A newsreel titled 'Hauptmann dies in electric chair for kidnap and murder', shows police officers outside the prison where Hauptmann has been executed in electric chair for the murder of Charles Augustus Lindbergh Jr., son of aviator Charles Lindbergh, in Trenton, New Jersey. Electric chair and a picture of Hauptmann are seen. Journalists and reporters send news about the execution over phone and others type the story. A witness of the execution is being interviewed by a reporter.
A large group of unemployed people in New Jersey march during Great Depression. Banners read 'We want immediate relief'. Unemployed citizens take over the State House in Trenton, New Jersey. Unemployed men sitting in the State House. The men sit in the house till the Legislators promise relief aid. From an April 27, 1961 newsreel depicting events 25 years earlier.
Stay delays Bruno Hauptmann execution in Trenton, New Jersey. Curious crowd waits for Bruno Hauptmann's execution for kidnapping and murder of the the Lindbergh baby. The prison warden grants a short reprieve before the execution.
Unemployed demonstrators plea for more relief measures in Trenton, New Jersey. A crowd of unemployed demonstrators during the Great Depression enters the State House of New Jersey with a plea for additional relief measures during depression. Men hold a banner which reads "We Want Immediate Relief". Demonstrators sit in the State House and occupy it. Books placed on tables.