Evening star., 1935-01-16
H. E. Cassidy Of Richmond,
Wilmer Souder of Bureau
of Standards and A. D.
Osborn Back Four Others.
FEDERAL MAN ADMITS
DIFFERENCES IN LETTERS
Accused's Attorneys Reveal New
Witness Will Testify Dead
Man and Two Others Offered to
Sell Him Lindbergh Ransom
Money.

Copyright 1885, by the Associated Pressb
PENNINGTON, N. j., January 10
Three more State experts today in
sisted that Bruno Richard Hauptmann
was the writer of the IA Lindbergh
ransom notes, but the defense-Strik-
ing again at the dead Isador FiSch-
scored slightly in a fight to establish
differences between Hauptmann's ad-
mitted handwriting and that found in
the notes.
One after the other. Harry E. Cas-
sidy of Richmond, Va; Wilmer Sou
der of the United States Bureau of
Standards, and Albert D. Osborn of
New York took the stand and de-
Clared it their positive opinion Haupt-
mann was the ransom note writer. Os-
born, the seventh expert to testify. is
the son of the first. Albert S. Osborn,
who gave his testimony last week
Souder, in croSs-eXamination, ac-
knowledged differences between GER
tain letters and words in the notes as
compared to Hauptmann's admitted
writings, but insisted there was no
discrepancy which indicated diff
ferent writer in all these documents" !"
Acknowledges Differences.
His acknowledgment of differences
between certain "d's," certain as"
certain RS" in the writings. and his
admission that he had not, though he
examined 5000 papers in the case,
compared two writings of the word
him:
Has anything been brought to your
attention by opposing counsel which
in any way changes your opinion on
the writer of these documents?"
NO." Souder said.
The State considers the handwrit-
ing evidence one of its strongest
weapons for placing Hauptmann in
the New Jersey electric chair for the
kidnapping and murder of Baby
Charles A. Lindbergh, jr, who was
stolen from his crib on the night OF
March /, 1882.
Osborn Prepared Material.
The expert Osborn revealed shortly
before the noon recess that it was he
who prepared the material for dicta-
tion to Hauptmann after his arrest.
These dictated specimens were used
by all of the experts as a basis for
comparison with the ransom notes.
Here is what the experts said:
Cassidy: IF Mr.. Hauptmann wrote
those request writings and standard
writings, I feel compelled to say he
wrote those ransom notes.
Souder-If Mr.. Hauptmann wrote
the request writings and the admitted
writings, he also wrote the ransom
documents"
Osborn: "In my judgment. based
upon these standards, Bruno Richard
Hauptmann wrote all the ransom
notes.
The defense, which is openly trying
to implicate Fisch in the writing of
the notes, bore down on the possibility
that a clever penman initiated Haupt-
mann's hand in the notes. Fisch, who
died in Germany of tuberculosis last
March, was named by Hauptmann as
the real owner of the S14,600 ransom
money found in Hauptmann's garage.
Let me ask you this" c. Lloyd
Fisher of the defense staff cross
examined Cassidy. assuming some
one, some penman had specimen of
the true writing of Bruno Richard
Hauptmann with all its eccentricities,
misspelling, peculiarities, its failure to
cross ITS" and whatnot, would it in
your opinion be a difficult matter for
the person who had that writing to
copy Hauptmann's writing in such a
way that it would be deceptive even to
you experts?"
Almost Impossible Task.
II would say drawled Cassidy
easily. THAT for small amount of
writing and a very expert imitator or
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