Evening star., 1935-01-10
Running account
of Today's Session,
Condor Testifying
Continued From Fourth Page.)

the luncheon recess the crowds
seemed to have done little more than
walk out of the room. turn around
and walk back again. for all available
space was we'll occupied long before
the recess ended
Hauptmann again was the first
principal of the trial drama to come
back from lunch. He sat immobile
until Reilly arrived at the defense
table and then he engaged his chief
counsel in whispered conversation.
Court reconvened after noon recess
at 1:45 pm.
Mrs. Myra Hacker, Jafsie's married
daughter, who looked chic in a black
frock trimmed with a white collar,
talked earnestly with Wilentz as cam
eramen's flash bulbs went off almost
in her face.
Reilly Concludes
Cross -qujzz of Jafsie.
Reilly announced he was through
with his cross-eXamination of the
venerable Jafsie and the State made
ready to take the retired school
teacher to clear up any obscurities in
his testimony defense questioning de-
veloped
The jury returned to its box bare
few seconds before Justice Trenchard
resumed the bench promptly at 1:45.
Jafsie, smiling but looking tired.
Climbed back to the witness chair for
redirect examination.
Attorney General Wilentzs first
question concerned Jafsie's own ath-
letic prowess and Condor said he was
an active athlete, foot ball player
and captain of his team. The old man
seemed proud.
One of the first points the State
sought to clarity was Jafsie's con-
fusion over the first communication
from the kidnaper.
Under cross-examination Jafsie said
he never opened the sealed letter ad-
dressed to Col. Lindbergh. but yet de-
scribed the signature symbol in tele-
phone conversation to the Lindbergh
estate. Jafsie's note in that original
communication was not signed by the
symbol.
That's an error" was Jafsie's de-
6CIlpllOll VI Ills COIll
Relates How He
Called Lindbergh Estate.
Jafsie related how he had called
Lindbergh'S estate on the basis of that
unsigned note and was instructed to
open the sealed note at the direction
of some one in the Lindbergh home.
II opened the letter addressed to
Col Lindbergh and read the letter,
which bore the supposed signatures of
the kidnapers, to some one at Hope
WELL" he SAID.
Condor said he talked to Lindbergh,
but a defense objection made him
change his testimony to read some
one at Hopewell"
@. Did you testify that you took the
sealed letter to Col. Lindbergh?
A. I did. That was an error.
@. Who was present when you
opened the letter?
A. Col. Breckenridge.
@. And VINO else? Your daughter?
Reilly objected, but Condor an
swered:
A. Yes, my daughter.
@. On the matter of your seeing
Hauptmann during the bus ride in
the Bronx, did you ask the driver
to stop?
A. Yes, but he didn't stop. He
stopped later and searched for him.
Condor testified, II never went to
Maine" under the redirect examina-
ton concerning the plane ride he
took with Col. Lindbergh while
searching Massachusetts, waters.
His answer was reversal of his
testimony under cross s-eXamination.
Reported Seeing Man to
Justice Department.
Asked whether he reported having
seen Hauptmann to the authorities
Condor replied, choosing his words
carefully:
"Yes, reported 1t to the Depart
ment of Justice
@. When was the first time you
saw the symbol affixed to these notes?
A. About March IL.
@. When did you receive the first
note?
A. About the 9th or 10th of March.
He was asked when he FIRST knew