The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-17
Doctor Condon Has
 Returned 10 Home
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 nor's request to confer with him in New York or New JerseyH
 "Will you comply with Haupt- mann's request for Q death house interview?
 DO you think Hauptmann ought to die in the electric chair?
 DO you think he murdered the Lindbergh baby?"
 Dr. Condon ignored the questions
 Passengers reported that Dr. Con- don rarely appeared on deck dur ing the voyage and when he did his conversation centered chiefly on the weather. Not once did he men, ton the Lindbergh case, 6 marked contrast from his trip to Panama when he discussed the case with passengers, almost daily.
 Emerged Smiling
 When the Santa Inez docked, pr, Condon emerged from the state- room, smiling. He gave tie greet ing which has come to be known as the "Jafsie ute"--right arm raised about shoulder high with palm, slightly cupped, facing right and doffed his derby as camermen began snapping him.
 He agreed to pose for the pho. tographers with his daughter or deck. But to all questions, whether they related to the Lindbergh case or not, he answered with:
 No comment"
 As he walked down the gang plank, a pierhand shouted:
 Hey, Jafsiel You going to march in the St. Patrick's Day parade?"
 "No comment. he replied, grim ming.
 Careful of Baggage
 He wouldn't permit a custom in- spector to look at the baggage until he could produce a badge. Then he whispered into the ear of the in- spector and laughed.
 T hope everything was put back where 1t belongs, "Jafsie said wher his baggage examination had beer completed. Because if 1t hasn't I'll charge 1t up to Uncle Sam"
 Then he got into an automobile with his son and daughter and son. in-law, and after posing again fol camermen, drove off toward his modest Bronx home.
 The g:ay-haired little educator returned on the Grace liner Santa Inez in a belligerent but wary mood RaFawa tha Gatafo TnaD raa 0la aN N,,o ', antine he sent word to Governor Hoffman that he was ready to an. swer any question but he made Il plain that he would not enter New Jersey to do 1t.
 Hoffman intimated last week that he might ask police commissioner Lewis J. Valentine of New York t( cross examine Condon if he refused to go to Trenton. Reports from Trenton said today that the gover- nor might come to New York him. self.
 Question of Hoffman
 Questions that Hoffman wants Condon to answer were pretty thoroughly outlined in a message Hoffman sent three weeks ago tc Col. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, chiei Of New Jersey state police. The gov ernor asked Schwarzkopf to ascer. tain, among less corisequentia things:
 1. Who was the woman who Condon said, accosted him at 2 charity bazaar while he was acting as Colonel Lindbergh's contact man, to tell him that there wal too much publicity" and to make an appointment with him, whicl was not kept. for several days lateri
 ?. How does "Jafsie" reconcile his testimony about Hauptmann! solitude in the crime with his re- ports of two telephone conversation with the kidnaper in which, he said he heard several persons advising the telephone speaker in Italian.
 3. Who offered Condon &250y 900 as he said someone did, to change his testimony to implicate Isidol Fisch in the crime? Hauptmann wa in jail at the time.
 (. Why has Conuon Wfitten sew eral times in magazine articles thai be believes the Kidnapping was com mitted by a gang2
 70 Resist 'srhird Degree" C0ndon and New Jersey Ofslciali whp prosecuted Hauptmann vert pr6pared to resist Q third degree that would give Condon the appear ance of being on the defensive.
 "After aii. I'm not accused ol k. .uaping." Condon remarked dur Ing hls two-months vacation iE Panama.
 David T. Wilcnlx. New Jersey At. l0rney General. discussed the casI fifth Hoffman f0g an hour lll Tren' ton yesterday. Neither you'd gcvea Ehe trend Of ihe talk. Hoffman ai' co conferred with c. Lloyd Fisher llauplmanns chief lawyer.