Evening star., 1935-01-13
WILL STAKE
LIFE ON SIX mos"
Last Question to Defend.
ant viii Place Blame
on Fisch.
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studied the notes, and indicated that
the experts believed the notes were
written not by Hauptmann a. con-
tended, but by 1ssdor Fisch.
No announcement concerning their
findings at the end of todays exam
nation was made, Reilly stating tnat
because members Of the prosecution
staff had been present, the Jury OF
experts" would not make known "tlelr
findings and belief"
One furry OF interest wnicn oe-
veloped last night had subsided TO-
day when 1t was announced that tne
banknote found in Gettysburg, "a
and which was said to have been part
NJ the ransom money, had been ols-
covered to have no connection WIN ".
The State, through q member OF
the prosecution staff, said that It's case
had reached 1.-The half way marx.
The number of witnesses yet to testiIy
has been reduced, according to Attor-
nev General David T. Wilentz. from
about 10 to As or SO. WllentZ salo
he NAV conclude his case by the enc
Of next week.
State Satisfied.
In reviewing the eight days OF the
trial. Judge George K. Large OF the
prosecution stafi said: Our witnesses
have withstood effectively the cross
examination by the defense. and their
evidence stands unimpeached.
The State Is ready to refute any
effort by the defense to SHOW tnat
other persons than Hauptmann perpe-
trated the crime.
The State, Large pointed out. has
presented five independent identifica-
tions of Hauptmann-by Col. Lind
bergh, by DR.. John F. Condor tne
ransom Intermediary. by the CAP
driver Joseph Perrone. who told OF
carving o ransom note from Haupt-
mann to Condor, by Amandus Hoch-
muth, who said he saw Hauptmann IN
the vicinity Of the Llndbergh nome
on the murder day, and by Albert b.
Osborn. handwriting expert, who tes-
tilted Hauptmann wrote all the notes
Attorney Large said Hauptmann has
established himself as a principal by
his own handwriting" "and regardless
of our one-man theory of the crime,
he can be convicted of flrst-degree
murder under New Jersey law"
Large expressed the conviction that
the defense could not show that lsador
Fisch wrote the notes.
Assistant Attorney General Joseph
Lanigan, who has prosecuted the
handwriting phase Of the States case,
was present when Reilly's chiro-
graphers looked over the exhibits at
Trenton today.
Reilly said that he addressed the
handwriting experts as follows:
You were brought together by the
defense because of your desire. after
having examined such material as was
published in the newspaper, to exam
inc the originals"
German Experts Called. i.
He said the experts are being asked
to visualize the handwriting in the
ransom notes without microscopes.
German experts, two Of whom were
present today. have examined the
specimens for Teutonic influences
said Reilly.
I'VE do not intend to solve this
crime" Reilly remarked at the close
of the examination. I'VE are here
to prove Hauptmann not guilty"
Reilly reiterated his contention that
the money being spent on Haupt-
mann's defense comes "out Of our
own pockets"
"are contributing"
II wish they would. though" he
added.
The State will continue during the
coming week to present its case In
the sequence Of facts that arose after
the kidnapping Of the baby. Judge
Large said.
II expect that most Of the coming
week will be devoted to handwriting
State that we cannot afford TO pass
1t over lightly"
Following that we shall probably
60 on to the preparation of the ram
som money. and from there to the
finding of the baby's body"
Asked if 1t would be necessary to
recall to the stand Betty Cow. the
Lindbergh nursemaid. during the
phase Of the case dealing with the
finding of the body. Large replied:
Miss Cow has proven a good wit
ness. and her temperance would
certainly do the States case nc
harm"
Witnesses Coming.
The lie De France will dock in New
York Tuesday. bringing three Ger
mans in the company Of Detective
Arthur johnson of New York. The
identity Of the three has not been
disclosed. 1t is believed one or more
may be relatives of Fisch, who died
in Germany last year, and it is con-
sidered likely that one or more may
be handwriting expert.
II the defense names Fisch as the
ransom note author, the State will
cali relatives of the furrier as re.
buttal witnesses, said one of the
prosecuting attorneys.
Reilly conceded again today the
State had produced evidence Of ex-
tortion against Hauptmann," but
said he will prove definitely that Fisch
collected the $4,000 ransom.
There may be seven defense hand
writing experts called to the witness
stand. Those called to Trenton at
today's conference were J. M. Trend
ley of East St. Louis. c. F. 0oodspeed,
New York: Mrs. Charles Foster, New
York; Arthur p Myers. Baltimore and
Washington: Miss Julia Farr, Brook
lyn: Frau Eraunlich, Wurzburg. Ger.
many. president Of the Handwriting
Experts of Europe, and Rudolph
Thielen, Berlin.
8. G. Malone of, Baltimore, an asso-
ciate of Myers, also offered his serv-
ices to the defense. Reilly announced.
Malone said he has testified in 1000
cases in 80 years and lost only seven.
He said he had opposed and beaten
Osborn in several cases.
This" said Reilly, "is not the trial