The Washington times., 1936-01-23
ARREST FACES
HAUPTMANN
ACCUSER


TRENTON, N. j., JAM. %
G.N.S0.-A sensational new ar
rest in the Lindbergh murder
case impends, a high New Jersey
official confided today to Inter
national News Service.
The person to be arrested was
one of the States star witnesses
against Bruno Richard Haupt-
mann, the condemned murderer,
according to the informant.
This official said that the ar
rest is being planned by Gov.
Harold G. Hoffman, who Is not
convinced that Hauptmann alone
committed the "crime Of the CEN
tury," and who for weeks has
been directing a widespread in
vestigation of the case.
Obstruction Of justice is the
charge contemplated against the
suspect, the official said.
More Serious Charge
He added that ian even more
serious charge" might be made,
limiting that New Jersey may see
another murder indictment and
trial in the world-famous crime.
The governor could not be
reached early today to confirm or
deny this amazing report.
However, a source close to the
Hauptmann defense admitted that
a line of investigation is being fol-
lowed now which will prove a
stunning sensation" if it is sue
cessfully developed.
If the arrest is made, 1t will not
be until after June when the term
of Col. H. Norman Schwarzkopf,
head of the New jersey State po-
lice. expires, according to the re-
ported plan. One informant said:
when the governor gets
ready to move, he will wait until
he has replaced SchwarZkopf
with a man Of his own choice.
He will let his own police head
make the arrest and gather the
evidence to support an indict-
ment."
It is no secret that Schwarzkopf,
who worked day and night to OBJ
tain Hauptmann's conviction, is
in complete disfavor with the
governor. Political observers are
convinced he will replace the col
onel, who has been head Of the
States famous blueclad troopers
since they we're organized in June.
Col. Mark o. Kimberling. who
as principal keeper of the State
prison is Hauptmann's jailer, is
believed to be the man who will
get the job.
Another Reprieve
Pending the change of police
heads and the making Of the ar
rest, Hauptmann will be kept
alive by another eprieve when
his present stay expires in March,
according to the reported plan.
The eX-machine gunner then
may find himself in the startling
role of witness against the very
person who helped doom him to
the electric chair.
Our informant is convinced this
fantastic trial will materialize be-
fore the year is out, in spite of the
governors denials that he intends
to grant Hauptmann any further
reprieves.
Meantime, it was reported that
evidence" has been offered the
governor that the body found near
Colonel Lindbergh'S HopeWeu eS
tate 10 weeks after the crime was
not that Of his child.
Arrest by Parker
Edward J. Reilly, Hauptmann's
chief counsel during the trial, con-
coded the corpus delecti to the as
tonishment and anger of the other
members of Hauptmann'S counsel.
Ellis Parker, noted Mount Holly
detective, who is working on the
case for the governor, last night
was quoted by several papers as
saying he was ready to make an
arrest. Though he later denied
making any such statement, the
report aroused considerable ex-
element here which did not die
down until this morning when no
arrest had been announced.
Governor Hoffman admitted to
reporters that persons now in the
employ of the State are carrying
on his investigation of the case.
He denied, however, that he or
the State are paying any special
Investigators.
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