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about a week Cefter the party.
Wilentz began the cross-examina-
ton.
@. Who was in the parlor when
Fisch arrived2
A. Oh. I couldn't say that. / know
my husband was there.
Otto Wollenburg. forty year old
barber, husband OF the preceding
witness. was called next by Reilly.
Wollenburg told Of meeting Hans
Kloppenburg and other Hauptmann
friends at the pleasure trips to
Hunters Island.
FlschP
A. Twice.
Reilly then inquired If the barber
knew all the other guests present
at the Flsch bon voyage party. VOL
lenberg said he did.
Wilentz asked only two questions
on cross.
Q. You got there. you say, at
about 10 or 1880?
A. Yes sir.
Q. Was Mr. Fsch there when you
arrived?
A. Yes sir.
Reilly called for Mr.. Heine Of
Elizabeth OF Mrs. Heire." There was
no response.
He asked next for Mrs. Hoff.
Mrs. Bertha Hoff, a little woman
In a brown hat and black dress,
came TO the stand. She told OF liv-
ing In Brooklyn, but said she never
lived in Manhattan or the Bronx.
@. Did you spend some time on
the farm OF a man named Budreau7
A. Yes, IN the summer OF 1881.
The woman said she and her chill
dren spent about four weeks on the
Budreau farm, near Lebanon
Lebanon Is about u miles north
OF Pennington and approximately
20 miles from the Lindbergh Hope
well estate.
The witness told OF moving 70
Corona, L. l., after the summer
visit 10 the Budreau farm.
@. Now do you remember being
visited in some part Of 1888 by
Budreau and another man?
"A. Yes.
@. When was It?
A. october. 1t vas around Thanks
giving.
@. But Thanksgiving Is in No
vember?
"A. 1t must have been November,
for we talked OF Thanksgiving.
@. Did you know the man who
came with Budreau2
"A. No.
@. How long did they stay2
"A. About half an hour.
Identifies Picture
@. Is that the man who came
with Bureau Showing picture OF
Fisch)?
"A. Yes.
Q. DO you know the man?
A. Yes ISador FiSch.
@. Now Mrs. HOff there Is no
0oubt in your mind that ISador
F1Sch VAS the man?
"A. No sir.
q. Did ISador F1Sch have any
bundles with him that day.
WilentZ objected that the bun
dies" we're not material TO the case
Reilly explained that the defense
sought 10 prove that FSch tried to
get nd OF his bundles" In some
other place.
Wilentz interposed, asserting that
the testimony had no relation to
the package FSch Allegedly left at
the Hauptmann home.
Reilly, flushing, said. we may as
well have the issue out right now"
During the day If / can get my
witnesses here from New York. I
hope 10 prove ISador Fisch was the
man who jumped over the wood
lawn cemetery fence; that he re-
ceived the money from DR.. Condor.
II am going TO try to prove how
he tried TO dispose of that money.
/ am going 10 trace every connec-
ton OF Fisch with that money un-
til he took the boat for Germany"
His voice rising, Reilly declared ne
would bring out that FiSch sought to
leave the money package with this
witness and others" before he final
" placed II in Hauptmann's Gus
tody.
Wilentz remarked dryly as he fin
lShed. II can find nothing wrong In
the counsel's statement. but the state
Is confident he will never prove any
thing like that"
Il can find no fault with counsel's
assertion he Is going to prove it,
Wilentz interrupted. but the ques-
ton Is the materiability OF evidence
OF a woman who never saw Fsch
before and didn't know what the
bundles contained"
II failed to see the materiality
now" ruled Justice Trenchard.
Reilly asked permission to with
draw the witness temporarily. while
he developed another way Of pre-
senting the testimony.
Justice Man Sworn
Mrs. Hoff stepped down and John