The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-02-13

Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh 60
t--ourh hea-t-breaking ordeal Of
telling Of the events on the night
OF March /. 1882.
FRIDAY, JAN. 4
Col. Lindbergh, stOical after the
strain OF identifying the mutilateo
clothing Of his dead son, Identifies
Hauptmann positively as the owner
OF the voice he heard n the Bronx
cemetery on the night OF the ran
som negotiations.
MONDAY. JAN. 7
Betty Cow. the baby nurse. tear
fully tells her story Of the night
OF the kidnapping and Identifies the
infants sleeping suit ana other gar
ments. The state has now present.
ed its basic facts OF kidnapping. muir
der. Identification Of the victim and
the payment OF ransom money.
TUESDAY. JAN. 8
The state builds up its case TO
link Hauptmann both with the kid
naping and the acceptance Of the
ransom. Joseph PerrOne. Bronx
taxicab driver. Identifies Haupt-
mann as the man who gave him 81
Non March Il. 1892. 10 take a note
TO DR.. John F. Condor. or ~Jafsie,"
the ransom negotiatOr for Lind
bergh. Amandus HOChmuth. 81
year-Old Pennington resident. tden-
titles Hauptmann as man he saw
in an automobile with a ladder
near the scene on March l. Haupt-
mann creates scene by calling one
witness a liar" and the other
crazy" Al Reich. associate Of
"Jafsie.- and others pave way for
DR.. C6ndOn's testimony.
WEDNESDAY. JAN. 9
DR.. Condor identifies Hauptmann
positively as the "JoEn" who ac-
cepted the ransom money IN the
cemetery. John is Bruno Richard
Hauptmann." he cries dramatically.
THURSDAY. JAN. 10
Under cross-examinatiOn, DR..
Condor proves an alert witness and
disappoints any hope the defense
may have had Of making a mon
kew of him" Col. Henry Breckin-
ridge. lawyer and friend Of Col.
Lindbergh. upholds and approves
the actions in the negotiations Of
DR.. Condor
FRIDAY, JAN II
Albert S. Osborn, famed hand
writing expert. testifies unequivOcai-
" that Hauptmann wrote all the
4 ransom notes. The sl46G0 Of ran-
som bills found in Hauptmannis ga
rage is introduced in evidence.
MONDAY. JAN IA
The state introduces a surprise
witness. Miss Hildegarde Alexander.
IS. New York clothes model. who
testified she saw Hauptmann "shad-
owing -Jafsie" in the Bronx in
March, 1882. A second handwriting
expert corroborating Mr.. OSborn's
testimony.
TUESDAY, JAN. Is
Two more handwriting experts
testify Hauptmann wrote all the
ransom notes.
WEDNESDAY. JAN. Is
Four more handwriting experts
brand Hauptmann as the writer Of
the ransom notes.
THURSDAY. JAN. II
Thomas II. Sisk, Department Of
Justice agent in charge Of the squad
which arrested Hauptmann. tells OF
the raid on Hauptmann'S garage, the
finding Of ransom money and how
Hauptmann lied about it. Haupt-
mann shouts liar" at him. Twenty
five witnesses establish the fact Of
the finding OF the ransom money on
Hauptmann'S premises.
FRIDAY. JAN. Is
Mrs. Ella Achenbach. Bronx
neighbor Of the lauptmanns. teSti-
fies that the carpenter was Imping
shortly after the kidnapping and
Mrs. Hauptmann explained he had
sp-ained his ankle. Mrs. Haupt-
mann told her that she and Haupt-
mann had been away on a trip. she
SAYS. Mrs. Hauptmann cries liar"
az her. A board taken from a
closet in Hauptmann's home. with
Dr.. COndon'S telephone number and
address penciled on II. IS introduced.
Police testify Hauptmann had ad-
mitted writing i. but only because
he was interested in the case"
MONDAY. JAN. q
A New York movie cashier identi-
hes Hauptmann as the man who
passed her IS OF the ransom money.
Hauptmann'S employer on a New
York building project. where the
prisoner said lie worked az the time
OF the kidnapping. testifes Haupt-
mann did not work on March I.
date OF the kidnapping. nor on April
?. day OF the ransom payment. An
accountant OF the United states In
, ternal Revenue Bureau. teStifies In
detail about 4.ss6 Of sudden
wealth" which Hauptmann pos
sessed after April ?. 1882.
TUESDAY. JAN. -
The ladder used in the kidnapping
Is introduced in evidence. also a
chisel found nearby which the
prosecution contended was one
missing from Hauptmann's tool
chest and fitted chisel marks on
the ladder. To more witnesses
testify they saw Hsuptmann near
the L1ndbergh homs at about the