The Washington times., 1935-01-19

last week concentrated on tech
nical evidence to support its case.
There was no aged and vener-
able Andamus Hochmuth to point
his wavering finger at the stolid
German carpenter and say, He
Is the man."
Nor was there a verbal battle
such as marked the clash between
DR.. John F. "Jafsie" Condor and
Defense Counsel Edward ]. Reilly.
State Scores
With the greater part Of the
testimony devoted to handwriting
experts, the State, however, scored
point after point as experts pro-
nounced the writer Of the kidnap-
ing notes to be Hauptmann, and
remained unshaken in the face of
fierce croSS-eXamination by the de-
tense.
The weeks proceedings were
punctuated by a breakdown by
the Stolid prisoner. For the first
time since his arrest Hauptmann
deserted his supercritical attitude
and frenzy displaced his usual un-
concerned manner.
In the midst of the testimony
by Federal agent, he leaped to
his feet in the courtroom and
shouted:
Mister, Mister, you stop ly-
ing! You are telling story"
His jaws were clenched, and he
trembled as he was pulled back
into his chair by court room
guards.
Another highlight Of the trial
last week was development out.
side the courtroom. Three rela'
tives of Isidor Fisch. with the
nurse who attended the tubercu.
lar friend of Hauptmann on his
death bed in Germany, arrived
here to testify for the State.
They were brought over from
their home in Germany to testify
that Fisch was penniless when he
died, and that he did not possess
the bulk of the marked" bills
which constituted the Lindbergh
ransom sum.
Brother Defends Him
Pincus Fisch, brother of the
dead man, stated:
eve are here to clear Isa-
doris name. We will tell all we
know about IsidOr's life, his
friends, and his movements
from the time he was born.
We are positive he could never
have been mixed up in any
thing like the Lindbergh kid
naping."
Before the battery of hand
writing experts launched the
recitation of their findings, the
courtroom was startled by the
statements Of a blonde, attrac-
tive mystery Witness" Miss
Hildegarde Alexander, of the
Bronx.
From her the state obtained
the statement that she had
known DR.. Condor during the
Lindbergh ransom negotiations
and that on an evening in March,
1882, she saw Hauptmann trail
the educator, who, through his
role of "Jafsie" in the kidnapping
case, has achieved world renown.
Employed as a clothing model,
Miss Hildegarde was smartly
dressed and successfully with
stood the challenging questions
asked by Defense Counsel Reilly.
Tells Of Killing
Another sensation of the past
week was the statements by DR..
Charles H. Mitchell, Mercer
county medical examiner who
performed the autopsy on the
murdered Lindbergh child.
The physician testified that the
fracture found in the skull of the
dead baby was inflicted while the
child was alive and caused almost
instantaneous death.
Testimony presented at the trial
has been so arranged by the State
as to follow as far as possible the
events leading up to the kidnap-
ing and the subsequent develop
ments which led to the arrest of
Hauptmann.
In the early part of the trial,
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh and his
wife described the events leading
up to the discovery Of the kidnap.
ing, and the search which fol-
lowed.
Miss Betty Cow, Scotch nurse,
who was brought to this country
by the State, told of finding the
baby was gone, and identified the
clothing worn by the child when
spirited away to his death.
These witnesses drew a vivid
picture of the first part of the
drama, and the State then en-
tered into the second phase of the
crime, which has stirred the
world.
The prosecution called witnesses
who testified to seeing Hauptmann
In the vicinity of Hopewell, N. j.,
In March, 1882.
"Jafsie" Accuses Him
Then DR.. Condor came into the
picture as the go-between for the
kidnaper and Colonel Lindbergh.
The elderly educator pointed out
Hauptmann as the man to whom
he turned over $50.0 in ransom
notes, at a meeting in cemetery
IN the Bronx.
The State scored important
points in the testimony of these
principal actors in the drama.