The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-01-14
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Dress Model Says
She Saw Suspect
Shadow DR.. Condor

II ransom notes received by Colonel
Charles A. Lindbergh after his baby
was stolen OH March !. 1882.
The first expert. Albert S. Osborn,
ST., was on the stand early in the
days session. When he left the stand
his cross-eXamination by Reilly was
only partly complete, the defense at
torney reserving the right to cross
question him on writings of the dead
Isador Fisch. The state has prom
Used to produce these writings.
Reilly handed Osborn a card which
purported to have on it the writing
Of Fisch, but which he did not fur
Their identify, and questioned him
about alleged similarity of that writ
ing and the writing in the ransom
notes.
Osborn said an IS" was similar,
but added the writing was different"
He will be recalled by the defense
when the state produces the speci-
mems it claims to have III it's possess
sion.
Reilly Chides Osborn
When Reilly contended the expert S
chart showed evidence that ransom
note letters had been copied. Osborn
rebuked him. you are misinterpret-
ing the physical evidence"
THAT is your opinion" the attorney
said. testify.
NO. corrected Osborn, my bust
ness
The expert reiterated to Reilly his
belief that one person wrote every one
Of the II ransom notes.
The attorney chided him once for
not preparing more exhibits, more OF
the large charts.
II wouldn't be permitted to bring
50 different exhibits Of this kind into
this courtroom" Osborn said.
"You mean to say" declared
Reilly. where man is on trial for
hts life or death, you wouldn't be per-
mitted to fill the courtroom, if YOU
wanted to. with exhibits?"
Well" he replied, Il think it would
be very bad judgment to do it, any.
way"
Witness and attorney clashed an
other time over the compensation
Osborn expected from the state TO,
his labcrs. He declared there hac
been no ARA ngenent, but said he had
confidence in the state of New Jersey
To hasten Hauptmann,s trial fol
life, Attorney General David 4. vii.
entz cut his list of prospective wit.
nesses from 70 to about SO, with right
Of way given to the handwriting ex-
perts.
The original plan was to present
the handwriting evidence as briefly a.
possible but the prosecution discarded
this. deciding the testimony OF thu
first expert, Albert s. Osborn, was s,
impressive that this aspect should b,
presented as completely as possible.
i At least six, and possibly ten NOR,
experts-all the state could marshall
were subpoenaed to follow Osborn Il
the stand. the prosecution relying O,
the cumulative effect Of their testi
mony.
Attorney General Wilentz expresse,
confidence In his case, asserting:
I'VE have proved the murder. w
could rest our case right now and r
to the jury with . good priua faci
case"
Il It was learned from q responsible
prosecution authority, however, tina
the state twice offered Hauptmanl
clemency II he would give complet
account Of the crime; naming an
others involved.
= Hauptmann rebuffed the offer bot
times, but It was understood that
has not yet been withdrawn.
i Defense Has Own Experts
Il During the weekend recess. Edwar
J. Reilly and his corps Of defense u