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Await Hoffman’s Next Move In Hauptmann Case
A 1936 UP dispatch from Trenton reports Gov. Hoffman’s push to reprieve or delay execution of Bruno Hauptmann as rising political forces collide with New Jersey officials. Conflicting grand jury actions on Paul Wendel compound the uncertainty, while Wilentz and Hoffman maneuver amid a high stakes public saga.
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Richard Hauptmann
Hoffman
Lindbergh
Hauptmann
New Jersey
Mercer County
Paul H. Wendel
Erin Marshall
Wendel
Mark
Kimberling
Hauptmaen
Wende
Hauptmn
Werde
Werce
David T. Wilentz
Arsiake
Gov. Hoffman
Wilentz
Holiman
Witentz