The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-10


: was given simply as Mrs.
house, and according to the
letters which were not yet in
evidence.
Atty. Gen. David T. Wilentz
demanded that the two letters
be submitted at once to the
court. After a wrangle, it was
determined that they would
not go into evidence until the
defense opens its case.
Jafsie admitted knowing the
woman and that she had bcen at his
house. He was not sure ne had
given her any letters, he saio.
The appearance of the woman,
who stood directly in front of Jaf-
sic while he looked her over and de-
cided he knew her, came as the first
big defense surprise.
Previously, the garrulouS old gen.
tleman, better known as Jafsie, adj
mitted he had told all manner Of
fantastic tales regarding the Lind
bergh kidnapping to outsiders"
Under the roaring cross eXamina-
ton of Edward j. Reilly, chief de-
fender of Hauptmann, he declared
he could not recall having said that
he knew the baby's body was
brought back" to the spot where
it was found 73 days after the kid
naping.
Fails TO Break Story
But he admitted he might have"
The picture the aStute defense
we're trying to give the jury was
that of a talkative man who has
told many contradictory stories to
all who would listen.
At the noon recess, Hauptmann's
vigorous counsel had not succeeded
in brea king down any essentials of
his melodramatic story, but it had
succeeded in showing conflict in
Jafsie's stories as told to the prose-
cution and to friends.
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theory that the child was killed in
stantly" during the abduction, and
that his body lay in a hastily
scraped grave in the Sourlands
from the night of March l. 1882. UNI
til it was discovered. 70 days later.
came when Mr.. Reilly demanded to
know whether Jafsie had ever told
a newspaper man that the body had
been brought back" to the spot.
Jafsie admitted he might have
made some such remark.
Thousands Passed Spot
At the time the body was dis
covered, it was remarked that tele-
phone linemen had passed within
few feet of the grave" while lay
ing their cables, only a few days
previously.
Thousands of persons had tramped
over the muddy Sourland hills
State Troopers and New Jersey Po-
lice, the constabulary and hordes of
neWspapermen had ploughed their
way over the hills. Yet none of
them had come upon the grave.
1t remained for a Negro truck
driver, who wandered by chance into
the bushes, to make the electrify-
ing discovery
Mr. Wilentz said at the noon re-
cess that he did not regard Jafsie's
story. as told on the stand, broken
down in any essential.
Hopes to Clear Points
There were many theories re-
garding the kidnapping he said,
and nearly every major figure
connected with the investigation de-
veloped, at one time or another, his
own theory. DR.. Condor undoubt-
edly told many persons his own be-
liefs, but they are beliefs which are
since proved to be wrong"
He indicated that as soon as he
put DR.. Condor under redirect ex-
animation. ne would clear up all
doubtful points raised by the de-
Tense.
Mr., Reilly today made his first
move to pin upon Isidor Fiscn,
Hauptmann's friend, responsibility
for the Lindbergh tragedy
In questions asked of DR.. Condor,
Mr. Reilly laid stress upon the fact
that the man who negotiated with
him for Col Lindbergh's $4,000
ransom had "a bad cough" Fisch.
the man who, according to Haupt-
mann, gave him the ransom mon
ey that was found in his possession.
died of tuberculosis in Germany.
Passage Paid in Ransom Bills
Mr.. Reilly asked whether the
cough Of the man who held the
mysterious irerview with Jafsie in
a Bronx cemetery came from the
lung" Jafsie said it did, and adj
mitted that it was bad enough to
attract his sympathy for the over
coatless man who sat beside him
trying to persuade him to turn over
the ransom money.
Fisch. it was recalled. knew he
was doomed to die within A few
months when he left America. He
paid for his passage in ransom bills.
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