The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-01-25
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Hauptmann Gives
Confident Alibi
To Murder Charge

He said he put the box on the up
per shelf in the broom closet In the
kitchen and did not disturb II until
the middle Of August, 1924.
And what caused you to disturb
it,"
II was looking for . broom, and
when / took the broom must hit the
box with the broom handle. and !
looked up, and that way ! saw that
1t Is money. I damaged the box"
And you saw money!?
EYES,"
Took Box TO Garage
"Well, now had there been any
moisture or wet or anything In that
closet?"
"All soaking wet"
Hauptmann explained there were
pipes running through the closet.
Asked what he did with the box. he
replied:
Il put 1t in the boiler and took Il
down to the garage"
what money did you zee In that
box?"
only gold certificates"
About how Inuch?"
II didn't count 1t from the begin.
ming"
us that the money that you after.
wards started to spend2"
THAT Is the money"
us that the money that was found
in your garage?"
1T IT,"
"And was F1sch dead 1t that timer
EYES,"
Abb for March I. 1851
Hauptmann said that on March !
1882, the day Of the kidnapping, he
woke up at s q. m. "Took the wife
down to the bakery" then went home,
then to the Majestic apartments In
tending to work. The superintendent
told him there were no Jobs for that
day. he said. 80 he went on to two
employment agencies and to Radio
City in q futile effort to get . job
He returned home around p. m.
He called for his wife at the bak.
cry, her place Of employment. ct Z
p. m. he said.
TELL us what you did there that
night
Il took the police dog out. I went
to the corner Of the Boston road
went q little farder up. I met gen
tleman. I guess he was put gas Ia
the gasoline station and he was talk
ing about the-about the dog. Und
he was asking me where ! get him.
Hauptmann said this was between
8 and $50 p. m. He returned the
dog to the bakery and left with hta
wife after o'clock.
what did you do7"
II went home. We went home
Took the car In the garage. Went
right away to bed"
Reilly indicated his direct exam
nation Of Hauptmann probably would
require the entire court session. Reilly
PROMISED to spend the day tearing
the states case down."
Promises Complete Alibi
I'VE are going to take the state'l
case piece by piece" he said. I'VE
are going to show Hauptmann the d.
legged kidnap ladder and ask him y
he ever saw It before.
I'VE are going to have Hauptmant
show what he was doing both o.
March I, 1882. when the kidnapping
took place. and On April 3. 1881. wher
the ransom money Was said to hav(
been paid"
But the prosecution sang . different
tune.
"The state" announced George <
Large special assistant attorney gen
eral, us prepared to refute any i'm.
portant abb statement the defendant
may make. In his testimony Thurs
day there was nothing new which oul
case did not cover effectively"
II the direct examination lasts d
day, the defendant cross-axamiuatiog
will begin Monday. The defense plan
to ask for . recess over the weekend
50 that counsel can inspect Haupt'
MAINS home In the Bronx. His wife
Anna, probably win follow him 70 tn
stand Tuesday.
Among the surprises which the de-
tense has intimAted It viii Introduce
is the testimony Of the man who ha
always been considered By the stat
police Of New Jersey to have beeu tn
last man and the only man TO 90
tually see the man who did the KID
napiug."
@. Lloyd Fisherf. defense oounse
who said the state had such Q Wit
ness but did not use him. mentioned
no names. Il was learned auth0gtta
lively. however, that he referred q
Ben Lupica. . student who saw . MAJ
carrying . ladder In N autcmo6il
near the Lindbersh hogue . few hour
before the KIDNAPPING.
The driver. Lupics was reporter
ready to testify. was "red.faced an
tat" - and Hauptmanu Is pale IN
lean.
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