Evening star., 1935-01-29

@. You got that money from this
employer? A. Yes, that's the pay
check for March.
He turned over the yellow check
thoughtfully in his steady fingers.
That's the pay check for March,"
Hauptmann explained.
THAT would be at the rate of 500
q month";" Wilentz asserted.
1T would have been $40 II you
worked one-half month";" the attor-
ney went on.
@. The check is not for $40 is it?
A. No.
@. If you worked one day less than
one-half month, they should have
taken off $2.66. But they took of
1888. That was too much? A. Yes.
Cashed Check
At Lumber Yard.
II offer the check in evidence"
Wilentz said.
mo objection" said the defense.
@. Now you worked two more days
in April? A. Yes.
Q. And you got paid $3.50 a day?
A. Yes.
He identified the pay check for those
two days and it was accepted in evi-
dence.
@. Now you cashed that check at
the National Lumber and Mill Work
Co.? A. Yes.
That was the lumber yard where the
kidnap ladder wood was traced by
State experts.
Q. You were employed there at one
time? A. Yes.
Wilentz,. changing course, suddenly
introduced into the proceedings the
name Of the Morrow estate maid who
committed suicide as she was to be
questioned after the Lindbergh kid
naping.
@. Did you know Violet Sharper
A. No.
@. Did you know any one who knew
Violet Sharpe? A. No.
@. You had never even heard OF
Violet Sharpe? A. There were stories
In the newspapers.
@. I mean prior to March /, 1882?
A. No.
@. You never knew any one con-
nected with the Lindbergh household
prior to the kidnapping? A. No.
wilentz was attacking the defense
efforts to throw suspicion on Violet
Sharpe and other Morrow and Lind
bergh domestics.
The mterrogator next produced
Hauptmanns large account book.
@. In May, 1882, you bought a
radio? A. Yes.
@. How much did it cost? A. $400.
@. You bought field glasses? A.
Yes.
Q. How much did you pay2 A.
$126.
Denies Keeping
Cash in Phonograph.
@. Before you bought the radio you
had a Victrola in the front roon2
A. Yes.
@. Did you put money in the VIC
trola? A. Possibly I keep the rent
in it.
@. I mean lots of money, packages
OF money? A. No.
@. Didn't you put the Fisch money
in it? A. No.
Q. Didn't you have $500 from
FiSch? A. Yes.
Q. At any rate, early in 1892 you
had no money in the Victrola?
A. No.
@. Isn't it fact you opened the
victrola in the presence OF Fritz Hahn
and there were two packages Of money
on the top? A. No, absolutely not
| (Grinning0
| @. You say now that when Mr.
Hahn was in your home IN April OF
May, 1882, you didn't open the Vic.
trola and he saw the bundles oi
money? A NO Gaughing tone.)
| @. Didn't you tell him he coulc
not go in the bed room? A. I can
say that I said it.
@. Didn't Mr.. Hahn ask you abou
the money? A. No.
@. He didn't? A. I really cam
say he was ever in our house.
WilentZ then drew from the wit.
ness he had taken the Hahns to Ryl
Beach and stopped at the Hauptmanr
house.
II really can't say he was ever IL
our house." he repeated with q smile
@. Mr.. Hahn is a good friend o.
yours? A. Yes.
@. He don't owe you any money;
A. No.
Q. Do you remember you saying tt
Mrs. Hahn you were giving your wit,
about $1,000 to go to Europe. A. M
(still smiling).
wilentz's Voice
Rises to Badger.
@. VIII YOU say Mrs. Hahn wa.
ever in your house? A. I can't re-
member.
O. win you say she wasn't there,
A. Maybe when was out
@. When you were there? A.
don't remember.
Wilentz, his voice gradually risint
to badgering pitch, pressed the wit
ness to say categorically whether o.
not he had ever invited the Hahn
to his house, but Hauptmann said HI
could not recall.
At times he grinned at Wilentz.
Wilentz turned to the friendship
between the Hauptmanns and tn
Harms. Wilentz asked If Hahn ex
claimed about the expensive radio
you are making a story" Haupt
mann said.
"Weu see about that" Wilents re
piled.
@. Didn't you signal your wife q
Jump up when . witness was on tn
stand? A. That's ridiculous.
! @. Weren't you told to change you