The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-04-01
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TRENTON NJ D., April !. (UP)
Bruno Richard Hauptniann-..ths
man with the charmed 'life"-wai
hauled back from death in the
electric chair last night for the
second time when Warden MARI
o. Numbering of Trenton state
prison postponed his execution TO,
48 hours. 49, -.-.:-..,.: = -
Kimberling's action, was taken
at the request Of the Mercer coun'
ty grand jury which is investigat.
ing the case Of Paul II. Wendell
,, disbarred Trenton attorney, who
confessed that he murdered Chas
A. Lindbergh, Jr., and then repu-
dated the confession. :. -.
Wendell still is held in Mercer
county Jail on the charge of muir.
der and the grand jury met yes
terday afternoon to- consider
whether it should indict him. 1t
still was in session when the clock
in>the corridor Of Trenton state
prison crawled past :8'p.; m!---the
hour. set for Hauptmann's death.
The corridor was choked with
more than so persons who, had
been searched twice and, identified
so they. could go. into the death
chamber and see Hauptmapn die.
A phone rang in Kimberling's
office. =. =. 49, ~
That's something o newspa-
perman. commented. .-.:...,
1t was. 49,. -. 9. -. 49,. -
Kimberling game ont of his Of
fee, q piece of paper. held in a
hand that tremblpd with the ex4
eitement and suspense of an in
credible day: "
81 have received a telephone
call from Allyne Freeman, fore
man of the Mercer county grand
jury" he said. > $500 .,
"He said the grand jury had
requested him to call me and ask
me to postpone the Hauptmann
execution for 4S hours, He said
they still were, investigating the
Wendell ease and wanted to look
into some very interesting angles.
"For that reason | have deeid-
ed to delay Hauptmann's execu-
ton for 48 hours"
docs that mean he will be ,ex-
ecuted Thursday night" Kimber-
ling was asked,
Probably so, but ] will make
an official announcement about
that tomorrow" the warden said.
C. Lloyd Fisher, young Elem,
ington attorney who fought hard
ali day for Hauptmann's life, was
in the prison corridor when KIM
berling announced that once more
Hauptmann had slipped out OF the
circle of doom the law had drawn
around him.
Fisher hurried through a barred
door into the death house to take
the news to Hauptmann-the only
good news Hauptmann received
all day.
Ten. minutes later he came out.
"What did Bruno say, Lloyd?'
Fisher was asked.
"He was delighted and very
happy" Fisher said with a grin.
"What else did he say?'
"He said: 4 am very happy
this will mean better things. "
This development came at the
end of day in which almost
every speeding minute was hlled
with some fantastic action.
Developments included.
/. Hauptmann's lawyers went
before Justice Thos. w. Trench
ard, who presided at Hauptmann' $
trial, and asked him for judicial
stay of execution and new trial.
He denied both.
2. Wendell was arraigned on a
charge of illegally appropriating
money from an estate of which
he was executor, pleaded not
guilty and was remanded to jail
without bail. That was one Of
many charges pending against him
since 1881. 49,. ....
3. Mercer county prosecutor
Erwin Marshall announced that
he would not move for: WeRdel's
indictment on the murder charge
until after the Hauptmann execu.
ton. 49,. - -.
4. Detective Ellis Parker of
Burlington county, who held Wen
del in custody at the new Lisbon
home for the feeble minded until
Saturday, appeared before the
grand jury. -.
S. Members of WendePs family
also were called to testify.
6. The Rev. John Matthiesen,
Hauptmann's spiritual adviser,
tried to intercede with Justice
Trenchard in Hauptmann's behalf.
Trenchard refused to see him.
I. Hauptmann broke down and
wept early yesterday and sent a
message out to his wife, Anna,
which said: Don't worry"
8. Hauptmann's prosecutors de-
tailed Captain John ]. Lamb of
the New Jersey state police, to
attend the execution SO he would.
be on hand in event .Hauptmann
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