The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-25

an automobile from the Bronx to Hopewell, N. J.? A. I never took a ladder in an automobile.
 Q. Did you at any time have this ladder on Col Lindbergh's es- tate? A. No.
 Q. Did you place two or more sections against Lindbergh's home?
 A. No.
 0. Did you climb it? A. No.
 Q. Your house had an attic? A. Yes. '
 0. How many families lived there? A. Three.
 Q. There has been exhibited here a board witness says was taken from your house. Did you remove that board? A. did not.
 Reilly handed Hauptmann the chisel found outside Lindbergh's home.
 Q. On March l, 1892 did you leave this chisel on Col Lind bergh's estate at Hopewell? A. This chisel was never in my pos- session.
 c. I direct your attention to another section of the Bronx, known as St Raymond's cemetery. Were you ever there in your life: A. was there about six years ago. l passed the cemetery go- ing over to Long Island Sound.
 Q. Were you in St Raymond's cemetery April or 2, 1892? (When the ransom was paid). A. No, was not.
 Hauptmann resumed the stand.
 Q. Now on April 2, Saturday, were you in St Raymond's ceme- tery and did you receive $50,000 from Dr Condon? A. I did not.
 c. That is the night you had the musical in your house? A. Yes.
 Q. Did you go out that night. A. 1 went out about II o'clock to store with Kloppenberg and Fisch.
 c. Can you give your best recollection of whether you dealt in the market with Fisch through the Mott company-Carlton Mott? A. No.
 0. It has been testified that Jan 16, 1928, your wife had had 0 balance of $411.96 in the bank and that was changed to a joint account for Anna and Richard is that correct? A. Yes.
 Q. Did you make a withdrawal from your bank account early In 1928? A. Yes, that must have been when my wife went to Eu- rope.
 Q. I show you a deposit on Sept IF, 1928. Can you tell of what 1t was made up? A. I worked Saturdays and Sundays and had the money. I closed the account and deposited 1t in this bank.
 Reilly gave his witness photo- static copy of one of his bank balances.
 Q. There were three withdraw als during 1928, totalling $4S5 in all. Please explain them.
 A.. I really can't explain the withdrawals. I probably loaned
 Reilly asked Hauptmann to ex- 1880. Hauptmann said he took stock market.
 Another withdrawal, Hauptmann said, was made to pay for his car which cost $750.
 On July 3, 1881, there was a withdrawal of $640, which Haupt- mann said was used for his trip to California.
 Q. You were constantly with drawing and constantly depositing. Is that correct? A. Yes.
 The court admonished Haupt- mann that you'll have to speak louder. We can't hear you.".
 O. Now do you recall what your initial transaction with them was? A. got to have my slip before l can tell.
 Q. Last week you took copies of your records into the jail and made memoranda. Do you wish to testify through this memo randa? A. Yes.
 Wilentz said the state had no ob- jection to this procedure.
 0. You say Fisch left two satchels and a shoebox with you. When was it that you discovered the money? A. Middle of August.
 Q. What did you do with the money in the garage? A. dried 1t off.
 Hauptmann told the jury again about finding the money Tn a Snoe- box in the broom closet of the kitchen. It became wet from a leaky pipe there. Q. Where did these pipes run? A. Up through the, roof. O. Explain how fthe water got into the broom closet? A. Some of 1t came down through the root, o. The water came down on