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The Washington times., 1935-12-11
C0ND0N ALIB|
AGAIN ASKED
BY DEFENSE

NEW YORK, Dec. II Q.N.S0.
Casting about desperately for new
evidence" to gain Bruno Richard
Hauptmann a second trial, de-
fense attorneys today popped up
with the unusual demand that DR..
John F. (Jafsie) Condor, gray
haired ransom intermediary,
prove an alibi," the Evening
Journal said in an exclusive story
today.
Referring to reports Gov. Har-
old G. Hoffman has prompted his
private investigators to obtain
tangible" evidence that Haupt-
mann was framed by police
agencies, as claimed by the de-
fenSe. the journal said C. Lloyd
Fisher, defense attorney, had
voiced this dramatic demand:
Can Condor alibi himself?"
Question Possession of Suit
The journal recalled dark
rumblings throughout the trial
from the defense about Condons
connection with the case.
The story added:
But never before had the de-
fenSe poised leading questions so
obviously designed to throw Con-
don back on his heels in the mat
ter of possession Of the Lind
bergh baby's sleeping suit by the
kidnaper."
Fisher, the Journel continued,
declared:
"On the night of March 9, 1882,
DR.. Condor arrived at the Lind
bergh home in Hopewell bearing
with him the supposed message
of the kidnapers appointing him
intermediary. This is an eStab-
lished fact.
That night he slept in the
baby's nursery. This, too. is fact.
BY his own admission, he removed
from the crib the two safety pins
attached to the baby's blanket.
He did not explain why. This is
fact"
May Have Been Duplicated
DR.. Condor later exhibited one
of these pins to John" at a noe
turnal meeting at Woodlawn
Cemetery and asked him if he
knew where it came from. John"
said it came from the baby's
blanket. That helped to satisfy
Condor that he was dealing with
the right party in the ransom
negotiations.
The Journal further quoted
Fisher:
I'VE want to know and are de.
termined to find out whether
there was another sleeping suit
in this room which might have
been removed by a visitor.
1T was not until after this date
that the supposed kidnapers weAe
able to return the sleeping suit
said to have been worn by the
baby at the time of the abduc-
ton"
The Washington times., 1935-12-11
Hoffman Is Doubtful
OF Murder Solution

that Il am no more anxious to
see Bruno Richard Hauptmann
die if he is innocent than Id
be to see him escape if guilty.
There is a great division of
opinion as to whether Haupt.
mann was the sole culprit in the
case. The public generally is
not convinced that the mystery
has been solved. This division
extends to high places.
Il have been approached by and
talked to persons high in public
and private life, persons on both
sides of the fence and I feel
have every moral and legal right
to see that justice in this case is
done.
Silent on New Evidence
"Just as an example" he added,
"the head of the New Jersey State
police in whom I have confidence,
is convinced that Hauptmann is
guilty; Parker. with some marve-
lous work to his credit, is equally
convinced that Hauptmann is in
nocent."
Its that the public isn't con-
vinced," he said as an after
thought. Are you?"
He declined to say whether any
new evidence had been uncovered
in the case but added that any
such evidence would be disclosed
in the form of an appeal for a
new trial filed by attorneys for
Hauptmann.
Governor Hoffman denied also
he was seeking publicity from the
case although many people say
that's the reason for my inter
est"
But would I have made by
visit to Hauptmann in his cell at
Trenton in secret if I had wanted
publicity?" he asked.
Hauptmann, his Supreme Court
appeal denied, probably will be
resentenced to die on date some
time between January Is and Feb
ruary Is. Meantime, the State
board of pardons will work day
and night on the case, Governor
Hoffman said, in a hope to answer
the riddle he himself propounded:
HAS the case been completely
Solved?"
Governor Hoffman came here by
airplane from New Jersey to ad.
dress a meeting of the Detroit
Traffic Safety Council and re-
turned to his home State a few
hours later.
The Washington times., 1935-12-11
MOORE DENIAL.
KSH0FFMAN

TRENTON, NJ j., Dec. II
G.NSO.-Gov. Harold C. Hoffman
today took issue with statements
attributed to Senator A. Harry
Moore, governor of New Jersey
when the Lindbergh baby was kid.
naped, who was quoted as declar.
ing he did not request the services
of Ellis Parker, Burlington county
detective, in seeking a solution of
the crime.
Governor Hoffman flatly de.
clared that Senator Moore re.
quested Parker ito exercise all of
his ability in connection with the
Lindbergh case" and offered to
facilitate Parker's efforts in any
way possible.
The Washington times., 1935-12-11
(Continued from PaRe D

(Ionttnued from EoGS -
Of the sentence to life imprison
ment.
I'VE will not decide our next
step definitely until next week
when Hauptmann has been re-
sentenced and new date OF ex-
ecution fixed by Justice Trench
ard"
Records of the case were to be
sent back to Pennington today
from The U. S. Supreme Court at
washington. When they have
been transferred, Attorney Gen
eral Wilentz, or an assistant, viii
move for re-sentencing of Haupt.
mann.
WiIenty Aroused
Wilentz. incidentally, was be.
ginning to be aroused by the
activity in behalf Of Hauptmann
disclosed in the last few days. De-
claring there has been no evi,
dence since the trial to weaken
the conviction, he said:
Maybe I'll have something hot
to give out soon!"
He would not amplify the re-
mark.
Meantime reports persisted that
Ellis Parker, the noted Mt. Holly
detective, is ready to play an i'm
portant part in the fight for
Hauptmann's life despite his
statement that he has not uncov'
cred any evidence in the case or
fixed his suspicion on a single sus-
pect.
A defense source declared it is
Parker who has traced the ransom
money to Fisch in one of the most
brilliant sleuthing feats OF his
career. This source explained
Parker's statement Of yesterday
as follows: .
Parker is Just trying to throw
up a smoke screen when he says
he has nothing new. He always
does that. Why, the very night
before re solved the famous Broad
way Brown murder after an amaz
ing investigation of is months
which other police said was hope
less, he issued a statement saying
he thought Brown killed himself
Look at Record
"Just look back over Parker's
record. He has sent lis slayers tc
the gallows, electric chair OF
prison. And you'll find that in al.
Of the toug' cases he let a lot oi
crazy stories get into circulation
to divert public attention and lul
the suspicious of his real quarry
before he was ready to spring his
trap"
Fisher would not admit Parker
has been retained by the defense
for the past eight months, but
he said:
II think if Ellis Parker were
given time enough he would solve
this case. He knows more in five
The Washington times., 1935-12-11

DETROIT. Dec. II QN.SO.
do you believe the murder of
Baby Charles Lndbergh has been
completely solved with the convic-
ton of Bruno Richard Haup1
mann?. L haven't found any
body who does. E. Grave doubt
exists"
Thus, significantly, did Gov.
Harold G. Hoffman of New jersey
reply today to the big question
which arose with his sudden inter
est in the crime of the century"
The governor was careful 70
avoid a flat declaration he be-
lieved Hauptmann was innocent,
but his answer to the queStion-iS
Hauptmann guilty-held, in effect,
a ray of hope for the convicted
slayer of Col. Charles A. Lind
bergh'S first born.
Desires Solution
In an interview, Governor Hoff-
man, one of the small group of
men comprising the New Jersey
court Of pardonS which holds the
power of life and death over
Hauptmann, clearly defined his
reasons for his activity in the case.
1t was born of a desire. he said,
to reach a complete solution of
the kidnapping mystery and the
need to settle, before Hauptmann
dies in the electric chair, the many
rumorS that others might have
been involved in the case.
He denied he had ever expressed
an opinion Hauptmann was inno-
cent, pointing out that his position
on the New Jersey court of par
donS could not allow him to make
such an expression in advance of
a hearing of an appeal from the
death sentence by Hauptmann.
Told that Ellis Parker, noted
New Jersey private detective
working on the case, had quoted
him as saying Hauptmann was
innocent. the governor refused
to credit the report and added:
Parker Is Praised
Parker is a practical detective
who has solved some battling
crimes, and you must always re-
member there is a possibility
that any statements which he
makes might be a smoke-screen
to throw people off the real
track"
He said he was holding an
open mind to any new evidence
which might develop, declaring
The Washington times., 1935-12-11
Is New Plea
OF Hauptmann'S

minutes than the State police do
in year."
While Governor Hoffman was
in Detroit today, political reverb
erations still rumbled through the
State over his secret visit to
Hauptmann in the death house.
Naturally, this false ballyhoo
has potential political possibil-
tiles" one official said. 1T won't
be long until the Republican Ma
tional Convention gathers to nom.
mate its Federal candidates. 1t
appears that mercy for Haupt-
mann may be the platform for at
least one of the nomination candi-
dates"
Hauptmann, as usual, is the
calmeSt person in all the conten-
tious storm about his fate. He was
cheerful and unruffled when Wis
tied in the death house by his
wife, Anna, yeSt~%day.
The Washington times., 1935-12-11
FRIENDS FEAR
0FHAUPTMANN
ISREVEALED

NEW YORK, Dec. II QNSO.
The startling theory that Bruno
Richard Hauptmann planned to
kidnap the infant son of friends
because it greatly resembled the
slain child of Col. Charles A.
Lindbergh and therefore might
be used in, extorting more ran
som mci.ey from the harassed
aviator was advanced here today.
This theory is suggested by the
New York Evening Journal in a
copyrighted story in which fur
ther secret testimony, given
shortly after Hauptmann'S arrest,
is made public for the first time.
This newest picture of the man,
who is in the death house at the
New Jersey State prison awaiting
execution for the murder Of the
Lindbergh baby, is based on the
story told to police by Mrs. Marie
Hahn, wife of the Bronx restau-
rant owner, who long was SuSpi-
cious of Hauptmann's actions.
Stood Watching Baby
The newspaper says that Mrs.
Hahn, with motherly instinct.
worried over the unusual interest
the Bronx carpenter took in her
baby. He stood for minutes at
a time in the Hahn nursery look
ing down at the sleeping child,
the woman is quoted as having
told the police.
The authorities were impressed
when they heard Mrs. Hahn'S
story, a story that, naturally
enough, was not evidence for
trial, but led to terrible suspicious
in the behind.the-scenes drama
that marked investigation of
Hauptmann's every movement.
The official records reveal the
story. This IS the way Mrs.
Hahn told it when questioned
in the Bronx district attorneys
office:
WAS Hauptmann a visitor to
your home during April, 1892"
she was asked.
This was the month in which
DR.. Condor paid the ransom
money.
Had Trouble With Girl
eyes, sure" she said. once
in a time he come. Sometimes
he does eat, and once we have
o little trouble with our girl"
Q.-You mean trouble with
your servant?
Aust the girl. She says
Hauptmann is always looking
like he wishes to steal the baby.
Odd he ever see your son?
A. Yes, sure. He say a few times
that he think he look at little
Fritz-he calls him after my hus-
band. Then he stands and looks
into the little bed. 1t is fine
and beautiful boy-not because he
is my son.
Q. Did your son resemble any
pictures you saw of the Lindbergn
baby?
Babies Looked Alike
A. Often we talk about how
they look so much alike. Both
have beautiful golden hair and
they look smart.
@. Did you ever tell Hauptmann
not to look at your baby?
A. You mean the time tell
him I rather he not bother the
baby because he wakes up and
starts to cry?
@. Why did you tell him that?
A. Well, our girl by us does not
like it. He stands and looks at
the little bed for long time. She
says she is afraid from him and
she will go away from here. So I
tell him. 1t looks like as I say to
Fritz, that maybe he was going
to do something like take my
baby.
Authorities questioned today by
the Evening Journal said the
Hahn baby was very similar" to
Baby Lindbergh.
, 1935-08-11
Mission Preparing
For Night Football
Especial to The Heraldl

AA
MISSION. Aug. 10. Formation
OF the Mission Athletic Association
for the purpose Of financing ms
tallation OF floodlights for night
football and other events at the
Mission High School athletic field
Is expected to get under way here
shortly.
Participating in arrangements for
the installation are Mission Cham
Der OF Commerce. Mission Public
School, Mission Rotary Club and
Mission Lion club officials. Z. 4.
hamburger. president OF the Cham
Der Of Commerce, and Coach Claude
Daley Of Mission High School. out
lined the plan for the athletic asso-
citation.
Cost Of the floodlight system IS
expected to be about $500, and a
campaign to raise this sum is ex-
pected to get under way shortly.
Members OF the athletic associa-
ton probably viii be asked TO make
individual loans ranging from SIS
to $40 to provide sufficient funds
for first payment in the installa-
ton. Proceeds Of the athletic field
are expected to make the remain
ing payments and eventually repay
association members. The field
would be made available for poll
teal rallies. all other open air en-
tertainments and other gatherings.
, 1935-08-11
YOUTHS Will
FIGHT BULLS
Arruza Brothers To Give
Novelty Performance
In Matamoros

The Arruza brothers. Manolo and
Carlos. billed as the youngest bull
fighters IN the world, will give q
novelty performance in the Bien-
venida ring CT Matamoros Sunday
afternoon.
These youngsters, one IL ans the
other Is, are clever little perform
ers and their work has been well re-
ceived in rings throughout Mexico.
They have been fighting a little over
a year and give promise Of Develop
ing into first flight fighters be-
fore reaching their goth birthdays.
They made a personal appear
ance at the Capitol Theater Friday
night and were given a big hand by
the audience there.
The youngsters will fight specially
selected 2h -year-old San Antonio
bulls from the state Of Guanajuatc.
The picadores viii use special pleas
In order not 10 take the fight out OF
the animals.
Popular prices will prevail, and
the card viii get under way at 4:3o
p. n.
, 1935-08-11
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"wARHoRsE" TURNER, the
Port Arthur center who dealt
Brownsville highs best IL unadulter-
ated misery in 1929. has been signed
by the Pittsburgh Pirate football
professionals. according to q clipping
forwarded Ye Spade from Atlantic
City by Clearance LaRocne. The
clipping reads:
Bearing the stamp Of approval
from Christy Flanagan, Duquesne
University coach, Alfred (Warhorse)
Turner, q le0-pound center from
Purdue University. "a added to the
roster CT the Pittsburgh Pirate pro
football team yesterday, according
TO announcement by President Art
Rooney. Turner Is % years Of age,
ne stands 8 feet one inch in height
AND his home Is in Port Arthur, Tex
as. The local club Is making a dill
gent effort to find q snapperpack
capable OF filling the shoes vacated
by Captain Oehler last year and Il
Is believed that Turner will perform
that duty"
In 1929 Brownsville high school
had her greatest football team.
beating such clubs as Corpus Christi
RobStcwn, Breckenridge CSan An
tonio) and Austin by scores ranging
up TO 900. Brownsville was football
crazy. and the folks hereabouts had
their sights on a state champion
ship.
But comma the bubble broke when
the Eagles ran into the Port Arthur
YellowJacketS at Houston. Turner
was n OF the prime reasons why
Brownsville high came out on the
short end CT the score 1912. Port Ar
thur went on TO tie a great Brecken-
ridge high team 90 at Waco in the
state championship contest.
After finishing at Port Arthur
high, Turner played for q while with
Schreiner before going to Purdue.
LAROCHE. who Is with the Man.
uel King cat act en- Young's Million
Dollar Pier. says all Of the athletic
celebrities eventually drift into At
lantic City for a stroll on the board
walks. The ones he has spotted Il
date include, Danny OMahoney
worlds heavyweight wrestling cham
pion; Gus Scnnenberg and Dor
George, former wrestling champions
Jumping Joe Savoldi, Garibaldi ano
Browning. top flight grapplers; Joe
Louis, the next worlds heavyweight
boxing champion; Walter Winchell
the keyhcle columnist and Bud OF
"Stoopnagle and Bud" and many
others.
But Clarence and the other bows
Will be glad to get back to Browns
vile. He writes: THE Valley has the
greatest weather in the country. At
lantic City, 1t is true, is a beautiful
place. but the weather is nothing ID
write home about. You 60 to bed not
knowing how the following day will
turn out. Sometimes II is foggy. II
is exceedingly damp here. rain. cold
or cloudy practically all of the time
TO KEEP THE records straight,
heres a couple Of corrections on the
EIk-Goodyear game here Wednes-
Gay night: There was no error in
left field on the part Of the Good
years. and the Goodyear double play
was from Caldwell TO Cabler, not
from Caldwell to Lesser as reported.
, 1935-08-11
Site Of Louis Baer
Bout Is In Balance

NEW YORK, Aug. 10.@R-Mike
Jacobs. New York promoter, Is
going to decide this week where he
viii stage the Max Baer-Joe Louis
fight In September.
Returning to New York Saturday
froE. Chicago where Louis defeated
King Levinsky Wednesday night.
Jacobs began conferences with rep
resentatives Of Mrs. w. r. Hearst's
milk fund which wants to bring the
fight here. Tuesday he will fly back
to Chicago for a final meeting with
Chicago promoters.
Western interests. headed by Gov
ernor Horner Of Illinois. are active
in seeking the plum for Chicago.
Detroit. st. Louis. Philadelphia
and Montreal also are bidding.
, 1935-08-11
BAXTER, RYAN !.
IN TITLE BOUT
Pickett Wins Junior Net
Title In Play
AT Waco

WACO. Aug. 10. Up Bob Ryan
OF Fort Worth and Bruce Baxter OF
Austin win meet IN the finals OF the
state muny tennis tournament here
Sunday. Both came through their
semi-final matches Of Saturday IN
easy fashion, Ryan defeating HaF-
old Folks. san Antonio. 60, 60, and
Baxter downing Gordon Reeder OF
Dallas. 60, 60.
Harold Pickett, Galveston. won
the junior singles championship by
defeating John Wood, San Anton
&c. in the finals. 6-3, TO. 6-3. Wood
hao previously upSst Tommy
Glenn, Waco, seeded No. z, in a
grleling match earlier in the day
day BY scores OF ell, as. Ga.
Pickett had trounced Dan Carr.
Fort Worth. Ga, 6-3.
Bob Curtis. Houston. won the boys
title by defeating Rea Tenney. Aus
Tin, 4-6. 60. Tenney was seized
with cramps in the second set ana
forfeited the third.
Finals In junior doubles. women's
singles and doubles and mixed
doubles win also be staged Sunday
as will semi-finals In boys doubles.
veterans singles and doubles.
Results Saturday: Mems singles
Bob Ryan. Fort Worth. defeated
Harold Folks, San Antonio. Go,
60.
Bruce Baxter, Austin. defeated
Gordon Reeder, Dallas, GO, 60.
Mems doubles:
McCarty and Bebb OF Wichita
Falls defeated Charles and Mar
shall McCleary Of Waco. rs. ga.
ca.
Bruce Baxter and Albert Love OF
Austin defeated Bebb and McCarry
Of wichita Falls. Ga, Ga.
Gordon Reeder and S. J. Mans
field, Dallas, defeated Harold Folks
and Jimmy Challis, San Antonio,
6-3, 6-3.
, 1935-08-11
Golf Course Is
ExpectedToAi
San Benito Hotel

Fred Fl. Scheer, manager Of the
Stonewall Jackson Hotel, Is looking
forward to successful tourist sea-
sons IN the future due to the COM
pletion Ct the local municipal golf
course by Pat OBrien the well
known professional.
1t will be possible in the future
for tourists to enjoy the h~ospitable
accommodations available at the
Stonewall jackson Hotel and at the
same time enjoy playing on the
nearby course, Mr.. Scheer said. San
Benito has felt the need OF a course
for q long time and the hotel man
feels that it will add much to the
ettractiveneSs Of San Benito as q
winter resort. Tourists have shown
a preference to local hotel accom-
mcdations In the past but have miss
ed having a golf course available.
The favor that the Stonewall
Jackson Hotel enjoys in the eyes Of
all alike is easily explained by the
comfortable, airy rooms with all
modern fixtures and the friendly
service given all guests. The guests
are made to feel at home away from
home and that means a great deal.
Mr.. Scheer believes.
This knowing what a person ex-
poets In the way Of hotel service Is
not a mere accident. The knowledge
a. acquired through years Of ex-
perience in catering to the comforts
OF the traveller and Mr.. Scheer be-
lieves that he knows what IL takes
TO make a visitor feel at home.
One Of the best ways to appeal 10
anyone, stranger or otherwise Is
through his stomach and Mr.. Scheer
has given especial study to the cat
ering division Of hotels. The kitchen
Is regarded by Mr.. Scheer as one
OF the most important parts Of the
hotel and he has spent many years
catering to the appetities OF men,
women and children away from
home whether for one meal or a sea-
son.
, 1935-08-11
M'ALLEN SET
FOR FOOTBALL
Bulldogs Have Seven Vets;
Prospects For Year
Are Bright

McALLEN, Aug. l0.-Coach Bob
Knight will build his 1885 McAllen
High School Bulldog football club
around seven veterans and viii fill
In the gaps from q rather large
supply Of reserve but green ma
terial. he announced here Friday.
Practice sessions will start at McHi
athletic field the afternoon Of
August 20. knight announced In
calling his gridmen together. The
condition Of the reserve material Is
expected to make the difference be-
tween q winning club this season and
O mediocre outfit.
The returning veterans are Cap
tain Charles (Billy) Overstreet. who
will start In his usual position nc
tackle; Jack Rucker, rough-and-
tumble center; Tony Trad, two
letter end and one Of the Valleys
promising Glass B gridsters; Johnny
HArrod, hRlfback; Claud Beding-
haus, 200-pound guard; Clyde Smith,
halfback; and Lester KolberE, a
guard who was developed last year
during his first season with the
team.
Assistant Coach Warren CNapper)
Davis has spent the summer here
and has lined up squadsmen for
both high school and junior high
clubs.
McAllen will lose seven lettermen
for the next season. all having
graduated In May. These are Buddy
McElroy, Al-Valley end: Ed Dubo,
quarterback: Joe T1sdale. outstand-
ing Valley fullback; Lonnie Morgan.
hDlfback: Louis DeVries, tackle;
Duke Leslie. center; and Ned Ewing,
end. McElroy, DeVries and probably
DUDE will play football this fall with
Pasadena Junior College at PaSa-
dena, Calf, while Ewing will be-
come = member OF the freshman
squad at Texas A. & M. College.
The r~earranged McAlen schedule
Il as follows:
Sept. 27.-McAIlen ut Harlingen.
Oct. 4-Open date.
Oct. l1-McAllen at Donna.
Oct. 18.-Mercedes at McAllen.
Oct. 25-Santa Rosa at McAllen.
Nov. 8.-McAllen at Mission.
Nov. 15.-Weslaco at McAllen.
Nov. 22-La Feria at McAllen.
Nov. 2S.-San Benito at McAllen.
, 1935-08-11
Marion Miley Cops
Western Golf Title

WESTWOOD COUNTRY CLUB,
Cleveland. Ohio, Aug. 10.-P-Miss
Marion Miley, 2l-year-old Lexing-
ton. KY, girl. assembled the throne
today as golfdom's Queen Of the
West"
The pretty brunette from the blue
grass. displaying all the skill Of q
master craftsman, carved out q 9
to 5 victory over Mrs. Phillip At
wood. ~22-year-old Chicago blonde,
in the 36-hole finals over this CRU
cling. water-logged course Saturday.
Already the owner Of the trans
Mississippi championship. the Ken
lucky girl took no chances on Sat-
urday's match. Her tee shots were
long and straight, her iron play
magnificent. her putting outstand-
ing until the last few holes, and her
mistakes few.
, 1935-08-11

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. Aug
10. RD-E. j. Rogers Of Oklahcms
City and 17-yjear-old Rowe Hart OF
Fort Worth. Texas. reached the final
round Of the 18th annual Broadmoor
invitation gch tournament with VIC
tories In the Semi-finals Saturday
Rogers. the tournament medalist
defeated M. l. Massingill, runner
up in 1884. 4 and 3. while Hart ell
minated Frank English Of Denver
2 and /.