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The Washington times., 1935-01-30
Prisoner Weeps

At this reference to his old
mother, Hauptmann suddenly
broke into tears.
He whipped out a handker.
chief and wiped his eyes quickly.
He blinked rapidly for a
couple of minutes, keeping his
head down as though ashamed
Of showing his emotion.
The spasm passed as quickly
as it arrived, however, and the
pale prisoner was his calm,
serene self within three or four
minutes.
Only those who were sitting
close to him observed these, his
first tears since his arrest.
Mr.. Reilly asked Mrs. Haupt-
mann about Mrs. Greta Henckel,
pretty young matron with whom
Attorney General David T.
Wilentz had insinuated Haupt-
mann had been over-friendly.
He asked:
. "When did you meet Mrs.
Henckel?"
"In her house in 1882"
Mr.. Reilly asked her if she had
ever suspected Hauptmann OF
being too friendly with Mrs.
Henckel.
The careworn looking wife
answered, with a rather pathetic
smile:
MRS. Henckel was not only
my husbands friend, she was
my friend as well.''
Odd you ever suspect your
husband of being untrue? A
Never!
This answer was made spirit
edly, and Hauptmann for the Sec
ond time began blinking hard.
Mrs. Hauptmann said she pur.
chased a pair of field glasses for
her husband in Germany when
she visited his mother in Kamenz.
She also bought some table silver.
She told of making a second
trip to Europe.
Justice Thomas w. Trenchard
inquired the exact date of the Sec
ond voyage. She said she sailed
July 3, 1882, and returned in Octo-
her
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State Objects

Mr.. Reilly showed the defend
ant couple of postal cards which
the latter identified as cards sent
him by Fisch from Germany.
The cards were admitted as evi.
dence after Hauptmann read one
of them aloud. It contained little
more than a friendly greeting.
Mr.. Reilly asked Hauptmann il
he could recall what Fisch said in
the letters. Hauptmann thought
he could remember part.
Q.-Referring to the first letter
he wrote when he went to Ger
many. give us your best recollec.
ton what was in it? At was
mostly about his trip.
Q.-What else did he say? A
Well, he wrote once about
At this point Attorney General
David T. Wilentz objected that
this was not proper redirect exam
ination. There was a long argu.
ment between counsel.
The defendants wife, Anna,
listened closely to the squabble.
She sat steadily, regarding her
husband while an artist, working
within a few feet of her, made
a profile sketch. Mr.. Reilly
changed his question.
Odd Fisch write you about
the furS? Ayes. In all of
the letters. The letters I get
from Mr.. Fisch are all about the
furs.
Q.-Was there anything said by
Fisch about any stock profits
that remained? Am every
letter from Mr.. Fisch he asks
about the stocks and selling
them.
Hauptmann turned to Justice
Trenchard and asked permission
to make another statement in ref
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Backs Her Story

ASKED whether her husband
went to work in March, 1882. Mrs.
Hauptmann said she could not
recall the exact date.
Q.-When was your baby born?
A A.-November 10, 1893.
Q.-Who named him Mann.
fried? Any niece.
Q.-How much do you think
you have earned since coming to
this country? About $1,000.
Mr.. Reilly asked:s
"And you saved most of this,
didn't you? You and your huS-
band saved together, didn't
yOu?"
Eyes"
"And you trusted your hus-
band, didn't yOu?"
who shouldn't trust your
huSband?"
Even gray-haired Justice Trench.
ard smiled at the naive answer.
Mr.. Reilly said:
That's ALL"
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Defendant Heard

Hauptmann took the witness
stand at 1904 a. m. as today's
first witness, for further redirect
examination.
Hauptmann was neatly attired
in a gray suit, gray shirt. blue
tie and kerchief in his breast
pocket. He was freshly shaved
and his hair carefully combed.
It was Hauptmann's fourth day
on the stand and the twenty
first court day of the trial.
Hauptmann swung across the
room to the witness chair with
a confident stride when called
to the stand. He wore his
enigmatic half-smile as Chief De-
tense Counsel Reilly resumed re-
direct examination.
Mr.. Reilly opened by inquir'
ing about the time Hauptmann
worked as a carpenter at the
Majestic Apartments in New
York city in 1880.
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drilled on Job

Mr.. Wilentz grilled Hauptmann
closely about his work at the
Majestic apartments in April.
1882. Hauptmann had testified
he worked there April l and q,
the latter being the date the
Lindbergh ransom was paid in
the Bronx.
He said he quit then because
he was being paid only $50
month when he had been prom
ised 500 a month.
A States witness said Haupt-
mann had worked on April / and
4, when he resigned for an un-
known reason. This witness, a
timekeeper, insisted that he had
been paid at the rate of 500 a
month.
Q.-(by Mr.. Wilentz) Look at
this pay roll sheet. Is there any.
thing on it to indicate you worked
there on April l and 2? Al
don't know their system of keep
ing books.
Q.-You see your name on this
sheet, don't you? A. (suspici'
ously) Well, it is misspelled.
Ooh, yes. There is only one
n at the end of it. isn't there, is
that what you mean? A.-Yes.
Dwell, you we're paid $6.67
on April 10, for two days work
between April l and April 10.
weren't you. and there is nothing
there to indicate what those two
days were? Al didn't know
their system.
Mr. Wilentz said:
That's all.
At HOS a. m. Hauptmann left
the stand. His wife, Anna f06
lowed him to the witness chatys !
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Boat and 'BOdd'

Mr.. Reilly held up a letter and
asked:
"HOw did you spell boat
her2?"
BOAT"
Q.-The IT. and the d are writ
ten differently in German than in
English aren't they? A.-Yes.
Q.-What was the date of Pres.
ident Roosevelt's last day of gold
surrender? Al think in March,
1898.
Q.-So that in August, 1894,
when this box of money was un-
covered by you, it was many
months after President Roosevelt
called in gold? A.-Yes.
Hauptmann was questioned
about his passing of Lindbergh
ransom bills. The witness took
his time replying.
Q.-After you found this money,
you passed about IL bills? A,
Twelve to fifteen.
Q.-HoW long were you passing
them? A.-From the day 1 found
the money until my arrest, about
a month.
Q.-You didn't wear a disguise?
A-No.
Q.-You even went to store
and bought your wife pair of
shoes? Ayes.
Q.-You did everything openly? ?
Ayes.
Q.-And at the gas station
where you passed the bill you
didn't try to hide the license
plate? A.-No 1 didn't try to
hide anything.
Odd 81 of the Lindbergh
money pass into your brokerage
accounts. A.-Not 81.
Q.-You didn't run away?. A.
No.
Q.-You didn't change your
license plate?. A.-No.
Mr.. Reilly asked Hauptmann
if he knew, at the time of the
Presidents gold embargo, he
would be required to fill out
papers concerning his citizen.
ship. He did.
Q.-And you knew that you,
having come into this country
illegally, could be sent back if
they caught you?. Ayes.
Odd you ever try to change
the license plates on your auto
mobile. A.-No.
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That Dictionary

The defense lawyer asked:
Did you go down to the
Majestic apartments in the
Bronx week or two before
March 1, 1892, to look for
work."
Eyes. That is. go to an
agency on Sixth Avenue. 1
think it was about February n.
1 get a letter back from then
about the first"
Q-That sent you to the apart
ments? Ayes.
Q.-Are you right or left
handed? A.-Right-handed.
The defense attorney suddenly
asked:
"Was there ever at any time
anything improper between you
and Mrs. Greta Henckel?"
mo"
Mr.. Reilly asked Hauptmanr
why he had sent for a German
American dictionary after being
placed in the Hunterdon county
Jail here.
II am reading some English
books and have some trouble to
understand"
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CrOW dWdrned

This brought buzz from the
audience and the guards called
out quiet please"
Mr. Reilly reminded Haupt-
mann that in one part of his tes.
timony there was reference to
some arrangement of 20 per
cent" Hauptmann replied:
Twenty per cent in the
stock transactions. 1t didn't
get into effect. 1t was only pro.
posed"
Mr.. Reilly walked over to the
State exhibits and picked up a
large plane. He showed it to
Hauptmann and asked him If 1t
was his. Hauptmann answered.:
Eyes, that's my plane"
Q.-When did you use it last?
A.-This plane was never used
since 1928.
Hauptmann had asked a chance
to look the plane over before he
gave his answer. Then he handed
the plane back to Mr. Reilly. He
There are two other planes
1 had. They are in that tool box
over there"
Hauptmann stepped down,
opened the tool chest. ratified
around inside it with both hands,
and Strengthened up. He said:
''They are not in there"
Q.-When did you last see the
planes you spoke about? Al
really can't remember.
Q.-This a very cheap plane?
Al guess the cheapest you can
get. guess paid about 50. The
other planes we're standard.
Q.-Are there any of your
chisels missing? Al haven't
looked the box over enough.
Mr.. Reilly asked:
do you want to look 1t over?"
Hauptmann clambered down
again and began rummaging.
Heads popped over the rail OF
the jury box.
Hauptmann stayed on his knees
by the tool chest nearly three min
utes. Then he said:
"They are three standard
chiSeIs missing"
Taking two chisels, he said:
"These are old chisels, 10
years old"
O.-How many chisels are miss
ing? A.-There are three
chisels. 12-inch, A-inch, and l.
inch, missing.
Q.-When did you last see them.
Al would say a couple OF days
before I got arrested.
This ended Hauptmann's re"
direct examination. The Stats
took the witness over for re-cross.
examination.
Mr.. Wilentz tore into the de-
fendant on re-cross-eXamination.
Hauptmann frightened Visibly
when Mr.. Wilentz began to ques~
ton him again. He seemed to
enjoy matching wits with the
fierv-temnered prosecutor,
The Washington times., 1935-01-30
Stands by Mate

Standing Loyalty by her man,
Mrs. Hauptmann ridiculed State
innuendoes that her husband was
overly friendly with Mrs. Greta
Henckel. She said:
"Mrs. Henckel was not only
my husbands friend-She was
mine, too"
Mrs. Hauptmann also denied a
story told by Mrs. Ella Achenbach,
former neighbor and state wit.
ness, that shortly after March /,
1882, when the baby was kidnapped,
the Hauptmanns called on her
after a trip, and Hauptmann was
walking with limp.
Mrs. Hauptmann said Haupt-
mann went to California in 1881
and not 1882.
Mrs. Hauptmann testified she
first learned of the Lindbergh
kidnapping the following morning,
when a customer at the bakery
restaurant showed her the news.
paper headlines.
Chief Defense Counsel Reilly
questioned Mrs. Hauptmann gent
~. He caused a dramatic few
minutes when he had Mrs. Haupt-
mann tell about her trip to Ger
many in 1928. four years after
she came to this country.
"Why did you 60 back to Eu.
rOpe?"
81 wanted to visit my people
and to see Richards mother"
She always referred to Haupt-
mann as Richard.
SQ.-Did you see an attorney
while you were there? Ayes.
Q.-Why? A.-Well, Richards
mother was always longing to see
Richard. She knew she only had
a few years left and wanted to
see him. We saw the attorney to
see if we could get him back into
Germany.
The Washington times., 1935-01-30
Worked in Bakeru

Q.-You also worked in a bak-
cry run by a man named Will
lard? A.-Yes, as a counter girl.
Q.-In 1923 did you work for
Mrs. Ella Achenbach, the woman
who was on the stand? Ayes.
Mrs. Hauptmann testified she
made $16 a week at the Achen-
bach place near Third Avenue. )"
Q.-After you came back from
California, did you call on Mrs.
Achenbach? A.-Yes, the next
day.
Q.-What year? Abb.
Q.-Mrs. Achenbach has testi-
fled you and your husband called
on her in 1882. Is that true?
A.-That's not true.
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Did Not Pay Her

Odd she pay you? Al did
not get dollar back yet.
Mrs. .Hauptmann's face was
pale with indignation as she
clipped out this answer.
Mrs. Achenbach was accused by
Mrs. Hauptmann Of lying from
the witness stand earlier in the
The Washington times., 1935-01-30
Nothing Concealed

Odd you ever try to con-
ceal anything in your actions
during the 10 or IL months up
to the time of your arrest?
A.-No. I never try to conceal
anything.
Q.-You did everything open
ly? Ayes.
Odd 81 of money which
was found to be Lindbergh ran
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HUSBAND CAME
To BAKERY, q.
SHE SAYS
(Continued from Page y

(Continued from Page y
home that night, playing the
mandolin at a song feast. She
said among those present was
Hans Kloppenberg.
Mrs. Hauptmann gave her hus-
band a third alibi when she tes-
titled that on the night of Novem-
ber 81, 1933-the night, according
to the testimony of Mrs. Cecile
Barr, movie cashier, that Haupt-
mann passed a ransom note at
q theater in Greenwich Village
Hauptmann was at home with her.
The Washington times., 1935-01-30
Letters of Fisch

Q.-What books have you read
in Jail? A.-"The Life of Richth-
ofen," "Stories From Canada, ="
Ancient History"
Hauptmann said he also read
books about Lincoln and the
The Washington times., 1935-01-30

They moved to Needham Avenue
in 1926.
Q.-When did you move to the
house where Richard was arrested
last September? Am 1881.
Q.-On your trip to California,
who was with you? Adams
Kloppenberq.
The Washington times., 1935-01-30
STORY
Of WOMAN
ACCUSER

trial, creating a courtroom sensa-
ton.
Odd you and Mrs. Achen.
bach have words about the
money? A.-YeS, we spoke about
The Washington times., 1935-01-30

roof of the closet, because of
which. Hauptmann has said, the
ransom bills got wet.
The Washington times., 1935-01-30
%erence to the Fisch letters. Said

"NO, just answer the question
put to you by your lawyer"
The Washington times., 1935-01-30

Mr.. Reilly held up a letter and
asked:
"HOw did you spell boat
her2?"
BOAT"
La gaceta., 1935-05-09
LOS MAESTROS DE TAMPA
SON LOS PEOR PAGADOS
DE LA NACION

En- la tabla de sueldos de los
maestros publicada por la So :
ciedad Nacional de Education,
aparece la Florida con los mas
bajos sueldos y Tampa en- lugar
de ''poco merito."
Prueba csc documento que
328 maestros de las escuelas e.
lementales de esta ciudad e5tan
cobrando menos de 1000 pesos
al ano, 10 que es una cantidad
muy baja para ciudades de 100
mil habitantes. De los 437 macs
tros de ensenanza elemental en-
Jacksonville, 259 estan en- Inca
con los de Tampa, pero los otros
ganan $1,000.
Para las otras ciudades de la
naci6n, aparte de Tampa, Jack
sonville y Chattanooga, ell pro
medic de sueldo que Sc eta es
de 1892.
Tampa da la misma pobre re-
compensa, comparativamente, a
los maestros de los Institutes.
La gaceta., 1935-05-09
DERROTADO Ell IMPUES.
TO DE CONSUMES

Springfield, H., Mario 8. =
Por segunda vez en- una soma
ma la camara derrot6 ell impues-
to de consumes que tiende a ali
War la crisis producida por ell
deficit de 100000. La vota-
ci6n fu6 de 80 por 81, l3 votos
menos de las dos terceras par :
ties de los votos %requeridos para
toda MEDIA legislative de emer
gencia. FL gobernador Horner
Ipensaba recaudar con esa ley
I$26, 900, 600, invirtiendo ell dine
re en- los gastos de trabajo y
%aliVio.
La gaceta., 1935-05-09
Ell TEMPO
Claro para hoy y manana.

Claro para hoy y mananl.
Vientos suaves del sur.
Temperature maxima aver, 80
grades; minima, 70.
Sale Ell sol a las 5:44 a. m. y
Sc pone a las 200 p. m.
Sale la luna a las II 80 a. m.
V Sc pone a las 1929 a. m.
Marea alta a las 5:28 p. m.
marea baja a las 12:48 a. m.
La gaceta., 1935-05-09
+ HIJO CONFESA.
RON UN ASESINATO

CAMBRIDGE. Mass, May D
Frank Di Stasio, de 81 amos. un
fabricante de dulces, y su hiio
Anthony, de %, confesaron a.
La gaceta., 1935-05-09

Tallahassee, Mayo 9.-la ma
yoria que apoya la ley de con-
troll de las bebidas alcoholics,
redactada por u comite de tenn
perancia, mantiene SuS lineaS y
derrot6 aver una Serie de en- :
miendaS Sobre como debe efec-
tuarSe la Venta. COmen2ara 10y
la Suoha EN- la enmienda del re
presentante Wood. de Lee. que
trata de guitar de la ley la au-
toridad de eonceder permisoS a
los llamadoS eStablecimient0S
&c bebidas, donde ell consume Sc
permita bajo la condici0n de
que Sc ~ofre2can alimentoS para
la venta. Uno de los represen =
antes. Mincer, de Dade, habl6
aver a favor de la enmienda de
Lee.
Christie, de Duval, present6
una enmienda concediendo au-
toridad a los comisionados del
.ondado para decidir el case de
las licencias, y qued6 derrotada
por AZ votos contra al.
La gaceta., 1935-05-09

Por insignificantes que sea-
mos, todos lpodemos recordar es
cenas de nuestra vida pasada,
La gaceta., 1935-05-09

1409, dirigiendose a la Cate
dral desde la Cartuja del PUG
kg pass e:'.' s 'os s "a
~ neja extraviada sorprendi6
un gAde mozalbetes que
U despair Uente maltratabar
a un infeIiz haenAe. Impresio-
nad0 pg esta d%olorosa esceha
subi6 al "p1tpito y de tai mNdc
supo lamar la piedad c~riStiana
de su soyentes, que los indujo a
construir un hospital-el que
existe en- ValencA-y una casa
de crates, la primera que exis-
ito en- ell mundo.
EINadre Jofre fue compane-
70 de SNn Vicente Ferrer en- sus
predica6ones por tierras de Cas-
tilla v Aragon, por Italia y por
Francia. En- una de estas fecun
das peregrinaciones, hallandose
ambos en- tierras de Borgona,
tuvo ell insigne mercedario re-
velaci6n de que Sc approximate
ell ultimo dia de su existencia, Y
despidiendose de San Vicente,
tom6 ell canine del Puig.
Unos dias despues, ell Is de
Mayo de 1417, los mercedarios
del convento vieronse sorpren-
didos por ell inusitado repicar
de todas las campanas. Estiman
do cue algo muy notable suce-
d5a, Sc asomaron a una de las
ventanas y vieron venir por la
c~arretera a un religioso de Ia
Orden.
FL padre Jofre, demacrado,
cadaverico, subi6 con paso tar
dc las escalinatas del convento,
roz0 con sus labios ell habito
blanco del prelado, penetr6 en-
la i2lesia, Y al pie del altar ma
yor, orlando de rodillas ante la
Virgen del Puig, lie sorprendio
la muerte.
Ell padre Jofre estuvo duran
tie ounce dias eNpuesto a la GU
riosidad de los fieles, que acu-
dian en- tropel desde los mas a.
partados rincones de la region.
PrCclamado lpor la Iglesia,
venerable, incorrupto, MONTH
cado, ell cadaver del blanco sol
dado de la fe, con los pies des-
nudos, cubierta la cabeza con la
cogulla, plegadas las manos So
bre ell hundido lpecho, fue de-
positado, por orden del beato
Juan de Ribera, en- la sepcilla
urna de la sacristia, en- un re-
cinto funerario infinitamente
inferior a la gloria que cores
ponde al valenciano ilustre.
La gaceta., 1935-05-09

sf@ de leerlo. EntonceS la anne
nazo con suspender la ceremo-
MIA, diciendo que TODD habia ST
do una equivocaci6n, FL % de
JUNO de 1888 ell hombre entt-
bio la demanda de divorcio Y Sc
allegro, ri6ndose, de la sorpre-
sa de ella, porque NADIA lie IA
bia dicho.
La gaceta., 1935-05-09

49, ~
e.. = {; {:
. y otNgG sfghf1lcantes
Sero 10 que Gebe waller es
10 que reskzamos con ell esprit
tn pues7en 10 Absolute imper-
s2nal, n la realization de una
labor d4interesada y en- la as
piraci69k un ideal sublime; en-
tonSa%pimoS grandes, y no
cuando q 0etimos alguna de las
innumera %tonterias cuyo re-
cuerdo Pchorna. saear a
luz TODD cuaIto hicimos seria "a
cobaSarnos para continuar
Westra labor. \5Que no sera
cuando Sc trata a. hombreAcum
bres, que hicieyon Nminah la
Humanidad@ la ah&rarone-
Y baezas? Admiremos&u
trabajo f~ecundd~y demos de la
do a sus debilidades inevitables.
Els bueno verlo TODD desde un
prisma rosado, siquiera para
har.
- Iiea Ia que sube ell nivel de
! Ctultura son mas pequenos los
pedestales y es mas dificil sa-
car la cabeza por encima de las
muchedumbres ilustradaS. Ca
da dia tendremos menos grandes
hombres, que mereceran tai vez
ser llamados . tales con mayor
motive que aquellos a quienes
circund6 de aureolas ell juicio
preterito; pero que no podran
elevarse sobre sus contempora-
neos, que los siguen en- su vue-
10 ascendente, aun a wees sin
merecerlo, como los zanganos a
Ia abeja reina. Y la sociedad hui
mana habra ganado en- positive
vaIer. Hay que democratizar ell
genio, como la riqueza; hacer
que la virtud y ell saber no sean
patrimonio de algunos elegidos
poner al alcance de los mas hu-
mildes la grandeza espiritual ar
tistica y cientifica, Y luego que
The Washington times., 1935-07-22
LAMBERT RITES
TOMORROW

Funeral services VII be held
at ii o'clock tomorrow morning
from the st. Matthew's Catholic
Church, 1700 block Rhode Island
Ave. N. W., for Wilton J. Lambert,
prominent attorney, who died
yesterday at his home, 1923 Yer
mont Ave. N. w.
Private burial will follow in the
Rock Greek Cemetery.
Former president of The Wash
ington Times Company, Mr.. Lam.
bert was general counsel for the
American Newspapers, Inc, pub
Usher Of The Washington Times
and Washington Herald.
Other interests which he rep
resented included the Washington
and Georgetown Gas Light Com
panieS, the John r. Mclean eS-
tate, the Munsey Trust Company
and the Washington Old Domin-
ion Railway.
Noted Trial Lawyer
He was for many years the
general counsel for the late Frank
CONTINUED on Page 2, Col. y
The Washington times., 1935-07-22

WIMBLEDON, England, July %
d.N.SO. - Baron Gottfried Von
Cramm, ace Of the German Davis
Cup team, today defsASed wilmer
Allison, of the United States, in
a straight-set singles match, even
ing the team score in the inter-
zone finals to one-all.
The score was 8-6, 6--3, ga.
Won Cramm won easily, appear
ing stronger as the match wore
on. Allison, in contrast, tired as
early as the second set. The Ger.
mans victory, which was expected.
did not alter the position Of the
American team as favored eventu-
ally to win the team match and
earn the right to play Britain for
the 1885 cup.
Allison and John Van Ryn were
expected to win tomorrow's dou-
bleS match against the German
combination of Won Cramm and
K. Lund, and Allison was expected
to come through Wednesday to
defeat youthful Heiner Henkel and
score the needed third point.
The Washington times., 1935-07-22
ARREST BRINGS
YOUTH A JOB

William G. Giles, a 21-year-old
youth from Trion, Ca, charged
with soliciting aims on the streets,
was convicted in Police Court to-
day.
Immediately thereafter, Judge
Ralph Given ordered him released
on his personal bond to enable
him to take a job which he could
not get until his arrest brought
his case to public notice.
Young Giles was arrested by
Police Sergt. j. P. Langley Satur-
day night. despite the objections
of two other citizens who them
selves were sent to the Third
precinct station as a result of
their remonStrances.
James S. Topham, operator Of a
Connecticut Avenue gift shop, will
face Judge Given next Friday on
a charge of disorderly conduct,
placed against him by Sergeant
Langley when he is said to have
attempted to intercede on Giles
behalf.
Faces Two Charges
James c. Worthy, executive Off
Ger of the industry section, Ma
tional Recovery Administration,
will face two charges as a result
of his efforts on the youths be-
half. Sergeant Langley in one
charge accuses Worthy of assault
ing him, and in the other makes
the complaint that Worthy was
guilty of disorderly conduct.
Giles, with a bruised face,
blood-stained shirt and verging on
hysteria, faced Judge Given and
Sergeant Langley after he had
pleaded guilty to the charge Of
begging on the street.
Sergeant Langley made a rou-
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