The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-27

$2O certificate, on his person at the time of his arrest. A subse- uuent search of his garage, in the Bronx, disclosed a cache of nearly $15,OO0, identified as part of the ransom money, hidden below ground and in various hiding places cleverly constructed Tn window castings and walls. A small revolver of German make also was found, concealed in a hollow beam.
 Hauptmann insisted that the money was given to him. in shoe box. by one Isidor Fisch, a fur fer with whom he had been in business. Fisch, who was tubec- ular, had gone to Germany ana died.
 Haupmann declared that until few weeks before his arrest, he had not known what the shoe box con- tained. When he discovered 1t was actually money, he said, he "dipped into it" from time to time, in partial repayment of s7,50O which he previously had lent Fisch.
 Extortion Indictment
 The prisoner was indicted for extortion by a Bronx County grand iury. and held in $10O,O00 bail un- til the state of New Jersey mlght collect more evidence linking him to the actual Kidnapping and mur- der of Charles A. Lindbergh, JrJ, son of Colonel Lindbergh.
 Haupmann meanwhile claimed that he had made a comfortable living, without work, since March, 1882 (when the Lindbergh kidnap- ing took place) by playing the stock market. Investigation of his various accounts showed that on the contrary, he actually had lost S7,000 over that period. over and above the money found in his garage, he had cash and credits with brokers and in banks totaling approximately $S,000 more, and held mortgages on wo houses.
 Government experts meanwhile had traced the wood used in con- struction of ladder used in the kidnaping to Its origin on the west coast and thence to the Great Ma tional Millwork and Lumber com- pany of the Bronx, at which Hauptmann worked upon occasion, mad to which he had access as customer.
 Retained Counsel
 James Mark Fawcett was re- tained as chief counsel for the de- fense by Mrs Anna Schoeffler Hauptmann, the suspects wife.
 On October 10, Colonel Lind bergh went before a Hunterdon County grand jury at Pennington, N. J., and testified that Haupt- mann's voice was the same voice he had heard on the night Dr Con- doa transferred the $50,000 to the ransom negotiator in St Ray mond's cemetery, cEling out, "Hey, Doctor, over here, Doctor"
 Hauptmann was indicted by the New Jersey grand jury on charges of first degree murder. Under the New Jersey laws, if 1t could be proved that he participated in a felony out of which the child's death resulted he would be, per SC, guilty of murder.
 Hauptmann Extradited
 Governor A. Harry Moore of New Jersey signed an extradition warrant and sent 1t to Governor Herbert Lehman, of New York, who promptly honored it. Before Hauptmann could be removed to New Jersey to stand trial for the major charge, however, his attor- ney brought habeas corpus pro- ceedings which threw the extradi- ton into the courts.
 The burden of proof, at this point, was on the defendant to show that he could not have been in New Jafsey at the time the crime was committed. He failed to show this, although he, his wife Anna, and Anna's employers, MT and Mrs Frederick Christianson, testified that eff the crime oc- cured on a Tuesday in the winter of 1882. Hauptmann must have called for his wife at the bakery on that evening, because that was his invaria ble custom" There was no definite proof other than the "belief" of the Christiansons and the fiat statement of the Haupt- manns, that the suspect could not have been in New Jersey on the night of March l, 1892.
 Handwriting Expert
 Important testimony taken at the extradition trial included that of Handwriting Expert A. S. Os- born, who swore that the hand writing on all the ransom notes, including the one left in the baby's crib at the time of hte kidnapping. and the subsequent notes sent to Iafsie (Dr John F. Condon) was Identical, and that it was written by the same hand that filled out Bruno Hauptmann's application for an automobile license.
 Hauptmann's extradition was ordered. and on October 19, Hauptmann was taken. under heavy guard, to the model" jail at Remington. which is attached to the century old court house where his trial was to be held.
 Suicide Guard
 A constant force of state police and consta bles maintained watch over his cell, to prevent any possi- ble suicide attempt.
 Mrs Hauptmann, maintaining her belief in her husbands com piete innocence, moved to Flem- fried, to be near her husband dur ing the months before he was to be brought to trial.
 On October 24, Hauptmann was arraigned and pleaded not guilty.
 
 frial--to begin, if possible. on the day following election day. The defense objected 10 hurrying the case and argued for a December trial. But since the trial was sure to consume more than three weeks, and this would bring the danger of a holiday" jury. with Christmas and New Years Day festivals breaking into the picture. Justice Trenchard finally set Jan uary 2 as the opening trial date.
 Kfauptmann Changed Lawyers
 Some dissension thereafter was noticed within tho defense forces. An adviser to Mrs Hauptmann. named Harry Whitney. Is pres aumed to have urged the changing of counsel. At any rate. Edward T. Reilly, criminal attorney of announced that he had been retained and that James M Wn wceff would no longer be nsso. n1aled fn fhe case. The change Of