Evening star., 1935-01-25
Found Money
When Package
Burst Open.
SNAPS DENIALS
TOQUESTIONS
Defendant Says He
Never Saw Baby
Alive or Dead.

(copyrieht 1885. by the Associated Press)
PENNINGTON, N. j., January 25.-
A gutteral, but crisp Il did not!" was
hurled in courtroom today by Bruno
Richard Hauptmann to every detail of
the States charge that he kidnapped,
murdered and collected ransom for
Baby Charles A, Lindbergh, jr.
Il never saw the Lindbergh baby
alive or dead!" he declared.
He denied each and every step of
the States caSe-the stealing of the
child, its murder, the writing of the
ransom notes, the construction of the
kidnap ladder. the handling of the
baby'S sleeping suit, or the collection
of the ransom from Dr. John F. Gaf-
sie) Condor.
Blames Fisch for Money.
He met the one point he could not
deny-possession of Sl4,600 of the
$4,000 ransom money in his garage
by saying it was left with him in a
shoe box by the dead Isador Fisch
and that it lay in closet in his
home from December, 1898, until
August 1894. before he discovered 1t
contained money.
Just before luncheon recess he de-
MED he had paid for a theater ticket
with a ransom bill on November 26,
1933-a date prior to the day on
which he said Fisch gave him the
money.
He had been so identified by Mrs.
Cecile Barr, Sheridan theater cashier.
Il was never in that theater in my
life" he said
He said the box given him by Flsch
lay in a closet through which rain
leaked, and that it was accidentally
broken apart when he struck it with
a broom. 1t was then, he said, he
discovered it contained money.
Tells of Hiding Money.
"What did you do with the money!"
asked Edward j. Reilly, his chief at
torney.
Put it in a basket and covered it
up. And then laid the basket up on
the ceiling so nobody could see it
not exactly lay it on the ceiling: I
put it on the upper shelf which
reached the ceiling and put a nail
and two strips in front of it and put
another basket on top of the basket
where the money was laying in
Now, you knew, did you, that Fisch
was dead when you found this
money!"
II know it, yes"
Hauptmann had testified the money
was wet when he discovered it.
Nov, after drying it, what did you
do with it them"
We'll, when took it down, took
few of them, guess two or three I
took out and put in circulation"
Hauptmann's testimony drew a
packed court room, and the air was
made sitting
"Were you ever in Hopewell in
your life?" Reilly asked.
IT was not" he said.
He was deadly serious.
"On the night of March 1, 1882,
were you on the grounds of Col. Lind
bergh's estate at Hopewell, N. J.?"
81 was not!"
Denies Entering Nursery.
ION the night of March /, 1882,
did you enter the nursery of Col.
Lindbergh?"
IT did not"
"And take from the nursery Charles
Lindbergh, jr.?"
II did not"
The answers snapped.
'On the night of March 1, 1882, did
you leave on the window seat of Col
Lindbergh's nursery note?"
well, wasn't there at all"
You never saw Baby Lindbergh in
your life, did you?"
Never saw it."
Telling of Fisch calling at his house
and handing over a shoe box, he
quoted FiSch as saying:
IT leave it. I leave it something,
II you don't mind. Keep care of it
and put it in tight place"
Il didn't ask what is in it. He only
fNontinrad on poUo roII1non ~