The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-18
HAUPTMANN HAS NOT CHANGED TALE

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 he has told the truthp" Matthiesen was asked. T am absolutely con- vinced of his innocence, and I am sure he told the truth"
 Minister Listened
 Matthiesen watched and listened while Leibowitz attempted to trap and tangle Hauptmann into con- fessing. Leibowitz walked ahead, hat perched on the right side of his head. Matthiesen trailed, bare- headed and dressed in the gray cler- ical costume of the Lutheran church. It was i:30 p. m. Haupt- mann, chalky with prison pallor, was waiting, his face pressed against the bar of cell No. 9. A guard pushed back the wire screen that separates Hauptmann from the corridor. Under Leibowitz's arm were two volumes of the IA volumes of the testimony at Elem ington.
 Leibowitz, tall prematurely grey and with @ national reputation as Q terror on cross examination, wasted little time in preliininaries. He opened the volume he carried-the one containing the summation by Attorney General David T. Wilentz that sealed Hauptmann's convic- ton.
 Lawyer Was Insistent
 On each of the state points, Lei bowitz dragged Hauptmann through @ devastating series of questions. Insistently he demanded the whole truth" concerning the ransom money that the German carpenter has sworn was left in his home by Isidor Fisch, consumptive little furrier, who died in poverty in Germany. Again, almost desperately, Hauptmann re- peated the worn tale. Then Lei bowitz asked for his version of how Dr. J. F. (Jafsie) Condon's telephone number came to be writ ten on wall panel in his home and why wooden slats from his attic were found in the kidnap ladder. Hauptmann asserted both these ini- portant prosecution props were framed" and that despite all evi- dence to the contrary he spent the fatefui night of March 1, 1882, in Friederikson's bakery in the Bronx.
 Will Repeat Visits
 MT. Leibowitz apparently feels that Hauptmann is holding some thing back and that by repeated visits he will be induced to tell it.. Matthiesen said, T do not feel that this is the case, nor do believe that Hauptmann is shielding anyone. l think he has told the truth and will stick to it." Meanwhile Assistant Attorney General Joseph Lanigan indicated he would forward to Jus tice Thomas w. Trenchard today or tomorrow the new death warrant necessitated by the 30 days reprieve which expired Saturday. Justice Trenchard is expected to set a new date for the execution which under the law can take place any time be- tween March g and April 26.
 Dies Week of March 22
 Trenton, N. J., Feb. 18.-tUP)- Bruno Richard Hauptmann will be resentenced to die the week of March 9 if Justice Thomas w. Trenchard follows the recommenda- ton of the attorney generals of- flee, it was learned here today.
 Authorities drawing up the death warrant. which will be presented to Justice Trenchard tomorrow rnorn- ing, said they intended to suggest that date as the earliest possible moment that the convicted Lind bergh baby killer can be executed under the New Jersey law.
 Statute decrees that the death penalty must be executed not sooner than four weeks nor longer than eight weeks after sentence is passed.
 When Judge Trenchard signs the warrant tomorrow 1t will be the third time he has sentenced Haupt- mann.
 Hauptmann's first schedule execu- ton was held up by appeal of the verdict of the trial court at Flem- ington. His second. planned for January i3. was averted by a 90 day reprieve granted by Governor Har- old G. Hoffman.
 Assistant Attorney General Joseph Lanigan completed the i2-pagc death warrant today. It lacked only the signature of Justice Trenehard. who presided at the trial at which Hauptmann was convicted of kid- paping and murdering Charles A. Lindbergh. Jr., and the filling in of the date by Justice Trenchard.
 The warrant concludes:
 Therefore. I. Thomas w. Tren- chard. do hereby sentence the, said Bruno Richard Hauptmann to be executed by electricity the week
 Once the warrant Is signed. Lani- gan will take 1t to the sheriff at Pennington and the sheriff will rec turn t to Colonel Mark O. Kimber- ling, chief keeper of the state prison.
 Justice Trenchard is not obligated to follow the attorney generals recommendation as to the date of execution.
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