The Washington times., 1936-02-01
JERSEY POLICE
OPEN HUNT FOR
ACC0NPLICES'
Have,No Hope of Find
ing Any, But Obey
Orders of Governor

S).-The New Jersey State police,
in considerable bewilderment, to-
day started the strangeSt man
hunt in their experience.
It is a hunt for alleged accom-
plices in the murder. Of Baby
Lindbergh-perSonS whom the po-
lice do not believe exist, or ever
have existed.
Col. H. Norman Schwarzkopf,
obeying the dictates Of his superior,
Gov. Harold G. Hoffman, reluct-
antly issued orders which swung
his men back into action on the
case which for more than two
years was their biggest problem.
Believes Case Solved
The colonel, who as head Of the
police, was in supreme command
of the investigation of the crime
from the night of March /, 1882,
is convinced that the conviction
of Bruno Richard Hauptmann
closed the case.
Nevertheless, when. Governor
Hoffman, who is not satisfied that
the case is solved or that Haupt-
mann is guilty, ordered him to
renew his investigation, he obeyed.
In the meantime, confidential
sleuths working directly under the
governor are investigating the
possibility Hauptmann was
framed"
Governor Hoffman calmly ad-
mitted at a press conference that
this secret 'frame-up" probe Of
his own is being conducted Co
incident with the police activity ne
has ordered.
An astonished reporter asked:
"Are your own investigators
checking into the suspicious Of
. 'frame-up'?"
The governor nodded.
'Have you ordered Colonel
SchwarzkOpf and the police to
take part in this part Of the in
VeStigatiOn, tOO?"
The governor smiled wryly and
replied:
''Well, hardly"
The start of the renewed In
vestigation into the Lindbergh
crime was in marked contrast to
the first day of the original hunt
for the kidnaper back in 1882.
- where 70 start?
Then there was fSveriSh confu-
sion, but a great singleness OF
purpose. The whole world was
clamoring for the arrest Of the
man who had committed the
"crime of the century"
Today there is confusion, but
OF a different sort. Those con-
Quoting the investigation appar-
emily don't know quite where to
start and there is a great clamor
from a large part Of the public
against having the investigation
ct all.
Once more the cry of "politicS"
is being directed against the gov
ernor and threats of impeach-
ment, first heard when he tenn
porarily saved Hauptmann from
the electric chair with reprieve,
are being muttered again.
Attorney General David +. VIII
entz, defying the governors SuS-
picions of Framed evidence" at
Hauptmann'S trial, declared, be-
fore leaving for Florida on vaca-
ton last night:
can Of the evidence -. that
has come to the attention Of
prosecuting officials, has pointed
to the guilt of Bruno Richard
Hauptmann and Hauptmann
alone. There has not been one
bit Of new evidence"
Stands His Ground
The governor, however, firmly
stood his ground. He limited he
has an ace or two up his sleeve
which have not been mentioned
to date. He said:
81 made It clear In my state
ment accompanying his order
to SchwarzkOpf Thursday that
/ was not setting out my full
reasons for either granting
reprieve or for ordering this in
VestigatiOn.
81 will give all my reasons
later, but / do not intend to
disclose all my activities in the
papers until the proper time.
( There was too much Of that sort
Of thing at the time Of the kid
naping. Those in charge ap-
parently went on the belief
criminals could not read"
He asserted he would leave
the direction Of the investigation
mainly in Schwarzkopf's hands.
He said:
''It's a police job. They never
should have quit"
He added that if it becomes
/, necessary aid Of the nations
. Omen, the New York police and
> possibly the police of other
{ States will be enlisted in the
/, new hunt for "accompliceS."
The Governor said he thinks it
:; would be highly advisable to have
DR.. John F. Jafsie' Condor thor
+. oughly questioned in this case
about conflicting statements he
has made before and since the
trial" He wants the gang" theory,
, which he said has been expressed
by number of persons who aided
In getting Hauptmann's convic-
& tion on the "lone wolf" theory,
cleared up.
He hinted that Colonel Lind
bergh himself could expedite the
investigation by coming home
Z from England and clearing I'D GER