The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-25
Emphatic Denial OF EDery Charge
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(Contiuued { For the rest, he contented him. self with a denial. one by one. Of the events in which the state claims he was a leading figure.
 He not only derided the work nnanship of the kidnap ladder but disowned the ransom notes.
 No. Was His Answer
 s.No-no-no" came from hls lips in answer to every qnestlOh concerning his association with tne murder. Early in the days testimony he had reiterated his declaration that Isifor Fisch left him the Lindbergn n ransom money in a shoe oox-ano that he discovered 1t only month before his arrest.
 He had never seen the sleeping a1.if ,,ntiI if was brough- into court, he declared. He had likewise never before seen the thumb guard, nor any of the other mute evidence against him, he said.
 He denied he had ever been Tn HopewelI. that he had ever seen Col Lindbergh's child, that he nal ever scaled a cemetery wall to mee. Dr John F. Condon, that he nad ever sat on a dark bench with Jai- sic to discuss ransom terms.
 Amazed the Court
 His story was not surprising. IL followed the lines of his testimony in the Bronx, when he was extra. dited to New Jersey, in almost every particular. But his manner oP daliverv was amazing.
 Al times he became almost 70. cular in his replies to the chiel defense counsel. He seemed to have command of himself and for the time being-of the situa- He retold, in that high-pitchedi, metallic voice which Col LindberSh Identified as that of the Bronx ex- fortioner, his story of the domestic scene at home on then night Of the Lidna naning-of his visit to bake shon to pick up his wife, who Was workinp late on that fateful even
 Learned It From Papers
 "I learned about the Kidnapping from the newspapers-the follow ing day" he said.
 He told the story of his partner shin with Fisch in a fur business and of stock dealings which, at one time. gave his an estimated weann of 5000. when the noon recess arrived his direct examination had gone through two court sessions, and had brought him, in his life story almost to the point of his arrest.
 Crowd Came Out
 F1emington, N. J., Jan 25-(UF) -Zero weather failed to keep the uaual crowds away from Bruno Richard Hauptmann's trial tooay Al 9:3O a. m. not a seat was available, and the crowds were massed in corridors and stairways' Attorney General David T. VII en1x. chief of the prosecution stan was the first official to arriVe III The three-section ladder. which Ina state contends Hauptmann h,,i,t so he could kidnap the bapy was placed against the rear wal. Hauptmann, led into court by ms +hrne guards, was dressed exactiy =. vesterday-gray brow n sult, light blue shirt and blue. polka oot Hauptmann chattedh with ms w,fe, Anna, ano with members oi hie counsel. w r-orchard tooL inc bench at 10:05.
 Hauptmann On Stand
 rian1inrton. N. J., Jan. 70 UTPS-Deputy Sheriff Hovey Low ,ed the defendant Hauptmann 10 the witness chair and stood oehiho niW, Hauptmann leaned forward in hia chair, his hands folded in ms % tBy Reilly)- The apart ment from which you were arrest cd where was it? A. 222nd st.
 O. You had nothing to do witn building that house did you A. o. At the time you were mar ried did your wife have pank ac- count? A. Yes in the Central ea'- insg bank. . u,ntar after you were marrled-Dia you buy a lunch room on Lexington Ave- A. Yes. c..
 
 O. Did you sell 1t after four weeks and for how much? A. $9oO. a. Now in 1929, including the sa7kO mortgage how much were vou worth? A. Approximately O. When did you first meet 1s- ador Fisch? A. The early part of March or April, 1892.
 O. Where? A. At my house.
 e. Who introduced him to YOU? A. Nobody, he was just at our place. ,,, ,o suggest or you suggest that you participate in the market? A. May of the same year. O, Did he go anywhere with YOU in relation to Wall street? A: We went to Steiner Rouse. l didn't have an account there but I watched the board.
 O. Where was Steiner Rouse's s office? A. 86th street near 3rd avenue.
 O. By the board you mean the one that shows the changes Tn stock prices and values, Is that correct? A. Correct.
 O. Did Fisch give you any
 
 o, When? A. August, 1882.
 O. What business was Fisch in? A. Fur trading.
 o. What interest did you have in the fur business with him? A Half and half.
 O. When did you go into the fur business with Fisch? A. The middle of May.
 O. Did you advance him any money? A. About $500.
 O. What profit did the fui business make? Hauptmann did n't reply.
 O. What was the largest sun you received from the fur bus mess? A. About $1,000.
 O. Did he have any invoices made out by a woman in his neigh borhood? A. Yes.