The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-01-12
DEFENSE TO CLAIM
FISCH WAS WRITER
OF RANSOM notes
Reilly Says State Has Produced
Evidence Of Extortion But
Not Of Murder
FIND new LlNDBERcH BILL
Ace Witness for Prosecution
Declares All Missives in
Hands Of Suspect
FIND NEW LINDBEReH BILL
BULLETIN

Trenton, N. j., Jan. 12.-(E1-Brunc
Richard Hauptmann's lawyer win asl
him seven questions when the Ger.
man carpenter takes the stand In hi.
own defense, Edward ]. Reilly, chief
defense counsel, announced late Sat.
urday.
The first will be: did you lsidnar
the Liudbergh baby?" and the answer
Reilly said, will be: NO"
The other questions, ana their ex.
pected answers. Reilly said. win be:
2. Were you in Hopewell, N. J.. thu
night Of the kidnapping? A-No.
8. Did you make the ladder which
the state contends was used in gain
ing admission to the Lindbergt
nursery? A-No.
I. Did you 60 up that ladder t.
kfdnap the Lindbergh baby? A-No
S. Were you In New Jersey TIKI
night Of the kidnapping? A-No.
s. Did you write the ransom notes!
A-No.
z. Where did you get the money
that was found in your garage? A
From Isador Fisch.
Reilly said that he would Introduce
as the second witness for the defense
Hauptmann's wife, Anna.
Copyright, 1885, By the Associated
Preas)
Remington, N. J., Jan. 12.-Brunc
Richard .iauptmann;s defense nut its
handwriting experts to work on TIN
Lndbergh ransom notes Saturday Il
an attempt to show they were writ.
ten by the wraith.like Isador Fisch.
Taking advantage Of q weekend
recess in Hauptmann's trial for life
tho defense attorneys also sought
flaws In evidence presented by the
state that the notes were written by
EIauptmann himself.
Edward ]. Reilly. urbane chief Of
defense for Hauptmann in his trial
for the murder Of the kidnapped Lind
bergh infant, said:
I'VE will prove that risch not only
collected the ransom but also wrote
the ransom notes."
Ever since his arrest, the Bronx
carpenter has insisted that the $4,000
in ransom money found in his pos
session was given to him by Fisch, his
former business partner who died OBJ
Scurely in Germany.
THE state produced evidence Of
extortion against Hauptmann," Reilly
said, but SO far there Is no evidence
Of murder"
The burly attorney said the defense
expects ito prove Hauptmsnn inno-
cent Of extortion as well as murder
He merely received, unwittingly. some
of the ransom money from Isadol
Fisch."
State Ready Tor Alibl
Anthony M. Hauck, IT,. Hunterdon
county prosecutor. said. "the state 4
ready to refute any charge that Fisch
had anything to do with this case
we are prepared to break down COM
pletely Hauptmann's alibi involving
Fisch as the man from whom he OBJ
tanned tho ransom money"
States attorneys, discounting the
injection Of Fitch to the fore q the
case, said handwriting authorities
have pronounced his script dissimilaz
to that Of the ransom missives.
Hauck asserted witnesses could be
produced to show Hauptmann wal
spending the ransom money before he
met Fisch. Federal Agent Frank
Wilson .stified Friday that the first
bill turned up five or six days after
the ransom was paid April 2. 1882
and Hauck said the state could prove
that Hauptmann and Tsch did not
become acquainted until August Of
that year.
After Agent Wilson testified that
he had no knowledge Of any ransom
money being located since Haupt-
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