Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-02-08
'HAUPTMANN CASE
EXTRACTION SEEN
Hoffman Expects U. S. and
New York to Help OBJ
tain Witnesses.
BY the Associated Press.


TRENTON, N. j., February g.
Gov. Harold G. Hoffman said today
New Jersey will assume full RESPONSE
bility' for further prosecution of the
Lindbergh kidnap-murder case. but he
expects cooperation from Federal
agents and New York City police in
matters involving extradition and the
presence here of out-of State wit
nesses.
The Governor. commenting upon
letters received by Col. H. Norman
Schwarzkopf, State police superintend-
ent, from J. Edgar Hoover, director of
the Federal Bureau of Investigation,
and Police Commissioner Lewis j.
Valentine of New York, said both Off
Gals had expressed a willingness to
cooperate by making available any
information in their possession and
following any leads.
Cummings Cool on Case.
Attorney General Homer S. Cum
mings announced in Washington,
however, the Department of Justice
would not reopen the case.
ut was not to be expected that the
Federal Bureau Of Investigation or the
New York City police would initiate
and assume responsibility for further
prosecution of this case" Gov. Hoff-
man said, but am sure that every
possible degree of cooperation will
be given in matters involving extra
dition, the presence Of witnesses from
other States, ETC."
The Governor said that when New
Jersey demanded Hauptmann be
brought to the State to face trial for
murder. it placed full responsibility
for further prosecution of the case in
the hands of New Jersey officials"
ct am determined that responsibility
shall not be evaded and that every
human effort shall be made to bring
all persons involved in this horrible
crime to the bar of justice. Any
unprejudiced person reading the state
ments and testimony of New Jerseys
chief witnesses for the prosecution
must be convinced that if they were
telling the truth, there are other per-
sons involved in this crime and must
agree that no enforcement agency is
justified in folding up while there is
still so much to be solved in this case.
Opposes Sacrifice.
'If the statements and the testi-
mony of these witnesses are unre-
liable-and it must be if there are no
other persons involved in the crime
It then seems to me that it will be a
great miscarriage of justice to send
human being to the electric chair
upon evidence that was largely sup
piled by these people"
The Governor said that in his own
investigation Of the case he had re-
ceived friendly cooperation from both
the Department of Justice and the
New York City police.
The letters from Hoover and VAL
entine were sent to the Governor yes
terday by Schwarzkopf in his first
weekly report Of the progress Of the
new investigation.
Valentine wrote:
"You may be assured We will CO.
operate in this matter to the fullest
extent of our authority"
The text of Hoover's reply was not
made public, but the Governor said
Hoover replied his bureau would for
ward any information coming to its
attention and would make available
any information 1t had in its possess
sion.
The Governors Office said the Gov
ernor had not changed his oft-ex-
pressed statement there would be no
further reprieve unless the Governor
and Attorney General David T. Wilentz
believe one is necessary. The first 30
day reprieve expires February IS.