Evening star., 1936-02-19

. The source said that on further
interrogation, Hauptmann admitted.
however, that it would have been diff
cult to reach" the women in the
house. that he could not have taken
the baby out the front door and that
the ladder would have been "a good
bet"
"LeibowitZ called attention" the
source said, ito the fact that Haupt-
mann life was not worth a dime
had he been discovered in the house.
"Hauptmann then admitted he
could not have gone out the front door
and consequently the ladder would
have been the best method
What would you have done in
case of an accident to the baby?'
Leibowitz asked.
"I would have dropped the baby
and run like he'll in my automobile,
Hauptmann replied.
But there could have been no
accident If you went out the front
door, asked Leibowitz.
Il guess that's right Hauptmann
acknowledged.
What would you have done had
you got the baby away?' the lawyer
! asked.
~ would have taken him to a
nearby farmhouse Hauptmann said"
The source said the lawyer then
questioned him regarding the ran
som, and the conversation was as
follows:
How would you have collected the
ransom, had you left the dead baby
behind you?" Leibowitz inquired.
Would you have taken the sleeping
suit to prove you were the kidnaper
so that you could collect the ransom?"
Leibowitz Probes Alibi.
II don't know" Hauptmann replied.
Il guess that's what the kidnaper
would have done"
! Leibowitz then went into Haupt-
mann's alibi, including the story of
his having received SIS, 900 of the ran
some money from Fisch.
If you were Fisch, what would you
have done with the ransom money"
the source quoted Leibowitz. What
would you do if you knew that the
police all over the world were looking
for this money and that if you were
caught in this city or on the high
seas or in Germany you would have
been brought back and held for the
Lindbergh murder?"
"I guess would leave it in safety
deposit box" Hauptmann was quoted.
you know, Fisch had one"
You would not leave the money
with a casual friend? Not even if you
felt you might die in Germany"
Il guess wouldn't do that. People
who are sick like Fisch are never very
sure that they are going to die"
LeibowitZ spent about an hour dis
cussing the spelling in the ransom
notes, the source said.
Didn't Discuss Handwriting.
He did not, however, touch all of the
handwriting and he made no specific
request for Hauptmann to change any
part of his original story.
"He did. however. deal at length
with the spelling lihght. and before
AlC 11duPI11ldAA14 was NCIy NOLA
fused and stammering. the source
continued
Hauptmann did not tell the lawyer
that he was changing any part of his
story, and when Lebowitz left the
prisoner begged him to come back.
The electrocution of Hauptmanr
was fixed today for the week Of March
80, with second reprieve from Gov
Harold Hoffman as virtually his only
hope for further delay 1t was the
third time an execution date has beer
set.
Justice Thomas W. Trenchard, IL
at his home, signed the third death
sentence shortly after informed
sources reported Gov. Hoffman hac
held a heated midnight conference
with Defense Counsel c. Lloyd Fisher
and Leibowitz.
Leibowitz denied the meeting, bu
from other persons came word tha
the noted criminal lawyer and Hoff'
man had disagreed over the mannel
in which further questioning Of tn,
convicted Iindherrh babv slave