The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-01

newspaper pictures of them.
 c. And you made your oDin- ion from them?
 A. Yes, because there were some distinguishing characteristics that convinced me Hauptmann did- nit write the ransom notes.
 c. You prepared no charts in
 A. No, how could we? You wouldn't let Us have the original documents. 1 only saw them 2 hours and half.
 c. And you formed your opin- ion from seeing these only two and u half hours?
 "A. Yes. That's all the time we had.
 C. Did you examine 50 docu- ments in two and half hours?
 A. Yes.
 q. When did you first render your opinion that Bruno Richard HauptmaDn didn't write the ram som notes?
 A. 1 don't know. l wasn't keep ing book on the transaction. What difference would that anyway?
 c. Didn't you and Ar Meyers ahd MT Malone discuss the notes ana didn't they disagree wlth you?
 A. No.
 C. How many pieces of genuine wrIt,ng are there?
 A. Six or seven l guess.
 c. Look through your docu- ments and see.
 The witness opened his brief case and counted them.
 The witness opened his brief case and counted them.
 .. Twenty-two.
 c. And how many ransom notes are there?
 A. 1 don't know, l only saw them q short time.
 c. Then your opinion is based only on partial examination of the ransom notes?
 A. Yes.
 C. How many envelopes accom- panied the ransom notes?
 A. Four or i've.
 C. Would you be surprised if l tOlu you there were 12?
 A. No, maybe there were.
 C. Even though you may pho tograph every word and letter it isn't customary to bring every one out as an exhibit, is it?
 A. No, l believe not.
 Lanigan stepped to the wall charts. Trendley said they were photographs prepared by Osborn.
 c. Now this ''the" in the Hauptmann writings and the ran som notes, didn't the word impress you as strange?
 A. No, we all knew how the request writings were made.
 c. What do you mean?
 A. They were dictated by po- lice.
 c. Who told you that?
 A. l don't know, but we all heard it.
 0. Now take this "L-I-H-G-T" in Hauptmann's writing, and the "R-I-H-G-T" in the ransom notes. What would that indicate?
 A. Only a. nisspelliDg. Every body does that occasionally. My wife does that and she's an educat- ed person.
 c. Did you ever hear Osborn testify that he had read every word of the writings?
 A. Yes.
 c. Now you wouldn't call your examination of the notes cursory? A. We'll. no.
 Q. Point out the similaritles you found in the Hauptmann writings and the ransom notes? A. There was q similarity in the l ITS" which were uncrossed but | some of them were longer and wider than others.
 c. If the person wrote the | first note with his left hand and the rest with his right there 1 would be a grea dissimilarity, | there? A. Yes, certainly.
 Trendley said he found no .evi- dence of an attempt to disguise in request writing, nor | in the later ransom notes.
 Lanigan placed on the rear wall an enlarged photograph of the re- quest writings.
 c. Tell me which Is the nat ural hand, which the disguised? A. How do I know the conditions under which this was written.
 c. Is there any difference? A. I already explained that 1 think | the material was written at differ- ent intervals.
 Q. By whom? A. By Haupt- mann. This was represented to me as a standard of his writing.
 Q. How many misspellings did ! you find in the ransom notes? A. RIGHT and l guess some oth- CTS.
 c. Did you see the word B 0 A D? A. Yes it was printed in the ransom notes.
 Trendley said he found every time Hauptmann made d 'Y" he made it like q "J" and admitted the similarity extended through all the writings.
 c. Did you study any other persons handwriting? A. Yes. Fisch's.
 Q. Anyone else? A, Yes. Uh. figs.
 Q. Did you have any writings of importance2 A. No, nothing of importance.
 Q. How many "1's" did you find undotted? A. found 70 dotted in the ransom notes. 1 don't know how many were undotted.
 c. You couldn't see any in the ransom notes? A. No.
 C. How many uncrossed "ts' in the ransom notes? A. Several.
 Lanigan released Trendly for re- direct testimony at 3:10 D. m.
 Reilly asked him what he meant by the line quality" in the writ lngs.
 The witness explained he meant certain "wide lines" in the ransom letters due to pen pressure placed where 1t shouldn't be-
 Trendley was excused and five minute recess was called.
 During the recess opposing counsel met in chambers to dis cuss the possibility. of Saturday session.
 It was understood that the at- torneys would seek half day ses- sion If Justice Trenchard ruled for court tomorrow. [ nNH NTIADnEn nv