Evening star., 1934-10-15

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, october 15.-Bruno
Richard Hauptmann testified before
Supreme Court Justice Ernest Z. L.
Hammer In Supreme Court, Bronx.
today that he was at his East 222nd
street home in the Bronx the night Of
March /, 1882, the night the Lind
bergh baby was kidnapped.
Asked by his counsel whether he
recalled "the first day of March, 1882"
Hauptmann testified without hesita-
tion that he remembered taking his
wife. Anna, who preceded him on the
stand, home from q Bronx lunch room
where she worked that night.
He remembered clearly also, he said,
taking her to work that morning.
The prisoner said he called at the
bakery between 8 and pm. the night
of the kidnapping. had supper there
and went home with his wife, remain
Ing at home that night.
James M. Fawcett, defense counsel,
completed his direct examination Of
the witness shortly before / o'clock
and 3 reeegs was taken until 2 pm.
wlents Aaks Hsesas.
The recess was taken at the request
OF David r. WilentS, attorney general
for New Jersey, so that the cross-ex-
animation wouId- mot b interrupted.
Although Hauptmann testified tm-
heSffatinSly that be f6mernhered tax
tng his wife home the night of March
j, 1882, his memory failed when he
was asked whether he worked for the
Majestic Hotel on March !, 1892. His
counsel pressed the point, and at
length Hauptmann replied, AS far q
+ can rsmember I worked every day" ."
"Bllt you don't remember exactly
what days that check was in payment
tor, do you?" Fawcett asked.
mo, don't" Hauptmann replied.
The check in question was one of
two introduced in evidence and was
dated March 81, 1882, drawn for
-e36.67 on the Reliance Property Man
agement Corp, evidently the owners
OF the Majestic Hotel.
The second check was dated April
Is, 1882, and was for $6.67.
! Manner Is On-Hand.
The prisoners alibi was given in Q
quiet, almost OF hand manner shortly
before the recess.
Hauptmann could not remember
whether he had gone to the Majestic
Hotel or to q Sixth avenue labor
agency to look for work, but he was
sure he had taken his wife to the bak-
cry at am After stating he was
either at the hotel or the agency until
3 pm. the prisoner said he returned to
the Bronx.
"I went home" he said, in q soft
voice. II changed my clothes and
went to the bakery to get my wife. I
rot to the bakery between and Z
pm. had supper at the bakery. Mr..
Fredericksen came in later"
"what did you do after that Faw-
eett asked.
II went home"
"Did you stay home that night and
70 to sleep until the next moriling?"
EYES," Hauptmann replied.
"That's all" said Fawcett.
/ Wife ON Stand Earlier.
The prisoner was preceded on the
stand by his wife, who testified the
prisoner must have been home the
night Of March /, 1932. as it was
Tuesday and he always called for
her on Tuesday nights.
On cross-examination, she acknowl-
edged that she had told Inspector
Henry Bruckman, in charge Of Bronx
detectives, q short time after her hus-
bands arrest that she didn't know
whether her husband was at home the
night Of the kidnapping.
Fawcett. on redirect examination.
asked: t<
"what did you do the night Of
March !, 1892"
MY husband and ! drove home
from the shop" she replied.
ibid you stay home all night?"
"Oh, yes" Mrs. Hauptmann said.
During his croSs-examination OF
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