The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-12
WLentz Startled Court Room Today
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(Continuod ginning to the end of the morning Session.
 The jury was fascinated by WI. 1ent9'o bombardment. Even the plas cid yerna Snyder. whose eyes waIi- der over the courtroom, and Mrs Rosie Pill. who is usually somno. lent, seemed alert and absorbing every word.
 The attorney general not only matched hts wits against the fam. 0ain Edward J. Reilly, the "BuiI of Dfooklyn", but he matched his witneases, one by oncs against the peculiar array of men and women who came forth to testify ln de- Hence of the hollow-eyed, hat' checked carpenter.
 HGeIOdramatic Scene
 He matched his witnesses in a meiodramatic fashion, bidding them stand up and be counted, to Dc looked over by the jury, and to show if they were "crookN" or not. Wilentz answered Reilly's insin. uafions that persons other { h a D Ifauptmann committed the crime, by citing the records of the Lind- befgh servants, by recitIng from their testimony, by showing to the jury the evidence they had pre- seuted in clear-cut fashion.
 More Crooks Among Lawyers
 He declared there were more crooks among the lawyers than there were among ahe pultce.' That was his answer to the Reilly suggestion that his client had been the victim of a heinous plot to "frame" him and thus cover up the blunders of the New Jersey state police"
 One by one he eliminated the persons who, according to defense insinuations, might have been i'm plicated in the plot as insiders in the Lindbergh manor at Hope- well.
 He showed that if Violet Sharpe had wanted to kidnap the child she would not have done the deed at Englewood. He showed that Betty Cow had more ample op- portunity to hand the baby over to q gang of kidnapers at any other time than on the evening the crime was committed.
 He demonstrated that 1t was only possible, but probable that the kidnaper entered the nursery window by means of his kidnap ladder, and stepped to the floor over . suitcase, by Jumping on the very suitcase that was found be- meath the window of the nursery after tho Kidnapping.
 He was showing the suitcase would not have collapsed under a mans weight.
 Justice Undecided
 Remington, N. J., Feb 12-fUP) ---Justice Thomas W. Trenchard told the United Press today he had mot yet decided whether he would charge the jury late today after completion of Attorney-General David T. Wileniz's summation, or wait until tomorrow morning.
 Wiicntz Opens Attack
 E'iemington, N. J., Feb 12.--(UP) Attorney General David T. W. lentz made the closing summation to-day in tho state of New Jer- sey's case against Bruno Richard Uauptmann for the murder of the LinAbergh baby.
 His address was to be followed by Justice Thomas W. Trenchard's charge to the jury.
 Wilentz, small, dark and dyna- mic, said he expected to talk about three hours. He stood beside the jury rail as he began the last speech that will be spoken by coun- sci for either side in this trial.
 T want you to know how feel about the consideration you have given us," Wilentz said.
 bAs far as 1 am concerned, l am governed by the thought that am the attorney-general of New Jersey.
 If there is clamor for the life of this man, 1t Is not of your do- ing or mine.
 ''It seems to me that If there is such d ciamor, there must be d basis for 1t.
 "I have come here at the direc- ton of the governor of this statc."
 Wilentz said he had been work- ing on the case since October.
 Judge not lest ye be judged my adversary says. but he forgets the other admonition XII not lest ye be killed
 "Every avenue of evidence points to Bruno Richard Hauptmann.
 "pve lost more weight in thls case than this defendant; only be- cause 1 wanted to be sure; be posi- tive.
 "I've never prosecuted a man In my life before.
 I wouldn't take the job of prosecutor from every governor" Wilentz' voice was low and somc- what hesitant. He stood very erect at the round table directly fronting the rail of the jury box. Haupt- mann was motionleBs in his chair and Lindbergh followed every word of the summation with rapt at- teDtion.
 g"But I'm unafraid-I won't be iHtimidated by defense couhscl-- by the possibility that ten years from now some ono confesses 70 this crime. That statement is all old trick--the old army game.
 "And so it's not only my respon- sIbiiity, 1t now becomes yours. s"You sat night after night in hotel room.
 s"You served this county, this state, this nation.
 'Counsl thinks that if the child's last br"ath came as 1t was carried over the county line, this man cannot be tried here.
 s"What a joke. If that blow was bLIuCh III SVI'poiS the man Is guilty.
 "What you want to know who took the child; never mind about legal technicalitics; about county Boundaries. The thing you've got to consider is--did this defend- ant take the baby?Y'
 sWilentz stressed the last few words as he glanced at Haupt- mann.
 'Hauptman, pale, gazed at the fiery prosecutor.
 ."What are the admitted facts?" WilentZ continued.
 ."There's no question that the Colonel and Mrs Llndbergh had 2l-moDths old child.
 '"There's no doubt the child was Kidnapped.
 "There's no doubt the kidnaper took the sleeping garment or that eb0,00O was paid.
 FslSrhePe'a m dolht the child ia