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Post by Deleted on Jan 5, 2018 9:09:06 GMT -5
Hi Amy, One other thing that we're so close to but no cigar is a recording done by Gregory Coleman of his stay at Condon's home during the ransom phase. Coleman supposedly authored a manuscript called "Vigil" which is interesting, but I would love to hear this recorded account. (Factoid: Coleman later named his parrot "Jafsie" because it talked so much Coleman's daughter had the recording on cassette a couple of years ago but she moved recently and cannot find it! Arggg! She also had the two safety pins! Hi Wayne, I am aware of the "Vigil" manuscript as Michael has mentioned it on this board. I did not know about a recording made by Coleman. Would you know around what year Coleman made this recording? I have always found it curious that Coleman was involved from the beginning of Condon's involvement. It seems Condon was some kind of package deal. You get him but Coleman, the Hackers and Al Reich are also included. Condon must have already had the future "big reveal" in mind right from the beginning. What is even more surprising is that Lindbergh and Breck are apparently fine with this arrangement. These two men are keeping law enforcement away from this angle but they allow Coleman, the Hackers and Al Reich into the "inner circle". I am so looking forward to what Michael's research on Condon will reveal about this whole negotiation process.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 5, 2018 9:17:58 GMT -5
Amy, Anne's unwillingness to hold her baby and disconnect sounds almost like post-partum depression on her part to me. There could well be a simpler explanation for the return of the letters in that she ia so grieved that she wants anything that helps her remember him or she feels enormous guilt. I always appreciate your approach to things. I was wondering if you could expand on your point that Anne might have been feeling enormous guilt in relationship to Charlie. I would really like to have your perspective on this since I have thought about this possibility also.
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Post by jack7 on Jan 5, 2018 20:07:39 GMT -5
Well, sorry, Michael, if I was given bad information. Of course we know that bad info. is out there, and now maybe you know a little more about it. The conclusions on here are really not even worth discussion, so I'll do same as you - Cya!
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Post by lightningjew on Jan 5, 2018 22:07:31 GMT -5
Well, sorry, Michael, if I was given bad information. Of course we know that bad info. is out there, and now maybe you know a little more about it. The conclusions on here are really not even worth discussion, so I'll do same as you - Cya! Oh PLEASE don’t tease us like this. I mean, as entertaining as your trollery (and grammar) has been, don’t say you’re leaving the board unless you really really really really—really—mean it...
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Post by wolfman666 on Jan 6, 2018 11:24:01 GMT -5
amy happy new year, if you think condon was a liar Hauptman has got him beat by a longshot. did you ever read the police interrogations?
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Post by Wayne on Jan 6, 2018 11:44:25 GMT -5
Hey Wolf,
You are right about both Condon and Hauptmann having issues with the truth every time they opened their mouths. It is quite mind-boggling.
Michael, what do you make of the Vigil manuscript? I've transcribed it into a MS Word doc, if you want a copy to add to your archive section, let me know.
Also, and you may be aware of this, a researcher has supposedly found a copy of Condon's FBI audio recording of his 2 cemetery visits on Ebay (it's the one where Condon imitates CJ's accent)! If it's legit, I'll keep you posted.
Amy, I called Gregory Coleman's son last night and he profusely apologized, but he has lost his father's recording of his time at Condon's house. Bummer! He did send me an interview his father did with Gabe Pressman on March 1, 1972. Michael, if you want a copy of this cassette, I'll gladly send you one. I will tell you this, Coleman worshiped Condon and thought that he was totally legit!
I can't wait to read your Volume 2!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 6, 2018 15:04:34 GMT -5
amy happy new year, if you think condon was a liar Hauptman has got him beat by a longshot. did you ever read the police interrogations? Happy New Year to you too, Steve. I hope 2018 is a good one for you. I have read portions of the police interrogations. I have read more of the FBI reports about the interrogations, actually. I agree that there was quite a bit of lying going on in both the Condon and Hauptmann camps. What is the old saying, Steve - Birds of a feather fly together. I guess that holds true for liars too.
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Post by Michael on Jan 8, 2018 8:51:31 GMT -5
Michael, what do you make of the Vigil manuscript? I've transcribed it into a MS Word doc, if you want a copy to add to your archive section, let me know. Also, and you may be aware of this, a researcher has supposedly found a copy of Condon's FBI audio recording of his 2 cemetery visits on Ebay (it's the one where Condon imitates CJ's accent)! If it's legit, I'll keep you posted. Amy, I called Gregory Coleman's son last night and he profusely apologized, but he has lost his father's recording of his time at Condon's house. Bummer! He did send me an interview his father did with Gabe Pressman on March 1, 1972. Michael, if you want a copy of this cassette, I'll gladly send you one. I will tell you this, Coleman worshiped Condon and thought that he was totally legit! I can't wait to read your Volume 2! Wayne, I explain what I think about it in V2. Similar to V1 (probably even more so here), I use all available sources to show every side of the situation. For this reason I am going to stay out of the conversation but that in no way means I want the discussion to stop. I just think it's better for me to wait until the book comes out. I should be able to upload your .doc file. I'm not sure if anyone has noticed but some files have started to drop due to size - but I think I could make it work. And, of course, I am always interested in new material so if you want to share that interview I would appreciate it for sure.
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Post by xjd on Jan 8, 2018 20:39:04 GMT -5
amy happy new year, if you think condon was a liar Hauptman has got him beat by a longshot. did you ever read the police interrogations? Happy New Year to you too, Steve. I hope 2018 is a good one for you. I have read portions of the police interrogations. I have read more of the FBI reports about the interrogations, actually. I agree that there was quite a bit of lying going on in both the Condon and Hauptmann camps. What is the old saying, Steve - Birds of a feather fly together. I guess that holds true for liars too. one of the things i have always found interesting was Hauptmann, while he was being held in jail, supposedly saying to the police to ask Condon for the truth (or that Condon knows the truth or some such statement). seems to me a curious thing for BRH to say if he and JFC had no connection. i've never really bought into the idea that Condon and Hauptmann were connected, but now i'm rethinking it. maybe that's what happens when conspirators (or is it co-conspirators?) both lie.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2018 23:24:35 GMT -5
one of the things i have always found interesting was Hauptmann, while he was being held in jail, supposedly saying to the police to ask Condon for the truth (or that Condon knows the truth or some such statement). seems to me a curious thing for BRH to say if he and JFC had no connection. i've never really bought into the idea that Condon and Hauptmann were connected, but now i'm rethinking it. maybe that's what happens when conspirators (or is it co-conspirators?) both lie. In Gov. Hoffman's Liberty Magazine article of February 1, 1936, he talks about the visit he made to Hauptmann in his prison cell. During the discussion they were having the conversation turned to Dr. Condon. Hauptmann said to Gov. Hoffman the following: "Doctor Condon holds the key to my cell. If he will tell the truth I must be a free man".I believe that Condon knew many things he never told and instead covered up the truth with an ever-changing narrative about the negotiations he was a part of. He could not identify Hauptmann as CJ when he saw BRH after his arrest. He only did it when he was threatened with being charged as an accomplice. Did Hauptmann and Condon know each other? I cannot say for certain that they did but I do have suspicions that they may have.
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Post by Joe on Jan 10, 2018 8:04:34 GMT -5
A free man? With all of Hauptmann's lies and given the proof he wrote the ransom notes, built the ladder and had Lindbergh ransom money in his garage, how on earth does he imagine Condon is capable of allowing him this status? Is it possible Amy, this is just another Hauptmann lie?
During the time Condon was involved in the negotiations, there were multiple cases of lies, deception and not being forthcoming on his part. Despite the fact he was an egocentric blowhard, I believe he was only trying to protect the confidentiality of the investigation he was allowed to be part of. Police investigators do this as a routine. It's a delicate balancing act and almost an impossibility to do it without compromising the known facts or name of an innocent party. What do you feel was Condon's intent in bending and maligning the truth? I would also say that Condon would not identify Hauptmann as CJ, as opposed to he could not. I believe he was quite sure it was Hauptmann, but wanted to be 100% positive, which is why he wanted to meet with him personally. And that he was being truthful when he claimed to have felt overly pressured into proclaiming then and there that Hauptmann was CJ. Greenwich Station was a mob scene and became a major headache for investigators and prosecution who thought they had Hauptmann dead to rights as CJ. Given the conditions of the event and that two and a half years had passed since Condon met CJ in the cemeteries, the importance of Condon not identifying Hauptmann as CJ at Greenwich is severely overstated by just about everyone.
In what capacity do you think Condon and Hauptmann knew each other? I can believe they might have previously seen each other in and around City Island and that Hauptmann had heard of Condon through the media, but without the two of them ever having been associated in any way. If Condon and Hauptmann actually did know each other prior to March 1, 1932, Condon would never have received the first letter from Hauptmann accepting him as a go-between.
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Post by lightningjew on Jan 10, 2018 10:00:28 GMT -5
I don’t think Hauptmann and Condon had to have known or seen each other prior to Condon first meeting Hauptmann in the police lineup. Given the fact that the kidnappers saw Condon’s Home News letter as quickly as they did and took it seriously enough to actually respond, I think Condon and the kidnappers had been in touch before this, making a plan to innocently “establish” contact through the newspapers. But Hauptmann wasn’t the person with whom Condon was in contact and with whom he made these arrangements. Only when Hauptmann turned up a couple years later, with ransom money in his garage, with wood from his house matching wood in the kidnap ladder, and with Hauptmann’s handwriting matching the writing in (some of) the ransom notes—only then was there a good enough suspect for Condon to identify. But he still had to be careful: “This guy was clearly involved and somehow connected to the people I dealt with, but I’ve never seen him before. How much does he know about me and my own involvement? If I identify him as CJ, basically accusing him of the kidnapping, can he turn around and say that my involvement with the kidnappers wasn’t what I portrayed it as? Does he know that I was in contact with them earlier than I claimed, that they approached me and asked me to be a go-between and I didn’t turn them in because I wanted to play the hero...?” But once it became clear that Hauptmann didn’t have this information, that he was more of an ancillary cog in the kidnapping and didn’t know who Condon was, at that point Condon felt comfortable enough to identify Hauptmann and finger him for the crime. He pretty much had to: By the time Hauptmann came along, Condon had been lying left and right about the kidnapping for two years—never telling the same story in the same way twice—in order to throw the police off the kidnappers’ trail, so they wouldn’t be caught and reveal his true involvement with them. And here one of them turns up, without the ability to implicate Condon... Once Condon determined this—that Hauptmann didn’t know who he was and couldn’t accuse him of anything—Condon basically had to identify Hauptmann, in order to take the heat off himself.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 11, 2018 0:26:10 GMT -5
Is it possible Amy, this is just another Hauptmann lie? Right now, I do not see this statement as a lie in the way you seem to be implying it. I see Hauptmann as clearly calling Condon out to tell truthfully everything he knows about this crime. Hauptmann will make the same type of challenge to Condon again about taking a lie detector test which Hauptmann very much wanted to do and thought the same should be done with Condon. There is more to this crime than just Hauptmann. Hauptmann knows it and more importantly Condon knows it too. Here is an article (in two parts) where Condon clearly implies there is more to this crime than just Hauptmann. This story appeared Dec. 16, 1934 just weeks away from the trial starting. For me, it all revolves around why Condon was brought into this by the perpetrators. Condon's role was to secure the ransom money for them and to prevent their apprehension by the authorities. Condon had said in his letter in the Bronx Home News on March 8, 1932 that he would never reveal their identity to anyone. If Condon had to bend and manipulate the truth and even lie and mislead investigators to keep the vow he made in his letter, he would do it. Condon spent over two years "working" on the investigation with LE and nothing he said or did that whole time led anywhere at all. I think he fulfilled his role perfectly until he was backed into a corner over Hauptmann. In my post that you quote, which I believe is the basis for this question, I said I have suspicions that they may have known each other. One of those suspicions is posted in the archives section of this board. I am looking at a couple of other things concerning this but I am not ready to post about them yet. Hauptmann was using City Island before, during and after the kidnapping to access Hunters Island via a row boat. I do think it is very possible that Condon and Hauptmann would have crossed paths, probably more than once, on City Island. There was a boat rental/storage place on this island that they both used. I believe your statement above is exactly the reason Condon did receive that letter. Condon was told that one of the members of the gang knew him. That is why they approached Condon to be the go-between. Condon could be trusted to keep his word. Could it be that the man who knew Condon was Hauptmann?
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Post by lightningjew on Jan 11, 2018 9:49:45 GMT -5
I like this. It’s even better than what I got. Condon and Hauptmann knew each other, at least in passing, because they both used a boat rental place on City Island. I didn’t realize this. So when the kidnappers decided to go through with the $50K extortion plot and needed a go-between—someone Lindbergh would have no choice but to give the money to, to then pass on to them—Hauptmann said, “Hey, I know a guy who’d be perfect...” Do you think Hauptmann approached Condon for this, or did Hauptmann just give Condon’s name to the other guys who approached Condon? Would Hauptmann have been CJ? Or would he have just been hiding nearby during the cemetery meetings, to make sure everything was going to plan, as Condon and CJ were talking? I ask because this might explain the “lookout” that was seen at Woodlawn... Either way, once Hauptmann was captured, Condon, as I’ve said, basically had to identify him as CJ. He’d been BSing law enforcement for two years, and especially when a suspect as good as Hauptmann cropped up, Condon, in the absence of any of the other kidnappers turning up, had to saddle Hauptmann with the whole thing, albeit reluctantly. But he still had to be careful: If Condon identified him, what might Hauptmann say about Condon? While it would’ve been clear to Condon that Hauptmann was involved with the kidnappers, would Condon have known just how he was connected to them and what the extent of Hauptmann’s knowledge of the crime (and Condon’s real involvement) would’ve been? Like, when Condon saw Hauptmann in the lineup, would his reaction have been “The City Island guy? Haupt-something’s his name—HE’S involved in this?” Or “Uh oh, they caught the City Island guy, the one who came to me about being a go-between...” I guess the answer to this would go back to whether or not Hauptmann approached Condon himself, or just gave Condon’s name to others who approached him to be the go-between...
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Post by jack7 on Jan 12, 2018 14:28:15 GMT -5
"I didn't realize this", well, LJ, it's been discussed just like that for fifty years! If there was true evidence of Condon knowing Hauptmann the many investigating agencies exploring the two would have found it, probably like in about 1935. This is just another example of the broad and impossible scope this Forum has taken.
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Post by jack7 on Jan 12, 2018 16:52:30 GMT -5
To follow myself, it's funny Michael hasn't been thrown off of here - long winded dude - and this place is still taken seriously by some.
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Post by Wayne on Jan 12, 2018 20:01:08 GMT -5
Jack,
You’re entitled to your opinion, but I don’t think you’ll find anyone else here who agrees with you.
Why do you discount the one person here who has spent the most time and effort on this thing and who is willing to share 100% with the rest of us?
I’m curious, how many times have you been to the NJSP Museum?
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Post by lightningjew on Jan 12, 2018 21:19:50 GMT -5
"I didn't realize this", well, LJ, it's been discussed just like that for fifty years! If there was true evidence of Condon knowing Hauptmann the many investigating agencies exploring the two would have found it, probably like in about 1935. This is just another example of the broad and impossible scope this Forum has taken. It most certainly has not "been discussed just like that for fifty years"--that Condon and Hauptmann had some prior connection, like that's some sort of common-knowledge aspect of the case. Either way, you don't like or agree with the conclusions being drawn here? Then leave the board! It's really not that complicated, I promise. Not even for you.
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Post by lightningjew on Jan 13, 2018 0:44:06 GMT -5
To follow myself, it's funny Michael hasn't been thrown off of here - long winded dude - and this place is still taken seriously by some. Now you're insulting Michael? Seriously? At this point, I wouldn't worry so much about "following yourself" (whatever that means), but please do feel free to do something else with yourself, which coincidentally also begins with an 'F'...
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Post by Michael on Jan 13, 2018 9:01:02 GMT -5
It most certainly has not "been discussed just like that for fifty years"--that Condon and Hauptmann had some prior connection, like that's some sort of common-knowledge aspect of the case. Either way, you don't like or agree with the conclusions being drawn here? Then leave the board! It's really not that complicated, I promise. Not even for you. The question of whether not Condon and Hauptmann were known to each other has always existed. In fact, the suspicion didn't just come from those who research the case but originally came from the police themselves. One of the main problems was they didn't look into Condon really until the 11th hour. I know it's hard to believe but it's absolutely true. Now as to whether or not police ever found a connection... Did they or didn't they? Claiming one way or the other seems a little tricky if it was never thoroughly researched. So for anyone claiming it was, and that nothing was ever found then I would ask what sources are being relied on to come to that conclusion? If it's Fisher's books, or anyone Else's book for that matter I'd say you now have to place your complete trust in THEIR research and not your own. I am not writing this to say one cannot be comfortable in doing that. There's plenty of research in Lloyd's book I agree with. Some I agreed before he wrote it, and some I agree because he wrote it then forced me to check up on it. However, there's also legitimate research which he's done but I don't necessarily see it the exact same way he does. So I guess my point is there's a lot to consider before one should be willing to make a rock solid conclusion.
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Post by lightningjew on Jan 13, 2018 12:02:25 GMT -5
The question of whether Hauptmann and Condon knew each other has always existed, sure, but the idea that it was indisputable they knew each other and crossed paths because they used the same boat rental place—that’s not something that, as far as I know, has been treated or accepted as common knowledge. This is what I mean.
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Post by trojanusc on Jan 13, 2018 21:59:24 GMT -5
The question of whether Hauptmann and Condon knew each other has always existed, sure, but the idea that it was indisputable they knew each other and crossed paths because they used the same boat rental place—that’s not something that, as far as I know, has been treated or accepted as common knowledge. This is what I mean. Bit confused at how, because they used the same boat rental place, they must have known each other? Who knows how many people also used that place, and then factor in the odds they were there the same exact time?
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Post by lightningjew on Jan 13, 2018 22:42:32 GMT -5
This is exactly my point. It's interesting that Condon and Hauptmann used the same boat rental place--it means they could've known each other--but it's nothing conclusive. As such, it's not a well known fact of the case, something that's "been talked about for fifty years"--though the possibility that Condon and Hauptmann having known each other in SOME way has been discussed for a long time. The fact that they used the same rental place lends some credence to that.
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Post by Michael on Jan 13, 2018 22:59:47 GMT -5
This is exactly my point. It's interesting that Condon and Hauptmann used the same boat rental place--it means they could've known each other--but it's nothing conclusive. As such, it's not a well known fact of the case, something that's "been talked about for fifty years"--though the possibility that Condon and Hauptmann having known each other in SOME way has been discussed for a long time. The fact that they used the same rental place lends some credence to that. LJ - what's your source that Condon used Dixon boat house? He knew the Dixon brothers, but I am not aware that he had a boat.
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Post by lightningjew on Jan 13, 2018 23:52:42 GMT -5
Amy mentioned in a previous post that Condon and Hauptmann both used the same boat house.
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Post by Michael on Jan 14, 2018 8:41:20 GMT -5
Amy mentioned in a previous post that Condon and Hauptmann both used the same boat house. I know Condon used a rowboat in his infamous "dunking" but I am don't think it had to do with that location. One thing I do know is that Dixon himself said that he never remembered Condon coming to his boathouse. Although City Island was a pretty small and "tight" community, I don't get the impression he was lying. Also, Condon did not enjoy the high regard that people nowadays seem to assign him. So while some residents of CI would possibly "cover" for him, during some of the investigations there were persons who flatly told the cops he was a fraud.
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Amy mentioned in a previous post that Condon and Hauptmann both used the same boat house. I know Condon used a rowboat in his infamous "dunking" but I am don't think it had to do with that location. One thing I do know is that Dixon himself said that he never remembered Condon coming to his boathouse. Although City Island was a pretty small and "tight" community, I don't get the impression he was lying. Also, Condon did not enjoy the high regard that people nowadays seem to assign him. So while some residents of CI would possibly "cover" for him, during some of the investigations there were persons who flatly told the cops he was a fraud. I am not aware of Condon owning a rowboat or such item either. So I really should not have stated it that they used the same boat house since it would be taken in that sense. My apologizes if I have misled anyone. However, this does not mean that Condon and Hauptmann could not have crossed paths because Condon had no boat there. Dixon's boat house was on Beach Street on City Island. Beach Street gave direct access to the water where Hauptmann and friends would have walked to so they could row to Hunters Island from that point. According to Dr. Gardner's book, The Case That Never Dies, in Chapter 11 page 245, Condon's real estate office was at the corner of Beach Street and Kings Ave. If Dr. Gardner is correct about this, then it is quite likely that Hauptmann walked past Condon's office to access the water. I think it is possible that Condon and Hauptmann could have been aware of each other. Hauptmann was using this location before the kidnapping occurred. Condon was someone who wanted people to be aware of him and he was always interested in the people in the neighborhood. Condon loved calling attention to himself. Just like in the Bronx. Hauptmann and Condon may not have been on speaking terms but the possibility that Hauptmann had seen and heard about Condon is very possible. I am not sure I understand your point about the residents needing to cover for Condon. If Condon were selected to act as go-between for the kidnapping, Hauptmann or whoever didn't need to be on speaking terms out in the public with Condon in order for this process to work. If Condon was chosen on his reputation, good or bad, by someone who knew who he was and felt Condon could be relied on, I am not sure what that would have to do with other residents covering for Condon. I am aware that Condon's real estate office was located at 313 City Island in 1936. This is more central to the island. Did Condon relocate at some point? If so, can you share when?
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Post by Michael on Jan 14, 2018 10:45:46 GMT -5
I am not aware of Condon owning a rowboat or such item either. So I really should not have stated it that they used the same boat house since it would be taken in that sense. My apologizes if I have misled anyone. However, this does not mean that Condon and Hauptmann could not have crossed paths because Condon had no boat there. Dixon's boat house was on Beach Street on City Island. Beach Street gave direct access to the water where Hauptmann and friends would have walked to so they could row to Hunters Island from that point. According to Dr. Gardner's book, The Case That Never Dies, in Chapter 11 page 245, Condon's real estate office was at the corner of Beach Street and Kings Ave. No apologies necessary! A main function of this board are checks and balances. For all I knew there could have been a source out there I missed or was forgetting about - or I could even be mistaken. There's just too much information to know at any one given time. Condon's place was on Beach and King. But according to the reports I have in front of me at the moment they indicate Dixon's was on Minneford. Minneford is where Reich lived too. As far as all of Condon's properties I don't know that off the top of my head. I know over the years he had many and at one point sold something to Reich but without diving into it I wouldn't feel comfortable writing about it now. I am not sure I understand your point about the residents needing to cover for Condon. If Condon were selected to act as go-between for the kidnapping, Hauptmann or whoever didn't need to be on speaking terms out in the public with Condon in order for this process to work. If Condon was chosen on his reputation, good or bad, by someone who knew who he was and felt Condon could be relied on, I am not sure what that would have to do with other residents covering for Condon. Once police began investigating they approached people on City Island to ask about Condon. What I meant about "covering" was to say people there wouldn't put anything negative, via known or insinuated, because he was one of "them." A lot of the Germans, for example, all had amnesia about ever seeing Hauptmann on Hunter's Island. That was because they either didn't want to be involved or because he was a German and not necessarily that it had anything to do with anything.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 14, 2018 13:12:07 GMT -5
Condon's place was on Beach and King. But according to the reports I have in front of me at the moment they indicate Dixon's was on Minneford. Minneford is where Reich lived too. As far as all of Condon's properties I don't know that off the top of my head. I know over the years he had many and at one point sold something to Reich but without diving into it I wouldn't feel comfortable writing about it now. I appreciate what you are able to share about this. I realize that you cannot possibly speak about Condon's various holdings on City Island. The fact that Minneford Ave is mentioned as the location of Dixon's boat house is of interest. I know that Minneford Ave. intersects with Beach Ave. so I have considered a corner location at this point for that boathouse. However, Minneford Ave. travels to the northern end of City Island which is much closer to Hunters Island. It would make more sense that Dixon's was located in this area of the island on Minneford Ave. Dr. Gardner mentions on page 245 that "Condon's real estate office on City Island at the corner of Beech Street and King Avenue had a view of nearby Hunter's Island...". This view is really not possible from that Beech and King location. Perhaps Condon had more than one location on City Island out of which he operated or maybe even a rental located at the upper end of the island where Dixon's boat house was actually located that allowed Condon such a view and would also have allowed Condon and Hauptmann to cross paths with each other. I am hoping Michael that you might be going into this aspect in your second volume that will be covering Condon. I don't think people should discount the possibility that the lives of these two men (Condon and Hauptmann) might have intersected with each other at some level.
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Post by Michael on Jan 14, 2018 20:33:04 GMT -5
I am aware that Condon's real estate office was located at 313 City Island in 1936. This is more central to the island. Did Condon relocate at some point? If so, can you share when? A good friend of mine just sent this to me! Her research is phenomenal! Addresses on City Island.odt (20.2 KB)
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