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mann claimed Fisch gave him part
or the ransom money IN an unopen-
ed shoe box.
Reilly called Philip Moses. under
sized Bronx taxi driver who carried
his overcoat and hat TO the stand
with him.
@. Were you a taxi driver In the
Bronx in the wears, 1882 and 1888?
"A. Only 1882.
Q.What do you do now?
A. Unemployed.
q. Were you In the vicinity OF St.
Raymond's cemetery on the night
OF April 2. 1892
A. Yes. sir. Saturday night.
Trip TO Cemetery
Moses remembered making two
trips and then arriving at the Gene
tery about . p. NJ.
The abrupt loud-spoken answers
cf the little middle aged man
caused even the defendant TO smile.
Reilly introduced in evidence
without objection. an aerial view
o. St. Raymond's cemetery.
NA1GED AGNAANAMAEA WAAAAhIAAA1aG GN0
nue. but said the road he was on,
was not shown on the photograph.
Reilly then used a state exhibit,
In an effort 70 have the witness
locate the road.
Neither exhibit showed the road
mentioned by the witness and the
effort TO locate IL was abandoned.
@. Were YOU on this road that
cuts through the cemetery, April
and?
A. At first three fellows hailed
me.
All this tuncture the witness re-
traced his narrative and related
how he had come 70 that neigh
borhood. He had a call, he said, a
little earlier and was driving 70
answer III when 1 got a pain IN
my side" He stopped near a brand
new green car he related.
The three men came up to him,
re said. Il called them No. l, No.
!, and No. g."
Moses was not permitted to tell
what NO. =" said 70 him.
They went into a huddle,
Moses recited, and then got In my
N Thye pic6ed up a fourth man
and had another huddle.'
The party drove 10 a gray car
which was stalled, he continued. He
said ne aided them In starting II
and they drove off.
Reilly turned Moses over for
cross-examinalion-
Wilentz produced one OF the many
autograph books, circulating IN the
town, and Moses identified his sig
nature.
.. You said you were a taxi
driver?
A. Yes sir.
Q. what other business have YOU
been in?
A. Newspaper business.
Newspaper Business
@. what branch Of the newspaper
buSineSs2
A. News Stand.
q. Did YOU DO anything else?
A. Worked u Wall street.
@. In what capacity?
"A. Runner.
q. Have You been al actor?
"A. Amateur.
q. Are you a dancer?
"A. Huhq
The courtroom Uttered constant
" as Wilentz questioned the cocky
little witness.
The attorney general drew from
the witness he had been hoaNed in
To making a radio broadcast since
he was IN Pennington. Moses grim
ned Sheepishly as he admitted his
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J q. Was the broadcast about the
trisi2
a. Nav. I initiated VIII Rogers.
Moses Immediately brushed down
some hair over his brow and START
eG TO chew gum furiouSly IN lmita-
ton of the comedian. The audience
laughed
q. Are you an adagio dancer?
IA. No SIR.
q. Have you written a song about
the trial?
Al. NO I have written a song about
the unemployed-a beer song.
Colonel Lindbergh joined the gen.
eral amusement attending Moses
testimony.
Moses was excused after he sale
receipts for hts expenses In FleM-
inRton were not kept for reimburse
mcnt by the defense.
Niece Takes Stand
Mrs. Maria Mueller. niece Of Mrs
Hauptmann. was the next witness
sworn. "A thin faced woman dressed
In black, she gave her answers 70
Reilly In a tremulous, almost in
audible voice.
n. Where do you live?
IA. Bronx. New York
q. You are some relative Of Mrs
Hauptmnnn2 X