Washington, Oct, 19 The Department of Justice to-day withdrew from. the Lindbergh case jas the result of wrangling over the methods to be pursued In the pr secution of Bruno Richard Hauptmann, under indictment in New Jersey for the kidnapping and Jmurder of the American flier's infant ison and charged in New York with Jextorting a $50,000 ransom from Col, [Charles "A. Lindbergh.
Tt was claimed at the Department that "the" Federal authorities "are withdrawing because the case hax been completed so far as investination' is concerned, but there wax Jample evidence that the real reason flay. in differences with the New Jersey authorities Ordinarily silent until the nal leompletion of any case in which It involved, the Department of Justice publicly disassociated itself from the most sensational criminal Jease in American history,—and such atime and in such manner as to. suggest that the Federal authorlies wore virtually washing' their hands of the entire matter.
Extradition Pai igned The announcement of withdrawal came immediately following the. re port from Albany, N.Y., the Gover: nor, Mr. "Herbert Lehmann, had sissued papers permitting the tradition. of Hauptmann to New JJersey for trial there on the more serious murder charges.
"The United Press learned from Jcesponsible sources. that the Federal authorities felt that. Hauptmann Should first have been tried upon the extortion charge, which Department Jot Justice chiefs regard as stron, whereas they consider the murder ease against him legally weal It was also evident that the New Jersey. State Constabulary and the Department of Justice had quartetted bitterly over the conduct of the Hindbergh case from its very incep~ tion, due largely to the peculiar latitude of the state authorities in frequently" withholding evidence and clues from the Federal agents.
Evidence gathered by the Depart ment of Justice will be made avail-fable, however, to the New Jersey prosecutors in' their effort to convict Hauptmann of the actual commission Jot the crime.
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