Evening star., 1935-01-29

of the fur profits listed IN the sc-
$500, $500. :4s7sO. $780, he read
wilentz supplied Hauptmann with
. pencil. asking him TO write down
the fur profits. .t &
The defendant wrote three and then
asked to see the book again.
There is couple MORE" the de-
fendant said.
Hauptmann gave the total as
$1,735I50.
That's one month";" he added.
Wilentz Objects
| to Remark.
Wilentz objected and Reilly asked
that the remark be recorded. Justice
Trenchard called the noon recess,
ruling the answer could be given after
lunch.
Noon recess was taken at 1880 pm.
Wilentz Says Examination
Will End Soon.
AS the last spectators arrived for
the afternoon session members Of the
prosecution staff said Attorney Gen.
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would require only another half hour
| to complete the croSs-examination of
Hauptmann. Even allowing for
lengthy redirect and recross-examina-
ton, this time schedule, II observed,
made 1t seem probable Mrs Haupt-
, mann would take the stand II the de-
fense holds to its announced tnten-
ton Of calling her after her husband.
Hauptmann was brought back into
court by his guards Two of his coun-
sci, Frederick A. Pope and c. Lloyd
Fisher, spoke to him encouragingly
and Mrs. Hauptmann greeted him
with an expansive smile. He talked to
her for a time. He was sober and
intent, but apparently unrufled by the
mornings examination.
The afternoon session Of court got
under way at las.
Justice Trenchard mounted the
bench, the jury was polled and Haupt-
mann resumed his place on the stand.
Fur Market Transaction
Story Continued.
Wilentz returned to the fur market
transactions and the profits made He
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the morning session concluded.
@. What month were those profits
made in? A. June or July.
Hauptmann consulted his ledger.
THAT Is everything we made"
@. That's July Is, 1888? A. Yes.
@. Then it's more than one month?
A. Yes.
@. Did you get any Of that profit?
A. No. We cleaned the books in Au-
gust.
@. You kept that book as a record
OF your accounts In stocks and furs?
A. In furs only little bit.
@. But stocks completely A. Yes.
@. And the S1,737.50 is the only
profits you list in that book as profits
from the fur business? A. Fisch kept
the accounts. There were more profits.
@. The only profit you show in the
book was sl,737.51? A. Yes.
@. Fifteen thousand dollars went
from you to the broker? A. Yes.
@. Is there one line In your record
Fisch gave you one cent outside Of
$4,000? A. There is not.
Bruno Says He Lacked
knowledge Of Business.
Hauptmann said he didn't UNDER
stand the fur business and didn't
know any fur dealers with whom deal.
ingS were conducted.
Wilentz turned the questioning to
the cemeteries figuring in the crime.
@. Did you work for the National
Lumber Co., whose yards were near
Woodlawn Cemetery? A. Yes.
@. So you were familiar with the
cemetery? A. Not at all.
NO, never passed Woodlawn Gem
etery on my way to work" Haupt-
mann said it slowly, positively.
Q. Did you work at lumber com.
pany near one of the cemeteries?
A. Yes, Woodlawn. You could see it
about mile away.
@. Did you work at Marble Hill
avenue in 1928? A. worked so many
places. It's hard to remember.
. @. You worked at Two Hundred
and Fourth street and Bainbridge ave-
nue., didn't you? A. Yes.
Wilentz tried to locate the place on
the map and asked Hauptmann to
: help him. Hauptmann looked at the
map and remarked II guess you can't
see the cemetery from there"
The defendant said it depended
whether or not he had his car how
ne got home from these places where
+, he worked.
Knew Location
or Bronx Cemetery.
Q. What did you say about st. Ray
. mond'S? A. know there was q ceme-
. tery there but didn't know the name.
Q. But you know there was a ceme-
. terry there? A. passed it once.
Wilentz asked If Hauptmann had
= worked on a Haviland avenue job, and
the witness said he had. When Wi.
lentz asked If that was near st. Ray
n mond's Cemetery, Hauptmann de-
clared the Job was "far distance" from
r the graveyard.
@. Did you pass st. Raymond,s s
a Cemetery when you visited Mr.. Brent?
. A. Yes.
K Hauptmann said he had been in
n Yonkers once, but did not pass Wood
y lawn Cemetery when he went there.
|, Wilenty had him outline the route
he too kin going to Yonkers.
> Hauptmann took the long pointer
LWlOVcO III L1Lc W1LklcSo CIldu anu III
dicated the route to Yonkers across
the top of the may, near Woodlawn.
@. You never passed by Woodlawn
a Cemetery. drove by? A. Why, sure
- passed by, drove by.
@. Did you ever drive past the
= cemetery along Jerome avenue? A
= No.
@. How about East 233d street? A
. Yes, maybe I drove along there.
- WilentZ shifted the geographical dis
~ cussion to the other end Of the map
:. :. near st. Raymond's Cemtery. Haupt-
i mann asserted he never went by that
= !. cemetery.
" II never had any business down
there" he said.
@. How far away from DR.. Condor
did Mr.. Mueller live? A. don't know
where DR.. Condor lives.
. Q. Where did Mueller live? A.
Marion avenue.
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