Evening star., 1935-01-11
BY the Associated Press.

PENNINGTON. January 1.-THE
Lindbergh kidnapping ransom notes
with their cryptic symbol signature
-empted attention today at the
murder trial of Bruno Richard Haupt-
mann as the prosecution started out
to prove the notes came from the pen
of the alien ex-convict defendant.
Supreme Court Justice Thomas w.
Trenchard. as usual, arrived at the
court house early and went directly
to his chambers. Attorney General
David T. Wilentz came jauntily into
court with smile and went directly
to the prosecution table.
WilentZ said that to accommodate
Frank Wilson, special agent of the
United States Department of Internal
Revenue, who has to return to WASH
ington. the State would interrupt the
presentation of its hand writing case
long enough to allow Wilson to testify.
Col. Lindbergh gives Wilson great
credit for his part in the work which
led to Hauptmanns arrest.
Inspector John j. Lyons Of the New
York City Police Department. who is
to follow Wilson. will bring back the
testimony to the handwriting phase
of the case.
Both Col. Lindbergh and the de-
fendant were in the court room.
Wilson First Witness
As Court Is Convened.
Court convened at 1908.
Albert Osborn. sr. head of the
States handwriting experts. entered
the court shortly before it was called
to order.
Wilson was the first witness called.
Mild-appearing and bespectacled,
Wilson did not look anything like a
crack Federal operative.
Special agent, in charge of the In
telligence Department of the United
States Department of Internal Reve-
nue." was the description of his po-
sition.
He told how he had been assigned
to the Lindbergh case soon after the
kidnapping occurred
Wilson said that he. Elmer Trey
and Mr.. Madden, other Federal
agents, went to the Hopewell home
together.
Then he was asked about prepara-
tion Of the $4,000 in ransom bills
Q. Did you direct the preparation
OF the money?
A. Yes, did
@. Tell us how you did that, please.
A. 1t was done at the j. P. Morgan
Co. A package of money had been
made available and prepared, but
without obtaining the serial num-
bers. At this time 1 directed them
to have two men work on each note
each piece of currency-noting the
numbers on each side and paying
attention to the kind of currency
That is, whether it we're a gold note
or some other kind of money.
7 instructed them to use gold
notes whenever possible the quiet
voiced agent said.
IT also instructed them carefully
to retain the original sheets on which
the numbers were recorded, so they
might be used later at a trial"
The agent told the jury he like
wise suggested this list be kept in the
custody of one person.
Flyer Tried to Find
Money Paid Out.
Wilentz asked who had the Gus
tody of that list.
"Mr. Stewart Wilson Cragin," Will
son said
He was shown a sheaf of papers and
asked to identify them.
Yes. sir. These are the original
sheets"
The sheets containing the original
listing Of the ransom currency serial
numbers were then introduced and
accepted as evidence.
@. On April T. after the payment Of
the ransom money. did you have a
conference with Col. Lindbergh.
A. did.
Q. AS result Of that conference,
did Col. Lindbergh ask the United
States Government to try to find some
OF the money which had been paid?
A. Yes Col. Lindbergh, in my pres
ence, wrote a letter to the Treasury
Department making such a request.
Wilson said 966 bills handed Lind
bergh were all recorded serially.
There is here s14,600 of that
money" Wilson said.
The bills were packed tightly in a
package. They were the ones that
were found in Hauptmann's garage.
Il offer sl4,600 in United States
gold certificates in evidence" said
Wilentz
1--WE object" said Associate De-
tense Counsel Pope.
Il withdraw the offer. Let it be
marked for identification
The exhibit was then marked.
Money Is Checked
With Original List.
Wilson then told how he and Corpl.
William H. Horn of the State police
took the S14600 ransom money and
checked it carefully with the original
list
will you witness, if your honor
please" Wilentz commented smilingly,
Il am returning this package to the
cuStodian?"
He gave the ransom money to Capt
Shook Of the State police.
Wilson said that after he had ar
ranged the money he continued to
work on the kidnap case.
@. You knew that Col. Lindbergh
was prepared to pay thousands of
dollars to the criminals in the hope
that he would get his child back?
A. Yes sir.
@. Did you make any effort to ap-
prehend the criminals or to interfere
with the negotiations?
A. No. sir.
@. Didn't you know it was your
duty to apprehend the criminal?
A. Yes.
Bruno Is Named
As Cash Possessor.
Wilentz asked II he had done this
duty and the mild hammered man said
'yes," explaining how the ransom
money serial numbers had been re-
tanned, and the money diligently
traced down by Government agents.
AS a result of this activity he said a
man had been apprehended with a
large sum of the money in his posses
sion, had been indicted and "is now on