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no step toward seeking writ of
habeas corpus IN Federal Court or
toward making any other legal move.
Mrs. Anna Hauptmann visited her
husband in State prison.
Bernard M. Ffnnigan, who flew
from Chicago with a story he said
he had obtained from a prisoner in
q Chicago Jail that three men had
500 1000 of the ransom paid for Charles
A. Lindbergh, jr., made no public ap-
pearance. The State police said he
had written them last March. but did
not reply to a request for details.
Gov. Hoffman was absent from the
Capitol long past his usual hour for
appearing.
At Mount Holly, Ellis H. Parker,
county detective and friend OF the
Governor. expressed doubt that Haupt-
mann would do other than reiterate
his innocence no matter what the
pressure. Parker said he was not
working on any clues which might
develop before Friday.
Finnigan decided to come here after
Gov. Hoffman said he was interested.
On arriving at the Camden, N. j.,
airport, the lawyer talked by tele-
phone with Fisher.
Fisher said any new evidence was
welcome, but he added:
I'D rather see the ransom money"
Hoffman. informed of the lawyers
arrival, said:
'It's always been my understanding
that all the money was recovered"
New Lawyers Saved Man.
Dodds and Burkinshaw were re-
tanned by group Of prominent Wash
ington citizens to act for Charles
Harris, sentenced to die in January,
1895, for the Staying Of Milton Har-
ris. q Washington gambler. He had
been convicted on circumstantial evi-
dence.
They won a reprieve and subse-
quent communication to life tmprison-
ment from President Roosevelt.
Burkinshaw was a cub reporter on
the Washington Times under Marvin
H. Mcintyre, now a secretary to
President Roosevelt. He served in
1915 on the Ford peace ship as aide
to William c. Bullitt, now American
Ambassador to Russia.
Dodds practiced law in Michigan
until 1924, when he became special
assistant to the Attorney General in
Washington. Burkinshaw was an
assistant district attorney for a time.
Fisher would not explain why they
have been engaged. He also declined
to say If he would seek writ Of
habeas corpus in Federal District
Court at Newark, but such an action
Is one Of the three remaining means
by which the execution can be stayed.
Wife Prays for Bruno.
While lawyers drafted their last
minute plans, Anna Hauptmann knelt
in the Trinity Lutheran Church here
and scarcely noticed, prayed that
the life of her husband be spared.
I'VE will fight on she said, ito
the end of the road"
Gov. Hoffman, who once visited
Hauptmann in the death cell and who
has said he does not believe Haupt-
mann's execution will solve the Lind
bergh case, was asked in New York
yesterday II he intended to halt the
execution, set for pm. Friday.
'"I don't yet know what I am going
to do about It," he said.
He reiterated that there were
plenty of precedent" under New
Jersey law for 90-day reprieve.
There were reports that the Cover
nor told the Court Of Pardons he
could, If he desired, reprieve Haupt-
mann for as long as he (the Cover
nor) held office, but from other sources
close to the court these reports were
denied.
Attorney General Wilentz, who di-,
rected the prosecution OF Hauptmann,
indicated today that II the Governor
should grant q reprieve he would not
challenge its legality.
No word has been received from DR..
John F. Condor, the "Jafsie" Of the
ransom negotiation, who sailed Fri
day night, on q Southern cruise. He
will land at Cristobal, Canal Zone, on
the day set for Hauptmann's execu-
tion.
Gov. Hoffman declared that in say
ing Saturday he believed DR.. Condor
Should have been taken into custody
for questioning" he was merely ex-
pressing an opinion.
Saturdays announcement regard
ing Condor. made through the Cover
nor's press aide. william D. Conklin.
was that the Governor would order"
the attorney general to have Condor