The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-01-11

house cell No. l at the Iren-
ton State Prison, is innocent
of the actual kidnapping and
murder.
The Governor has numerous rea-
sons for his skepticism. In the main
they are supposition.
But, predominating and tangible,
he believes, 1 am told, the assur.
ance of voluntary witness, a pro-
fessional penman, to the fiat and
unequivocal effect that Hauptmann
could not have written the ransom
notes.-the blunt, illiterate demand
found pinned to the window seat in
the nursery at Hopewell and the Is
subsequent communications.
Impossible, Says Expert
Moreover. this witness, who may
be called before the Pardons Court.
| insists that the writer of the ran.
som letters was man at least 50:
Hauptmann is 36.
He is slated to die next Friday
at D. m.
Samuel Small, New York CITY. an
engrosser of Is years standing. was
seen entering the Governors suite
at the hotel last night. He re-
manned nearly three hours. From
other sources, it was learned that
Small submitted to the Governor a
detailed series of charts, magnified
handwriting, ETC., and from the
charts reasoned that it would have
been physically impossible for the
youthful Hauptmann to have
penned the ransom missives.
Smalfs deductions, it was said.
were based upon facts regarded by
handwriting experts as incontrov-
ertible
Explains Two Systems
He maintained that Hauptmann
writes the Zaner Palmer style of
penmanship, system taught in
the German schools during HAUNT
mann's youth. The ransom notes.
on the contrary. were written, he
says, by man trained in the
vertical, round style, which was
taught up to 40 years ago around
the world. The Zaner Palmer svs-
tenn is one of slanting ovals. writ
ten with a wrist movement The
earlier method is finger movement
writing.
Small convincingly told the Gov
ernor that Hauptmann, however he
might have wished to disguise his
chirography could not have writ
ten in the vertical script He quoted
innumerable authorities = including
works by experts who testified for
the state at Flemington-to prove
that adults are unable to alter the
basic style of their writing.
Other doubts, as have been said.
move the Governor to his startling
determination.
Doubt Body Lindbergh's
The defense attorneys. led by
Lloyd Fisher, have assembled an ar
ray OF affidavits. They propose TO
attack the identity of the childs
body found near Hopeweli. contend
Ing that its reconstructed skeleton
was five inches longer than Charles
Augustus Lindberg Jr and that the
foot malformations of the body did
not correspond with those noted OF
the family's physician. DR.. Van In
gram.
1t will be suggested that the hand-
writing of Isidor Fisch. tubercular
fur worker who died in Germany
before Hauptmann's arrest. more
nearly than Hauptmann's approx
mates the ransom writing.
series of utterances by CASTOR
B. Means. serving time in Leaven-
worth for mulcting Mrs. Evelyn
Walsh Mclean of s104,000 during
the kidnapping furore; and specula-
tons over the diffused utterances of
DR.. John F. (Jafsie) Condor since
the trial interest the Governor. as
sociates say, only mildly. He is pro-
foundly impressed by the technical
evidence submitted by Small.
At this moment he intends giv-
ing Hauptmann, the German ex-
machine gunner. whose suit has
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