Evening star., 1935-01-08

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@. Did some one else measure the
footprint at the Lndbergh home?
A. understand Detective Degae-
tano did. . (.
@. Did you take any measurements
A. No, sir.
@. Now about the ladder, where
did you examine it?
A. I>looked it over and processed
it right in the hall.
O. What was the condition OF the
ladder-dry or wet?
A. It was dry.
@. It was a cold night. Was there
no frost?
A. No frost.
The ColorePs Ladder.
c. What kind of ladder did Col.
Lindbergh have in his garage?
A. An extension ladder.
@. How high did it go?
A. didn't try to raise 1t.
O. You were there to investigate
something, and after all your inveSti-
CATION you didn't pull the string to
see how high it would go?
A. No, sir. -.
@. Who directed you to the ladder?
A. asked Ollie Whateley, and he
showed it to me.
@. The butler?
A. Yes, the. butler.
@. This footprint, was 1t more or
less frozen in the mud next day?
A. No, sir.
@. A State trooper had been put
there to protect it, hadn't there?
A. Yes.
Reilly then excused the witness sub
ject to recall to make fingerprint
tests in court.
Wilentz asked one question on re-
direct. He directed Kelly to state
the time he processed the ladder.
Between l and 1870 (a.m)."
Dirt Found in Nursery.
State Police Detective de Gaetano
was then sworn.
Again the jury heard the account
Of what Investigators found ir the
Lindbergh nursery and elsewhere the
night of the crime.
De Gaetano told of finding three
splotches of dirt in the nursery lead
ing from the window to the crib. He
said the path from the window to
the crib was unobstructed.
Going outside the detective came
to the spot underneath the southeast
nursery window.
1.-THE first thing I observed was a
footprint. The next thing observed
was an indentation. I can't say it was
footprint. 1t had ridges in it. The
next thing I saw was three other
indentations, longer than wide"
After describing the ladder prints"
under the nursery window he said:
IT also saw lady's footprint at the
entrance to the house. Then I saw
the ladder about 65 to 10 feet from
the house"
He was asked to identify the ladder
and did so.
The detective described the ridges
noticeable in one Of the impressions
found in the mud.
This impression, which Wilentz
soon referred to as 'hole." was only
a short distance from the footprint,
which faced the house, the witness
said.
Reilly then took the witness for
cross
Reilly tried to gain an admission
that it would have been more logical
for climber to place his ladder on
the firm base of the sidewalk. rather
than on the slippery mud. The de-
tective remained mistaken.
Saw No Mud on Ladder.
@. You saw one footprint in the
mud at the base of the ladder?
A. Yes.
@. Did you see any mud on the
rungs of the ladder?
A. kept about feet away from it.
@. Did you see any mud on it?
A. No.
Hochmuth was then called.
He said he had seen a man In a
car in Hopewell on March /, 1892.
The baby was kidnapped that night.
He said there was q ladder in the
car.
Points to Hauptmann.
wilentz asked Hochmuth If he
could point out that man" in the car.
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finger pointed to Hauptmann.
Now will you step down and place
your hands on his shoulder"
Reilly objected to this until the aged
man said, Hes the man between the
State trooper and the man in white
shirt"
He then got down from the chair
and placed his hand gingerly on
HAuptmann's shoulder and then with
drew it quickly.
Hauptmann shook his head in short
negative rolls.
II saw the car coming, and the man
in it looked out of the window at me
as if he had seen a ghost" Hoch-
muth said
II object" Reilly sang out. II OBJ
ject to ghost stories"
Recalls Seeing Car.
The old man, trembling violently
and speaking in an almost inaudible
tone, said the car swung into the
Lindbergh lane and stopped briefly.
@. Do you remember the color Of
the car?
A. Yes, a dirty green.
Reilly began cross-examination.
Reilly asked the witness to tell If he
had stood in the court room doorway
with State Trooper during yester-
days session.
did that State Trooper point out
Bruno Richard Hauptmann to you as
he sat in his seat" beloved Reilly.
mo" shot back the shaky voice
with spirit.
Wilentz bounded to his feet in stren-
uous objection.
II object to the defense badgering
this witness"
The bearded little man, who gave
his age as 78; shook. His hand clasped
and unclasped continually. His head
shook nervously.
Justice Trenchard overruled several
objections of the attorney general.
"I see no badgering here" the
justice remarked. This Is a point of
inQAiry."
Witness Background.
The surprise witness answered q
number of questions about when he
moved tn HONEYWELL before Reilly