The Washington times., 1936-03-30
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court. Governor Hoffman was
known to be prepared to ask for
this action If his fellow members
of the court refuse to commute
Hauptmann's sentence.
Besides the governor, who Is q
presiding member, the court In
cludes State Chancellor Luther A.
Campbell and six lay members Of
the State court of errors and ap-
pealS.
One Judge, George van Buskirk,
Of HackenSack, was absent due to
illness.
Heavy Guard Posted
This was regarded by some OBJ
servers as q possible "break" for
Hauptmann. For it means. the
governor will require the votes Of
only four judges, instead Of five,
to win favorable action for Haupt-
mann. with whom he is in frank
sympathy.
A majority vote, including the
governors, is necessary for q grant
Of Communication or q stay.
A heavy guard Of State troopers
was posted at all doors and cor
ridors leading to the courtroom as
the session opened. Every precau-
ton was taken to ensure secrecy.
Hicks to Testify
Lieut.. Robert w. Hicks, Of
Washington, D. c., criminologist
employed by the governor, was
one of the first to arrive ct the
State house. He was carrying o
wooden exhibit four feet long
made from boards from the attic
Of Hauptmann'S Bronx home. He
said:
Eve were up until nearly mid
night putting this thing To-
gether. 1t proves that rail 16 Of
the kidnap ladder could not
have come from Hauptmann's
attic"
C. Lloyd Fisher and Judge Fred
erick A. Pope, Hauptmann'S attor-
neys, arrived next. They are ar
ging the case for their client. At
torney General Wilentz, Hunter.
don County Prosecutor Anthony
NJ. Hauck, Deputy Attorney Gen.
erals Joseph Lanigan and Richard
Stockton, 3rd, appeared to uphold
the conviction and argue against
clemency.
May Can Wengcl
Besides Hicks, other witnesses
waiting to testify were Col. n.
Norman Schwarzkopf, head Of the
State police, and his officers,
Lieut.. Arthur Keaton, Sergt. Louis
Borninann, and Sergt. Eugene
HauSSling. Arthur Koehler, the
renowned Government wood ex.
pert, also was present.
It was regarded as possible that
Paul Wendell, the diSbarred at
torney being held in Mercer
county Jail on charges Of murder
ing the Lindbergh baby, also
might be called as a witness. He
declares he was trapped and "tor-
tured by gangsters" into making
confession" Of the crime, which
he has repudiated since his secret
arraignment yesterday morning.
Impeachment Proposed
Supreme Court Justice Thomas
w. Trenchard, 75-year-old presid.
ing jur1st at Hauptmann'S trial,
entered the building shortly be-
fore II a. m. He is not connected
with the Court Of Pardons, but
will be available in the building
il the court desires to consult him.
The lay judges present at the
deliberations today were Harold
B. Wells, John j. Rafferty,, VIII.
liam D. Wolfskeil, Walter L. Hat
field, jr., and Joseph A. Dear.
While the fateful session was
under way secret preparations
were being made elsewhere in
Trenton to launch impeachment
proceedings against the governor
in the legislature tonight.
An impeachment resolution al
ready has been drawn up, it was
learned. It may be introduced
tonight If the governor decides to
issue another arbitrary reprieve
for Hauptmann If the court re.
jectS his plea.
Attorney Is Held
Meantime, Paul H. Wendell, 4S,
disbarred Trenton attorney, was
being held without bail in Mer.
Ger county jail here on charges
Of numbering Baby Lindbergh on
the night Of April /, 1882.
Wendell was locked up early
Sunday morning after q secret
arraignment before q justice of
the peace. The murder charges
were preferred on the basis Of
25-page Confession" which he
has already repudiated.
Another confession" it was
reported today, has been made
by CASTOR B. Means, the former
Government agent who is now
serving time in Leavenworth
prison for swindling Mrs. Evalyn
Walsh Mclean Of Washington
out Of 100000 in 1882, after
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