Evening star., 1935-01-28
BRUNO IS ACCUSED
ladder SKETCH
Says. Child Visitor Drew
'.a Picture in Book Of
Accounts.
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until q couple Of months after the
ransom money was paid?
j even didn't know the Lindbergh
child was born" Hauptmann said.
But this Is the fact about the dates,
isn't it-July, 1880, to August, 1882
you kept no accounts; that's true, isn't
it?", %
II can't remember the day when I
stopped"
Wileatz brought up Hauptmann's
note book.
There are some drawings there" ="
he said, Are they yours?"
mo, they are not mine"
"How about the picture of that
window-4that isn't yours, the draw
ing Of that window"
That should be Window" Haupt-
mann asked, looking.
We'll, what is it?"
81 don't know"
"ISn't that a ledge, there?"
"I even can't make out what is"
But you can make out the ladder
there with the dowel pin?"
What Is that?" Hauptmann quer-
Doesn't that look like a ladder?"
Does tt?" the prisoner parried.
'It doesn't look like"
''What Is it? A book, a picture,
O bookshelf, or what?"
II don't know what it is"
Admitted Ownership.
Hauptmann had previously admit
ted ownership of the book, and de-
spite his denials of the sketches, they
were admitted to to the record to
join the States long chain of cir
cumstantial evidence against him.
Wilentz turned the page and
showed him another picture
What is that?"
"You are asking me-" Hauptmann
shrugged. II don't know what it is"
We'll, doesn't that look like q
drawing of window with some sort
of dots or marks on it for some
thing? You don't know what it is?"
Il don't know what 1t is'
Later Wilentz asked, sarcastically:
"Well, you are not very excited now,
are you?"
why should II" Hauptmann asked.
mo, It is quite joke with you,
isn't it?"
mo, it Is not a joke" he replied
without color. II am very earnest" +"
Were you earnest with your wife
when you found the s14,000?"
"Ttat has got nothing to do with
my wife"
Didn't she work and slave In a
bakery and bring to you, when you
and she got married, her earnings
and her savings?"
THAT has got nothing to do with
them $4,000 at ALL"
But when you found $4,000 in
gold. no more partnership with the
w1fe?" Wilentz inquired.
Absolutely not! Why should
make my wife excited about it?" -
"Why did you hide that?"
Should it be pleasant surprise
for her some time Because my atten-
ton was to pay her house, build her
o house some times"
Affirms Stock Deals.
Wilentz got Hauptmann to affirm
that all of his financial transactions,
save certain savings which he did not
want his wife to know about, were
recorded in book in his own hand
writing.
After pointedly inquiring If it were
not true that Hauptmann hid num-
Der Of other things from his wife, and
receiving negative answer, Wilentz
asked:
When is the first time you met
Mrs. Henckle?"
Summer 49," Hauptmann an
swered calmly
He was bathing at Hunters Island
when his wife was away when he met
Mrs. Henckle, he said.
Who introduced you to Mrs.
Henckle,s nobody?"
''Well, it doesn't need much intro
ducing out there"
Mrs. Hauptmann sat silently in the
court room through this. Her ex-
preston never changed.
-.a' "Singature" Mentioned.
The prosecutor brought up the word
"singature" for signature" as used in
the ransom notes
THAT is habit of yours, isn't it,
putting the MS where they don't be-
long?" o
mo-" declared the witness.
Wilentz showed forward a check
Hauptmann admitted it was his. The
check was for STA. Wilentz asked him
to read his manner of writing "sev-
enty."
The court record on the point is
as follows:
Hauptmann: "S-e-"
wilentz: Loud now. Sc what?" 3,
Hauptmann:' '"S-e-n-"
Wilentz: "S-e-n?"
Hauptmann: "Yes."
Wilentz: "S-e-n-v-e-t-y?"
Hauptmann: "S-e-n-v-e-t-y, yes"
Didn't you place the n in 'senvety'
Just like you placed the n in 'singa-
ture'?" Wilentz went on, "and for the
same reason?" .ri
me" .e.-- ...r.>
Spelling Demonstrated.
Wileftz questioned him similarly on
the tfansposition of g and h in
"right."
spell wright just as you have it
here in this book" the prosecutor in
structed as he handed Hauptmann a
ledger in which was recorded the pur-
chase Of Curtiss-Wright Aviation
stock.
"W-r-i-g-h-t," the prisoner spelled.
"Just like you have the h-g-t here
in light isn't that right?"