Evening star., 1935-02-01

"You know we have no ransom
notes." Reilly retorted.
The defense attorney said he would
proceed without the booklet, but JUS
tice Trenchard asked Lanigan to
identify the book. Lanigan did and
Reilly agreed to hold the book himself
and present the original of the nursery
note to the jury. The State indi-
Gated the booklets used by the jury
before would be available after the
noon recess.
Word Notify" Stressed
As Unlike Hauptmann's.
Reilly. continuing, brought out that
the word notify" in subsequent ram
som notes was not similar to that in
the nursery message and that Haupt-
mann's writing of the word was diff
ferent.
During most of the testimony on
the nursery note Charles s. Walton,
ST., foreman of the jury, held the
original in his hand.
Subsequently Reilly put the pro-
tested booklet into the hands of the
Jurors, displaying the photo Of the
nursery note, without objection from
Lanigan.
Does that appear TO have been
written in diSguise?" Reilly asked
Trendley. indicating a word in the
first ransom note.
mo, but it was written with 5nme
difficulty" Trendley answered.
- n OF f1 Nc
"D"? A. Yes, naturally, It's a multi
farious I'D"
@. Do you put 1t on Osborn's
chart? A. No.
Reilly, pointing to an "is" in the
ransom note and to the one in Haupt-
mann's, asked If they were in the
same hand.
"They are not" Trendley said, CIV
ing detailed explanation of alleged
differences. Reilly then stopped his
questions, suggesting q noon recess.
Court took Its luncheon recess at
1891 pm.
The afternoon court session started
at 1:46.
Reilly returned to the nursery ran
som note and called Trendley's atten-
ton to the line which read "the child
is in gut care" The expert said the
word gut" was unique and distinc-
tive and would attract the attention
Of any expert in handwriting. He
added that he studied the word "gut"
carefully and it figured in his conclu-
sion as an expert.
The word gut" occurred in the
ninth line of the note, and Trendley
said only the word 'is" in all those
lines appeared in the Osborn charts.
Believes Left Hand
Made Strokes.
The strokes in words in the tenth
line of the nursery note, Trendley
testified, appeared to have been writ
ten with the left hand. Hauptmann
testified he was right handed.
Reilly asked If certain words in the
line indicated any intention to dis
guise.
"Well-now-yes, it would show an
intention to disguise" Trendley an
swered.
Trendley added that such pen
strokes should be carefully studied,
but none Of them was present in Os-
born's exhibits.
The witness said that the word at
the end of the nursery note, indicating
the identifying symbol, could be read
either instruction" or indication"
Either word could be seen, he said,
in the nearly illegible scrawl.
The slant Of Houptmann's writing.
ft1n 1ay.k .as -
ican and English script. originating
with the Latin.
Reilly drew this deduction from
Trendley: That Osborn drew his
conclusions of similarity between the
nursery note and Hauptmann writing
from the single word "is."
There was no comparison, Trendley
testified, in the Hauptmann writings
to the writing of "singnature" In the
nursery note.
Trendley said there was Continual
variance all throughout the first ran
som note. He reiterated he was con-
vinced that letter by letter there was
no similarity between Hauptmann and
ransom writings.
His declarations brought no stir, for
the court seemed to have relapsed into
dull lethargy.
Q. So taking the whole nursery
note. Mr.. Osborn with 40 years Of
testifying behind him, picks out the
word "is" and compares 1t with the
Hauptmann writing. A. Yes.
@. And do You consider it suf-
ficient to send man to the electric
chair?
Lanigan objected to the question
before an answer was given and was
sustained.
Trendley said In all Of the ram
som notes the cas-" were square,
while In all the Hauptmann's writ
ings the letter was oval.
It was physically impossible for q
writer, the witness asserted, to make
this difference in Ahis hand, however
disOIIised