The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-05
BY SUTHERLAND DENLINGER
Times Special Writer

BY SUTHERLAND DENLINGER
Times Special Writer
a S Bruno Richard Haupt-
mann stands trial for
the murder of Charles Au-
gustus Lindbergh Jr. in
Hunterdon County Court
house the defense is pre-
pared to deny every per-
tinent allegation made
against him by the State of
New Jersey.
It will contend that Hauptmann
is not guilty and in proof of this
probably will produce witnesses,
controverting evidence of the pros
ecution, to show that:
The defendant was not seen
near the Lindbergh home before
the kidnapping.
William Dilts Whitehead, Will
liam Diehl and George E. j. LEM,
neighbors of Willard Whitehed.
will be called to testify that his
reputation for veracity and hon.
esty is bad and that defense thus
is expected TO attack the credi-
bility of the witness expected to
swear he saw Hauptmann in the
vicinity Of the Lindbergh home.
Hauptmann was not in the
baby's room.
Handwriting experts will testify
their belief that Hauptmann wrote
none of the ransom notes.
Hauptmann will testify that he
did not leave the ransom note
found in the baby's room and he
and his wife will swear to an ahbi
which places him in New York at
the time of the kidnapping.
They will swear that cuStomar-
lily he met his wife each Tuesday
night at the Bronx restaurant
where she was employed and took
her home. They will swear that
as March |, 1882, fell on Tuesday,
he took her home that night at
time which precluded his presence
in Hunterdon County at the time
of the kidnapping.
Christian Fredericksen, proprie-
tor of the bakery at 3215 Dyer-av,
the Bronx, employer of Mrs.
Hauptmann, will be called in an
effort to subStantiate the alibi.
Hauptmann did not fall from
the ladder leading from the baby's
room and suffer leg injury.
Hauptmann will testify that he
limped in The spring of 1882 be-
cause of Varicose veins and med
ical testimony will be offered.
Hauptmann did not build the
ladder.
The defense will produce wit
nesses to swear that thousands of
persons besides Hauptmann had
access to lumber such as that used
to make the ladder.
II
TTAUPTMANN will testify that
Il l. he never built a ladder in his
life.
Hauptmann did not leave foot
prints near the ladder.
Defense witnesses will testify
that soon after the crime it was
reported that footprints of three
persons were found.
Other witnesses will testify
that shoes such rs Hauptmann
has worn are Identical in size and
type with tho IsaniS of others
which might have left footprints
on Sourland Mountain.
Hauptmann did not write the
ransom notes.
Defense experts will testify that
for every Letter in the ransom
notes which resembles Haupt-
mann's writing there is one or
more not resembling it.
They will swear that racial
characteristics in writing are COM
mon to many persons.
Hauptmann did not negotiate
for the ransom money.
The defendant will testify that
the voice identified as his
by Col. Lindbergh was not his,
that ISidor Fisch, from whom
he will say he got the ransom
money. had a Teutonic voice and
and that Fisch suffered from
tuberculosis, the disease producing
a cough such as Col. Lindbergh IS
expected to say he heard come
from the throat of the ransom ne
gotiator.
Hauptmann did not have $4,000
in his possession.
Hauptmann will testify that he
received from Fisch the furrier,
who since has died in Germany,
a box which he later learned
contained ransom money. He will
produce records to show he did
not have anywhere near $4,000
and that he and his wife had
bank accounts and other articles
Of value, including mortgages,
before the ransom money was
paid. He will testify that he and
Fisch made considerable profit
trading in furs-some furs were
found in his home-and that he
did not bank the money.
Hauptmann did not give up his
job on the day the ransom was
paid.
The defense will produce checks
made out to Hauptmann BE- the