The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-04


 the window sill.
 Q. What do you mean by print.
 Sort of mud? A. Yes.
 Q. VIII you tell us if the ladder was strange to your premises? A.
 Yes, I had never seen 1t before.
 Q. How in addition to the lad
 der was thefe q dowel pin there ?
 A. Yes, there was Q dowel pin.
 c. So there were these prints from the window sill to the crib
 A. There was at least one between the sill and the floor.
 Q. Eventually the ladder was
 brought into your home, wasn't 1t? A. Yes.
 Q. Was there Q chisel brought
 into the house that was not part of your household effects. A. Yes. l Q. After you received your sec- ond ransom note did you directly receive any others by mail? A. Not directly.
 c. I show you these papers and ask you whether you received tiTem in any other way?
 Lindbergh looked at the papers and said:
 These are the later notes which I received through Colonel Breck- enridge.
 c. bid you receive these notes that night when you met him? A. Yes, Dr Condon brought these notes to our home at Hopewcll. @. Following that, did you re- ceive a call from Dr Condon. A. Yes, but not directly. c. Did you meet Dr Condon nt your home? A. Yes. c. Do you recall the date? A.. It was either the night of March or the morning of March 10. O. After seeing these notes, did you authorize pr Condon to con. tinue his negotiations? A. Yes, l did.
 Wilentz's questions concerned the series of ransom notes sent to the flyer and to Jafsie. Lindbergh i examined each one handed him closely before replying. Hauptmann sat with his arms folded, staring at Wllentz while Lindbergh looked at the notes. Hc seemed more interested than usual l and his eyes followed the notes as they were handed to the court clerk to be filed. o. Now, Colonel, l show you an envelope, and ask you where you were when you first saw 1t? A.. This was a piece of wrapping paper. Part of package Dr Con- don told me to get. o. What was in the packages? A. It contained the baby's sleep- ing suit.
 Lindbergh held his sons sleeping suit for 30 seconds, then quickly handed 1t back to Wilcntz. He looked serious and frequently his forehead creased into a frown. c. Was there a note exhibited to you with the suit? A, Yes. 0. I show you an envelope ad- dressed to Mir Dr John Condon" and ask if 1t was given to you? A. Yes.
 Q. Was this note presented to you In course of negotiations? A Yes.
 Hauptmann continued to stare directly at Lindbergh and Wilentz His face was impassive, lips were compressed tightly. He seldom took his eyes away from the wit ness chair. WilentZ brought the whole series of ransom notes and asked Lindbergh to Identify them. o. Colonel, I show you exhibit S-38 and ask you where you were when you saw 1t. A. I was In Dr Condon's home in the Bronx. .. O. Did the note come by maii or messenger? A. The door bell rang, pr Condon went to the door and came back with it. O. As the result of that note s-38, did you and Dr Condon de- part in an tuto? A. Yes. c. Was anyone else in 1t? A. No.
 o. You were driving? A. Yes c. Did you have any money in the car? A. Yes, $70,0OO. c. What time did you and pr Condon leave? A. Approximately half past eight.
 70. Did you have police protec- ton? A. Not so far as l know. c. Where did you go in the ear! A. To florists shop near St Ray mond's cemetery in the Bronx. c. Did pr Condon get out Of the car when you stopped In front oi the florists shop? A. Yes. c. What did Dr Condon do then? A. He went to table near the florists shop and obtained note.
 e. Right across from the ceme- tery? A. About 200 yards dlagon- ally across from the cemetery 0. How was the weather! A. It was cealr. O. When he came back did he have this note? A. Yes The note was offered for identi- fication.
 0. After this was exhibited to you did you stay in the car? A.. Yes I did. c. You remained seated in tho car alone with $70,000. A. Yes. c. What did pr Condon do? A. He went to the cemetery. c. Dr Condon went to the cor ner, what happened then? A. He stood there for few moments, then walked to the center of We'd dimore street When he got there I heard a voice in heavy foreign accent calling "Hey doktor". c. Did pr Condon return? A.. | Yes in about 20 minutes. c. When he came back did you give him the money? | A. Yes.
 Q. You gave pr Condon the box? A. Yes.
 Q. Containing all the $7o,00o? A. No, took $20,000 out of the box.
 Q. At whose suggestion? A.. Dr Condon's.
 L.indbergh described the box in which the ransom money was car ried. | o. What were denominations of bills remained and what of those that were taken out? A. $20. $10 and $5 were left in the box. $50 bills were taken out.
 0. Then the doctor left with the money? A. Yes. o. How long was he gone? A. l About 15 minutes.
 Q. And when he came back. he had another note? A. Yes.
 O. Then you went back to the Bronx? A. We started back to his home. Before arriving we stopped long enough to read this note you have shown me. | n Than vhaf Aid yotf dO9 A.