Evening star., 1935-12-07
Hauptlnann

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the night of october II, when Hoff-
man visited the prisoner. His attor-
ney, C. Lloyd Fisher, called upon him
yesterday and said Hauptmann had
been silent about the visit.
Letters Fan Interest.
The hundreds of letters received by
Hoffman after Hauptmann's convic-
Governor to make study of the case.
Some declared a belief in the car
penter's guilt, others in his innocence.
The Governor made notes for a per-
Sonal study.
Hauptmann's lack OF resources also
interested the Governor. At the trial
one of Hauptmann's attorneys said
the defense did not have funds with
which to combat the States high
priced expert witnesses. 1t has been
estimated that the investigation and
trial cost approximately $2,500,000.
A published report from Philadel-
phia that Parker had told the Gov
ernor 1.-The name of the man he be-
ieves kidnapped and murdered the
Lindbergh baby" was denied early
today by Hoffman. The Governor also
said he had heard Of no arrest In the
case.
IF Ellis Parker had made an arrest
would be one of the first to hear Of
it," ',e said in commenting on a widely
circulated report that the detective
had taken a suspect into custody.
Other sources said they had no in
formation that would lead them to be-
heve an arrest had been made.
WiIentx Silent.
The interest of the Governor and
Parker's independent investigation
pleased Hauptmann's attorneys, but
the men who investigated the case and
prosecuted it were unimpressed.
Attorney General David T. Wilentz
declined to comment George K. Large,
former Hunterdon County Judge who
was a special assistant attorney gen.
eral for the prosecution, said he be-
lieved the verdict was "just."
"I think the jury and the officials
who worked on the case had a better
understanding Of it than those who
are now entering the case" Large
said.
The Governor. it was made clear.
was not overlooking the three major
pieces of evidence which the Court
of Errors and Appeals emphasized in
its denial on october 9, of Haupt-
mann's appeal for new trial.
These were Hauptmann's possession
of a large part of the ransom money.
testimony of handwriting experts that
he wrote the ransom notes, and teSti-
mony that a rail of the kidnap ladder
came from his Bronx home.
Denies Mercy Promise.
Discussing his visit to Hauptmann,
the Governor said he had not prom
ised the prisoner communication Of his
sentence to life Imprisonment, since
he had no authority to make such an
offer.
The Governor said he understood
Parker never had access to State po-
lice records in the case and had been
blocked" in his efforts to work with
the State police in the early phases
of the investigation.
Col. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, super
intendent of State police, had little TO
say Of the new developments.
1--WE followed normal police work
and police procedure he said. We
blocked no investigation
United States Senator A. Harry
Moore, who was Governor when the
baby was kidnaped, said Parker was
one of many detectives called into the
case at the outset. He declined to say
more than that. Hoffman said Parker
has been working on the case since
the start.
Wife Visits Hauptmann.
Hoffman said that he had not per-
sonally inspired an independent IN
quiry, but that a number Of private
groups were interested and had con-
suited with him. He did not name
the groups.
Fisher and Mrs. Hauptmann spent
about an hour and half at the prison
yesterday afternoon. Both were sur
prised to learn the Governor had been
there. Fisher said he did not discuss
Parker's entrance into the case with
Hauptmann.
I'VE recognize him as the greatest
detective now working In the country"
Fisher said. I'VE think that any
opinion he expresses is as good as any
that could be had"
Egbert RoSecrsns, another Of Haupt-
mann's lawyers, said:
Parker has a great reputation and
is usually correct" when the case
started, he had q different theory
from the State" 81
PUBLICITY UPsETs PARKER.