, 1935-01-23

ransom note from the LinopeEsn
nursery.
Kelly used q dry powder method.
Kelly worked industriously with
his brush and f~ingerprint powder
TO develop the impressions left on
the paper. No one seemed much
interested In the technical inter-
Jude. except Col. Lindbergh who
watched Kelly with interest.
When Kelly had finished exam
ming the first half Of the paper,
Reilly inquired If he found any
prints.
In the half ! have brushed over,
I find the ridge markings OF lin
gers" He scrutinized them care
fully before adding ! would say
they are OF no value
Reilly excited from Kelly that q
single smudged print on one hall
OF the sheet was all he could dis
cover. after several Of defense coun-
sci handled the paper several days
ago.
q. What would remove finger
prints, a cloth2
A. An object touching them.
O. If that note had been gone
over with q cloth, q washrag or q
towel. the prints would be removed2
A. Yes. sir.
Reilly turned the witness back 10
"a description Of how he searched
for fingerprnits IN the kidnap nur-
sery.
q. You found nc finger prints on
the Window
A. No fingerprints OF value.
q. what do you mean "of value2"
Kelly said there was q greasy area
along the side Of the crib which
might have been from hands or q
rubbing medication which had been
put on the baby's chest.
q. When did you first meet DR..
Hudson2
A. I first met him at Col. Lind
bergh's March II or II, 1882.
Refers TO Another
Reilly was referring TO the New
York f~ingerprint authority who was
called into the case and examined
the k1unGp ladoer.
Dr. Hudson took photographs Of
the ladder and said he found more
fNan 500 readable prints thereon.
He used q system which he said
brought out the prints which had
been made on the ladder long be-
fore the experiment
Reilly persiSting In his attempt to
raise doubt Of Kelly's methods, ask
ed II there was not another finger
print system which would bring out
old prints. o
Kelly said there was. He added
that he believed DR.. Hudson had
used q silver nitrate solution In his
test.
Reilly made a print on a board
he held and asked Kelly to use the
silver nitrate method to bring It
out.
1T has been found" Kelly ex-
planned. that the silver nitrate
method works better after a lapse
Of two or three days"
Reilly requested that the board
be kept for seveal days and a test
be made.
Lirdbergh leaned forward and
whispered earnestly to Assistant At
torney GCneral Robert Peacock as
Reilly finished his cross question:
ing OF the witness.
Wilentz took the expert and aft
err a few questions ELECTED the tes-
tim0ny that the silver nitrate
method was discovered between
March I, 1882, the kidnap day. and
March IL. the date OF DR.. Hudson's
visit 70 the home.
Reilly on a brief recroSs demanded
II f~ingerprints would show on the
nursery window II the child was
taken from It's nursery and taken
away down The back stairs.
There might be prints from prev
ious handling"
Reilly asked Kelly to raise and
lower a window back Of the judges
bench.
Q. HOW many places did you touch
that7
A. Three.
Reilly released the witness and
Wiientz asked.
q. But ycu were not on q ladder
and you didn't have gloves on7
"A. No. sir.
Kelly was excused.
Paper introduced
Inspector John J. Lyons, New
York detective. was called to tell