The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-01-17
GOVERNORS
AIDES SEE
BREAK IN
CASE
Russian, Woman Hunt
ed As Real KidnaPers
of FIier's Child
BY KENNETH T. DOWNS
Copyright, 1886, by International NewS


Copyright, 1886, by international NewS
Service)
TRENTON, N. j., Jan. II
U.N.S0.-State and local police
today were prepared to defend the
grim old State prison with ma
chine guns, tear gas bombs and q
small army of men in the event
of a riot growing out of the dyna-
mite-laden Hauptmann case.
Secret preparations for any
eventuality were made early this
week it was learned by Interna-
tional News Service. And after
Governor Hoffman'S reprieve OF
Bruno Richard Hauptmann late
yesterday nervous authorities were
ready with heavily armed squads
of city and State police in case q
mob marched on the prison hous-
ing the condemned slayer OF Baby
Lindbergh.
Open Up on Governor
There were no untoward Incl"
dents around the ancient peniten'
tiary last night. But with the
morning and evening papers OF
Trenton demanding the impeach-
ment of Hoffman in bllSterln9
page one editorials and with q
barrage of criticism opening on
the governor from all over the
State, officials were plainly ap-
prehensive.
If a riot occurred at the prison.
city police, armed with riot guns
machine guns and tear gas could
be at the prison walls in two
minutes, it was learned. Prison
guards would be sweeping the
streets with machine guns from
the walls and inside of five min
utes the Sky-blue uniforms OF the
State troopers would be seen at
the penitentiary gates.
While the state seethed today in
the strange political controversy
growing out of the Crime of the
century" the question being asked
by both friend and foe of Jerseys
youthful governor was:
"Why did he do it,"
FOR DIVERS REASONS
The only answer given by the
stocky little governor was:
"For divers reasons"
A persistent reporter asked:
what concrete reasons did
YOU have for the reprieve?"
Hoffman looked him cody in
the eye and replied:
IT am not obliged to tell you"
Trusted aides of the governor
Loyalty insisted, however, that he
has plenty of reason for his action.
They said that as a result of the
governors intervention the most
sensational "break" in this cases
in which it has been proved again
and again that anything can
happen" may develop.
Among the known points being
checked by Investigators for the
governor are the following:
/. The story of supposedly
great criminologist that Russian.
Pole committed the actual kidnap-
ing and murder with Hauptmann
and a woman as accompliceS.
Not Flier's Son
2. Alleged evidence that the
body identified as that of Baby
Lindbergh's was in reality not
that of the famous flier's son.
3. The emphatic opinion of a
penmanship expert that Haupt-
mann could not have written the
ransom notes.
4. Alleged evidence that at
least one of the States star wit
neSses at Hauptmann's trial COM
mitted perjury.
5. Evidence that ISidor FiSch,.
the man Hauptmann blames for
putting the $14,980 ransom bills
in Hauptmann's Bronx home. pos
seSsed a great deal of hot"
money after the Lindbergh kid
mapping and ransom hoax.
The suspect supposedly being
sought in an undercover but
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