The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-01-25

D. Inc lower leTl SHOWS the note telling
right is the false note declaring the
Osborn pointed out 10 the jury was
a hyphen used between tie two words
in New York" A specimen taken from
the writing that was on the sleeping
suit wrapper was pointed out as hav-
ing this characteristic. A photostatic
copy of Hauptmann's writing on one
of the automobile registrations was
then shown by Osborn to have this
same name hyphenated.
Other words pointed out by the ex-
pert as showing examples of broken
English and German speilings in both
sets Of writings were: "auer" for
"our,'' "aus" for 'us," wy" for "wy,"
mote" for 'not," CUTE" for good"
"ingore' for ignore" ''singature" for
signature and "hte" for 1.-THE"
The expert testified that he had ex-
amined about hundred samples of
hand writing which had been brought
to him by New Jersey police and fed
eral agents. Among these, he said.
were samples Of writing by Isadore
Fisch, German furrier, who, the state
contends, was actually the abductor of
the baby. Fisch died later in Germany.
Fisch continues to loom in the back
ground as the defense's chief reliance.
In suggesting that Fisch wrote the ran
som notes, a spokesman for the prose
cution declares that this line of de-
Tense viii not avail, since it does not
take the eye of an expert to see the
utter dissimilarity between the neat,
flourishing penmanship of Fisch and
the scrawl of the ransom notes. 1t is
understood from those who have sam
pies of Fisch's handwriting in their
possession that his hand was that of
a man who took pride in his penman-
ship, forming his letters neatly and
correctly and dotring all rs and cross
ing all rs.
The defense has maintained that
Fisch is the actual receiver of the ran
som money. that it was he who kid
mapped the child. and Hauptmann was
his wholly unconscious dupe Haupt.
mann has declared that he was asso.
ciated with Fisch in the fur trade. and
that he loaned Fisch $500 and that
Fisch left with him package which only
a few weeks before his arrest, Haupt.
mann discovered to be the ransom
money, the bulk Of which was found in
his garage. The state holds 1t can
lated by him many months earlier than
last summer, or even last spring.
Reilly attempted to show that too
few handwriting exhibits had been
brought into the courtroom, then
opened up a line of questioning de.
signed to force Osborn to admit that
Scandinavian could have written the
ransom notes. The expert said there
was an essential difference between
German and Scandinavian script.
Some connection was seen between
this line of questioning and that of
Reilly when Betty Cow, the baby's
nurse, was on the stand, with reference
to RED" Johnson, Norwegian sailor,
whom she admitted having told of
activities of the Lindbergh household
on the day the kidnapping occurred.
Another handwriting expert whose
testimony has been mistaken under
questioning of Reilly is Elbridge W.
Stein. who said he had testified In the
recent Vanderbilt case in New York
as well as the Wendell and Ridley
cases Stein said he had first studied
the ransom notes and request writings
Of Hauptmann in July. 1892. and, de.
clared IL was his opinion that the same
man, Hauptmann. wrote both. He
insisted that there were similarities be.
tween the spelling In the two sets of
writing. Charts and photographs OF
words taken from the ransom notes
and the other writings done by Haupt.
mann were produced by Stein in sup.
port of his statements.
As the hearing progresses. Haupt.
mann appears TO have lost much of the
calmness which marked his first ap.
pearance In court. The stolidity of the
ex-carpenter which was so remarkable
when he was identified by both Colonel
Lindbergh and DR.. J. F. Condor is not
so apparent. Emotions show in his
face, although even close watchers
admit there has been no sign of fear
or alarm among them. Occasionally
he talks to his wife in q low voice.
The accused continues TO follow each
word of the trial with deep interest.
He appeared especially interested in
the handwriting testimony, craning his
neck to see as the expert pointed out
on the large chart the similarities be
tween his own and the ransom writing.
Colonel Lindbergh. who has been at.
tending all the court sessions. was also
absorbed as the experts gave their
testimony.