The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-01-03

Federal authorities investigated
letters received by Rep. George
Foulkes Of Michigan warning him
"somethin0 mysterious' would hap.
pen % him unless no ceased sun.
porting the President. The letters
also threatened President Roose.
welt (Associsted Press .Photo)
Wilentz turned and waved his arm
fist closed, toward the chair where
the defendant sat.
Recounts :Jafsies' Work
He recounted two ransom contacts
with DR.. Condor.
When the money was finally paid
in the cemetery Wilentz charged
Eauptmann told Condor, good
work."
He told Of the futile flight Col
Lindbergh made to Gay Head, Mass
And Lindbergh, who could find q
speck at the end of the earth, could
rot find his baby-because Haupt-
mann had murdered that baby"
Wilentz launched into description
of the finding of the baby's body.
"One leg was gone, eaten away, or
rotted away" he said. Zone hand
was gone. There was the curly blond
hair, the high prominent forehead
the foot with the overlapping toes"
Mrs. Lindbergh's head bowed for
ward. Her eyes were fixed on the
floor. Precipitation appeared on Col
Lindbergh's brow. He moved nerv-
ously in his chair.
Betty Cow also dropped her head
forward, her eyes downcast.
This state will not compromise
with murder or murderers," Wilentz
continued, banging on the rail of the
jury box.
I'VE demand the penalty Of first
degree murder"
Those were his last words. He sat
down, hopping his brow.
Roberts was sworn as the first wit
ness.
The first exhibit was q map show
ing the Hopewell area.
Hauck next offered chart Of the
east elevation Of the Lndbergh home
and of the nursery. The chart showed
the window through which the child
was allegedly taken.
Roberts told the jury the height to
the nursery window from the ground
was II feet 3 inches.
Roberts described the third chart
which showed the ground floor out
line Of the Lindbergh estate and de-
velopments in the vicinity.
After the noon recess County En-
gineer Roberts took up his direct tes-
timony on the diagram showing the
outline of the Lindbergh house ground
floor and various other developments
in the immediate vicinity Of the
house. He used q pointer to indicate
the various details Of the chart.
Trial Off to Quick Start
Mrs. Lindbergh came into the old
colonial, breath-oppressed courtroom
shortly after Justice Thomas w.
Trenchard reopened the proceedings
Thursday. A ripple Of excitement
rolled over the crowd as she entered,
accompanied by woman friend.
Mrs. Lindbergh was escorted to a
seat in the second row Of special
chairs near the judges bench. She
appeared very pale.
Her husband shot one glance to-
ward her as she came in. then stared
straight ahead. There was no change
il, his set expression.
Many eyes we're on Colonel Lind
bergh Thursday because Of reports he
was carrying revolver in an arm
holster. When Colonel H. Norman
schwarzkopf Of the Jersey police was
asked to verify the revolver report,
he invited his questioners ITO look.
They looked and saw bulge under
his left arm.
The rapidity with which opposing
counsel disposed Of the jury selection
enabled the worlds most famous trial
to swing into the testimony taking
stage on its second day.
Mrs. Lindbergh appeared to volun-
teer her story Of the kidnapping.
Miss Cow, also came to court
to tell the tale. familiar but never
before heard from her lips.
Miss Cow may be surprise. In
the early days Of the states prepara-
tons Of its case. she was referred to
as a routine" witness who could tell
only what might be obtained from
other sources. There were even hints
that the state might not bother to
bring her from Scotland.
Her status changed sharply after
she landed In New York Christmas
day. On the eve Of the trial the state
announced she was to be an "tmpor-
tant" witness.
Aside from her story Of the dis
covery Of the kidnapping, the nurse Is
a key witness In placing the murder
Of the baby In Hunterdon county, and
not in adjoining Mercer county where
the tiny body was found. This testi-
mony Is designed to checkuate any
defense attacks on the jurisdiction of
q Hunterdon county court to try the
case.
Miss Cow found the baby's metal
thumbguard near 3 wooded grove
along the main road to the white
house Of the Lindbergh estate. The
prosecution contends that the baby
was either dead or dying when It was
carried past that spot . hundred
Yards from the home.
Miss Cow also may tell the jury Of
the mtddle-class country folk Of her
Identification Of the baby's mutilated
body on q Trenton morgue slab.
FIsCH WROTE NOTES FOR
RANSOM, DEFENSE TO CLAIM
Pennington. N. j., Jan. 3.-(P)-De-
tense counsel III the trial Of Bruno
Richard HauptmaTn confirmed, az
ter IN earlier denial Thursday, that