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BRUNO IS EXECUTED TONIGHT
WENT TO DEATH WITHOUT CONFESSING
He Was Happy And Confident in Cell This Morning
EVERY EFFORT MADE TO
SAVE HAUPTMANN BY HIS
COUNSEL BUT ALL FAILED
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Prisoner Was Happy And Confident In
Cell First Thing This Morning
(By The Associated Press)
Trenton, April 6, — nun
terdon county prosecutor
Hauck said that Fisher,
Bruno Hauptmann’s coun
sel, had demanded that he,
Hauck, convene that grand
jury to consider kidnap
charges against Wendel.
Hauck said he would con
fer with Dist. Atty. Wil
entz.
Fisher, so sa’d Hauck.
expressed the belief that
Wendel might be guilty ol
kidnapping the Lindbergh
baby.
' Telegraphing “that the
crime admittedly occurred
in Hunterdon county”, the
prosecutor said Fisher’s
wire also asked that he join
with the defense attorney
in requesting a stay of exe
cution for Hauptmann for
i such time as the Hunter
don grand jury returned an
indictment similar to the
one on which Hauptmann
was convicted.
Wendel was brought be
fore the Mercer County
f grand jury which dropped
Depredations In
Kobuk Section
By Wolf Pacta
(By The Associated Press)
Juneau, April 2, — De
predations by wolves are
increasing in the Kobuk re
gion said advices received
today by the Game Com
mission from Archie Fergu
son, trapper and trader al
Selawik.
Ferguson said he found
h as many as twenty-one wo]
ves running in one pack
and had discovered ter
deer killed in one place.
Experts contend that the
wolves will not leave the
northern vicinity as lom
as there is meat to be hac
there.
the investigation last nignt.
The Mercer jurisdiction
was challenged by Wilentz.
Wells, defense counsel
for Wendel. pointed out
that the kidnaping confes
sion of Wendel, upon which
the investigation was bas
ed, stated that the child had
died several weeks after the
kidnaping, and from an ac
cidental fall from the bed.
On the theory thus ex
pressed no murder charge
would hold against Wen
del, said Wells.
Hauptmann’s indictment
and conviction for murder
was based on the fact that
the state proved satisfac
torily to the jury, that the
child died during the com
mission of the kidnaping
felony.
i Assemblyman Crawford
Jamieson, democrat of Mer
cer county said he would
read to the New Jersey
house of representatives,
FLASH!!
TRENTON, N. J., April 3, 8:56
P. M. (Latest)—Kruno Richard Han
ptmami, convicted kidnaper and
slayer of Charles Augustus Lind
I
Monday night, a petition of
Princeton residents asking
the legislature for an inves
tigation to determine if re
cent developments in the
Hauptmann case warranted
the removal or impeach
men of some officials.
Bruno, who three times
has escaped the death chair,
awakened today earlier
than usual and started im
mediately to read the Bib
le.
He told guards he was
confident and was not wor
rying. He slept well last
night.
Soon after arising he ag
ain went through the pre
paration and ordeal of hav
ing his head shaved for the
second time this week. He
was given clean clothes and
transferred from his old cell
to one adjoining the death
house.
The coastline of Alaska,
measuring around all of the
islands, is approximately
26,000 miles long, more
than the distance around
the world. _
Cattle And Sheep Will Prosper On
Alaska Ranges Says A Real Packer
(By The Associated Press)
Packer Predicts Stock In
dustry Will Develop in
The Territory
That Westward Alaska is
finely adapted for cattle &
sheep raising is the firm
conviction of J. S. Heisey,
veteran meat man himself,
who for 23 years has been
closely identified with the
Carstens Packing Company j
of Tacoma.
The country being free
from burrs and other wool
entangling pests means
that the wool would bring
at least $1 more per shear
; ing than that obtained in
i the states said Mr. Heisey,
while the young luscious
grass as feed would devel
op the choicest kind of mut
ton.
Industry Sure
Mr. Heisey looks for wide
development in cattle and
sheep raising for the future
and does not believe it will
be far distant when the in
dustry will be going full
swing.
Formerly manager of the
big company’s plant,he was
later vice-president; now
in semi-retirement he is
called upon to make an oc
casional survey.
Registered at the Van Gil
der hotel, Seward, he de
parted on the train for An
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I
liergli Jr. Mas rxt*
riited today.
Flash—Hauptmann wa?
brought to the death chair
lie*- at 8:41 P. M. EST and
placed in the electric chaii
at 8:41 V2 P. M. He wa?
pronounced dead at 8:47 Vi
P. M. EST.
Flash—He was given c
additional shocks follower
at minute intervals. At Si
ll P. M. Elliott threw oil
the current.
Col. Mark 0. Kimbcrlinji
the prison warden, said
there was no confession.
After the execution the
straps were quickly loosen
ed and two guards took him
by the legs and two other?
by the shoulders, and car
ried the body into the aut
opsy room.
Bruno Richard Haupt
mann was put to death ir
the electric chair tonight
for the kidnaping and mui
tier of Charles Augustu?
Lindbergh Jr., said the offi
cial report of the prison.
Frank Silas Lang
Aged 80, Dead
Seattle Toda>
(By The Associated Press)
Seattle, April 3, —Frank
Silas Lang, aged 80, Seattle
stove manufacturer and
philanthropist, died here tc
day following a long ill
ness.
He was born at Holeditz,
Bohemia and emigrated tc
Manitowoc, Wisconsin in
1868.
He crossed the plains by
foot and ox wagon to the
South Dakota Black Hills
in 1877. He founded a hard
ware store at Helena, Mon
tana in 1880, and left there
for Alaska in 1890.
He made the first real
Lang stove in Alaska, in a
tent at Nome, while engag
ed in gold mining when
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BORAH LOST PRIMARIES IN
I NINE DISTRICTS NEW YORK
IN WHICH HE REGISTERED
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Borah Supporters Declare Confidence,
| Saying This \\ as No Test
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Edmund Lowe,
Actor, Married
For Third Time
i
i (By The Associated Press)
! New York, April 3, — Ed
mund Lowe, star actor and
• his bride, the former Mrs.
Rita Crone Kaufman, are
honeymoon guests at the
Fifth Avenue home of Mrs.
Hattie Carnegie, after a sur
prise marriage at Armonk.
New York.
This is the third marriage
, for Lowe. He gave his age
at 46, and his wife is aged
37.
She is the former wife
of Albert Kaufman, Holly
wood executive.
Lowe was the husband of
, Lilyan Tashman who died
two years ago. Ilis first
wife was Esther Miller,
from whom he was divorc
ed.
Alaska Room
For Arctic (Hub
Seattle, Set Up
(By The Associated Press)
Seattle. March—Establish
ment of an “Alaska Room”
at the Arctic Club, Third
Avenue and Cherry Street,
for exhibits of Alaskan pro
ducts, curios and paintings
was announced here recent
ly
The room will be in charge
of the club’s Alaska com
mittee, consisting of Ralph
Lomen, chairman; Earle W
Knight, vice chairman; C.
, L. Morris, T. L. McGovern,
I. M. Jensen, C. P. Kefau
|ver, George H. Morris, R.
S. Pollister,Henry Wagner,
Olaf Swenson, I.L. Gordon,
L. W. Baker, T.M. Shields,
C J. Sebastian, Fred C. Fer
ree, A. N. Stover and J. R.
Heckmann. •
(By The Associated Press)
Washington, April 3. —
Despite the primary victory
of New York’s regular re
publican organization over
the Borah supporters, the
senator’s friends indicated
today that their confidence
was unshaken.
Carl Bachmann, chair
man of the Borah for Presi
dent campaign, declared
that the primary could not
be described as a “true test
of strength”, for the Idaho
an. adding that the test in
Illinois April 14th, will
tell a different story.
Borah, entered in nine
of the 43 New York dist
ricts, lost all of them to un
pledged party candidates.
Borah opposes unpledg
ed or favorite son delega
tions.
Other primaries coming
up are Wisconsin April 7th,
Nebraska 14th, Pennsyl
vania and Massachusetts
April 28th.
Borah and Lanuon are
assured of a partial test of
power in South Dakota,
May 5th.
Borah is pledged with a
slate entered yesterday.
The slate unofficially pledg
ed Landon last week.
The Maine republican
convention endorsed a slate
of thirteen delegates unpled
ged but favorable to Colon
el Frank Knox as long as
he has a chance.
Senator Schwellenbach
of Washington today assail
ed the Liberty League, say
ing, that what opposition
has arisen to the administ
ration, is a combination of
the Dupont family’s finan
cial support to the League,
and the New Deal efforts to
keep the United States out
of war.
He declared: “the Du
ponts contributed $270,000
of thedj>483,000 contributed
to the league last year.
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