New Jersey v. Hauptmann (Cont'd)
Testimony adduced last week at Flemington by the State of New Jersey to persuade the jury to send Bruno Richard Hauptmann to the electric chair for murder:
¶ Dr. John Francis ("Jafsie") Condon, 74, thrice pointed to Defendant Hauptmann, thrice declared, "John [with whom he had negotiated and to whom he had given $50,000 for the Lindbergh baby's return] is Bruno Richard Hauptmann!"
¶ Albert S. Osborn, 74, handwriting expert, told the jury that the only man in the world who could have written the note left in...
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