The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-01-30
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State Immediately
Attacks Denial of
Ransom KNOWLEDGE

the HauptmannS called on her IN
March, 1882, after the kidnapping. say
Ing they had just returned from q trip,
Hauptmann limping. Mrs. Hauptmann
said the call was paid in 1881: further
that she had had q quarrel with Mrs.
Achenbach about pay.
Edward J. Reilly. Hauptmann's de-
Tense chief, asked Mrs. Hauptmann:
Nov on Tuesday, March I. 1882.
did your husband call for you that
night?"
HE did"
AT what timer"
Called About Seven
well, maybe 1t was seven o'clock,
maybe quarter after seven, maybe
quarter before seven. I don't know
exactly the minute"
"And how long did he remain there
Eat a bakery before you and he left
to 60 homer"
"oh, about half past nine, quarter
to ten"
The Lindbergh baby was stolen be-
tween 1880 and 10 p. m, on March
l. more than so miles away.
Mrs. Hauptmann offered an alibi
for her husband for the night when
DR.. Condor testified he paid him the
$50. 1000 futile ransom, that Hans
Kloeppenburg and Hauptmann and
herself were in the Hauptmann home.
And what were you doing?" Reilly
asked.
my husband and Hans make music,
play the mandolin and guitar: and
after this we played cards, all three
Of U.s."
Speaks In Trembling Voice
Mrs. Hauptmann spoke in q trembl-
ing voice, which was almost inaudible
Her husband regarded her abstractly
Colonel Lindbergh, father Of the slain
baby, appeared more intently inter-
ested In her words.
She produced new testimony about
lumber, saying a peddler's wagon
broke down In front OF the house iu
which they had an apartment. The
landlady refused, she said to buy the
lumber on the wagon, so the peddlel
left it and it was used to build thu
garage In which the $4,000 Lindbergf
ransom money was found. The STATE
had produced expert testimony tx
trace the kidnap ladder to Haupt.
mann through its lumber, contendine
part of 1t was taken from fIaupt-
mann's attic and part purchased at .
Bronx lumber yard.
She was unable to say definitely
that the dead Isador Fisch hak
brought any packages or bundles Il
her home during = farewell party be.
fore he sailed for Germany to die
Hauptmann. who left the stand jlls'
before his wife took It. said Fisct
gave him . shoe box containing tn
Lindbergh ransom money, and that hi
(Hauptmaun) was unaware Of ii
contents until months later.
HsuptmAnn Testimony Ends
Ending three and one.half days o.
testimony, Hauptnann testified In hi
own behalf Wednesday that letter.
from the dead Isador F1sch. which
he said were mysteriously missing a.
ter his arrest, contained queries abou1
fur and stock dealings between them
The Importance Of Fisch q . stool
market partner to Hauptmann i
chiefly concerned with the circum'
stance Of Hauptmann's assets increas.
ing more than ~, 900 after the 50,O0l
Lindbergh ransom was paid. Haupt
mann claims that much Of these g.
sets represented cash from Fisch.
Hauptmann also declared that no
one dollar Of the Lindbergh ransom
money which police found IN his g.
rage-$l4,6 0O-ever went into any O
his brokerage accounts.
After Mira. HauptmannS testimony
the defense listed . alim witnesse
Robert Manley, Theodore kiss an
Gustav Won Wintha, Ill Of whom tn
defense asserted saw Hauptmann Il
the Bronx bakery the night Of Marcel
!. 1882.
"Manley saw Hauptmann In th
restaurant where hts wife Vas work
Ing" said Reilly. Theodore Kiss ~
also IN the restaurant. Gustav vol
Wintha Is the man who saw Haupt