The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-08

noon was George C. Wilton, photo- grapher of the New Jersey state police.
 Wilentz handed the policeman three photographs. He said he had made two of them.
 c. When did you make them l? A. On March 8, 1882.
 c. Do they correctly portray the section of the ladder known as Rail 1s? A. They do.
 On the question of admitting the photographs, Reilly cross-ex- amlned the witness and shouted, Don't you know every good photographer puts a date on his pictures to show when they were taken"
 Well, know they were taken on March 8, 1882, because I made official report on it," Wilton said.
 c. (By Reilly)-Have you any record on the photographs to show when you took them? A. No.
 Q. You have records? A. Yes.
 c. You knew what you were going to testify to in this trial !? A. No.
 Q. Well how does 1t happen you have the records in your pocket? A. have carried them every day since I came to this courtroom.
 c. (By Wilentz) These are pictures of the railing? A. Yes.
 c. Can you tell by looking at the rail which 1t fig? A. Yes.
 The witness said he had placed his initials on the ladder on March s, 1892.
 Q. Did you write the word nails" above your initials? A guess I did.
 Justice Trenchard admitted the photographs in evidence and they were passed to the jury.
 Their importance was that they established the fact that there were four nail holes in Rail Is" which the state declares came from Bruno Richard Hauptmann's attic.
 Dr F. NJ. Hudson, defense wit ness, had testified he saw only one nail hole in the section.
 Reilly took the witness again.
 Q. Did you photograph the ladder every day from March 1 to March 8? A. Yes. At my off, flee.
 c. Did you scrape out these nail holes to photograph them? A. No.
 Q. Well, see the holes are cleaned aren't they? A. Yes.
 c. Don't you have a system 70 that in an important case you have n. xtgtt t< ,iK
 Q. What would happen If you died meanwhile?
 Wilentz objected.
 c. You object? That's all.
 Q. By WilentZ) Does this pie ture represent the condition of the ladder on March &, 1892 and were the nail holes in 1t? A. Yes.
 The next witness was Sergeant Fred Schultz.
 Schultz was asked only one question-"Did you take this pho- otgraph?" He said he did not and was excused.
 H. $. Betts, engineer in the United Staets forestry service was called.
 C., (By Wiientz)-Were you connected with the service In March and April 1932? A. Yes.
 c. Did you have submitted to you the kidnap ladder before Hauptmann's arrest? A. Yes.
 Q. When did you first see the ladder? A. May 23. 1932.
 c. Did you see at that time rail 16" of this of this exhibit? A. Yes.
 c. Did you observe any nail holes at that time and did you make a report on 1t? A. Yes. l did.
 Q. Did you file report on June 1, 1882 telling of the nail holes in the ladder? A. Yes.
 c. How many were there? A. Four.
 Betts said he had drawn a pie turc of rail 16 showing the four nall holes. This was incorporated In the report
 c. Looking at this ladder, you can't say when these nall holes were put in? A. No sir.
 c. (By WilentZ) - You don't know the defendant, do you? A. No.
 Reilly cross examined him.
 c. Did the secretary of agricul- ture give you permission to come HeTe. A. ISb'
 c. Do you know Mir Loney was refused permission to come here because his testimony would be favorable to us?"
 The prosecution leaped to their feet with loud objections, and Reilly was instructed not to pursue that line of questioning.
 Alfred Budreau of Yonkcrs was called. He tainted in court yester- day.
 Q. tBy Robert Peacock)--Du you know Isldor Fisch? A. No.
 c. Did you go with Fisch to the Corona home of Mrs Bertha Hon in 1933? A. I did not.
 c. Did Fisch attempt to leave bundles at your home? A. No.
 Reilly cross examined.
 o. Are you subject to epileptic fits? A. No.
 c. Didn't you have an epileptic fit in the courtroom yesterday? A. did not. I fainted.
 c. You know Mrs Hoff, of course? A.. Yes.
 e. She was on your farm? A. Yes.
 Budreau was excused and Joseph o Levinson was called.
 Peacock questioned him.
 Q. Where were you on March