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might have been based on faulty
conviction, but the question and
answer were allowed to stand.
George Z. Lenz, another witness on
Whited's credibility, followed.
He said he lived in Hopewen. at
Featherbed Lane. and had known
Whited for 20 years.
@. What is the reputation Of Millard
Whited for telling the truth2
A. Not good.
Wilentz took the witness.
@. You and Mr. Whited had some
difficulty between you?
A. Yes sir.
LenZ said the Controversy" was
over a purchase Of lumber for which
the logger allegedly had not paid.
$50 he doesn't pay his bills, either"
interposed Fisher.
Lenz was excused
william Diehl, another Hopewell
resident, was then sworn. He was a
burly man with a weather-beaten red
face.
He told Fisher he knew Whited.
@. What Is his reputation for truth
fulness?
A. 'Taint any good.
Signed Note Book,
But Could Not Read 1t.
Wilentz showed Diehl small note
book sheet. This allegedly was his
signed statement that he had not
discussed Whited's reputation. Diehl
said he signed it, but could not read
it. He understood, he said. it con-
cerned Whited.
Mrs. Augusta Hile, the mother-in-
law Of Gerta Henkel, was the next
witness.
She told Reilly she knew Isador
Fisch ever since he came to this
country.
Q. Did he borrow some money from
you?
@. Did he pay you back before he
sailed for Germany?
A. Not a cent.
"When did you last see him?"
Reilly asked.
"Oh, see him the second Of De-
cember Q930.
Mrs. Hile said she loaned the
money. in three parts" to Fisch-
Part of it went. into pie baking con-
Germ and part in furs.
Karl Henkel, husband OF Gerta, was
then sworn.
@. How long did you know Isador
Fsch?
Cjpca 1905
@. How long have you known
Hauptmann?
A. Since 1882.
Reilly was conducting the exam
ination.
@. Where did you meet Fisch?
A We had an apartment together
in 1928. with Fisch and Henry
Uhlig)
@. You were married then and went
to live with your wife?
A. Yes. Fisch and Uhlig stayed to-
gether.
Became Very
Friendly With Hauptmann.
Henkel said his wife met Haupt-
mann about eight days before he met
| him. Subsequently, he said, he and
Hauptmann became very friendly.
@. Did you know Hauptmann used
to drop in and have coffee at your
house in the morning?
A. Yes.
O. Have you ever had the slightest
thought there was anything irregular
or improper in their relations?
An objection blocked the answer.
@. Did you ever see anything i'm
proper?
A. No.
Q. Ever feel there was anything i'm
proper.
A. Never.
Wilentz, in croSs-eXamination
brought from Henkel that he had
introduced Hauptmann to Fisch in
his own home.
@. Did your wife bring Hauptmann
| to your home and introduce you?
A. No.
Reilly sought to show a pleasant
friendship among the three people,
but wilentz's objection was sustained.
Uhlig Describes
Relations With FiSch.
Uhlig, the mutual friend of Haupt-
mann and deceased Fisch, was called.
He described himself as 'Fischs best
friend"
He related briefly how he, Fisch and
Henkel lived together when they came
to this country.
@. What business was he in?
A. Fur cutter.
Uhlig said FiSch also had been tr
the pie-making business, and hac
operated as fur trader.
@. He lent you money when yoU
didn't work? Reilly asked.
A. He did not, that's lie.
@. He paid your fare to Germany
A. With money lent him to invest
in his phoney bakery.
Wilentz asked to have the answer
stricken from the record.
Uhlig described Fisch's physical con-
dition during the trip to Europe a.
weak"
The German furrier coughed, hi
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