, 1935-02-14

and wa based principally or alibis
FOR the key dates.
He was charged with stealing
Charles Lindbergh. Jr., from his
crib, killing him In q fall from a
homemade ladder while descend
ing from the nursery window. bury
ing the body In a woods, and then
extorting the ransom.
Police recovered $l4.600 OF the
ransom money from Hauptmann's
garage In the Bronx, q wood tech
nician traced the ladder 20 his
home. and handwriting experts said
he penned the extortion letters. He
admitted only that he had the STA
500, and said that had been given
10 him by Isidor Fisch, now dead.
Based on the states estimate Of
81, 1000 a day, the trial cost New Jer-
sey So, 900. The State House Com
mission. which holds the strings Of
the official rainy day bag. allotted
$4,000 for the case. Other thousands
had been spent In the investiga-
ton,
Jurors refused to talk, but q we'll
informed report was that they had
required five ballots 70 agree on q
verdict without the recommended
ton for mercy. They were out II
hours and 6 minutes.
BY the time they returned To the
courtroom, II was anything but a
spectacular setting for the conclu-
sion Of the sensational case.
Tobacco smoke hung heavily IN
the air: half tempted containers OF
coffee perched on uncertain bases;
lawyers and newspapermen who
had waited since before noon
stretched re~stleSsly.
There was talk that the jury
would be locked up for the night.
Each hour that passed decreased the
expectation Of a death sentence.
AS abruptly rs the flare OF q
match, a change transformed the
room. Sheriff Curtiss came quickly
into the court from the door through
which the jurors used on their way
to the jury room.
Even before he said It. the word
whisked through the room: They've
reached q verdict. The iury's com
ing in"
Wilentz, chief OF the prosecution
forces IN the 32-day trial, tried 70
be calm. u~nconcerned. But his race
paled and he moved about jerkily
in self-consclous motions.
Reilly, usually urbane and Jolly,
became strangely serious. His ford
face took on q deep flush.
As everyone waited. a bell began
70 toll. II was the courthouse bell
signalling TO the burshers that the
Jury had found It's verdict. Outside
the courthouse the crowds grew
tense.
At 1921. six state troopers march
ed In. Behind them came Haupt-
mann manacled 10 his two guards.
His face was gray ard etched IN
deep, tired lines. There was an APP
prehensive, fearful look IN his eyes,
and he did not walk with his farni-
liar readiness and expectation.
There was another slight stir and
Mrs. Hauptmann hurried down an
aisle. She forced a smile on her
bloodless face as she looked on her
husband. and her bloodless lips
moved soundlessly as she tried 70
utter words OF encouragement.
Another minute and another, and
the jury had not returned. Az lo:S4
the Jurors and their guards walked
slowly In.
Mrs. verna Snyder. juror No: g..
walked with bowed head and her
ewes were red as II from weeping
Mrs. Ethel Stockton. whose seven
year-old son waited in one OF the
benches, had her white face fixed
or the juror who walked ahead Of
her.
The fury box was filled.
Last-!t was l0:42-Justice Tren-
chard, benign. paternal IN his APP
pearance. mounted the bench.
c. Lloyd Eel. white haired county
clerk. In his routine, singsong voice
polled the jury.
The jury and Hauptmann rose
Then came the repeated Guilty OF
murder In the first degree"
Hauptmann was sentenced. turn
ed over to the sheriff and led out.
The electric clock on the varnlsh-
ed face OF the balcony said 1881.
The entire scene had taken only ~