Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-02-12
"SHOW NO MERCY"
W|LENTz PLEADS
State AssaiIs Bruno as
"PubIic Enemy No. |
of World"
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the front in Europe"
He repeated the formula with
Henry D. Buchanan and William E.
Frank, e Federal agent who testified
about Hauptmann's brokerage &C
counts. Then, one by one, he de-
Tended the States witnesses against
the charges and innuendos of Reilly,
whose summation was delivered yes
terday.
In answer to Reillys charge that
Inspector Buchanan framed the evil
dence from Hauptmann's home-a
board bearing the telephone number
and address of DR.. John F. tJafsie)
Condor, ransom Observation-Disclosures
read transcript of Hauptmann's ex-
animation by the district attorney of
the Bronx, when he answered 'yes"
to admit he had made the notations.
Wilentz denied for Arthur J. Koch
Ter, Federal wood expert, that any
advancement could come out of his
testimony for the State.
He Is at the top of the heap" he
said, and then, taking Reilly to
task, "but he has to be assassinated
in this scheme in order to free Haupt-
manu.
Sees Defense Wealth.
The attorney general attacked the
defense's plea of poverty, citing wit
nesses from far distances, radio pleas
and other costly items, and declared:
Why, I think they have probably
spent more money than the State
has"
He pointed out that only one hand
writing expert testified for the de-
tense, while the record shows he al
lowed many others to examine the
Lindbergh ransom notes.
Why aren't those other experts
here?" he asked. You know the
reason. It's because they wouldn't
dare say the handwriting was not
Hauptmanns."
Il think they have got lots of
money" he said of the defense, money
coming from cranks and idiots and
fools, un-Americans all over the coun-
try. pouring in enough money to hire
what they consider the four best law
yers available. Certainly they wouldn't
represent a murderer just to represent
him"
He denounced the defenses label of
''liar" on State witnesses and said
sarcastically, that Reilly paid Mrs
Dwight w. Morrow and Col. Lindbergh
gracious" compliments by saying they
were mistaken" instead of calling
them liars.
He referred to two boys who &C
counted for the whereabouts of Mrs
Morrow's maid, Violet Sharpe, on the
night of the crime. Boys that earn
an honest livelihood" he said. mo ex-
convicts, no idiots, no lunatics"
Reilly objected when Wilentz scored
the defense for not using a phono-
graph record for which it had asked
The record was one made by DR.. Con-
don. in which he initiated the voice
of the ransom collector and related
their conversation.
The court overruled Reilly and
allowed Wilentz to continue.
Were they afraid that the record,
given before Hauptmann was ever
arrested. would be more damaging
than the lip testimony Of DR.. Con-
don?" Wilentz asked.
II would have loved 1t If you had
heard the story all over again, Condor
telling about this conversation, will
] burn If the baby Is dead"
Wilentz praised Lindbergh, and at
the same time answered Reilly's jibe
about the flyers opportunity at the
ransom rendezvous to kill the ransom
collector, If he had chosen.
mo, he Gindbergh) wants law and
order to take its course. I don't know
whether could sit in that chair, day
after day, a few feet away from the
man that I thought murdered my
child. I don't think he would ever
live to face jury"
Defends Whateley.
He contended there was not one
word Of testimony to smear" Betty
Cow or Violet Sharpe, both of whom
were accused of completely by Reilly.
He also defended Ollie Whateley. the
Lindbergh butler. now dead, and said,
mot one single dollar. not one ransom
dollar was ever traced to anybody
connected with any member Of the
household. The note in the baby's
nursery didn't look like their hand
writing. It looked like Hauptmann's.
Why wouldn't Col. Lindbergh and the
rest clear them?"
Answering Reilly's point that Haupt-
mann was unfamiliar with the Lind
bergh nursery. Wilentz said:
AN experienced burglar doesn't
need a rehearsal"
He also ventured the opinion that a
stranger could walk into nursery in
which a child slept without awaken
ing the child, and went on:
But let me tell you this, this fell
low took no chance on the child
awaking. He smothe1ed and choked
that child right in that room. That
child never gave any outcry.
What else was the chisel there for?
To knock that child into insensibility
right there In that room"
The defense had claimed that if
Hauptmann did as the State charged
he did, that is stand upon suit case
which was at the nursery window, he
would have crushed the case.
Wilentz grabbed the suit case from
the pile of evidence. He dropped it to
the floor, and stood upon it.
The suit case held his weight with
out crushing.
He continued to stand on it while
he talked about it, and he told the
jury he weighed 100 pounds.
Judge Admonishes Crowd.
While the jury was being polled be-
fore Wilentz began, Justice Trenchard
gazed about the room and at the
packed aisles in the front of the court
room.
THE court room is manifestly over
crowded." he said. I'll ask the peo-
pie in the aisles to remain quiet. There
must be no manifestation of approval
or disapproval of anything said at any
time If there is any disobedience tt
this order, I want the offenders
brought up here, and they will b.
dealt with"
After the jurist had finished. Wilenti
asked that the defendant and his wife
be admonished not to interrupt with
any demonstration such as they made
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