Evening star., 1935-01-17
FINDING Of BABY'S
BODY DESCRIBED.
CoIored Man Tells of Grue-
some Discovery in Woods
- Near Home.
BY the Associated Press.

court today to hear State witnesses tell
how they found the little body OF the
baby he is accused of numbering.
The snow and sleet which sifted
down on Pennington failed to reduce
the size of the crowd which filled the
court room to listen to the same
pathetic story. Every available seat
was filled long before court convened
Seats were more than ever at q
premium today, for three double rows
of benches were kept clear by deputies
for the use of State witnesses.
Attorney General David T. Wilentz,
chief of New Jerseys legal staff at the
trial. said the State had called so
witnesses to court today preparatory
to rigid developments in the case.
Only seven are needed to tell OF the
finding of the body and kindred de-
tails. but the State plans to take up
the money trail of ransom bills i'm
mediately afterward and many wit
nesses are needed for this evidence.
Hauptmann's Smile
Missing as He Enters Court.
Hauptmann looked grave and pale
as he was led into court by his guards.
The slight smile which he usually
wears each morning was absent.
Edward j. Reilly. chief defense
counsel, said he had not changed his
plans and would not challenge the
Identification of the body.
He said State witnesses would be
cross-examined. but that the identifi-
cation by Col. Charles A. Lindbergh.
the baby's father, and nursemald Betty
Cow was sufficient. These ldentlnca-
tions we're made in the early days OF
the trial.
Justice Thomas w. Trenchard was
later than usual today, reaching court
a few minutes before convening tihle.
Most of the prosecution and defense
attorneys were already at their Ia
bles.
AS the jury filed in it was learned
at the State table that the prosecu-
ton would introduce in evidence a
eruesome picture showing the slain
baby's body as it was found IN Its
grave.
Morgan Employees
Seated Near Front of Room.
Court convened promptly at 10 am.
A dozen executives and employees
of the ]. P. Morgan banking firm
were assigned seats near the front
of the court room They were to
testify to the preparation OF the ran
som money after evidence of the find
ing of the baby's body had been in
troduced.
William ]. Allen, colored laborer,
who found the body in a shallow
grave on the Mount Rose road II
days after the kidnapping, was called
to the stand.
Apparently delayed by the storm
on his daily drive from EngleWood'
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh was not
in court when Allen was sworn.
Neither was Mrs. Hauptmann.
The humble. bashful colored man
was directed Immediately to tell OF
the body's finding on May IL.
@. Were you on the Mount Rose
road on May II?
A. Yes.
@. Who was with you?
A. Orville Wilson.
Assistant Attorney Robert Peacock
was examining the witness.
Allen then related how he went into
the woods.
@. How deep in the woods did you
60?
A. Thirty yards.
@. What was the character OF the
woods? Bushy?
A. Yes.
@. What did you see?
A. saw a skeleton on the ground.
Describes Finding
Body of Baby in Woods.
II looked at it and I said Gee. that
looks like human being I saw a
foot, I called Wilson. I told him not
to touch it and We went on" he went
on.
Allen told how he hurried to Hope
we'll to notify authorities.
O. Did you see any police officer
in Hopewell?
A. did after I looked for one.
@. Did you report the finding of the
body?
A. did.
He identified photograph showing
the wooded glade and the body as it
was when it was found.
The State completed questioning Of
c. Lloyd Fisher, defense counsel i'm
mediately objected to introduction of
the photograph of the body lying in
the thicket.
Allen, answering Fishers question,
said he had not seen the photograph
taken.
Justice Trenchard overruled Fishers
objection and allowed the picture to
be admitted.
Allen Unable
To Locate Spot on Map.
Reilly took the witness for cross
examination, and asked him If he
could designate on a map the Mount
Rose road near which the body was
found. The laborer pored over the
map exhibits for some minutes, then
shook his head ruefully. He wasn't
able to indicate the roads Reilly
wanted.
@. Can you stand on that road
and see Col. Lindbergh's home of to
the right?
A. Right straight ahead. Yes, sir.
@. From where your truck stood,
how many miles would it be by road
to Col. Lindbergh's home?
A. About 4 u miles.
@. That's all scrub oak, isn't it.
The road runs through the woods?
A. Not all. The road is macadam.
@. This spot was how far in from
the road?
A. About 80 yards.
@. Something attracted attention?
A. 1t was very brushy About S
feet high. I ducked my head, and
when I looked up saw the skeleton
about 10 feet away.
Reilly then carefully led the witness
through faltering account of how
the body looked when he found it.
The body was ION top of the