer.
Sheriff Curtiss replied: Wen use
our own cars" referring to county
automobiles.
1Hey Will De ClOSeQ CdIS. lie odlus
and there will not be too many cars
in the procession"
The sheriff stated that he would
ride in the same car with Haupt-
mann. and added: Il have the death
warrant here signed by the judge. the
prosecutor and the court clerk"
He produced the slightly soiled sin
gle sheet of paper, on which was
typewriter Hauptmann's name and
with the various dates filled in in ink.
1t bore the signatures of Supreme
Court Justice Thomas w. Trenchard,
who presided throughout the trial:
Anthony NJ Hauck, prosecutor Of the
pleas of Hunterdon County, and G.
Lloyd Fell, the court clerk.
The sheriff refused to permit the
warrant to be copied.
Silent on Arms.
The sheriff was asked whether the
transfer procession would be heavily
armed, and whether machine guns
and shotguns would be carried by the
guards. He replied that such matters
depended on State police plans.
Inquiries we're made whether Mrs.
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