The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-08
Taxi Driuer Had
 Identified Him
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called out directions at ransom meeting with Dr J. r. Condon Hauptmann, sat like a graven image.
 Sill Kept Poker Pail.
 Even today, when aged Mandus Hockmuth walked across the room and touched him and said that's the man" in testimony designed to place Hauptmann at the scene of the crime, the prisoner showed no emotion, although he shook his head in denial. A few minutes lat CT, he turEed to his wife, however, and said in German:
 The old man must be crazy"
 But 1t remained for Perrone to break through the barrier of Hauptmann's emotions-emotion which he obviously has kept under iron discipline while in court.
 That's the man." the Bronx taxicab driver said steadily in identifying Hauptmann as the sender of the note during the ransom negotiations.
 The prisoner muttered his den- ial in reply. Few in the court room could hear the remark.
 Linked With Crime
 Two more witnesses today link ed. Bruno Richard Hauptmann with the Kidnapping and murder of the Lindbergh baby.
 Mandus Hockmuth, 87-year-oid Prussian army veteran and resi- dent of Hopewell placed his hand on Hauptmann's knee and swore he saw him near the Lindbergh home in an automobile at noon on the day of the idnaping.
 Joseph Perrone, a New York taxl-cab driver. testified in mid afternoon that Hauptmann was the man who gave him a note 10 deliver to Dr. John r. Condon, in tcrmediary in the negotiations with the kidnaper.
 Thre persons have now branded Hauptman as being implicated in the crime.
 Col. Charles A. Lindbergh all ready has testified that Haupt- mann's voice Is the one he heard in St. Raymond's cemetery calling Hey Doktor" to Condon. Lind bergh added that he believed Hauptmann guilty.
 Smashing Surprises
 The Identification of Hauptmann by Hockmuth and Perrone came as smashing surprises in the court room drama. and defense counsel vigorously attacked the testimony.
 As compared to evidence pre- viously disclosed at the Haupt- mann extradition hearing in New York and by police investigators. the states case now seemed much stronger than could have been ex- pectcd.
 Perrone told how q man had ap- preached his taxi-cab in the Bronx and handed him a note with in- structions to take 1t to Condon's home.
 "Is that man here in court?" asked Attorney General David T.. WilentZ
 He is," Pcrrone replied.
 "Step down from the stand and point him out" Wilentz said.
 Perrone walked across the 20 feet that separates the witness chair from Hauptmann and clamped a heavy hand on the pris- oner's shoulder.
 That's the man." Perrone said.
 You're q liar," Hauptmann nut tered too low to be heard by any body except those sitting directly behind him.
 After Lunch Hour
 J. Warren Davis, U. s. federal court judge, was visitor at the afternoon session, sitting beside Justice Trenchard.
 Court reconvened at 1:4S with Lieut. Sweeney continuing under cross examination by Reilly.
 The officer walked over to the kidnap ladder and untied the rope around the three sections.
 Reilly made him take a flexible steel rule and measure the two ladder sections by which Haupt- mann Is accused of climbing to the nursery window. They were feet and 8 inches each in lengtsl.
 Sweeney then coupled two sec tions together with the Doweil pinyeund near the ladder
 Cant you do 1t alone 2" Reilly asked with sarcasm.