Evening star., 1935-01-18
Police Who Seized Hauptmar'n
Ciue Details of Bronx Arrest
Dependant "Gaue A,cay" Garage as His
Hiding Place by Constantly Watch-
ing 1t While Being Questioned.

stepped down from the bench to peer
over the witness shoulder.
@. What did you do next?
A. We saw the defendant again.
He came out Of the driveway in q
Dodge.
The detective told how the police
followed Hauptmann as he drove
along.
I'VE continued the trail of the
Hauptmann car until we reached
Park avenue in the vicinity Of l78th
street"
Arrest Is Made
AS Car Is Blocked.
At fremont avenue, Wallace said,
Hauptmanns car was blocked by a
street sprinkler. He had driven, the
witness said, at "a fairly good rate Of
speed, 40-45 miles an hour"
@. What happened then?
A. shouted to Hauptmann to pull
over to the curb. I got out of the
back seat and slid into the front seat
of the defendants car beside him.
A few minutes later Hauptmann
was asked to step out on the sidewalk,
Wallace stated. Il held him by one
wrist"
He was searched, Wallace con-
tinued. and wallet was found in
his left hip pocket There was $29
in it, including $40 bill, which when
checked, the witness added. was
found to be a 'Lindbergh ransom
bill
We continued back to the Haupt-
mann home" the trooper said after
he told how Inspector John A. Lyons,
commanding the undercover squad of
the New York police, joined the party
of officers and their prisoner.
@. Did he make any explanation
of the $50 gold certificate?
A. He stated the bill was the last
of $500 in gold certificates he had
had in his possession during the past
few years.
Strong Box Found
Containing Gold.
@. Now, when you got back to the
Hauptmann home, what happened
then?
A. Hauptmann was brought into
the Hauptmann bed room and q
search was made of the room and a
strong box was found containing the
gold coins.
A search was made Of the entire
house nv the investigations
was handcuffed to Hauptmann al
during the stay at the house when
he was being questioned about gold
certificates he might have.
Hauptmann and the officers, Wal
lace said, went to the Central Savings
Bank in the Bronx, where his safe
deposit box was opened. The witness
said no gold certificates were found
there.
@. Did the papers in the box
occupy all the space?
A. 1t was pretty well crowded.
The party then went to the second
precinct police station and state
ment was written by Hauptmann
Wallace said.
Wilentz in his next questions hit al
defense hints Hauptmann was forced
to miSSpen the ransom notes in tht
writing ne did at police request after
his arrest.
@. Do you know whether those
words were dictated or spelled?
A. never heard any words spelled
to the defendant.
@. Well what did you hear?
A. I heard the words dictated and
Hauptmann wrote them on piece OF
paper.
Hauptmann's Wife
Nearby at Time.
@. Was Mrs. Hauptmann in and
about the premises at the time of the
arrest?
A. Yes sir.
@. Did you find a wooden plane?
A. Yes in the garage.
Wilentz brought out that the plane
had been initiated by the police
officers, but otherwise was in the con-
dition as found.
It was offered in evidence.
Frederick A. Pope of defense coun-
sci, objected to the introduction Of
the plane as evidence. arguing it was
not material, but Justice Trenchar6
admitted the exhibit when the State
promised to link it later with the
kidnap ladder.
Wallace said this initial 'h" wa
on the plane when found.
@. What else did you find at the
house?
A. With Mrs Hauptmann and the
police officers, found two packages
in the south wall of the garage.
@. What was in the two packages?
A. In the two packages there was
100 gold certificates in one package
and 83 gold certificates in the other
@. Ten dollar certificates?
A. Yes $40 certificates.
Sheaf Bills
Shown to Jury.
@. What did you do?
A. The money was counted in the
presence of Mrs. Hauptmann. We
took one Of the bills and checked
with the ransom money serial mum.
bers.
81 offer the newspaper and SO ten.
uOltdI 6Olu Ccl tillCdJco AL cNlOCilCc o.
one exhibit" Wilentz announced
with flourish.
The defense fought the introduc.
ton of the ransom package, but agair
Justice Trenchard's decision wen
against Hauptmann, and the "hot'
money was admitted.
Wilentz opened the package ane
displayed thick sheaf of bills to thl
jury.
AS he unwrappeu the newspaper
and spread the bills in his hanc
Wilentz remarked, Would defens'
counsel like to look at the bills, too?'
The attorney general advanced to-
ward the jury and spread the bill
fan-like on the rail.
Mrs. Ethel Stockton, Juror No.
opened her mouth in surprise ant
turned, laughing, to wink at a jurol
in the back row.
Wilentz had the witness identify ,
second package of ransom currenc,
found in Hauptmann's garage.
Again the defense objected