The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-24

| wood depends on a large number of fibers, knitted and held ciose- ly together by the sap? A. 1 wouldn't say that the strength of all woods depends on that. | The spectators were restless. Koehler and Pope conversed in low tone. Col. Lindbergh who came into the court after 1t convened, paid close attention to the witness. Hauptinann sat quietly in his chair. | c. You measured the width of the saw cuts on the ladder and found what? A. They were be- tween 1-3500 and 1-37O0 of an inch. Q. Did you finally locate to your satisfaction the origin of the Douglas fir used in this ladder :? A. You mean the place of growth or blaming?
 c. Both? A. One came from Longv1ew, Washington, and the other from Bellingham, Washing ton.
 Q. In your study of the. ladder did you discover any red marks or red pigments? A. Yes. Koehler showed where a spot of Red was visible on the ladder. Q. Is not red paint comm only used on plumbing fixtures? A. So l am informed.
 c. Were you able to determine whether one of the rails was saw. cd with a rip saw? A. I couldn't determine whether it was a rip | saw or q cross-cut saw. Under Pope's questioning Koch. Ter said the dowel pin in the ladder was of maple. The pin found near the ladder on the Lindbergh estate the night of the Kidnapping was of birch.
 Pope stopped his cross examine ton repeatedly to confer with his associates at the defense table. | Pope ended his cross exafr1ina- ton with brief reference to the planer knives used to cut wood. Wilentz took up the redirect. Q. The inquiry was directed to whether a mechanic had built this ladder. Does 1t look like the work of a $100 month carpenter? A.. | l don't know.
 c. Well, is this the work of a carpenter, a rough carpenter I, A. Why yes.
 Q. Well, 1t wouldn't be the work of jeweler, would 1t? A. | No.
 c. You stated a man of 175-1sO pounds could go up this ladder without 1t breaking? A. Yes. l Q. Well, if this man came down with an additional load of 30 pounds 1t might break?
 Pope objected. was overruled and the witness replied:
 1T don't know, 1t might"
 Wilentz brought out that if the ladder Mad broken under the strain of excess weight 1t would have broken in the second section of the ladder where it joined the first.
 Q. Now, please examine this ladder and see if there Is q break at that point? A. There is. c. Now with reference to the distance between runws of the lad der. a little fellow like myself would have hard time cilmbingsS A. Yes. he would.
 Q. But a bigger man feet , or taller would have an easier time? A.Yes.
 c. Now are these tools good carpenters tools? A. No.
 Q. Is this plane good carpen- | tCi D piahCt hs ANOs
 c. This ladder q good carpen- ter's ladder? A. No.
 Pope took the witness for re- cross examination.
 Pope carried one section of tho ladder into the middle of the court room and asked whether the lad- der broke because the dowel pin was inadequate.
 Koehler said that might be 50.
 Pope tried to get the witness to say that the break. in the ladder was caused by the holes for tho dowel pins.
 Not necessity" he replied. 'it broke there because that was the ] point of greatest stress"
 Q. This type of ladder ls q gem I eral typo of ladder used in the south by the fruit industry? A. Not to my knowledge, l never saw one like 1t before.
 Wilentz again took over Koeh- Ter.
 c. The distances between the rungs are almost the same? A. Yes, except where the sections join. They are closer together. l Pope received the witness. c. There could have been sev. eral other ways for the ladder to have been broken besides over- strain at this point? A. Yes. l koehler said he first examined the kidnau ladder. or parts of 1t. | in March 1883.
 0. From whom did you get it? A. Captain Lamb at state police barracks, Wilburtha.- WiIentz, at the conclusion of ] Pope's questions, conferred q mo- ment with his associates, turned and said quietly:
 | The state rests" When Attorney General Wiientz announced the close of the states case. the defense protested that it had not had full opportunity fu cross- examine Thomas Sisk. special U. s. agent who trailed Hauptmann and ran him down fin the Bronx, as had been agreed upon. | The defense had asked the re. turn of Sisk to the stand. for ques- tioning upon n footprint found in the St Raymond's cemetery. Hauptmann's counsel also pro. tested they had not had full op- portunIty to cross-cxamino other witnesses from the Bronx. | Counsel have ever- right Co subpoena those witinesses," Wilentz | declared. i've offered to have Sisk hack here in two days hut the defense wanted us to hurry our case. ff they want him as their witness, he will Do available" Recess wnn declared for the luncheon period, at 12;2D D. m. after Justice TrenchMrd ruled that | lIiIdegrade Alexander. of the Bronx. could Do recalled "whgn meaiInhle,H f0f Gf0hnae imitation md that alsk would also he avail-