Hauptmann’s Plea Denied

Manawatu Times, Volume 61, Issue 10, 13 January 1936, Page 6

Hauptmann’s Plea Denied

To Die on Friday Unless Governor Intervenes

URGED TO CONFESS TO

KIDNAPPING

United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. Received Sunday, 8 p.m.

TRENTON (New Jersey) Jan. 11

riio Court of Pardons to-day domed Hauptmann’s plea for clemency and now, unless Governor Hoffman grants a reprieve, he will dio in the electric chair at S o’clock next Friday evening. For live hours in secret session, Ike Court reviewed the evidence, including an inspection of (ho. alleged kidnap ladder, and after an hour's deliberation rejected accused’s petition that the death sentence bo commuted to life imprisonment.

Despite this apparent end to Hauptmann’,s long | CKa ] battle, the case conDimes to have its fantastic mmles. t’o-day Governor Hoffman, who “has repeatedly intimated that he was not tullv confident of -muptmanu’s guilt, ordered Dr. John Condon, Colonel Lindbergh's intermediary, to be detained for further questioning. This followed a revelation that Dr. Condon sailed secretly for South America yesterday, apparently, like Colonel and Mrs.’ Lindbergh, wishing to be out of the country when Hauptiiiann is executed, as lie will not touch land until the boat arrives at Panama, which is the very day the execution is scheduled. It appears that Governor Hoffmaa plans a reprieve. On the other hand, iState prosecuting officials; said there was no way of for ing Dr. Condon to return and they would not attempt to do so.

When his attorneys brought word lo the death-house that their plea had been refused, they urged Hauptmann that now was the time to confess if ho had anything to sav or wished to name iiis accomplices, to ‘ liich lie responded? “I am innocent. I have never changed my story and I never will.”