Meanwhile, Mr. J. R. Fawcett, at~ torney for the accused man, turned to the courts in New York in an effort to prevent the -extradition of his client. Mr. Faweett, it was an= nounced, started " preparation this, ftternoon of a plea for a writ of habeas. corpus.
Mr. Lehmann signed the extradle lon papers in Albany this morning, jupon receipt of a formal request from Mr. A. Harry Moore, Governor lot New Jersey, accompanied by the indictment charging kidnapping and Jmurder voted by the Hunterdon [County Grand Jury, sitting at Flemington, N. J.
Mr. Lehman had promised prompt action when extradition of the Jsuspect was requested by Mr. A. [Harry Moore, Governor of New Jersey, but "acted with unexpected celerity lin view of the fact the extradition papers from Trenton were received only. to-day.
'The fact' that Hauptmann was to Jgo on trial in the Bronx today on charges of extortion was believed responsible for the unusual "speed with which Mr. Lehmann disposed lof the extradition request.
Hauptmann should be acquitted from snatching the Lindbergh baby {trom the for's estate in the Sour-land Mountains of New Jersey and subsequently causing the death of the infant, he will still have to face the extortion charge here, based upon Jéiscovery in his. possession of part Jof the ransom paid by Colonel Lind~
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