trenton, Nay Apr.
Bruno Richard Hatiptmann was ex-couled to-diy for the murder of the Infant son of Col. and Mrs, Charles A. Lindbergh four' years ago without confessing 10 the crime of which ho was eonvicled, Not a word passed his lips. He was put to death in the electric chair of the New Jersey State Penitentiary shortly after 8.30 o'clock to-night, and. was officially pronoun ced dead a few minutes later.
A final statement issued in Haupt mann's name following his death said the would not regret dying if his death would convince the people of the error of convictions based on lr~ cumstantial evidence. The statement felterated his protestation of inno-
Me, C, Lloyd Fisher, chief of the Mauptnann defence counsel, in a statement, denounced his client's ox: feculion as "the greatest tragedy. the history of New Jersey." Time wil never wipe It out," he said, adding, "Tam not. through with this fease—not by a sight"
In a Inst desperate attempt to save her' husband, Mes, Hauptmann proceeded to-day to Flemington, where she swore out a warrant charging Paul Wendel, a disbarred Trenton attorney, with kidnapping the Lind Borgh baby. Constable William Saunders immediately came (o Tron ton to obtain custody of Wendel, wut the warden of the Mereer County gaol, Mr. John D. Darey, refused to Felease him unless the Mercer County charges were dropped.
The hope of a gubernatorial prove apparently actuated Haupt mann to the end, but it never came. "The prisoner wept as he prepared himself for death, and read the Bible in the afternoon, after his head had been clipped, Meanwhile, at Kamenz, Germany, the mother of Haupimann sat at her front door, knitting cocks and trying to keep her mind from her son's it pending death. "I cannot believe that $0. great a people have so little ion, jumped up and moved the ad-Journment of the House.
This was challenged by Mr. Stan-toy Baldwin, the Prime Minister, who first refused but then accepted Mr.
The House rose In considerable confusion after Mr, Baldwin had de-flared that the members might dis perse less dissatisfied "if they remem-that to-day 1s April 1."—Reuter. attractive the German " proposals Might appear, the fact remained that the immediate task of bringing to tone conference table all. the- nations Girectly concerned had to be undertaken under the shadow of two baleful. faclors—Germany's feverish rearmament and her unilateral viola-{ion of a solemn treaty willing entered into—Wireless through Reuter. fora conference on the limitation of armaments, the memorandum) otnts out that such limitation is} Recessary not only for economic reasons but also for psychological reasons.
Germany's proposals in connection with such a conference would include:
No bombs be dropped on cities 12 miles outside the Mehting area: nine hours, but landed. at Can- heart and so little consideration as ter bury. aerodrome instead of Croy- to Kali my innocent son," she said. don—Trans-Ocean Kure Min.
United Press.
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