The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-28

vers to discredit the evidence that convicted Hauptmann of the Lind. hergh kidnapping was intended to force pr. John F. (Jafsie) Condon to return from Panama voluntarily, observers thought. The governot drew from state police flies Q record of statements and testimony by Joe pergene. taxi driver who was the kidnaper's unwilling messenger. It was significant Hoffman said that perrone stated that he saw Dr, Condon and q man he thought waa the one who gave him the kidnap- CTS note. talking together c few days after he had delivered the message. Condon testified that he saw AautnMann only twice and saw no other agent of the kidnaper. Neither time that he saw Haupt- mann coineided with the occasion of which the cab driver spoke.
 Hoffman also pointed out that be- fore HauptMann's arrest Perrono consistently selected mon bearing no resemblance to the Bronx carpen- ter as resembling the Lindbergh baby kldnaper.
 Hopes to Induce Return ny throwing perrone'a atatements against 0ondon'a testimony, Hoff- man apparently hoped to induce tho elderly educator to return to Tren- ton to answer questions. Hoffman has said repeatedly that statemonta fgatAS1axN haa V.aaAa attAaA AfAA tate dtSeredtt much of his testimony.
 The constitutional ground on which Wtientz relied to prevent an- other reprieve for Hauptmann waa ruled upon by the state supreme court in 1898. It states that the power of c governor to ropriove ex- pires co days after the death sen. tenee is first passed. Hauptmann was sentenced almost c year ago. Wtlentz conferred yesterday witt, Colonel II. Norman schwartxkopf chief of state police. and Anthony M. Hauek. prosecutor in Hunterdon County. where Hauptmann waG tried. He refused to disclose the fia- tufe of the conference but his iaafi- ner revealed that he believes and intends that Hauptmann will dc in less then 40 days.
 May Bring Charges Trenton. N ]. Feb. 29-(U.P3-- o. Lloyd Fisher. chief counsel fof Bruno Richard Hauptmann. said today he was seriously considering swearing out c perjury complaint against Joseph perrone. taxi driver who was one of the principal pros. ecution witnesses at the LindbergI, kidnapping trial.
 perrona identified Hauptmann ai the man who gave him c dollar t0 carry c note Co Dr. John Y. (Jaf- Stel Cond0n during neR0tiati0ns fOi payment of the ransom.
 Governor Harold c. Hoffman ct. tackled perrone's testimony yGster. day. charging the taxi driver had Identified several men none ol whom resembled Hauptmann."
 Fisher joined the governor attack on rerrone today by saying:
 "eomethine ought to and will bt done about that"
 Whtsd Threatened Fisher also has threatened te bring perjury charges against Nil. lard Whited. 9o,iriand Mountain logger. who testified he had seer llauptinann lurking near the Lind. hergh estate just before the kid. naping.
 Negarding Pcrrone. Fisher said;
 "1'his thing gets worse and worse as tt soes along. perrone picks Oul . little fellow with gray heir aad two teeth missing as almost th( twin of the man who gave him tl( note. And then he Identifies Haupt1 mann. who Is inches taller and kaa brown hair and ali his teeth as thal man."
 The controversy over Haupt. mann'a guilt or innocence settled down today into c struggle between Attorney General David T. WiIents and Hoffman. Wilentz said iie wOuid oppose further reprieves and Ai. ready has begun his fight tO send lIauptmann Co the electric chalF ii the week of March 90.