The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-01
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into the case by Hoffman after Hoffman reprieved Hauptmann in January.
 Hoffman denied Strenuously that he had had anything to do with Wendels arrest and confinement or had known about his confession. Last night he denied that he had had anything to do with the grand jury action, or had known about it's foremans request for a reprieve until after it was made.
 Wilentz Makes Threat
 Wllentz, in press interview yes- terday, hinted that charges might be made against Parker. What would be charged against the heavy rural sleuth who is proud of his "30 years experience in police work" Wilentz would not say.
 There was no doubt of the legal ity of the reprieve given Haupt- mann last night, unlike the re- prieve Hoffman had granted in January. Kimberling is under court mandate to execute Hauptmann at any time during this week. If he wishes, he may postpone it until 11:59 D. m. Saturday. He said last night that he would announce the new official execution date today, but said 1t probably would be Thursday night.
 To practically everyone, including Hauptmann, the doom of the for mer German army machine gunner, the small town criminal, the illegal immigrant to the United States, was sealed and certain up to D. m., the hour he was scheduled to begin his walk of 20 steps to the chair.
 Crowd In Streets
 The great crowd had gathered in the streets outside. Gov. Hoffman waited in his office-for telephone call. Brunos faithful Anna, his frau who has clung to him from the very start, always believing him inno- cent, was near collapse in her hotel room. Even in far away England, where Col. and Mrs. Lindbergh the parents of the murdered baby, have sought peace, the general hysteria extended it's trembling power. In the village of Weald where the Lind berghs had gone into voluntary eX- ile, police established heavy guard and arrested United Press staff who was in the vicin- ity of the Lindberghs' home.
 And, under the clock in the main corridor of state prison, some 50 neWspapermen, who were to have been the official witnesses of Haupt- mann's execution, waited to be es- corted into the execution chamber. They had been searched twice, their credentials had been inspected and approved. At seven minutes to eight, Kimberling joined them.
 Kimberling Gets Word
 Six, minutes later, four minutes before the hour, a clerk tapped Kimberling's shoulder;
 Telephone, Colonel. Tn your of flee"
 Two minutes later, Kimberling re- turned. He had slip of paper in his right hand and the paper trembled.
 q just got a telephone call from Allyne Freeman, foreman of the Mercer county grand jury" Kimber- ling began, talking loudly. He said the grand jury told him to call and ask me to postpone the Hauptmann execution for 48 hours. He said they still were Investigating the Wendell case and wanted to look into some very interesting angle. I have de- cided to delay Hauptmann's execu- tion 48 hours"
 There was a stampede down the corridor, and the corps of reporters burst through the prison gates at dead run for their telegraph wires, established in saloons and stores around the prison. They ran through a flood of purple light cast over the walls by photographic flares and even as they ran the word spread through the crowd and their last 20 yards was accompanied by frenzied cheerings.
 Ministers Were Praying
 While this transpired, two minis ters--the Rev. c. D. Werner, Luth- tran pastor from Hauptmann's home district in the Bronx, and the Rev. John Matthiesen, Trenton Lutheran, stood at the bars of Hauptmann's cell, praying. The prisoner sat on his cot, from which the bedding had been stripped-practically every ar ticle of furnishing and ornament had been removed against the pos sibility of an attempt at suicide - |I W V N ,lzmyl