The Washington times., 1936-02-20
THIRD EFFORT
T0GET TRUTH
IS FUTILE
Doomed Man Sticks to
Story Through Four
Hours of GriIIine
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the man convicted of the crime
Df the century"
Cajoling and threatening by
NrnS, Leibowitz used every pSy-
lhological trap, every trick in his
bag to make the stolid prisoner
sonfess the truth. He pointed to
The death chamber door, . few
Ieet from Hauptmann's cell and
promised:
you'll 60 In there next
month Richard II you don't tell
any longer. You must help
yourself or die"
Protests Innocence
Fisher stood by, saying little,
Sut confirming the assertion that
here was little hope left.
Leibow1tz could see the electric
shair through q peephole in the
leath-house door. The black In
ytrument Of death was covered
With q sheet.
But Hauptmann droned on and
n with explanations and protests
f innocence. He even gave his
version Of how the crime took
llace. He said:
Il think somebody got next to
sumo Of the women In the Lind
bergh) house. The baby was
handed out the door. Maybe the
ladder was used, but I think it
was for emergency only. The
dsath was ala accident"
Leibowitz gave up at $50. Hag-
gard, worn and baffled. he &C.
Enowledged defeat. AS he left
Hauptmann blandly inquired:
"IS there maybe something
else I can answer for you Mr..
LeibowitS. Maybe you can come
back"
CHALLENGES "JAFSIE"
After the weary attorney had
rome, Hauptmann, still fresh ant.
lnruffled, sat down and penned a
new challenge to DR.. John F.
'Jafsie" Condor, the States star
witness against him at his trial.
He addressed the note to Col.
Mark o. Kimberling, principal
Keeper Of the State prison. It said:
"I will lie verJ pleased IL
could hive the opportunity Of
speaking with DR.. Condor. 1
feel I could prove = him / am
not the man he dealth with.
"(Signed)
Richard Iauptmann."
He gave another note TO- Kim
Oerling saying: 49,, - i
"Please admit Samuel LeibOw.
itss to see me Whenever he
comes"
Three hours later Leibowitz an
nounced in a hotel here that he
was out of the case. He said:
81 cannO. see how / can serve
the interests Of justice longer
by my continued participation
I'm this case. I therefore want
no further part Of it,
SILENT ON GUILT
A reporter asked If he believes
Hauptmann guilty. Leibowitz
would only say:
II stand on my statement"
When Leibowitz was brought
into the case two weeks ago by
Mrs. Evalyn Walsh Mclean, Wash
Engton society woman, he an
nounced he did not believe Haupt-
mann'S story of complete inno-
rence and would demand that he
tell the truth"
After the first of his three
death house visits Mrs. Haupt-
mann wanted him out of the
case. However, she was restrained
from diScharging him immedi-
ately by the defense attorneys
who felt that would be construed
to mean Hauptmann was on the
verge Of q confession. Biding
their time, they let him work
his own way then maneuvered
him out, aided by Governor Hoff.
man.
On leaving the prison, Leibo-
Wit1 and Fisher sped to q hotel
suite where, after about three
hours, they summoned reporters
for what was a most unique
interview.
Leibowitz said:
II am very tired and I am
going to give out q statement
for both MIR. Fisher and my.
self. Is that correct, LlOyd?"
Fisher replied:
"Um."
Leibowitz ordered:
Lock all the doors and see
that nobody gets q scoop.
am very tired. Both Mr.. Fisher
and myself told Hauptmann
that his last card has been
played before the Court Of
PardOns and he has lost. We
told him the jig is up"
Fisher shouted:
Wait q minute, Mr.. LeebO-
witch! (The Jersey lawyer per.
sisted in prOnOuncing the name
TeebOvitch Just q minute.
certainly wouldn't 60 nearly as
far as that. I'm not saying
that"
Leibowitz continued:
Il am very tired, and we must
reframe the question. Let US
say, instead, that both Mr..
Fisher and myself have told
him that at the present there is
but little that any lawyer can
do for him. His only salvation.
0S matters stand now, lies in his
making full confession of any
guilty participation he may have
had In thi fiendish crime"
MiSprOnOunces Name
Fisher interjected:
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