The Washington times., 1935-02-18
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Doomed Man EnShrouded in
Secrecy After SpotIight'S
Glare at Trial
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the conduct of the prisoner, who
is now known as No. 17,400.
Hauptmann has asked Mr.. Selby
that permission be granted to his
wife to visit him more than the
once a week allowed under ordl-
nary prison regulations and the
acting warden will relay the re-
quest to the board of governors
of the inStitu Eon at its regular
meeting tonight.
BOOing Denied
The board has the power to
grant prisoners as many visitors
as they desire.
Mr.. Selby denied today there
had been any concerted booing OF
Hauptmann by other convicts yes.
terday. He said some Of the in
mates had hurled derisive remarks
at the carpenter and had been dis.
ciplined for their audacity, but
that there had been no general
demonstration.
Censorship clamped over the
prison came coincident with
verification Of a report that
o condemned man once escaped
from the very cell in which Haupt-
mann is confined, about 20 years
ago. Since then heavy iron bars
have been put on the Skylights
above the cells, and Colonel Selby
said:
"Hauptmann hasn't a chance
In million to get out.
"But we are taking every pre-.
caution. The special guard was
put over Hauptmann at the re-
quest of . high official. In ad.
ditiOn to this guard, there are
two men in the lookout towers
armed with riot guns, tear gas
and revOlvers."
QUIET NIGHT
AS far as could be learned
Hauptmann spent a quiet night,
sleeping part Of the time, and sit.
ting smoking during his waking
hours.
He is undergoing a two weeks
observation period, during which
careful watch Is being kept for
signs Of real or pretended insan-
ity, which would result in his i'm.
mediate examination by a psychia.
triSt.
None of Hauptmann'S attorneys
not even Lloyd Fisher, on whom
Hauptmann seems to depend most
has asked permission to see him
since he arrived here Saturday
morning.
REILLY MAY QUIT
Meanwhile report gained cir
culation here that Edward j.
Reilly, chief of defense counsel
during the trial, who quarreled
repeatedly with others of the at
torneys, had resigned or was about
to resign. Mr.. Pope said Reilly
would not be present during the
argument before Justice Trench
ard.
A flood of requests from the
morbidly curious that they be
permitted to witness Hauptmann's
electrocution has come to the
prison but for the present details
Of the execution, and of Haupt-
mann'S privileges, are uncertain.
For the first time since his ar
rest, Hauptmann talked with a
clergyman yesterday. The Rev. DR..
John Gorley, Protestant chaplain
at the prison, conversed with the
condemned man in the death
house. The cleric said he talked
with Haupt1mann for nearly an
hour bout spiritual" matters,
and that Hauptmann struck him
as an intelligent man. He left the
German several Biblical texts.
Just Another Prisoner
Hauptmann'S position as "just |
one more prisoner" was empha.
sized by Colonel Selby, who said
he had not even walked through
the prison yard with him because
he didn't want the other prisoners
to get the idea he was paying any
special attention to the newcomer.
He described his first impression
Of Hauptmann:
Hes a strictly typical type Of
well.trained German soldier. He
doesn't show his expressions out
wardly. have not been able to
size him up yet. I'll give him
time to get back to normal-it
may be a month or more before
he dOeS-and then I'll talk to
him."
Colonel Selby appeared certain
Hauptmann would not die the
week Of March 10, as his sentence
now directs. An appeal, in his
opinion, Is certain.
Colonel Sebly warned reporters
not to try to see the death house
guards and get their stories of
Hauptmann's behavior, threaten.
ing to discharge any guards who
talked and to subpoena the news.
papermen who got them to talk.
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