Evening star., 1935-01-28


Hauptmann took the opportunity
Of talking briefly with his wife during
the recess. He f1dgeted with his fin
gers, but his hand was steady when
he stopped.
Jam in Court Room
Aisles Terrific.
Despite Justice Trenchards stringent
instructions to keep the aisles clear,
the jam in the court room was terrific.
Messenger boys had to fight their way
as they carried copy back to press wire
rooms.
Court resumed at 1874 and Haupt-
mann went back on the stand as soon
as the jury was polled.
@. Now, on April 2, 1882, you re-
member DR.. Condon's testimony that
that was the date he paid you $780,
600. A. $4,000 Tin a surprised tone) ?
@. Now, with reference to that par
ticular day, April 2. all you had in
your stock account was SO shares of
Warner Bros? A. That's right.
@. And your bank balance then was
$202.26? A. Yes.
@. And you had a mortgage for
$3.50 which you and your wife had
bought? A. Yes.
@. In 1929, you had, you said, about
$500 in cash at home? A. $500.
@. In 1881, about $4,000? A. Yes.
@. That was the cash you were
hiding on your wife2 A. Yes.
@. When did you put $4,000 in cir
culation? A. Oh, 80.
@. On April 2, 1882, you had $4,000
in cash? A. Yes, about that.
@. Where did you keep the money
at home? A. In big trunk.
Hauptmann explained the trunk
was used for storing Winter and Sum-
mer clothes. He gave the dimensions
Of the trunk as about 81 inches wide
and feet high.
Lindbergh Resumes Steady
Watch Of Hauptmann.
Lindbergh took up again his steady
scrutiny Of the witness as he testified
Mrs. Hauptmann regarded her hus-
band encouragingly.
@. You had clothes in the trunk
And what else? A. Feather bed.
@. 1t was a dry place, wasn't 1t?
A. OF course, it was dry.
@. Where did you keep it? A. In
the front room.
@. In what room? A. In the big
closet in the front room
@. Was the trunk locked? A. Yes,
@. Did your wife have key? A
No. sir.
@. Featherbeds in there, clothes In
there but your wife didn't have key?
A. No, sir.
@. In the front room where you had
your victrola-your radio, where you
entertained your friends-so safe you
could keep it hidden? A. Yes.
@. That was the safest place in your
house? A. guess it was the safest
@. So safe you thought it was the
place to keep it away from your wife?
A. Yes, / knew my wife goes there only
a few times year.
@. But it was the safest place? A.
Yes.
Q. And a dry place? A. yes.
Wilentz Refers to Note
Books Entries.
Wilentz pointed to Hauptmann's
note book, when he computed his
worth in 1929 as S2,066 and his wife's
as s1,03l.
@. That mortgage was the only one
you had-you put that in the book?
A. Yes.
Q. You owned $4,000 worth of stock
and put that in the book? This was
your yearly inventory? A. Yes.
@. Now read this line, what does It
say? A. Cash at hcme SIS.
G. Not $500? A No.
Q. Not $1,000? A. No.
@. But SIG? A. Yes, but that's the
rea-oa. That was ell my wife knew of.
At Wilentz's request Hauptmann
estimated his worth at the end of 1929
as between $1,000 and $4,000.
Q. That was your assets in 1929 ex-
cept the money you were hiding from
ycu- wife? A. Yes.
Says He Had billions"
When in Europe.
Hauptmann recorded the salaries he
and his wife made, he testified, but
did not include the money he made in
overtime work
That's the money" he explained
II kept from my wife"
@. How much did you have in
Europe? A. Billions.
@. Billions? A. That was during
imitation.
Reilly asked the court to admonish
the crowd to cease tittering.
After Reilly's protest against the
laughter, Justice Trenchard told the
audience it ought ito have decency
enough to keep quiet"
He again charged the court deputies
to be more diligent and again threat
ened to clear the court.
Wilentz continued that was a sort
of a hallucination with you, wasn't
it?" A. Well
@. What did you have when you
came to the United States? A. About
500.
@. So you and your wife came here
and worked hard, and kept strict ac-
counts, and at the end of 1928, you
were worth $6,666? A. Yes.
Hauptman Explains
Entries at Length.
Wilentz permitted Hauptmann to
explain at length the entries in his
salary book. He said they were not
always quite accurate.
Hauptmann interpolated an expla-
nation the accounts were general"
@. So general that when you got
$49.50, you put $49.50, dollars and
cents? A. Yes, but not the overtime.
Wilentz led him through other items
where the cents were included until
the account book was closed out in
July, 1880.
O. How many weeks was that after
the Lindbergh child was born? A. I
don't know.
@. Who did you build houses for
in extra hours? A. Mr.. Brill, Mr..
Huberland and Mr.. Steikoff.
@. But you did put in these ex-
ira hours in the book? A. I gotta
put them in.
@. You were quite a bookkeeper in
those days. At the end of 1880 you
transferred the pencil notations to a
book in ink? A. I don't remember.
Wilentz showed him a little black
hnok and Ha,intnnann acreed he had