The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-02-14


Hauptm n n admitted
that he had written DR..
Condon's address and
telephone number on a
plank in the closet Of
his home.
JAN. Ala movie theater cashier
identified Hauptm nm
as the man who gave
her a IS bill of the
ndbergh ransom
money. Expert account
ants traced Haupt-
mann's stock operations.
A construction company
timekeeper stated that
Hauptmann did not
work at his $100-a-
month job the day the
Lindbergh ransom was
paid.
JAN. 22-Two witnesses stated
that Hauptmann was in
the vicinity Of the Lind
bergh home shortly be-
fore the kidnapping. Mrs.
Oliver Whately, wife Of
the dead Lindbergh but
Ter. corroborated story
told by Miss Betty Cow.
Max RauSc h, Haupt-
mann'S landlord, stated
that plank from the
underflooring Of the attic
in Hauptmann'S home
was missing at the time
of his arrest. State Sen
ator j. j. Dorm, of South
Carolina, t Stifie d to
shipping from his saw
mill a consignment of
lumber that the State
later brought in testt
mony to show was the
same lumber used in the
making Of the kidnap
ladder.
JAN. 23-Arthur Koehler, United
States Government wood
expert, testified that one
Of the uprights Of the
kidnap ladder was made
Of q plank taken from
the floor of the attic Of
Hauptmann's home, and
tn at the carpenters
plane used to fashion
the ladder and the chisel
found on the Lindbergh
premises were Haupt-
Tnann's property.
JAN. 24-stSte concluded its case.
Hauptmann testified in
his ewn behalf. denying
charges that he kid
mapped and murdered the
Lindbergh baby.
JAN. 25-Attorney Genera; David
T. Wilentz croSS-exam-
ined Hauptmann as to
the handwriting Of the
ransom notes and the
spelling Of certain words.
JAN. 2S-Mr. WilentZ continued
crosS-txam n ation Of
Hauptmann.
JAN. 29-Hauptmann became con.
fused under croSs-exam-
ination.
JAN. 3O-Elbert CarlStrom, q,
presented testimony that
Haupt mann was in
FrederickSen'S bakery in
the Bronx, the night the
kidnapping occurred.
JAN. 31-Four defense witnesses
resented alibis for
Hauptmann. One placed
him in the Fredericksen
bakery on the night of
the crime, another stated
he saw Hauptmann on
the streets in the Bronx,
and a defense handWrit-
ing expert appeared to
contradict the witnesses
called by the State.
FEB. l-1Sador FiSch and Violet
Sharpe, both dead, were
accused of the crime.
FEB. 4-Defense witnesses stated
that Fisch left box con-
tanning ran S m notes
with Hauptmann.
FEB. 5-Benjamin Heller, %, tes-
titled that he saw a
man who looked like
Fisch leap over the wall
of the Bronx cemetery
on The night that the
ransom money was paid.
Mr.. Wilentz discredited
this testimony.
FEB. 6-MrS. Greta Henkel told
of friendShi with
Hauptmann and Of in
Producing the defendant
to FiSch.
FEB. Henry Uhlig, friend {
both Hauptmann an
Fisch, told Of his re
tons with the two me
FEB. S-Hannah Fisch, sister
the dead ISador Else
stated that he died penn
less. Defense rested ii
case.
FEB. State and defense b
Sented final witness,
and the defense reSte
its case.
FEB. 11-Anthony Hauck, Of the
prosecution, made first
State summation to the
jury followed by tbs
presentation Of the de
tense summation by E"
ward Reilly. chief
Hauptmann's legal sta
FEB. 12-David Wilentz, attor
general for the State
New Jersey, preser
final State Summat