The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-16
Fisch ReLatiues
 On Way To Trial
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Pope objected on the grounds that Maish's testimony was not ex- pert.
 Justice Trenchard refused the motion and an exception was taken.
 Assistant Attorney General Joe seph Lanigan began the examina- ton of Cassidy.
 Cassidy was shown the ransom notes, the automobile licenses, and Hauptmann's request writings.
 1T reckon they're all here," he said.
 Q. You have examined these writings? A. Yes.
 0. You have reached a conclu- sion? A. Yes.
 c. What is It? A. If MT Haupt- mann wrote the request writings and the auto registration cards, then I feel compelled to say that he is the author of the ransom notes.
 Lanigan said he would not qucs- ton the witness further if the de- fense would accept his exhibits as evidence.
 Defense counsel declined and Lanigan asked the witness to pro- duce one of his exhibits.
 (Which one?" Cassidy asked.
 He compared similarlties in spelling and misspelling in the ransom and request writings.
 "The word our spelled 'ouer' appears IA times in the ransom notes and in the request writ ings," he said.
 "This word 'be'-he spells 1t 'bee'--its a verb, but I'd call it a noun," he said.
 He leaned toward the jury.
 q would say that even if all these notes were written on the typewriter, I would say they were the works of one person."
 Counsel asked that Cassidy ex- plain another exhibit.
 The second letters represented words and letters taken from the ransom notes and request writings.
 "I don't think that it's necessary to take up time to count all these comparisons" he said.
 1T may say, however, regarding this writer that he seems to be a conscientious objector to crossing his t's'. Many persons occasion ally forget to cross their 'ts. but he hardly ever does."
 Cassidy was turned over to Lloyd Fisher for cross examination at 1O:25. Seven additional sets of photographs were placed in evi- dence.
 Cassidy said he did not see any of the Hauptmann request writings done.
 Fisher questioned the witness on the best time to take pequest writ ings from suspect.
 "When you've got a suspect" he replied.
 The defense has maintained that Hauptmann was not asked for re- quest writings until he had been in custody for many hours. It scored when Cassidy admitted that the best time for request writings was right after the suspect was taken into custody.
 Q. In your opinion would 1t be difficult for a person who had Hauptmann's writing to copy his writing? A. If he had little Of the Hauptmann writing he might write one letter, but IA letters, gee whiz. MT Fisher. 1t would be next lO lHpObslDle'
 Q. You weren't present when the ransom notes were written, were you? A. No. wasn't pres ent when Washington crossed the Delaware but I got a pretty good idea that he got there.
 c. So you weren't present on those absent.
 The defense attorney sought to break. down Cassidy's brief testi- mony concerning the similarity be- tween words in the ransom notes and the request writings. He was excused from the stand at 10:40.
 Winner Souder of the United States bureau of standards, was the next witness. Dr Souder said he was in charge of a section of the bureau. the weights and measures division, for number of years. He said he had gone to the Lind bergh home to examine documents In April 1892. O. show you the crib notes and ask if you have seen 1t? A. Yes.
 O. I show you the subsequent notes down to the final one and ask # you have seen them? A. l have.
 Souder said he had examined the notes to determine the writer. He was given the request writings and said he had examined them in December 1034. Q. Now you have examined the request notes. the ransom notes. the registration cards? A. I have.
 o. What Is your conclusion? A. That the author of the registration papers, and the request writings also wrote the ransom notes. Souder presened photoRraphs of handwriting comparisons. They had been attached to white sheets of cardboard. e The government man was h e most direct matter-of-fact expert the state had introduced. He snapped out his remarks in a clipped. high pitched voice. Souder's photograp phic exhibits were words and phrases clipped from the request and ransom writ | inss and placed side by side on his cardboard sheets. Shortly after II q. m. Pope be- gan the accumulation. The justice ordered a five-miFi- ute recess.