Evening star., 1935-01-29
ID trunks with nothing In them9 4

old trunks with nothing In thems A.
Yes.
O. Why did you hide the money in
the trunk? A. Somebody might come
In. had to hide 1t somewhere.
@. Why didn't you tell Fisch's
brother? A. was going to write and
] got arrested.
Hauptmann said he wrote one letter
and was waiting, before writing again,
for an answer from the first.
@. Yesterday you said you didn't
write because Fisch's brother was
coming over2 A That was my answer.
@. NOW YOU say you didn't write be-
cause you didn't get q reply3 A. You
are wrong again.
@. As q matter Of fact you knew at
that time you were planning to return
to Germany? A. Oh, that was plan
over q year already.
Planned to Write Brother
OF Fisch, Says Bruno.
Hauptmann said he planned to
write Fisch,s brother explaining he
was bringing back all Of his effects.
The trip was planned for 1885 be-
cause, Hauptmann said, his mother
would be 70 years old.
@. You sent her about $50 year,
thought A. can't remember.
@. Now you had $4,000 In a trunk
In 1881? A. Yes.
@. And you always kept money In
that trunk? A. Yes.
@. You always took on some money
to hide away? A. Yes.
O. You always had money in the
trunk2 A. Yes. spent everything.
All the money was invested.
@. So you didn't always have money
In the trunk? A. No.
@. How much money was In that
trunk In February. 1888? A. Gold
certificates.
@. How much? A. I can't remem-
ber. It was all gold certificates.
q. Can't you state about how much
you had? A. $3.50 about in gold GER
tificates
@. What else? A. That's all there
was.
@. How much did you have in there
December, 1882? A. The same.
@. How much in June, 1882, If you
can remember A. A little bit more
than $1,000. I explain 1t dis way
@. Just q minute. Do you want tc
correct your answer? A. That's cor
rect. End Of May I took out $l,50C
and in June put 1t back.
| Court took q five minute recess al
1882 am.
Hauptmann's Smile Continues
On Leaving Stand.
Hauptmann stepped down to his
chair, the same slight smile on hi,
| face, as the recess was called.
The jury filed back into the boz
and court resumed at 11:41. Aftel
the jurors had been polled. Haupt.
mann went back on the stand.
Wilentz walked over to the stant
holding q sheaf of ransom letters II
his hand as he resumed questioning
the witness
@. Now, June /, you said you had q
little over 81 900 in (the trunk? A
Yes
@. You had more in May ant
took some out to buy the mortgage
A. About the end Of the year.
@. In May, 1892, you took ou
1,50oP A. put it in furs.
@. So you had little over $2,5o'
in the trunk? A. can't say exactl!
the amount.
@. Anyhow you took $500 ou
of the trunk at the end Of May, ant
what did you do with that? A.
put it in furs.
@. That left you on the LIST o
June with $1,000 or $500 In th'
trunk? A. Yes, that's about right.
@. How much money did you hav'
in the trunk April 2. 1882. A. $4,30O
@. So you took out between $4,000
and $1,000 between April and June
1882? A. I don't remember exactly.
@. The 1900 you took out for tn
furs, you deposited that where? A.
gave it to Fisch.
@. You don't know If 1t was eve
deposited2 A. 1t was for furs.
German Accent Tends
To Slow Trial.
Hauptmann pronounced the wor'
"furs" as if it were 'fours." Some
, times his German accent was so pro
nounced his testimony was Difficult
to follow.
Wilentz read from ransom note
because this kidnapping was planne
for a year already"
He continued with another "thi
kidnapping was prepared for q yea
already"
@. You've heard those two expires
sions and your statement about tn
trip to Germany: "Oh. that is planne
for q year already" Is that you
method of speech? A. don't kno'
any other way. How would say itP
Reilly Objects to Lack
OF Direct Questions.
Reilly objected and said Wilentz ha
. asked no questions during the dis
,, course. He demanded that Wilent
follow up with questions about th
. ransom notes.
The interrogation. Reilly asserte'
had tried to give the jury an inferenc
that because he planned trip
: Germany q year ahead there wa
some connection with the ransol
I notes.
Trenchard directed the record o
the disputed questioning be read
While part of the record which ha
). been taken from the court was beir
1 brought back Wilentz took up ne
= line Of interrogation.
@. When you were arrested, did yc
: say you didn't turn in the gold certif
? Gates because you were afraid "tht
would hook you up?" A. don't n
= member. There were so many que!
t tions. Besides it wasn't my money.
e @. You were in this country illegal
that's why? A. Yes.
e @. That's why you changed vol
o account to your wife's account?
That's another reason.
@. Didn't you tell the authorih'
e YOU didn't know where there was
? Federal Reserve bank? A. can't n
member my answer. There was
many questions. can't think th'
fast,