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Clemency Call Draws Vast Letters for Hauptmann
In Trenton on June 28 INS reports Gov Hoffman received thousands of letters urging clemency for Bruno Richard Hauptmann as his case weighs with the New Jersey Court of Pardons. About 1,201 letters indexed show 1,027 favors commutation and 144 favor death. messages come from diverse readers including mothers, preachers, and officials, with some threats and strange pleas attached.
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Harold G. Hoffman
New Jersey
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
International
Kenneth T. Downs
INS
Trenton
N. J
G. Hoffman
Hauptmann
Court of Pardons
Goverrnor
England
France
Germany
Spain
Finland
Mexico
Holland
Puerto Rico
Canada
Brazil
Argentina
Nova Scota
Newfoundland
Cranks
Henry Ford
Count Tolstoy
Hoffman
Hauptmann Defense Fund
Haugmann
Bautzen
Pauline Hauptmann
Washington, D. C
New York
Bruno Hauptmann
Jersey
Texas
San Antonio
Tex
Chicago