The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-29

I fool anybody, did you? A. No Q. It is a true and accurate record? A. Yes, except some things are left out.
 o. But what is in there is ac- curate and correct? A. Yes. o. If the book says $12,000 of your stocks, it is incorrect?? A. Yes.
 Q. It should read $9,500 of your stocks? A. Yes. c. When you wrote to Fisch's family after his death. did you tell them you had sold his stocks for him? A. No.
 Q. He had only a 20 per cent interest in stocks. didn't he? A. Oh, no.
 Q. When did you and Fisch start your partnership in which each of you was to put up
 c. You didn't start your part 1888? A. From that date on.
 Q. Everything you bought was in the name of you or Anna Schoef- fer? A. Yes.
 c. He never bought anything Uy A. lNOs
 Q. You were Fisch's broker; you handled his money? A..
 Yes.
 Q. After April, 1882, did you buy a canoe? A. Yes.
 Q. Your wife went to Germany? A. Yes.
 @. You took a trip to Florida !? A. Yes.
 Q. You took a hunting trip? A. Yes.
 Q. So from April, 1892, to the time when you were arrested you earned only $200 as carpenter? A. That's right.
 0. And your wife didn't work :? A. No.
 0. Your wife was disgusted with you when you quit your job? A. No, she didn't holler at me when I quit the job.
 Q. Did she holler at you on other times? A. I really can't
 Q. Why did you pass ransom bills, because you needed the money? A. ! didn't need the money.
 Q. You took the ransom bills when you needed gas, and you didn't want to take 1t out of your brokerage account? A. Yes. :.
 Q. And whenever you needed money, you'd take bills down and cash them? A. Yes.
 0. Before you got the ransom bills you took money you needed from the brokerage account? A. Yes.
 0. You took the money out because you needed it? A. Yes. I took them out for living.
 c. Why did you make deposits in August and September at thts time when you needed money! A. It was money coming in from the Mt Vernon Bank, which was closed.
 o. Dou you want to make 2 different answer to that question: ( A. No, it's the same answer.
 o. Why didn't you use the money from Mt Vernon for living instead of using the gold? A. My wife didn't know had money in Mt Vernon.
 "Talk a little louder" Wilents said. You're not getting weak are you? Not strong man hKe you?"
 "Oh, mo-" Hauptmann replied.
 o. You wanted to start this account for your trip to Germany: A. That's right.
 c. We'll, you didn't need that account to finance your trip to Germany, did you? "A. wei, when we save the money little py little. you don't feel 1t.
 Q. You had thousands of dol lars in September, 1884, and you knew you had 1t? A. Yes.
 O. How much of this ransom money were you going to spend? A I was going to stop aftef spending 12 or IS bills.
 @. You were going to stor whether you were arrested or not!
 O. What were you going to dc with the rest of the money? A. was going to return $12,0oO tc Fisch's brother.
 Hauptmann said he had expect cd to take out $2.000 owed him by Fisch and give the rest to avoio trouble.
 What trouble were you expect. ing" the attorney general kep' harnmering at the witness.
 a. You were afraid of trouble so you separated your $2,OOO from the rest A. Yes.
 O. So if they found the rest they would not nd your $2,Soo? A Q. Why did you have to hide the money? A. Because # some body come in they will take 1t.
 O. Why did you hide the money in the garage? A. I had to hide 4 So O. Why didn't you hide it il the trunk? A. I had to hide T
 o. Fisch's family wrote to you and asked what he left in thu country. Why did you tell theif "nothing but a couple Of empty trunks?" A. wrote but no an
 O. Do you know what you said here yesterday why you didn' write to Fisch? A; sala ne wa
 0. Today you said you didn', write because he didnt answer your letter? A, You are mixed 1po. when did you plan this trir to Germany? A. A year.
 O. Al year from September f934? A. No, a year from today
 O. You mean you planned the trip in January 1884? A year ago! A. Yes, that's right.
 O. You want to go over because your mother was 70 years o!df A
 ., You sent your mother $50 2 year7 A. Yes.
 Q. Now, you had $4S0O in 2 trunk. 4 Yes. e