The Washington times., 1936-03-31
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spent most Of last night writing
letters to his mother who lives in
Kamenz, Germany, and talking
with his guards. KiInberling said:
"Hauptm ann was upset
throughout the night. He was
: writing from 1880 p. m. until
5:15 .. M, breaking into his
. writing to talk occasionally with
his guards.
ssHO said the State will never
solve the Lindbergh kidnapping
case by sending him to the chair,
as he IL innocent.
s.. ASKS RADIO PLEA
she wanted to know IL it
: would be possible for him to
/; make . radio appeal to thJ pub
lie 80 he could urge anyone who
knows anything about the case
Il to come forward and tell what
he knows"
I. Kimberling read from q written
report made 1 him by Fred Mayor
and Charles Douglas, the guards.
Concerning Haup tmann the
guards wrote:
"Hauptmann wants his son to
grow up and to be honest and
know that his fetaer is innocent.
He told us he was cSavicted for
having money in his possession
r. without knowing what kind Of
; money it was"
.. The guards further quoted
Hauptmann as saying:
j. "T have saved three lives In
my life, and now they take mine
on built-up evidence"
Hoffman Sorry
Governor Hoffman, who has
more than given Hauptmann the
benefit Of the doubt in recent
weeks, conferred with advisers In
ehiS hotel suite until late hour
last night. One Of his friends re-
marked to him he hated to see
,Hauptmann die and the governor
is understood to have replied:
81 hate to see it happen my.
/. SELF"
:. Robert Elliott, the ,gaunt execu-
toner who will throw the switch
in the death house, was to arrive
at the prison this afternoon.
At least one eleventh-hour
move to block the execution is
anticipated. Defense Attorney
Fisher said 1--WE will take one.
more shot," But he would not
Explain what this "shot" would
be. It was generally believed,
however, that he would ask Attor-
ney General David T. Wilentz to
join him in a petition to Trial
Justice Thomas w. Trenchard
Tor . stay Of execution.
Wendell Confession" Doubted
Such a petition would be based
on the contention that it would
be illegal and improper to elec-
trocute Hauptmann while the
State Of New Jersey has Paul
w. Wendell, disbarred Trenton
lawyer, under arrest charged with
the murder Of the Lindbergh
baby, a crime for which Haupt-
mann must die. Wendell is the
man who confessed" he kid
naped and murdered the baby
and then repudiated the alleged
confession. He claimed he was
seized, held for days and tor.
tured into making the "confes-
Sion."
The State police investigated q
rumor that an "accomplice" of
Wendell was being detained, under
circumstances similar to those de-
Scrtbed by Wendell in his repudi.
ated confession. Ellis Parker,
rural detective, who obtained the
confession" refused to comment
on this report.
Officials generally placed no
credence In the Wendell "confes-
sion" They characterized it as
basically without significance in
ultimately solving the weird kid
naping crime.
City Excited
The city Of Trenton seethed to.
day with excitement as the Zero
hour" for Hauptmann neared.
reporters poured into town and
eleventh-hour preparations for the
Sxecut1on went on apace. It was
impossible to obtain a room in
any Of Trenton'S leading hotels
last night.
Sixty-one telegraphers were on
the Job and the number was
steadily being augmented. The
"f1le" was like that Of world series
or a heavyweight championship
fight. At least 100 newspaper men
and SO photographers were on the
job.
The police lines were established
In the vicinity of the prison. Only
those with press cards will be ad-
mitted within the established
"deadline." Special precautions
will be taken to handle the antici-
pated crowd of spectators who will
swarm to the environs Of the prison
tonight.
Wilentz Confident
- Colonel Kimberling, the prison
: warden, has issued invitations to
representatives of AZ newspapers
and press associations to attend the
execution. In addition to those
present will include Hauptmann's