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Lindbergh Case Nears A Solution c New York, * Sept. 20,?rThe LW*|' * bergh baby kidnaping case*? the most sensational crtme of modern timc*-^- ! beared a solution with spectacularly h vwiftnes* tonight after the arrest of 1 '? < a German fugitive and the recovery: of part of the f3#,M0O ransom ^ . The prisoner ftruno Richard^ Hauptmann, 35, an alien and ? car ? ponter by trade, who t entered the ? . tailed State* in 4P23 a* a Stowaway?. g1.' while on paroie from a German pri?-1 on, ry It When asked if the arroet of Hauptr< ano could be interpreted as solving j the Lindbergh" case, Commissioner, (i Ryan said he thought it could. Hauptmann, who was arrested Tuesday morning after being kepi ' I >. under police surveillance for several I*' ) days, continued to deny that he was . the "John" who received the ransom money from Jafsie in St. "Raymond's cemetery** j] The case against Hauptmann, on j ' I % the basis of information given out j by Commissioner O'Ryan, is this: 1. He has been identified as, and , ' has admitted himself to be, the man 1 who passed some of the ransom mon-1 1 ey recentfy. I 2 The sum of ?13,750 in bills j' identified as having been part of the ^ ransom money, was found hidden in \ his garage. <> 3. He answers in a general way}! the description given by "Jafsie" of?1 the man to whom he paid the ransom. 1 b -4. His handwriting has been foundT ? ,, ..." ' p; to taliy w ith than on ransom notes \ wHtten in the Lindbergh case. 5. He is by trade ? carpenter? sr. important point because the ladder " used ty the baby kidnaper '< seemed to poi.|?t to the fact that its owner had made it himself. 6. He formerly worked at Hopewell, near the Lindbergh home, and r had access to a lumber company where could be obtained the lumber of the peculiar marking that was noted in the wood u>ed in the kidnaper's ladder. 7. Hauptrnann ha* r.ot worked at hi* trade since about the time of the kidnaping, yet appeared to have money to meet his expenses easily. jt 8. He is understood to hare entered the L'nited States illegally, as a stowaway 11 years ago while on parole from a German prison camp. Hauptmann insist* he knows noth ing about the origin of the money found in hi* possession. He told Bronx questioners this morning that he got the money about three weeks ago "from a man named 'Fish'." i ^r?9 m '?nh? ha* line* died, Hauptmwnn idded. * 1 he reason the money *m couealed in bia g?*?g*?under lb* floor ir*d in the sash of tbe door ?Hauptmdr Mtd, was because fie "had no ottfldeoce in banks." Since Hauptnuan's arreet Tuesday normng be has been constantly lueationed, first by New York police, ben by New Jesaey state police who are directing the hunt for the ?aby killer>, then by tbe federal igenta (whom former President ioover told to "make tbe Lindbergh lidnaping a live and n^ver-to-beWgotten case"), and finally by Bronx >fficer?. In this uninterrupted interrogation fiauMmann'* story has changed in *?et%l respects, officers said. Hia ret iceman has betfn a shield against jue*:i&er*, who nevertheless have found pertinent points at variance with known facte, they say. The story of getting the money from "a man named Kuh," for initance, contradicted an earlier story ie is said to have told- that he got ;he money from a bl^nk. A check at :h* bank failed to substantiate his tory. "Jafsie," who now'is 74 years old, ipent many hours yesterday and last night with officers. He spent more :han an hour early today closeted with ( Hauptmann and District Attorney Foley at the Bronx court house. When he left he had failed to make positive identification of the suspect is the man to whom be paid the ran10m money. During the time he was with! Hauptmann, "Jafsie" had a chance to> hear his voice and to .listen for the j peculiarities of speech which he noted . in his interview s with the ransom re- ! ceiver. It was learned, too, that j "Jafsie" was given a chance to study ; the Hauptmann handwriting, but had not been satisfied that it was the same as that of the ransom notes. j. It is understood, too, that yester- . day when "Jafsie" was called upon to look over a lineup of several men in an effort to see if he could recog- 1 nize the "John" to whom the ransom was paid, he picked out Hauptmann and two other men who were detectives. These men, he said, "looked like" the "John" of the cemetery tryst. The importance that past figures have played in the Lindbergh case was emphasized in the events that i led to Hauptmann's arrest. He ten- ' dered a $10 gold certificate to a gas j station attendant in payment for gas- ! olire. The rarity of gold certificates since the bills were called in by Pres- j ident Roosevelt several months ago, j mmmmmmmmmmamnmmmwmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmn ? reused the iMertii ai Ik* ?utwn And Ac >Xt*d Ute bufi* u.vUiqp.*? .Xc&x cumber* (Uwa An ne bili?4L-li-dl -Nt* Vark ?UI?. 1M f*M c?m6ctl* VM MUbso 10; . b*a* and iu K-mi Ittttter ?a? r^ktu again** ift? i?t of bilk that! Euuie up im pay ntflU i?u? l was iouno inal lh? Oiii wa* part if tn? ;ati^oai money, ana poi>v? kOtlSed. Ta? iitcfu* cumber ? 4U-13-41-im trac<4 lo UiupUMM, pickad ct* btuv?4 ate ft pal an au uail. lac iU/ vtiiiaiii t lar d*ys> <si sAppoin. PC. Haupwaann did noUung lv uvuit lot officer*' suspicions. On lotxi*y mornM.g, however, ht eft his noaat, a two-story Bronx |w?hing, mud the off Kef* believed Mi Hauptmann had ?u?pecuxl be * a* Or tng^ifa tched amt-iha^ he ami.. Kill on getting away. iney Arrested mm and found annuel of me ransom bills on hi a ^tr?vp. Ai his home they .found a Kkir of *noe* wnic/i had oeen pur cased recently at a snoe'store wnose proprietor accepted a gold certificate a payment?a certificate later idem iiieu an one of the Linobergn bills. , llauptmAnn was locked up and imjitmately put on the grill of police nterrogation. His wue, Anna?like tumstif, a German?also was taken [or questioning. ?>he later was reeased. They are the parents of a mild 11 months old. Mr*, Hauptmann formerly was u waitress in a Bronx restaurant. They were married about five years ago. Witn tbe recovery of the $13,750 n the Hauptmann garage, there still is approximately $d 1,000 of the raniom payment unaccounted for. FurLfitr search of the Hauptmann premises is under way today. * ! The home of the Hauptmanns is at 1279 Hast 222nd street, a sparsely settled part of the Bronx. The house is four miles from the entrance to Woodlawn cemetery where "Jafaie" held a preliminary conference with the ransom seeker. "Jafsie's home is about equal distance from the cemetery. St. Raymond's cemetery, where the ransom was finally paid, is about six miles from where the Hauptmann's live. Throughout the never - ceasing search for the man who got the Lindbergh cash, the authorities have felt that the eventful solution would lead them back to the Bronx. From time to time gold certificates made their appearence, but always! the original source was far in the background by the time police got word of it. Although I>r. Condon was unable to make positive identification of Hauptmann as the man who got the ransom moftey, a taxicab driver identified the suspect as the qijie who gave him a pote to deliver to Condon four days after Condon had advertised his readiness to act as intermediary in the abduction case. "That's the man," said the cab driver, putting his hand on Hauptmann. ?|y j "You are not telling the truth," said Hauptmann. | Three storekeepers of the Bronx pointed out Hauptmann as the man who in recent weeks has passed "Lindbergh money" over their counters. Hauptmann's wife was questioned, but police did not indicate what they .earned from her. A minor disturbance was created last night when she was taken to a restaurant for dinner and was recognized by persons in the street. Some one cried: "Kill her!" and police reserves were called, putting down the disorder. During the five years Hauptmann f has lived on the upper floor of the I Bronx house he has never worked at his trade of carpenter, ?0 far as neighbors could say today. Be habitually left home each morning, they said, taking a bus to the subway and the subway downtown?"to the stock market," as he told those inquisitive ones who pressed him for some explanation of his means of livelihood. Hauptmann owned a Dodge sedan, purchased about a year before the baby was kidnaped, and this recalled the story of a student who told, at the time of the kidnaping, of seeing such a car with ladders tied across the top, near the kidnap scene in New Jersey. The garage in which the ransom money was found was something of a mystery to neighbors of the Hauptmann's. They said that t^ie Hauptmann. cajv >yas seldom put in the garage, and that two men spent a great deal of time in the place, engaged in some activities which mystified residents of the neighborhood. One of the places where Hauptmann was a frequent customer was Hans' Bavarian beer garden, where Hauptmann was wont to linger over his beer and a game of pinochle. j --Speaking today of Hauptmann, Hans Heinzmann, proprietor of the garden, said: * j "Aach, I am so surprised. He was a very nice man." t The actual lead to Hauptmann's arrest was given by Johnny L3rons and \\ alter Lyle, gas station attendvj ants. The Hauptmann sedan drove t up several days ago and Hauptmann ! asked for "five gallons." To pay the 1 98 cent bill, Hauptmann dug a gold certificate from his pocket. * Lyle. who took the money, cofomented on the rarity of gold notes. "Yes," Hauptmann replied, "I've only got about a hundred of them left myself." Stalling for time( for the sight of the gold note in itself was a suspicious circumstance), Lyle sought to engage the man in conversation. Hauptmann. however, a.<ked curtly for his change. As he drove away, Lyle scribbled ihe sedans iicen.se plate number across the face of the bill. John Eastman, 74. solicited alms from the wife of a Kansas City, Mo., pOiiceman. He was refused. He became abusive. He was arrested. On his person was found a bank book showing he had $2,240 to his credit in a local bank. Benjamin Franklin s oft-quoted saying that "there never was a good war" becomes specially interesting when we learn that he never said it. Card Of Thanks We wish to take this, method of expressing our sincere thanks and appreciation to relatives, friends and acquaintances for their many acts of kindness shown us during the long i.lness and death of our dear Mother. n ,v? Dha^kLDr- John Brewer and Dr. \Y. R. Clyburn for their effncjent services. Children of Mrs. Mary M, Kirkland Card Of Thanhs 1 wish to take this means of thank-1 ng the voters of Kershaw County' "ho so loyally supported me in my [" f<"i ?ou.se of Represents! | : * regret that reports were I circulated that I had withdrawn from I bv ! hnve been informed > se\eral friends, caused me to lose JBaPy votes Friends have told ma of duertTrti0n ?f VOtin* ? for otW* rieport c*8t **** ballots bed mnA ij wa* confined to my oed and could not correct such resingle We to appear at a mySf noting, ^defend Wade H. Jones. ^ / * . . : _ ? ?- ~ County Fair j Promises Success indications at this time point to a very successful County Fair 0?tober 17-20. The Fair is an instil tion for entertainment, education, and advancement o^ our people. Its success depends not only on good management but also on a good: spirit of cooperation on the part cf the people. It is requested and urged; that everyone who can possibly do M to exhibit something. In addition to desiring and needing entries by those who have exhibited before, we need and solicit exhibits from new coopfe rators. Furthermore, one of the greatest requirements for success will be a large attendance. Every man, woman, and child in Kershaw County is invited to attend. J Study over your premium list cati-' logue and decide now to do two things: Exhibit something; attend the Fair. Premium lists may be had upon request to the County Agentajfj fice says Henry D. Green, Coa?| Agent. 1 1 For Control Of Hook Worm The State board of Health ttoMA the cooperation of the " Foundation and the \ar.ivt i i versity are putting on an campaign for the ultimate erad*** and control of hook worm 'the state. A representative of t* [ ?<tate Board of Heal* eorktag the director of the * Health Unit wUl * '* ing the rural e*M ! ??* children and leavtag ^ for the whole family. Through contact it ?a(> hoped that.?a* * * families can be examined and tent of the infestation of the cour-J determined. Parents are urged f cooperate in this work an ^ ^jS specimens ore properly | returned at the appointed time.-wa A. W. Humphries, M. D. Direc ;J EAST WINS FROM WEST i Chronicle Man UsteR In On East-West Game of Polo. While a "shut-in" ~~Tuesday^ noon The Chronicle on the polo game at M J between the East and The radio announcer ga%c 1 play by play and the reccp ..^ go good thot radio fans got a P? word picture of the ^ th?t What interested us local y , fact that the preliminary ?^ ment told of. the c0 or , mentioned lovers of the game and I m^ ^ . names of people m a" known to Camden o ?p*^f here during the w|nt*r !Jive<j on & Will Rogers had just ar ^ scene from a world t0^ pUytf** mingling amonK the wes ^ ^ f _ The game ended ^ i#eh, of the young Eastern ^ dentally ended the winning the series by 2 to 1. margin The East'a one-g<J?l tory, a? it tamed oat. ? 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