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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1936
Page
5
Mrs Emma Gloeckner sister of Bruno Richard Hauptmann and her 17 year old daughter Mildred stay in seclusion while awaiting the Lindbergh baby killer's execution. Neighbors report the home closed and the pair left yesterday. Attorney Vincent A Marco notes threatening letters.
A caller warned Newark police that Governor Harold G Hoffman would be assassinated tonight. Police traced the call to a pharmacy payphone in Brooklyn and New York officers rushed to the scene but the caller was not caught.
An unidentified man was found dead on the Missouri Kansas Texas tracks in Houston after a night believed to involve a train strike. In Topeka, a federal judge upheld the Railway Labor Act and its ban on payroll deductions for labor union dues.
Frau Pauline Hauptmann, 70, in Kamenz, declares she cannot believe her son Bruno Richard Hauptmann will be executed for the Lindbergh kidnap murder. She questions clemency denial from New Jersey authorities and clings to faith as she fears final doom and seeks comfort in the family Bible.
Governor Harold G. Hoffman faces political ruin if Bruno Hauptmann is executed, as Hoffman's vigorous defense of the Lindbergh case spurs impeachment talk and could cost him national prominence. Once seen as a rising GOP star, his career wanes amid controversy and public scrutiny.
Gaston Means, serving a Leavenworth sentence for the Lindbergh kidnapping case related fraud, is slated for transfer to Alcatraz Island. The onetime DOJ agent recently confessed to slaying the baby and attempted to smuggle an uncensored prison letter, prompting confinement and a move to the island prison for worst offenders.
Col Charles A Lindbergh concentrates on a mechanical heart and lungs project in England as Hauptmann faces execution for the Lindbergh baby murder. Harold Nicolson notes the couple avoids discussion, staying at Long Barn in Weald Kent with their son Jon.
A report notes a bribe attempt aimed at releasing a 16 page letter from a prison and having it mailed. The claim centers on covert offers to influence officials to bypass security and transmit the document. Authorities investigate the matter.
The Lindberghs seek strict privacy as Kent authorities threaten arrest for loitering near Long Barn. British institutes show interest in supporting Lindbergh’s mechanical heart project with Dr. Alexis Carrel, noting work began before arrival, while London papers omit coverage of the family.
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