TLS signed by the prosecutor in the Lindbergh baby kidnap trial, "Anthony M. Hauck, Jr.," one page, 8.5 x 11, personal "Prosecutor of the Pleas" letterhead, February 14, 1935. Letter to Robert Cravatt, a juror in the famed trial of Richard Hauptmann, who was arrested for the abduction and murder of Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Jr., the 20-month-old son of aviator Charles Lindbergh and his wife Anne Morrow Lindbergh. The trial began on January 3, 1935, and lasted until February 13th. Hauptmann was convicted and was ultimately sentenced to death, with Cravatt, a 28-year-old camp supervisor, the last juror to approve the motion for capital punishment.
Hauck writes, in part: "I want to take this opportunity to congratulate you on your fairness and courage in bringing in your verdict in the case of State of New Jersey vs. Bruno Richard Hauptmann. I am certain that the entire world approved of the verdict, and I know that you have shown the world that Hunterdon County and the State of New Jersey still upholds the American idea of fairness and justice." Additionally includes an original "Official Pass, Hauptmann Trial," for the morning of February 7, 1935,. In very good to fine condition, with a tear to the top edge of the pass. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope for the letter, with the stamp clipped off.
