The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-01-18
CLAIM WILENTz
IN ANGRY MOOD
OVER REPR|EvE
Reports Hint Prosecutor Is
Preparing Attack on
Hoffman.
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a complete solution or confession.
hoffman's chief goal was to dis
cover whether persons other than
Hauptmann were involved. It was
understood that he had ordered new
search for suspects, especially the
mysterious man known as John"
who spoke with Scandinavian"
accent during the ransom Nnegotia-
lions and was identified as Haupt-
mann.
Faulkner Interest Revived
The new investigation was ex-
pected to center first along three
lines which may require so much
time that, according to one source,
additional reprieveS will be granted,
assuring Hauptman life until sum-
mer.
l. An effort to prove that John
was an accomplice of the kidnaper.
When DR.. j. F. (Jafsie) Condor and
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh paid the
ransom money, DR.. Condor talked
to John. Col. Lindbergh saw man
outside the cemetery rendezvous who
appeared to be a lookout and who
dropped a handkerchief on the
street. Whether this man was the
same one who took the ransom
money or an aide or mere by
stander has remained in doubt.
2. A new check on the mysterious
j. j. Faulkner, who turned in a
large amount of gold notes at New
York bank which, on the same day,
discovered batch of ransom money
in it's tills. The amount of ransom
money was within $40 of the amount
Faulkner turned in, but there has
never been conclusive proof that he
handed in the notes. The name ap-
parently was fake.
Parker Continues Probe
3. A recheck on the stories of
several witnesses, possibly including
Jafsie to clear up several reported
contradictions or discrepancies.
In addition, Ellis Parker, the
country detective of Mount Holly,
N. j., continued his investigation.
He said that he had not seen or
talked to the Governor for 10 days
but that his interest continued and
that he was available at any mo-
ment Gov. Hoffman wants him.
Speculation conferred on the pos
sibility that the new investigation,
opened on such comprehensive
scale, might lead to further reprieves
for Hauptmann. Sources close to
the Governor limited at more re-
prieves. In all, the Governor may
grant 80 days delay, whereafter at
least four more weeks must inter-
vene before execution. At any mo-
ment upto the time of execution,
new evidence produced by defense
counsel could lead to court action
to delay TIE death sentence.
Life Term Possibility
The betting odds we're 10000 to 1
that no conclusive new evidence
would be found, but it has been
suggested to the Governor that,
if his inquiry creates a doubt as
to solution of the case, Hauptmann
sentence might be committed to life
Imprisonment. The Board of Par
dons would have to be convinced
that there still was hope that the
future would produce new develop
mentS.
Mr.. Wilentz' statement, if it is is
sued, will break the unofficial truce
which has held back his criticism
of the Governor except for brief
assertion that the reprieve was il
legal because it was not issued with
in 80 days after sentence.
It is known that Mr.. Wilentz
considers The Governors purported
new evidence to be worthless. Per-
haps 200 documents and letters pur-
porting to throw new light on the
case are on Gov. Hoffman's desk
and many others which were con-
sidered not worthy of investigation
have been thrown away.
The attorney general: however,
SCOTS at this evidence" He does
not, for instance, believe that Gov.
Hoffman will gain any new infer