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out that Whitehead had been in jail,
that LEM had trouble with Whited
over a lumber bill. and that Diehl
had signed a sta. tnent 70 the effect
that ~ had not discussed Whiteds
reputation for veracity. Diehl ex-
planned he could not read the state
ment he signed. -
DR.. Erastus NJ. Hudson, q broad
tall man with glasses went back 70
the stand.
Associate defense counsel Fred
erick "A. Pope asked the doctor 70
identify some sketches and notes
be made after examining the kionap
ladder.
Wilentz began cross-examination
ot DR.. Hudson on his specimen
charts OF fingerprintS taken from
the kIdnap ladder. The witness SAID
~ made the charts during March,
1p37. from rhe measurements mace
At the IAndbergh estate from the
prints on the ladder.
Z. You were mistaken WEDNESDAY
tn your testimony about the o
holek and the knot In rail 10 GAO
der upright).
A 1 told what I thought. ! nave
pther notes, not here.
WilentE turned TO the physicians
statement he saw only one nall
hole where the state CONTENDS there
we're four.
z. Won appreciate the Importance
M the nail holes in this caseP
A No. / can't say ] DO.
4. Very well. DO you renennDel
now many nail holes ola you o.
lprve in the ladder rails?
a. I saw only one nan noie haoe
Ia a square cut nall
q. Do you remember any otleI
nail holes in the runners. exclusive
of the run nail noles? Please an
Ewer the question yes OF no.
a saw only one square nall hole'
n please answer the question.
ives doctor" said Justice Tren-
enard. answer the question.
aFxclusive of the rung ] VAL say
r Aid not" the witness answered
arn me best or my knowledge, there
uarp none other than that one
square nail hole. sa
q. Did o see those nan noieSf
A I don't remember.
q. Will YOU say that those noles
were not there when YOU examined
the ladder?
A. 70 my knowledge they were
Wilentz showed him another nail
hole TO The best Of my knowleoge
and belief that wa MOI ne.e
During Hudson's examination,
Arthur j. Roehler, the wood expert
from the u. !. Forest Products LAD
cratorv Madison, Wis, VAS asked
how many nail holes he fo1no IN al
six upriRhts when he first examineo'
win say Later
I'd rather not say he replied
because I have not yet testiiied on
the subject. .uoa hy
He was expected to be called oy
the state In rebuttal.
u Ry the way do the New YORK
notice use YOU tingerprlnt metnoof
Al have nc idea
@. on March l, 1882, your process
was not being used by the police oe-
partmentsP
A. As far as ! know. they we're
q. You knew the New Jersey state
police did not know about your pro-
cess?
A. They we're very glad to hear
about ID.
a. ~ far a. you know no police
department In the country USED
your method?
A. Not as far as ] know.
rhe witness next was led through
rn explanation OF the effect Of MS
silver nitrate process on wooo. Dis
celebration, he said, resulted.
W;lentz then showed him q large
nhptoQraph and asked him II the
niece of wood showed any signs OF
being treated with his silver nitrate
method. The witness parted lot
several minutes before finally de-
rlarinr he could not say II had or
had not been ~proceSsed.
The attorney general, pursuing MS
interrogation, showed the witness q
ricture of nHil holes In the ADDER.
Il. would this induce YOU 70 believe
there were nail holes III the LADDER
ard that you were mistaken Wednes-
dsv. II Won knew this photograph
was taken In March, 1882.
IA. Yes, 7 would.
=. You found saw cuts In addition
to those necessary to build the lad
derP
A. I saw what ! thought we're saw
cuts.
q. And you made a notation OF
thPmP
A. \ dent recall.
Wilenty took Dr. Hudson's charts,
"a look. apparently without success,
for y designation Of saw cuts.
Wilentz. exhibiting another LADDER
picture, asked II Or. Hudson could
note any discoioration.
The witness said he couldn't tell
from the photograph
Admits His Note