The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-06
Fingerprint Clues
 Bitterly Fought
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Q. You were adjudsed insane some time ago, weren't you? A. Yes, in 1928. c. How many times were you in an institution? Eight times? A.. Five. c. One of the times you were confined for threatening a woman in the charity ward, weren't you? A. Yes sir.
 Q. And another time for writ ing filthy letters? A. Yes, abusive language.
 @. Every time you were con- fined was for a mental disorder, wasn't it? A. Yes, depressive. c. (By Reilly)-Irrespecti of your mental disorders, you arc working in New York? A. Yes. Wilentz hammered at the witt ness, on rc-cross examination. Q. You were in Bellevue hos pital on July :, 1884? A. I went there myself.
 Q. Whether you walked in. whether you were on crutches, or were carried in, you were confined after 1928? A. Yes.
 Q. You aren't suffering from any depression now, are you? A. No.
 Streppone was excused. The next witness was Lieut. Paul Sjostrom of the New Jersey state police. Lloyd Fisher, of defense, asked that the kidnap ladder be brought in.
 Q. Did you have control of the ladder found at the Lindbergh hOmep A. No
 Q. Did you have any general pictures of the ladder? A. In what respect?
 Q. Photographs of the ladder? A. No.
 Q. Did you have fingerprint photographs of the ladder? A.. | Yes.
 Sjostrom said the fingerprints were in possession of the state. wed like to have them," Fisher snapped.
 They will be here," Wilentz re- piled. "We'd like to have a little notlceon these things"
 Q. What did the pictures show? A. Fingreprints on the ladder.
 The witness said that as far as he knew the entire ladder surface was not photographed.
 Q. Didn't you think 1t impor- tant? A. No.
 c. How many photographs were taken? A. 68.
 Q. How many fingerprints did you find? A. 125.
 Q. Do you know when those pictures were taken? A. On March 21, 1892.
 nz l. men couldn't find any fiigerprints? A. Yes.
 Q. You think no one touched that ladder, unless he had gloves on, from the time of the crime un- til March 13? A. Lots of people touched it.
 Q. Dr Hudson came over to process the ladder? A. wasn't there.
 o. Were the ransom notes in your possession? A. For time.
 The fiingerprint photographs were brought in and given to Fisher.
 Q. Did you ever tell Dr Hudson that over 1,200 photographs were taken? A. No sir.
 Q. Do you know that 1,2OO pie lures were taken? A. No, l do not.
 The witness admitted that be- cause of the incompleteness of the photographic series he could not tell from which section any single print was taken.
 c. You took only nine photo graphs of the entire third section of the ladder? A. That's right. @. You ran down the identity of some of the persons whose finger prints you found? A. Yes.
 c. Did you find the tingerprint of this defendant Hauptmann? A. No. Wilentz cross examined. c. If the defendant wore gloves when he carried that ladder, there would be no fingerprints would there? A. No.
 Q. Cby Fisher)-A nursemaid and a mother don't generally wear gloves do they when they close windows? A. No sir.
 Q. (by Wilentz) You've never been nursemaid, lleutenant?. A. No.
 Q, (by Fisherl You've never been motheh either? No reply. The witness was excused. Sergeant Louis Kubler of the New Jersey state police was the next witness.
 e. (by Fisher)-Were you at the Lindhergh home in 1882? A. After March 10. c. Had you made any experi- ments on that ladder before Dr..