Evening star., 1935-02-04

WlentZ then had the witness state
when he was questioned by Bronx
authorities he knew all these things,
and yet did not state he had been
with Hauptmann on April 2.
The attorney general read one ques-
ton asked in the Bronx, do you re-
member seeing Hauptmann in March
or April?" and the answer, II can't
remember the days, ! say In the
months I did see him some time"
Kloeppenburg acknowledged the
answer.
Reading from Kloeppenburg'h state
ment to the Bronx police Wilentz
showed that the witness had said he
could not remember positively being
at Hauptmann's home April 2. 1882.
@. Did anybody tell you to come
here and remember 1t? A. Yes,
remember 1t nov.
Pope and Reilly both protested when
WiientZ sought to cut the answer short.
Kloeppenburg was allowed to recount
what recalled the time to him.
@. At the time you were questioned
In the Bronx you couldn't remember?
A. Yes.
Wilentz Question
Amazes Witness.
@. Isn't it a fact that Mr.. Haupt-
mann picked out the first Saturday
Of the month, so he could use you
to establish an alibi?
Kloeppenburg locked at Wilentz In
credulously and then his face broke
into broad smile. He did not answer
when Pope Immediately objected.
Justice Trenchard sustained the OBJ
lection.
"It's no worse" Wilentz observed,
than your asking Betty Cow if she
dropped the thumb guard on the
lane"
Kloeppenburg said his recollections
about April were refreshed some time
in December and he realized he had
been with Hauptmann that night.
@. Did you go back then to the
Bronx district attorney or to the
police, and say gentlemen, want to
correct the testimony gave you, was
mistaken?
The defense objected, but was over
ruled.
A. No. sir; did not"
( @. Did you go back to talk to the
police after october, 1884? A. went
couple of times.
Q. But not after the trial in the
Bronx (extradition proceedings)? A.
No.
Justice Trenchard asked the wit
ness If he could come anywhere near"
the time Fisch brought the package to
Hauptmann.
Kloeppenburg said his recollection
was November. 1884. He corrected the
date to 1888
Wilentz ended his questions and
Reilly asked how the witness, remem-
bered April 2, 1882.
IT repember because 1t was the
music night. I had a joke the night
before (April fools day. and I knew
Mrs. Hauptmann wanted to go some
where the next day" Kloeppenburg
explained.
Does Not Remember
Police Visit Date.
wilentz, taking the witness for a
recross-examination gestured to a
man seated at the prosecution table.
@. Did you ever see this man be-
fore, Detective Patterson of the New
York police? A. Yes.
@. Didn't he and Sergt Wallace
on the New jersey State police come
and see you in December, 1884? A.
Yes.
@. Didn't you tell them then that
you didn't remember any Of the dates?
A. I'm not sure it was in December.
@. Well, late In the year, then?
A. Yes, at the place where work
@. In January. February, March
and April, 1882. did you go there on
Saturday nights? A. Yes. But I
didn't 60 in December, 1881, and
January, 1892
@. Why do you say 1t was a Gus
tom, then? A. 1t was, but I didn't
60 those two months.
A. What have you in your mind
that fixes it was February you re-
sumed playing? A. Mr.. and Mrs.
Hauptmann came to my house one
Sunday
@. When you say February, are
you guessing? A. No, I'm sure. He
came and offered me a job
Hauptmann sat rigid, listening and
watching, while Kloppenburg testified.
Mrs Hauptmann listened, a slight
| smile on her face. Her eyes followed
! the tall young man as he stepped
! down from the stand at the end of
his testimony and stalked out of
the room.
Court recessed for lunch at
1924 pm.
Identifies Picture
OF "Violet Sharpe"
Court convened at las pm.
Mrs Anna Bonesteel of Yonkers
was called by Reilly as the first wit
ness of the afternoon session. She
told of operating q restaurant.
/ @. Where do you live? A. II
Alexander street, Yonkers, N. Y.
Yes, in Yonkers.
/ @. Is that restaurant somewhere
near the dock? A. Yes, near the
Yonkers ferry.
@. Where does that ferry run to in
New Jersey? A. To Alpine, N. j.
@. You are there all day long? A.
Until / am. If the customers are there.
Reilly produced a photograph for
| identification by the witness.
Violet Sharpe" said Mrs. Bone
steel, in a matter-of-fact tone indi-
eating positive knowledge.
The middle-aged restaurant owner
was a stout, well-set woman, who an
swered the questions of Reilly with q
firm, positive voice. Dressed in black,
she shook her head emphatically to
accompany her ready answers.
@. Did you ever see her again? A.
Yes; after I saw her picture IN the
paper.
@. When did you learn Of the Lind
bergh kidnapping? A. The next day.
Everybody was talking about it, the
newspapers and the radio.
@. When did you ever tell anybody
about Violet Sharpe being at your
restaurant that night? A. I told sew
eral persons, but they said don't pay
any attention to her"
Under Reilly's questioning she said
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