Evening star., 1935-01-29
Foreign Form
i'm Sentence
Stressed.
EVASION OVER
FUNDCHARGED
'Mystery Witness
Hinted i'm State
Cross-Quiz.
The running account OF the
Hduptmann questioning is on
Page A-6.

Copyright 1895. by the Associated PressD
PENNINGTON, N. j., January 20.
Bruno Richard Hauptmann on the
witness stand today uttered phrase
almost exactly similar to phrases used
in 2 of the IA Lindbergh ransom notes.
His prosecutor Immediately seized
upon the incident to. emphasize the
method of speech.
Hauptmann's phrase on the witness
stand, in answer to a croSs-examlnlng
question about an intended trip to
Germany after payment of the futile
S50,000 Lindbergh ransom, was:
''Oh, that is planned for over a year
already"
Attorney General David T. Wilentz
seized a sheaf of kidnap notes and
read from two of them these phrases:
This kidnapping was planned for a
year already"
And:
This kidnapping was prepared for a
year already"
Finances Described.
Hauptmann was still undergoing
cross examination as luncheon recess
halted his trial for kidnapping and
numbering Baby Charles A. Lind
bergh, jr.
The year already" phrases were
the high light of a morning of cross
questions about his personal habits
and financial transactions during the
period between payment of the Lind
bergh ransom April 2. 1882, and his
arrest on September 10, 1884.
WilentZ brought in the name of
Fritz Hahn, restaurant man, and
Hauptmann denied queries designed to
make him admit that Hahn had seen
large packages of money concealed in
Hauptmann's phonograph. He also
denied ever telling Mrs. Hahn that he
was giving Mrs. Hauptmann 81 900 for
q trip to Germany.
He denied the prosecutors charge
that he had signaled Mrs. Pauptmann
in the court room several days ago so
that she shouted you are lying" to a
State witness.
Admits Spending Ransom.
He admitted spending 12 to IS of
the Lindbergh ransom bills, which he
said Isador Fisch had left him, for liv-
ing expenses, and said that he had in
tended to send the balance, less $4,000
F1sch owed him, to Fisch's relatives.
He admitted that after the time of
the ransom, which he denied collect
ing. he took trip to Florida, his wife
quit her job and took a trip to Ger
many and he purchased several ex-
pensive articles, such as a canoe, a
radio and pair Of field glasses.
Hauptmann appeared at loss for
words when Wilentz brought up the
similarity Of his year already" phrase
with the ransom note phrases.
Defense Objects.
Wilentz said:
well, you can say, planned for
more than a year. planned already
for a year planned year ago."
How you would say" Hauptmann
Tetorted.
Edward J. Reilly, chief defense
counsel. lesped to his feet and
charged that Wilentz was trying to
leave an unjust inference with the
jury.
The State indicated it had an i'm
portant rebuttal witness to say that
Hauptmann was mysterious and
evasive about money in his home.
He was made to answer numerous
prying questions about his home and
his habits, and especially about a
phonograph in which Wilentz limited
much money was kept.
isn't it a fact that during some
of those months, particularly after
April 2, 1882. that you opened that
victrola. and when you opened it in
the presence of Fritz Hahn, the res
taurant man I spoke to you about
yesterday, that there were in that VIC
trola right on top two envelopes about
II inches long, maybe IA inches long,
q few inches thick, of money, two
packages, two envelopes?" Wileptz
asked rs it not fact?"
Bruno Laughs Aloud.
Hauptmann laughed aloud.
mo, absolutely not" he said.
There was confusion and laughter
in the court room after Wilentz
asked: Didn't he say to you, my,
this is swell radio. 1t must have
cost lot of money'?"
II got the impression" Hauptmann
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