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The Washington times., 1935-01-23

the ladder rail and the attic board
came from a tree which was of
the same age. He said the rings"
showed the same variations. in
width and shading.
Detective Lewis Bornmann also
testified, earlier, today that the
board from the "kidnap ladder"
matched the board in Haupt-
mann's attic.
Mr.. Bornmann' testimony also
was a damaging blow to Haupt-
mann.
Mr.. Bornmann said he went to
a closet between two bedrooms,
removed several shelves and
climbed through a 15-inch trap
door to the attic of Hauptmann's
home.
There he found a short board
in the flooring, and where the
board was sawed off, Mr.. Born
mann said, he found a small pile
of saWdust.
He said he called the attention
of Mr.. Koehler, Government wood
technologist, to this. They
checked the short board Mr..
Bornmann found in the attic
with the lumber in the rail of
the kidnap ladder, found the
grains matched and the nail
holes in both boards were iden-
tical.
Mr.. Bornmann related how he
and Mr.. Koehler took what was
known as Rail 16 (the upright
of Section 3 of the kidnap lad
der) and compared the nail
holes with those in the joist in
the attic on which the missing
part of a board in the Haupt-
The Washington times., 1935-01-23
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bore his fingerprints and asked
him to save it until Mr.. Kelly
could be recalled with his work
kit.
AS Mr.. Kelly finished, Mr.. Reilly
asked what he had found.
There are some slight ridges,
but they are Smudged and l can
not make them out"
Mr.. Reilly ordered him to work
on the paper little longer. This
Mr.. Kelly did.
Again, he said the prints his
powder brought out were of mo
value"
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Denies Prints

The board was marked for
Identification.
Mr. Reilly asked Mr.. Kelly:
"Please demonstrate how you
would take my fingerprints off
that wood"
The trooper explained it would
take about "a hours for the i'm
preston to "set" in the wood.
"All right, then, I'll leave this
wood with the clerk and will
have you back to take these
prints later"
Mr.. Reilly asked if it was true
DR.. Hudson found 800 to 1000
fingerprints on the ladder. Mr..
Kelly emphatically declared;
"No!"
"DO you know whether DIR.
Hudson took any photographs
of the ladder?"
"NOt that / know Of"
Off man wore gloves when
he carried the ladder to the Lind.
bergh home would he leave any
fingerprints? A.-Absolutely not.
Off man wore gloves when
he went to that nursery and
took that baby would he leave
a fingerprint? A.-No.
Q.-Supposing the kidnaper
with the child in his arms COW
cred with cloth scraped the
windowsill with the cloth would
that remove all fingerprintS?
ALL trace of them.
Q.-And if the man went down
the back stairs with the child in
his arms he wouldn't leave any
prints on the sill would he?
A.-No.
Attorney General Wilentz inter
posed:
"If nobody went into that
room after 8 o'clock, of course
the baby wouldn't have been
missing?"
Mr.. Kelly replied:
"NO."
On redirect examination Attor-
ney General Wilentz wanted to
know whether fingerprints would
be left by the kidnaper if he came
into the nursery with gloves on.
Mr.. Kelly said there would be no
prints.
Under Mr.. Wilentz's question
ing the trooper explained the sill
yer nitrate system of taking
prints had not been developed
until after the kidnapping. BY
the time DR.. Hudson had applied
the test many persons had han.
died the ladder.
Inspector John A. Lyons of the
New York police department.,
slender, graying man in his late
fortieS, came next.
Mr.. Reilly asked him If he
had gloves on. He didn't. Mr..
Reilly continued:
"Well, with the courts per-
mission, raise that window there
behind the judges chair. Take
the sash by both the top and
bottom"
Mr.. Lyons stepped up and
raised the window a foot.
"HOw many prints did you
leave?"
"Three marks"
Mr.. Wilentz took Mr. Lyons over
the examination. He asked the
police inspector if he did not go to
Hauptmann's home after his ar
rest. He did.
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End OUerLdps

Mr.. Pope kept hammering
away at the police carpenter un.
til he finally asked him to dem.
onstrate just how he had fitted
the upright, from the "kidnap
ladder" into the bare space in
the attic. Mr.. Pope laughed in
triumph when the carpenter
showed one end of the upright
overlapped. Mr.. Pope exclaimed:
"That's just what I thought"
Astonishment was written all
over the faces of Mr.. Wilentz and
his associates.
Lawyers for both sides leaped
to their feet and the grizzled po'
lice carpenter was asked to dem
onstrate what he meant. Mr.
Cramer took the piece of board
and placed another next to it SO
that their ends overlapped by an
inch.
There was considerable con
fusion in the courtroom.
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mann attic had been nailed. He
said:
1--WE found the nail holes of
Rail 16 corresponded exactly
with the holes of the jOiSt."
The witness picked up the
third section of the kidnap lad
der and pointed out nail holes
in it to the jurors.
Then he pointed to the joists
in the photograph of the Haupt
mann attic (Which had been in
troduceO and said:
"These holes exactly CORE
spOnded. We also found that
nails found in the attic fit per-
fectly through the ladder up
right and right on through into
the joists."
Assistant Attorney General Rob
ert Peacock questioned Mr.. Born
mann in some detail.
Q.-Was the slant of the mai
hole the same in the board as il
was in the joists? Ayes. We
didn't have to pound nail in any
of the holes when we fitted the
upright and the joist together
The nails could be pushed in with
a finger.
Mr.. Bornmann was asked tx
identify section of yellowish pine
board about six feet long. He said
THAT is the piece of board I
took from the attic"
The board was admitted as
evidence over the vigorous objec
ton of Frederick A. Pope of de
fense counsel.
There was a long argument
about the admission as evidence
of the photograph of the Haupt
mann attic. The photograph pre-
viously had only been marked fol
Identification.
Justice Thomas w. Trencharc
ruled the picture would be admit
ted.
Defense attorney Pope took Mr.
Bornmann over for cross-examina
ton. Mr.. Pope wanted to know
what police had access to the
Hauptmann house after his ar
rest. Mr.. Bornmann said only the
New Jersey State Police and De
partment Of Justice agents.
Q.-(By Mr.. Pope) Isn't it 6
fact that the Hauptmann home
was rented after his arrest? A.
Yes.
j Q.-And wasn't it you who
rented it? A.-(Smiling)-Yes.
rented it.
Q.-Didn't you prevent defense
counsel from gaining access to the
house? A.-No.
Q.-But you left instruction,
at the house no defense lawyer
were to be let in, didn't you
A.-No.
Dwell, may we get in now
Al have no objection.
Q.-When? A.-We'll get to
gether on that.
Q.-How many times wer
other police up in the attic be
fore you found all this? A
None. as far as I know, excep
those who went up with ME tina
first morning.
Now at the time this board wa
was taken from the floor and Gel
tain comparisons made, was Mrs
Hauptmann home? A.-No.
Dwell, the place, as matte
Of fact. was infested with polio
|
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DEFENSE CASE
HARD HIT BY
EXHIBITS

son examined the ladder. Mr..
Kelly replied:
"He sprayed a side Of it with
silver nitrate"
did you dUst the ladder for
fingerprintS?"
Yes"
"Get any fingerprints from
it?"
"NOne of value"
Mr.. Reilly held up a piece Of
pine wood about a foot long and
asked:
"When DIR. Hudson made his
examination Of the ladder did
the silver nitrate discolor the
wood the same as on the piece
of wood / have here?"
6VQCO
The Washington times., 1935-01-23
Tells of Test

Mr.. Koehler then told of taking
rail 16 of the "kidnap ladder" to
the Hauptmann home on October
8. 1884, for examination and com
parison. Mr.. Wilentz asked:
"What did you find?"
"I found that the nail holes
in rail 16 cOrrespOnIed exactly
with the nail holes in the floor
iOist and that grains in rail
l6 correspOnded with the grain
of the piece next to it."
When Mr.. Wilentz asked Mr.
Koehler to explain the relation.
ship between the two pieces OF
wood, Defense Attorney Frederick
A. Pope protested, saying:
II can say there is no such
animal among man as an ex-
pert on wood. This man may
testify as an experienced car
penter and nothing else. He
knows the bark Of trees, yes,
but he is no scientist"
Justice Thomas w. Trenchard
1nterposed:
II take a different view. I
think he is qualified as a wood
expert"
Mr.. Wilentz asked that Mr.
Pope's expression, there's no
such animal as a wood expert,
be stricken from the record, and
it was. Mr.. Pope remarked that
he meant it only as "a homely
expression.
Court was recessed until LAS
.. m, with the lawyers still ar
guing Mr.. Koehler's qualifications
as an expert.
The Washington times., 1935-01-23
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The Washington times., 1935-01-23
Prisoner Tense

Hauptmann's eyes were un-
blinking. He sat still in his chair
with a weird, staring expression
as if in a trance, his eyes never
moving from the witness.
A new photograph was intro
duced in evidence, showing q
closeup of the board from the
"kidnap ladder" and the board
which the State contends it was
cut from in the Hauptmann attic,
Defense Attorney Pope objected
to its admission, but Justice
The Washington times., 1935-01-23
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The Washington times., 1935-01-23
Grain Is Similar

Mr.. Koehler pointed out that
the pitch streak" in both boards
was the same. For clarity, Mr..
Koehler was instructed to refer to
the board from the kidnap ladder
as the ladder raip' in his testi-
mony.
The witness said the rings" in
The Washington times., 1935-01-23
Asks About Ladder

Mr.. Reilly switched his ques,
tioning to the kidnap ladder. He
asked Mr.. Kelly about the engage
ment of a DR.. Hudson to take
fingerprints on the ladder.
Mr.. Reilly asked how DR.. Hud
The Washington times., 1935-01-23
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(Continued from Page ~
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-09-12
ORDER NISI

James O. Hinebaugh, Neil c. Fraley, j. w.
Butt and Howard P Stuck, Collectors of the
Mayor and Town Council of Oakland, and
the Town of Oakland Municipal Corpora
ton, vs. Estate of Helen s. Hesen.
No. 954 Miscellaneous. In the Circuit Court of
Garrett County, Maryland.
ORDERED, By the Circuit Court for Garrett
County, Maryland, this Goth day of August,
1885, that the tax sale made and reported by
the Collectors of the Mayor and Town Coun-
Gil of Oakland, and the town of Oakland, a
Municipal Corporation, be ratified and con-
frmed, unless cause to the contrary thereof
be shown on or before the 1st day of October,
1885 provided a copy of this order be inserted
in some newspaper published in Garrett County
once week for three successive weeks before
the goth day of September, 1885.
The report states the amount of sale to be
$31O0. DAVID A. ROBB.
True copy-Test: A. G. ROSS, Clerk
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-09-12
ORDER NISI

James o. Hinebaugh, Neil C. Fraley. ]. W.
Butt and Howard P. Stuck, Collectors of the
Mayor and Town Council of Oakland, and
the Town of Oakland, Municipal Corpora
ton, VS.. Max yelling.
No. 953 Miscellaneous. In the Circuit Court
for Garrett County. Maryland
ORDERED, By the Circuit Court for Garrett
County, Maryland, this Goth day of August,
1885, that the tax sale made and reported by
the Collectors of the town of Oakland,
Municipal Corporation, and the Mayor and
Town Council of Oakland, be ratified and con-
irmed, unless cause to the contrary thereof
be shown before the LIST day of October,
1885 provided copy of this order be inserted
in some newspaper published in Garrett County
once week for three successive weeks before
the goth day of September, 1885.
The report states the amount of sale to be
S2700. DAVID A. R0BB.
True copy-rest: A. G.. ROSS. Clerk
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-09-12
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

This IS 10 give NoLlCE' That the sub;
Court of Garrett County, Maryland, Letters
of Administration the estate of
MARY CATHERINE WRIGHTSMAN,
late of Garrett County, Maryland, deceased.
All persons having claims against the de-
ceased are hereby warned to exhibit the same,
with the vouchers thereof duly authenticated,
February 1886, they may otherwise by law
be excluded from all benefit of said estate.
All persons knowing themselves indebted to
said estate are requested to make immediate
payment
Given under my hand this Goth day of Au-
gust 1885.
HERBERT v. LEIGHTON, Admir-,
Mountain Lake Park, Maryland.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-09-12
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4th, 1885,
at 1000 o'clock A. NJ, in Front of
the Court House in Oakland, Md,

all of the right, title and interest of
the parties to said suit in and to the
coal and all other minerals underlying
approximately one hundred and sew
enteen acres of land, more or less,
situate on Mill Run, Garrett County,
Maryland, near the town of Barton,
and particularly described as being
those two Military Lots and adjoin-
ing land which were conveyed unto
Ezra Michaels and Lawrence Michaels
by deed from Jane Michaels and Kelita
Michaels, her husband, dated Septem-
Der 6, 1898, and of record in Liber
No. %, folio 358, one of the Land
Records of Garrett County, Maryland,
subject nevertheless to the right of
the said Ezra Michaels, his heirs and
assigns, as owners of the surface of
said lands to use such coal and lime
stone therefrom as he may deem nee
essary for the use Of said farm for
all purposes.
The Bakerstown or Four-foot Seam
of Coal underlying these lands has
been opened and mined for some time
by Ezra Michaels and the same may
be inspected upon request.
TERMS OF SALE-Cash.
NEIL C. FRALEY,
HORACE P. WENTWORTH,
Trustees.
Advertisement 31-4t.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-09-12
ORDER NISI

William R. Offutt Mortgage and Assignee
of Mortgage, VS. Lawrence NJ. Fraley and
Edith Fraley. his wife
No. 1888 Equity, in the Circuit Court for
Garrett County, Maryland
1T IS ORDERED This 18th day of Septem-
Der, 1885, by the Circuit Court for Garrett
County, sitting in Equity, that the sale of
the property mentioned in these proceedings
made and reported by William R. Offutt,
Mortgage and Assignee of Mortgage. be
ratified and confirmed unless cause to the
contrary thereof be shown on or before the
18th day of October next, provided copy of
this order be inserted in some newspaper
printed in Garrett County once in each of
three successive weeks before the 4th day
of October next.
The report states the amount of sale to be
100000 A. G. ROSS, Clerk
True Copy Test A G. ROSS. Clerk.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-09-12
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

THIS IS TO GIVE NOTICE, That the sub
scriber hath obtained from the Orphans
Court of Garrett County, Maryland Letters
of Administration c. t. a, on the estate of
GRANT HARSHBARGER
late of Garrett County, Maryland, deceased
All persons having claims against the deceased
are hereby warned to exhibit the same, with
the vouchers thereof duly authenticated to
the subscriber or before the 5th day of
March, 1886, they may otherwise by law
be excluded from all benefit of the said estate.
All persons knowing themselves indebted to
sand estate are requested to make immediate
payment.
Given under my hand this 9Th day of Septem-
Der, 1885.
BENTON HARSHBARGER, Admir- c. t. a.
Bloomington, Maryland.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-09-12
Sterling Family Reunion Held

The second annual reunion of the
Sterling family was held at Deep Hol-
low Park, Preston county, West Va,
on Sunday, September 8. A large
crowd attended. The oldest member of
the family present was the widow of
the late John Henry Sterling. She is
80 years old. Dinner was served at
noon and the assembled crowd spent
the afternoon and evening visiting
with one another. The reunion will be
held next year at the same place, it
was announced.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-09-12
ORDER NISI

Albert L. Lee, Late Treasurer of Garrett
County Maryland, VS.. Robert Lantz and wife.
No. 72O Miscellaneous Docket. In the Circuit
Court for Garrett County, Maryland.
Garrett County, Maryland this 18th day of
September, 1885, that the sale made and re-
ported in the above entitled cause by the
County Commissioners of Garrett County,
Maryland. be ratified and confirmed unless
cause to the contrary thereof be shown on
before the 14th day of October, 1885 pro-
vided a copy of this order be inserted in
some newspaper published in Garrett County,
once a week for three successive weeks be-
fore the 4th day of October, 1885.
The report states the amount of sale to be
S3966. D. LINDLEY SLOAN
True copy Test: A. G. ROSS Clerk.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-09-12
ORDER NISI

James o. Hinebaugh, Neil c. Fraley. j. W.
Butt and Howard P Stuck, Collectors of the
Mayor and Town Council of Oakland and
the Town of Oakland, Municipal Corpora
ton, Minnie +. Menhorn.
No. $50 Miscellaneous. In the Circuit Court
for Garrett County, Maryland.
ORDERED, By the Circuit Court for Gar
rett County, this 26th day of August, 1885,
that the tax sale made and reported by the
Collectors of the Mayor and Town Council of
Oakland, and the town of Oakland Munic-
ipal Corporation. be ratified and confirmed,
unless cause to the contrary thereof be shown
on or before the 1st day of October, 1885 :;
provided a copy of this order be inserted in
some newspaper published in Garrett County
once a week for three successive weeks be-
fore the goth day of September. 1885
The report states the amount of sale to be
$1,000. DAVID A. ROBB.
True copy-Test: A. G. ROSS, Clerk.
The Republican has the largest cir
culation of any newspaper published
in this entire area.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-09-12
COMMISSIONERS MEETING

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN That
the Board of County Commissioners
of Garrett County, Maryland, will hold
its regular bi-monthly meeting at its
offices in the Court House, Oakland,
Maryland, on
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1885,
for the purpose of transacting all
business that may be brought before
them.
WALTER G. MEYERS, Clerk.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-09-12
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

THIS IS TO GIVE NOTICE, That the sub
Court of Garrett County, Maryland, Letters
Testamentary (Ancilary) on the estate of
MARY E. CLAYTON,
late of Union County, Pennsylvania, deceased.
All persons having claims against the de-
ceased are hereby warned to exhibit the same.
with the vouchers thereof duly authenticated.
to the subscriber on or before the 29th day of
February, 1886, they may otherwise by law
be excluded from all benefit of said estate.
All persons knowing themselves indebted to
said estate are requested to make immediate
payment
Given under my hand this goth day of Au-
gust 1885
HARRY NJ. SHOWALTER, Executor,
Lewisburg, Penna.
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ORDER NISI

Jesse j. Ashby, Jr.. Treasurer of Garrett
County, Maryland, Ezra Savage
No 965 Miscellaneous Docket In the Circuit
Court for Garrett County, Maryland
ORDERED, By the Circuit Court for Garret.
County, Maryland, this 9th day of September,
the Treasurer of Garrett County, Maryland be
ratified and confirmed unless cause to the con-
trary thereof be shown or before the 18th
day of October, 1885 provided copy of this
order be inserted in newspaper pub
lished in Garrett County once a week for
three successive weeks before the 4th day of
October, 1885.
The report states the amount Of sale to be
S2S3.22. D. LINDLEY SLOAN.
True copy-Test: A. G. ROSS, Clerk.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-09-12
ORDER NISI

Jesse J. Ashby, Jr., Treasurer of Garrett
County, Maryland, Thelma Bell
No. 500 Miscellaneous Docket. In the Circuit
Court for Garrett County, Maryland.
ORDERED By the Circuit Court for Garrett
County, Maryland. this 9th day of September,
1885, that the tax sale made and reported ty
the Treasurer of Garrett COUNT, Maryland, be
ratified and confirmed unless cause to the con-
trary thereof be shown on or before the nth
day of October. 1886; provided a copy of this
order be inserted in some newspaper pub
lished in Garrett County once week for
three successive weeks before the 4th day of
October, 1885.
The report states the amount of sale to be
$475.89. D. LINDLEY SLOAN.
True copy-Test: A. G. ROSS, Clerk.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-09-12
ORDER NISI

Jesse J. Ashby, Jr., Treasurer of Garrett
County, Maryland, VS.. Viva S, Upole
No. 963 Miscellaneous Docket. In the Circuit
Court for Garrett County, Maryland
ORDERED, By the Circuit Court for Garrett
County, Maryland, this 9th day of September,
1885, that the tax sale nade and reported by
the Treasurer of Garrett County. Maryland. be
ratified and confirmed, unless cause to the con-
trary thereof be shown before the 14th
day of October. 1885 provided a copy of this
order be inserted in some newspaper pub
lshed in Garrett County 4 week for
three successive weeks before the 4th day of
October, 1885.
The report states the amount of sale to be
$4890. D. LINDLEY SLOAN.
True copy-Test: A. G. ROSS, Clerk.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-09-12
ORDER NISI

James o. limbaugh. Neil c. Fraley. j. w.
Butt and Howard P. Stuck, Collectors Of the
Mayor and Town Council of Oakland, and
the Town of Oakland, Municipal Corpora
ton. VS.. Anna s. Platter.
No. 954 Miscellaneous. In the Circuit Court for
for Garrett County, Maryland
ORDERED. By the Circuit Court for Gar
rett County. Maryland, this Goth day of Au-
gust, 1885, that the tax sale made and reported
by the Collectors of the Mayor and Town
Council of Oakland, and the town of Oakland,
a Municipal Corporation, be ratified and con-
sbnn uiess cause S 70 4 tne contrary thereot De
1886; provided a copy of this order be in
serted in some newspaper published in Gar
rett County once a week for three successive
weeks before the goth day of September 1885.
The report states the amount of sale to be
$500. DAVID A. ROBB.
True CONTEST: A. G. ROSS. Clerk