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you were worth S6,6667
A. Yes.
General Entries

General Entries
wilentz permitted Hauptmann to
explain at length the entries In mis-
salary book He said they were not
always quite accurate.
Hauptmann interpolated an ex-
PLANTATION the accounts were gen
eraL"
@. 50 general that when YOU cot
$3.50. you put $3.50. 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.
Q: How many weeks was that aft
er the Lindbergh child was born?
A. ! don't know.
c. Who did you build houses for
In extra hours?
A. Mr.. Brill. Mr.. Huberland and
Mr.. Steikoff.
O. But you did put In these extra
hours In the book7
A. I gotta put them In.
Wilentz showed him a little black
book and Hauptmann agreed he had
written the entries.
@. There are exactly the same no.
tations-one Is a copy?
A. Yes.
Q. AZ the end Of the year 1926. you
had S3758?
A. Yes.
Q. Then you have the year 1927
and you were up to s57e0?
A. Yes.
Q. And you wrote down the money
In the house, didn't your s112?
A. Yes.
@. And in 1929. you had sss6e7
"A. Yes.
O. Look at this tx" IN the book.
does II look like this tx" Gin the
word Bronx" in Hauptmann's driv-
ers license).
A. Not exactly.
Other ks" were pointed out by
Wilentz In the disputed writing with
the question: Does 10 look like
this?
Hauptmann answered - Zach "I
don't think So"
A. No never.
Q. Never?
"A. No.
@. But you knew the symbol OF
The three in~terlocking circles OF
the Krupp company?
A. ! saw that
Back 10 Accounts
wilentz swung back to the brok-
eraee accounts, and brought out
mat on Dec. 3 1881. Hauptmann
received a telegram margin call for
S24 from his brokers.
1t must be that way" he said.
Read the telegram" Wilentz or
dered.
Hauptmann read IL, stumbling
over words In tired fashion. The
telegram threatened to sell out his
stocks unless ne paid I'D.
Hauptmann read the telegram.
which said unless the $24 was paid
the account would be liquidated.
@. You had other notices and
didn't respond?
A. The amount was too little.
@. oh, but $74 was too big?
A. ! sent him a letter explaining
I would pay Saturday.
Q. You took a lot OF money!
A. Yes.
@. You took Anna Hauptmann's
money and ran 1t down by the end
Of 1881 70 500.
"A. Yes.
Q. What Is your balance Deem
Der /, 1891.
a. Sl00.96.
@. That was the only money you
bad then In the banks.
A. Yes.
Q. so
@. You drew out SIS in December7
A. The book shows 1t.
@. That left 1855?
"A. Yes.
@. Didn't you say to Mr. Brent
you couldn't live Will your wife any
more, after she came back from
Germany
A. What n you talking about my
wife?
Q. Did you say that to Mr.. Brent.
A. No.
@. Now when .Fisch gave you this
shoebox. he told you to keep II in
a dry. safe placer
A. Yes
q. How much was In that box7
"A. / find 1t later II was close 70
$4,000.
@. Gold, gold. How much you
counted 10?
A Close 10 $4,000.
@. How close?
A. s14.800.
@. That's a guess. isn't IL?
A. Yes but it's pretty close.
@. And the reason you didn't count
Is because you knew. isn't II?
A. No.
Two Weeks 10 Count
Hauptmann stared at Wilentz dur
ing the questioning and raised his
voice In his replies. His face was
serious. but he sat In a relaxed posi-
ton with his hand upturned on his
knee.
O. When you took that money
from that shoe box down to that