The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-27
Wilentz WiH Fight
 GouernOr Hoffman
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bits of lumber proved Hauptmann had been framed. Koehler, de- partment of agriculture wood expert was the witness who identified the famous Trail 1B" of the ladder used by the Lindbergh kidnaper as part of plank in the flooring of Haupt- rnann's attic. Hauck summoned him from Madison early in the week when he learned that Governor Hoffman intended to visit the attic himself to investigate findings by Loney and other defense investiga- tors.
 Court of PardOns
 Hoffman prepared for Haupt- nann's court of pardons hearing to- morrow or Monday by releasing the full text of Loney's report to him, presumably the same that Loney sent to WilentZ.
 It charged that nail holes by which Koehler connected Trail 16" with Hauptmann's attic-the holes in the ladder rail and in an attic beam allegedly being identical were made recently"
 Examinations of the flooring with calipers showed variation be- tween ladder rail 16 and the wood used for the attic foor," Loney re- ported. "The test showed the lad der rail to be about one-sixteenth of an inch thicker than the floor boards"
 He called attention to the fact that the butt of the attic plank from which the rail supposedly was sawed was at right angles to the length of the plank, while the cor responding end of Trail 16" was sawed at a 45-degree angle. The inferred question was: Why would Hauptmann, 8 carpenter, have re- sawed the rail to make an unwork- manlike job.
 Sample Pieces Taken
 Sample pieces of the Joists were cut out and taken to Columbia uni- versity laboratories for the purpose of examining the nail holes," the re- port continued. Tn several instances tests showed that fibrous material obstructed sticks placed in the holes. When the holes were cut open it showed they were full length. The defense maintains that this is in- dicative that these holes were made recently and not at the time the house was constructed. It was pointed out that the evidence of fibrous material shows the hole to be driven recently while clear cut holes result after nail has been in the wood for long period. Further examination on a number of points will be continued"
 Nail Holes Stopped
 Hauck described the obstruction in the nail holes as "a blockage of wooden material. DO you think the nail holes were tempered with?" he was asked. T think 1t signifi- cant that the holes were stopped" :, he said T called the governors attention while in the attic to the fact that many investigators had been in the attic in past months, in- cluding Loney." The central figure of the storm, Hauptmann, was un- aware of the turmoil outside his death cell. His wife visited him for an hour yesterday while investige- tors were again probing about their old home, but even she did not know of the expedition.
 Meetings Forgotten
 Hoffman apparently did nothing toward conyoking a meeting of the pardons court to hear Hauptmann's new plea for consideration of "new evidence" and he at least tempo rarily abandoned attempts to ar- range meeting with Dr. John F. (JafsieO Condon, who said he paid $50, ,000 ransom to Hauptmann. Vir- tually dependent upon Wilentz to arrange Q satisfactory" interview with Condon, meaning chance to oss-examine him orally rather than submitting his questions in writing, he may have to abandon the plan entirely. Neither Wilentz nor Hauck showed inclination today to aid him.
 Hoffman Replies
 Trenton, N. J., March 27-(U.P0 Governor Harold G. Hoffman said today that if he had the right to Grant Bruno Richard Hauptmann 8 reprieve he would do 50 because am more firmly convinced than ever that Hauptmann was not given 8 trial in line with what we consider to be American standards of justice"
 In a statement issued from his office the governor did not say de- finitely, however, that he would re- prieve the slayer of the Lindbergh baby who is scheduled to die Tues day night.
 His statement was reply to anM