The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-05

tended a farewell party TOT Fiecn at Hauptfnann's house on Decein- Der 2, 1888. The purpose of their testimony was to show that Fisch called there that night and gave Hauptmann shoebox a1legedly containing the residue of the Lind. bergh ransom.
 said the last name of his girl coTn- panion on the night of April 2 was Schwartz"
 Hauptmann returned to the court-room ten minutes before the afternoon session began.
 He asked for a glass of water and gulped 1t down. The only other occasion on which he has asked for water was on the day he first took the witness stand.
 Justice Trenchard went on the bench at 1:45, and~ the jury was boiled.
 The first witness of the after noon session was Benjamin Heier of Brooklyn, a restaurant cashier.
 Q. On April 2. 1892 were you out with young lady?
 A. Yes sir.
 The courtroom Uttered.
 "At this time your honor." said Reilly, may ask there be no laughing and giggling in this cotlrt?"
 Justice Trenchard admonished
 Q. How did you come to be witness.
 The question was objected to and the witness was withdrawn from the stand.
 It was the second time to-day that a defense witness was with drawn because of state objections.
 The next witness, Victor Scheus- sler. once lived in Bruno Richard Hauptmann's house. He said there were three families in the house.
 Q. Do you remember seeing Fisch there in Hauptmann's house?
 A. Yes.
 Q. Do you remember. being present at a party in December 1888?
 A. Yes.
 o. Had Fisch arrived when you did?
 A. He was already there.
 O.. Did you go home first or did Fisch?
 A. I went home first.
 1IO 6dI0 liVC0 SiIC lAOuoS dho til after Hauptmann's arrest. and that some of his own tools had disappeared before the arrest, in- cluding a cold chisel and a saw.
 WilentZ cross examined. He handed the witness a chisel.
 Q. Is this the chisel that was missing?
 4. No.
 o. You didn't miss a plane did you? q. You don't feel well, do you? A. No, and I am excited too.
 Reilly took him for redirect rex- animation.
 c. Was Hauptman kind to Mrs Halptman? A. Yes.
 Wilentz started recross examina- tion.
 o. You knev he did no work? You wondered how he could get a. long without working? A. Yes.
 Q. You told police, didn't you that you didn't see how Hauptman didn't have to go to work when you did? A. Yes. He told me he was in the Stock Market.
 The next witness was Mrs Mat ida Heyne, who also attended Hauptman's paftiesl
 Q. Do you remember being present on Dec. 2, 1883 at the Hauptman home? A. Yes.
 She said she had met Isidor F'isch that night but never had seen him before. The witness was nervous and red faced.
 Wilentzed excused the witness and the next witness was her hus- band otto Heyne.
 Heyne said he was a resident of Elizabeth, N. J. His story of the Fisch farewell party corroborated that of his wife.
 On cross examination, the wit. ness said when he saw Hauptman in June, 1884, the prisoner said he was working as carpenter.
 Benjamin Heier was recalled to Q. eBy Reillyl-Do you re. member April 2, 1892, what day of the week was 1t? A. Saturday.
 Q. Did you call for 8 young ladyq with your car? A. Yes.
 c. What time? A. About 2 Q. Where did she live? A.. Webster Ave.
 O. She married after the inci- dent? A. Yes.
 O, And later died? A. Yes.
 Heier said he had parked his car on fremont avenue, near the cem- etery.
 0. While your car was parked there was this young lady in 1t? A. Yes.
 Q. What were you doing? A. O.. Were your lights on? A. Part of the time on, and part of the time off.
 O. What were you doing? A. When flashed my lights they shined on the cemetery wall. a. Did you see anybody? A. Yes a man.
 a. What did he do? A. He took three or four steps toward my car. c. What time of night was that? A. About 9:30 or 10:SO.
 Q. Was the light good or bad? Q. How tall was he? A. That's. hard to tell.
 Q. How long was his face under your observation? A. Six or seven seconds.
 c. Did you see his picture in the paper? A. Yes.
 Q. How recently? A. Very re- gently.
 Q. Who was it? A. Isidor Fisch. Reilly showed the witness a photograph of Fisch.
 Q.Is this the man you saw at the cemetery? A. It bears a strong resemblance.
 c. But the man you saw had a hat on?
 A. Yes.
 Reilly sought to introduce a let ter from. the girl who was out with Heller on the evening in question. Wilentz objected.
 Reilly said the letter would show the girl mentioned the incident in her letter.
 After frequent objections, Reilly was able to bring out that the let- ter was received through the mails by Heier and that it was written in the dead girls hand.
 Q. You did not see this man i. enter any automobile? IT a