The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-08

OnhrIcb hs lNuuUcEBh uuu oruuV ' has caught in thls special cOur'trO' Left to right he has portrayed Oh cnt of New Jersey state police; a moved before photographs W 0 taken? A. That l don't know. c. Did you see any mud on the ladder? A. No. sir. c. Anyone who used the ladder could have placed 1t on the board- walk instead of in the mud, couldn't he? A. Yes. c. You saw one footprint? A.
 c. So you tell us you saw one footprint and the indentatione. You didn't see whore the man put his other foot. is that right? A. I saw one footprint.
 Hanptmann Identified
 After its succession of minor hngerprint witnesses, the state called Mandus Hockmuth, s7-year- old resident Of Hopcwell. He iden- tined Hnuptmann as the man he saw near the Lindbergh estate on the day of the Kidnapping. He said the man Hooked like a ghost" was riding in dirty looking car with ladder"
 "A car came by" he said. "A man looked out at me, a man who looked like he had seen ghost" Hockmuth wears 6 beard, q mustnche and glasses.
 He was asked if the man was in the court.
 "Yes" he said. pointing to Hauptmann.
 "It's the man sitting next to the state trooper"
 Tho Identification placing Haupt. mann at tho scene of the crime was a vital point in the prosecu- ton case and came as surprise. Hnuptmann, at his extradition hearing in New York City, vlgor. ously denied that he had been in New Jersey at any time npproxim- ate to tho day of the crime. The witnesses which the state present. ed at that time in m effort to place him at the scene were partly discredited.
 "Did the car you saw turn into the lane when you saw it?" Attor- ney General David Wilentz asked tho aged witness. "Ycs."
 "Dld the car go into the ditch?" "Ycs."
 "Was there a ladder in the carr" q saw some of the ladder in It."
 "Who lives at the corner, this house in Hopewell?"
 My daughter and son-in-law." What kind of a car was it?"
 "A dirty grecn car" Hockmuth was then turned over to Edward J. Reilly, defense
 Did you ever tell your story to any one?" Reilly asked. No"
 "Didn't you stand with n trooper at tho door yesterday and didn't the trooper point -out Bruno Rich- ard Hauptmann. No"
 "YOur health is rather poor?"
 "I have rheumatism"
 Are you near or far sighted?" My eyes are all right"
 "Get off the witness stand and point him out" said Wilentz.
 The elderly man got of the stand md walked down to where Haupt. mann was sitting. He put his left hand on Hnupt. manns knee and said that is tho man.H Hauptmann looked at the witness and shook his head slow. ly from side to side.'
 The witness was cross- examined by Reilly.
 c. Do you remember being brought to the courtroom doorway yesterday? A. Yes. | Q. Do you remember the troop. CT pointing out Hauptmann to you A. No sir"
 WiIcntz charged Reilly witt badgering the witness. The cour said he did not believe the witness was being bndgered. | c. Who brought you to court A. A trooper.
 Q. Who took you home" A. 4 trooper
 A. Yesterday was your first dn, in court? A. Yes. 2. When did you come to liv' at this Hopewcll farm? A. July. c. What day of the week wal t you saw the dirty green car? A It was the first day of the Month seen go in c ditch before there A. Seven.
 c. When did you last see cal go in tho ditch? A. Quite soma time before that I saw public service car almost go in. | c. What date was that? 4. don't pay any attention to thos,
 Q. The man in the green cal did not ask for help? A. No. Q. What time of day? A. Abou
 Q. How far does your hous, set back from the roadY A. E'iv' feet.
 Q. Is 1t a wooden house? A
 c. Whats the frontage of tn. house? 4. 70 feet.
 c. How high is the hedge a round the house? A. About thre'
 c. where were you standing. 4 On the porch.
 Q. You weren't expecting any thing to go by, were you? 4. No
 c. The green car was goinI fast--4O or 60 miles an hcurf A N'sa' e TSs iS car cam. to . dead stop
 e. The man you aaw--was h' drivingg A, Yes.
 Q. Were y0U tAken t0 the fail