Evening star., 1933-05-10

ibid you identify It as being part Of
your sons clothing?"
| 1T was similar" Lindbergh said
leaning forward and speaking quite
earnestly. In all probability 1t was
the same"
Are you entirely satisfied in your
! own mind about it?" Tomlinson per-
| sisted.
mot without doubt" Lndbergh said
There is no question in my mind about
! the identity of the notes"
What Federal agencies assisted In
investigating this case?" the defense
| attorney continued.
Lindbergh leaned forward hesitantly
and asked:
Must I answer that?"
Rover was on his feet simultaneously
| objecting and Justice O'Donoghue sus-
| tanned the objection.
Tomlinson put the question in an
! other way.
Was the Department of Justices
/ Bureau Of Investigation assisting?"
Lindbergh hesitated a brief moment
before replying:
Il had had contact with members
Of the Department of Justice at vari-
| GUS times"
ION April 18, 1882. as far as you
knew, the kidnapers still had the money
DR.. Condor paid them?" the attorney
asked.
las far as any definite proof is con-
cerned, they still had it,
Tomlinson then asked Col. Lindbergh
| If he knew Rear Admiral Emory S
! Land, a relative of the flyer, who testi-
fled at the opening Of the trial yes
| terday.
Yes, he is cousin of my mother, >
Lindbergh said.
Did Admiral Land obtain your per-
mission for Mrs. Mclean to conduc,
| negotiations for the return of your
child?"
Asked About Assistance.
Admiral Land came to Hopewell and
! asked me If I had any objection to one
Of his friends-I'm not sure Mrs. Nc
| Lean-trying to be of assistance ir
bringing about the return of my son.
Did you give Admiral Land means
Of Identification of your SOM"
Lindbergh scratched his head thought.
fully and replied slowly: L probably
! did"
1 TomlinSon asked the witness IL he
| had ever visited Mrs. Evalyn Walsh Nc
Leans home, or If Mrs. Mclean ever
had visited the Lindbergh home or had
| seen the Lindbergh son. Lindbergh re-
piled in the negative
Turco then took up the cross exam
i ination on behalf of his client Whit
aker.
When was this $4,000 in ransom
money paid?" the attorney asked.
"On April 2. 1882" Lindbergh said
Was the money actually marked?"
Llndbergh froWned slightly and asked
What do you mean by marked?"
Were the serial numbers of the bills
recorded?"
Lindbergh answered in the afIirma
| tive.
Was the fact that the money was
marked to become public at once or to
be withheld for a time?'
| 1T was to become public after a
| specified time"
Did not the press first publish these
numbers?"
| Yes"
What was the date of that publica-
tion?"
Il don't know I'd have to look II,
the records. I'm certain 1 could find
| 1t in my records, but l haven go
them here. The date is a matter oi
public record"
Glad to Help. He Says.
Turco turned to Rover and asked II
he could give the date. and the prose
cutor said he would be glad to do SO
, tomorrow, but he didn't carry such
dates in his pocket.
DO you know Norman T. Whitaker
| Turco resumed.
No" Lindbergh replied.
Was Whitaker's name ever mention
| ed by Condor or any Of the others In
your negotiations?"
Not as far as I know"
Have you ever seen Whitaker-the
/ gentleman here on my right?'
Lindbergh looked around the corner
| Of the bench to get clear view o1
The Fox" and squinted his eyes at the
defendant for a moment. Then he an.
/ swered quite positively in the negative
, That ended Lindberghs testimony
Rover excused him after expressing tht
| Governments thanks, and as murmu
| arose in the crowded court room. caus.
ing bailiffs to rap sharply for order. the
| tall, familiar form of Americas hylne
hero disappeared quickly through dool
! to the witness rooSl to the right of the
bench.
| AS he left several hundred person.
ran to the exit by which he was leav-
ing and burst into applause when he
entered an automobile to return to hi,
hotel.
! J. E. Hoover in Court Room.
| Prominent among those in the court
room to hear Lindbergh's testimony
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