The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-12

cutor said, that Hauptmann
wrote each and every one of
the ransom letters sent Col.
Lindbergh and his intermedi-
airy, DR.. John F. Condor.
Hauptmann's trial was in
adjournment over the week
end while defense attorneys
hastily checked off their evil
lence and witnesses, dis
mayed at the Unexpectedly
strong case presented by the State.
Although defense counsel main
tanned an exterior air of confidence
and depreciation toward the prose-
cution evidence, it IA known that
the week had been n OF surprises
and disappointment.
First. Edward j. Reilly, one OF the
r~leverest of criminal lawyers ana
chief of Hauptmann'S defense, had
banked heavily or breaking the
story of DR.. Condor. Instead, Ut
Condor positively identltled Haupt-
mann as the ransom collector and
nv inference as the man VINO
climbed into the nursery window and
stole the baby, and remained IN
shaken through hours OF severe
Cross-eXaminatlOn.
New Evidence Produced
The state produced n witness
who placed Hauptmann at the scene
of the crime only a few hours be-
fore it was communicative hrst OF
q series of witnesses who will testify
similarly. it vas promised-and TWO
cOrrobOrating DT. Con-
don's story.
Meanwhile. chance circumstances
revealed two pieces of what on the
face seemed new evidence-one Ia
vorable TO the prosecution, the
other to the defense. The new
prosecution evidence stood up-the
new defense evidence was partly
discredited even before it was pre-
sented.
Mrs. Anna Bonesteel. lunchroom
oDerator in YonkerS, volunteered the
statement that Violet Sharpe, serV-
ant in the Dwight Morrow house
hold who committed suicide Just
before she was TO be questioned
about the kidnapping. waited IN her
restaurant for over an hour the
night of the kidnapping. She car
ried two blankets and was picked up
by two men in a car, Mrs. Bonesteel
said.
Painter Tells Story
This story might have proved a
powerful aid to the defense IN sub
Stantiating inuendos that the kid
naping was an inside job, but for
the fact that New Jersey has state
ments from three persons who were
with Miss Sharpe the same night
and from employees of a New Jersey
dance hall they visited.
The new evidence favorable to the
prosecution was volunteered by a
Bronx garage nan who said he
PAINTED Hauptmann'S car black a
few weeks after the kidnapping.
He produced ledgers to Substan-
tate his story. Before 1t was paint
ed. the car was a dirty green"
A state witness testified this week
that he saw Hauptmann in a dirty
green" car near the Lindbergh-
Hopewen estate the day Of the kid
mapping.
Bruno's Writing. Says Expert
The states assemblage of hand
writing experts will back up the eX-
pert testimony Of Albert S. osborn
the highest paid handwriting ex-
pert in the woGd. who testified yes
terday that the script Of the crude
" phrased ransom notes was identi-
cal with that Of Hauptmann'S &C
knowledged handwriting.
The state viii present six or more
experts who will diSsect the writing
and add their convictions TO the
masters decision.
They viii take Bruno's script. let
ter by letter and stroke by stroke
There will be experts in German
writing and German expression; eN-
perts who can take the letter "A
and trace it through every known
script in the world and show, as
conclusively as a finger print, that
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