The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-03
SCATHINC CHARGE
 AGAINST ACCUSED
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prove' that the crime had been plotted for 6 long time - and that the former German machine-gun- ncr was it's plotter.
 He described how the abductor of the Lindbergh baby fled down the ladder from tho nursery he had robbed, and how he dealt a "crushing blow" to the small head.
 Then" he shouted. "this man. fleeing with his bundle - the dead child, the child deliberately killed -- found part of his bur den too heavy. He discarded the ladder and stripped and yanked the sleeping garment from the chi1d's body. Half an hour later he hast fly scraped and dug a shallow grave and placed the body. face downward. in it."
 "The man. who did this" he said, lis. in this courtroom
 He turned and for 10 seconds gazed steadily at Hauptmann.
 Houptman, stolid, impressive. re- turned the gaze unflinchingly.
 Wilentz's outline of the case provided the first tremendously dramatic scene in the crowded court house. As he spoke, not a sound could he heard beyond the rustic of paper and racing pencils.
 His Full Address :.
 "A jury of this county" he said, "has returned an indictment charging that Charles A. Lindbergh Ir xuaa fntfrIpred
 Tt is the law that If a person is killed in the commission of bur- glary, that crime is murder.
 "We arc going to prove that both the striking of the blow that killed the Llndbcrgh baby and the death, occurred in this county"
 We will prove to you jurors that the man who killed this curly haired child sits in this court room"
 Wilentz whirled. and pointed his finger at Hauptnfann.
 "Hauptmann placed the ladder against the house and did commit q battery upon that child.
 We shall show that Hauptmann opened the window and climbed down with the child.
 We will show that he walked 70 feet and threw the ladder away.
 "He carried tho bundle--that child's body"
 He tore the sleeping garment from the body, then at some con- venient spot, buried the body In a shallow grave"
 Mrs Llndbergh sat with her head down as WilentZ spoke.
 Her eyes were closed--her face pale.
 Both Lindbergh and Hauptmann watched the attorney-gencral close- ly. He was speaking loudly.
 "There was left q note in the room by the defendant.
 "It indicated the kidnaper would get in touch with the father in q few days.
 "A very refined and cultured gentleman in the Bronx. Dr John Y. Condon, came to the aid as in- termediary.
 "They corresponded - Haupt- mann and Condon--through news paper advertisements and finally arranged to meet in a cemetery. "Inside that cemetery was MT Hauptmann. When he saw that Mir Ccndon was alone--that no police were with him, he talked to the educator.
 "'Will I burn if the child dies?' HauDtmann asked Condon.
 Why don't you take me as hos tage?' Condon asked this John who was Hauptmann.
 CT can't. Hauptmann replied.
 "'Number One would smack me out
 "Finally at the Condon home in the Bronx--in Condon's back yard Jafsie replied:
 Y" 'Wo accept your offer
 "T've got to tell you about the box that was readied for the $5O, ,000."
 "You can imagine the condition of Col Lindbergh. He was about to get his child back. He got the money. drove with Condon to the
 "Finaiiy Hauptmann yelled to Condon at the cemetery, Hey, Dok.. tor, hey Doktor,' in voice that could be heard for 2 blocks.
 "Jafsle told the kidnaper that times are hard in 1eS2, and can't you cut the ransom down to S3O,- 900, and the boss said he could.
 lover hedge he received the e5O,00O from Condon and said:
 "Just a minute, Doctor, until see If everything is all right
 "In q momon he replied It is perfect and Col LlBdbefgh opened the note they received from Hauptmann and read their instructions which told them fo 70 to . bay up in q New England state.
 And Lindy, who can fly 10 the end Of the earth and find speck, couldn't find his child because 1t already was dead down here in New Jersey.
 And finally they found the body. The cold had preserved jt, but 20 minutes later when the air atfuek IA M Ml44