It was only to be expected that the decision of the Governor of Now Jersey to respite Charles Hauptmann for a period of thirty days' would create an uproar in the United States, fand it fs Ikely that this will be tensified unless the Governor can produce some very good reason for his faction. "There appears to be a difference of opinion as to why Mr. Hoffman took the action he did, some suggesting and others denying that ow and) important evidence was available. Mr. Hoffman's reference to the doubt which exists in his mind and In thousands of others is cor tainly not enough to justify him hold ing up the due process of law In the hope that something may turn Up to to clear Hauptmann of the charge laid. against him. His case was appealed to the highest tribunal of the land without success and for a very long time the matter has been under the close scrutiny of careful and able men. The facts adduced against Hauptmann up to the present can only justify the conclusion that he had a 4sreat deal todo with the kidnapping ud even ithe isnot guilty of thaterime and murder, there can be little doubt that his possession of the in criminal ug funds and his method of dealing with them clearly indicate that he was. Jat least an accessory after the fact. But when all the evidence was con: sidered by the Jury they found the man guilty. "Ils trial was considered fair by the appeal courts, and only the gravest reasons can' justify Fespite, which unless It leads actual reprieve. seems to be an une necessarily cruel procedure, raising hopes in the mind of the condemned man which may never come true.
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