The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-07

dew 50 heavy that it dropped off of things hung on the line" The doctor said he had not seen that. and did not believe dew of that heaviness existed in New Jersey.
 "You haven't got to the point where you're an expert on that, have your" Wilentz asked.
 "No," Hudson replied, his face red.
 Q. Assuming that Hauptmann had his hand on this ladder on March 2. 1892 and left a print there. Then this ladder was taken down to the governors crime con- ference and handled by a lot of people. And that one of the per- sons put his hand over the Haupt- mann print, would that obliterate Hauptmann's print? A. It would be superimposed and might be rub bed away.
 c. Why did you say yesterday there were 800 prints on the lad der? A. Because every place we applied silver nitrate, we found a print.
 c, When did you learn to clas- sify fingerprints A. In 1919.
 o. Did you use magnifying glass when you came down to ex- anime this? A. I had a small lens.
 Q. Did you use it? A. be- lieve I did.
 Q. Supposing this ladder were kept In a garage with no heat for several months, and where other objects became wet, would that af- feet conditions? A. To a certain extent yes.
 Wilentz decided to test Hudson's ability as fingerprint expert. He handed the witness a photograph of fingerprint and said:
 Classify this fingerprint for me, will you?"
 Hudson stared at the picture and said he could not classify the fin- gerprint without a microscope be- cause the photography was poor.
 Q. Are you an expert on photo- graphy? A. No.
 o. You don't know whether this is a good job of photography or not? A. No.
 Wilentz took the section of the ladder containing "rail 16" and asked Hudson to put circle around the one nail hole that he says was in the board in March, 1892.
 Hudson put a circle around g. nail hole and Wilcntz told him to put his initial-"H" over the cir cle.
 Q. This is the nail hole you saw. you're sure about that? A. Yes.
 Wilentz sprang at him, shouting:
 "Then this board from Haupt- mann's attic was the one you saw in the ladder in March. 1922" A. Yes. If that board is from Haupt- mann's attic.
 Q. Are you willing to stake your testimony on your statement that there was only one nail hole in the rail?
 Pope objected and was sustained
 Q. Did you take fl" s from the baby's toys7 A. Yes.
 Q. Some oE the ,uys u.... duce any prints did they? A. No.
 Mudson disclosed he had not used his process upon the toys.
 Q. Why not? A. The silver nitrate process does not work on a painted surface.
 Q. So Hauptmann could have his prints all over the window sill and they wouldn't show by xour process? A. That is right.
 Wiientz forced Hudson to admit that the "dusting" process was the best one for obtaining fingerprints. That was the one used the night of the Kidnapping by the New Jee- sey state police. Pope conducted the redirect. Q. (By Pope)-Your purpose was to obtain fingerprints from the ladder and not to try to iden- tify them? A. Yes. .. Did Kelly or Kubler tell you how many prints they ob- tained? A. No. Justice Trenchard asked the physician when he had gone to Hopewell. The doctor said on March 13 and during the latter part of the month. Pope's attempt to question the witness about his Identification of the board under cross-examination was overruled by the justice.
 Q. Do you know how these other nail holes got into the lad der? A. No sir. Nay VhChtAI WAh yOu SIIl trust your opinion on the nails against experts from Washington {? A. I'll stick to my opinion. Hudson was excused and a five minute recess was ordered.
 The next witness was William Whited, who has known Willard Whited for many years.
 He told Lloyd Fisher of defense counsel that UhttAASa Ca At<.. was no of the best. He was turned over to Attorney General Wilentz for cross examine tion.
 Q. Were you ever in jail? A. Yes.
 That's all," wilentz said and he was excused.
 Redirect by Fisher. means? A No.
 Q. You know what 1t means to tell the truth? A. Yes. Diehl was excused.
 George E. J. Lenz of Hopewell was called. Q. (By Tisher)--What is the reputation of Willard Whited for truthfulness? A. It is not good. Wilentz cross examined. Q. You had a controversy over some lumber with Whited? A. Yes.
 William Diehl was next.
 c. What is Whited's reputation for telling the truth? A. 'Taint no good.
 Cross examination by Wilentz. Q. You remember testifying in