Good morning, Ed, I read your smart remark to the 88-year-old person who said that at the moment Bruno Hauptmann was executed, the lights in Trenton went dim. Well, you go right ahead and make all the smart remarks you want to because it’s your privilege. But guess what, pal, I read two books on the Lindburgh baby kidnapping and talked to a man in Mount Holly who was a reporter at the time and covered the trial. He said there was never enough evidence to convict Hauptmann but they executed the man anyway. The state of New Jersey would never admit they made a mistake, the governor of New Jersey (Harold Hoffman) went to Hauptmann’s cell and said he would commute the death sentence to life “if you admit you did it,” and Bruno said, “I didn’t do it.” How about that, pal? I bet you won’t print it.

Research Assistant

I don’t see how my “smart” remark about the lights going dim is at odds with your historical handle on the Lindburgh baby case, but thanks for the the background, pal. —Ed. Note