The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-07

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Justice Thomas w. Trench
ard ordered that phrase
stricken from the record, but
the girls declaration, made
through scornful lips and
with flashing eyes, made it's
impression.
Two sensations were provided
early in her cfoss-examination. The
first was when Mr.. Reilly, as he had
promised, began to explore her re-
lationship with Henry (Red) john
son, the sailor who gas her sweet
heart, and who was himself held in
Jail for weeks until he could prove
that he had no connection with the
kidnapping.
The second was when the name
of Violet Sharpe, maid in the house.
hold of Mrs. Dwight w. Morrow,
Mrs. Lindhergh's mother, Tsas.
brought into the case. Violet was
the young woman who, rather than
face an inquisition by the New Jer-
sey state police, committed suicide
by taking cyanide of potassium.
The Sharpe incident, in the
morning session of court, was short
lived. Mr.. Reilly merely asked the
witness if she ever went out with
Violet Sharpe, and received a firm
mo- in response.
Betty, who spoke softly but clear
ly, with a touch of a Scottish burr
in her voice, clearly was resentful of
any attacks upon her association
with Henry johnson. She corrected
Mr.. Reilly, who invariably insisted
upon calling him Red" with the
equally invariable response, Mr..
Johnson"
Detroit Connections Asked
She admitted going to the raovies
with Mr.. Johnson" and to fire.
quenting amusement parks. She
told how she tried to reach her
friend by telephone at Englewood,
on the fateful day on which she was
suddenly told to leave the Morrow
home and return to Hopewell, where
her charge was suffering from a
cold.
The first attack came with a ques-
ton regarding her associates when
she worked in Detroit. There was
purpose back of the question. The
defense has set up a number Of
alternate theories to that of the
state, and one of them is that the
child was stolen by q Detroit gang.
But Betty withstood this assault by
showing that her associations in that
city were innocent.
Mr.. Reilly swung into another
attack, an indirect attempt to show
Betty was not the devoted nurse
maid she has said she was. He
finally forced her to admit that the
baby was alone in the nursery,
asleep, from 8 p. m. until-well, until
the kidnapping. She had not gone to
the room until 10, when she made
the horrifying discovery that the
crib was empty.
On direct examination, conducted
by Atty. Gen. David T. Wilentz, she
had told, with dramatic intensity,
the story of the night of March /,
1882. She was close to the break
ing point when there was thrust
before her the pitiful wooden shirt
she had fashioned with her own
hands, to supplement the cailds
other clothing when he was put to
bed with cold.
Answer Draws Applause
Again she approached tears when
she told of Mrs. Lindbcrgh's deep
distress and fright upon the discov-
cry of the vacant crib. But in the
main she was rather more calm, oc-
casionally defiant
Towards the end Of the session.
Reilly turned to her and said, Nov,
Miss Cow, you're smart girl, aren't
you?"
yes, I ann she declared. The
courtroom broke into applause.
Miss Cow sobbed as she told Of
Col. Lindbergh's reactions to the
discovery that his baby was miss
ing.
Anne, they've stolen our baby"
Those, according to Miss Cows
testimony, were the Colonel's first
words when he looked into the
empty crib at the Lindbergh home
near Hopewell on the night Of
March /, 1882.
Miss Cow was calm at first un-
der the questioning of Atty. Gen.
David Wilentz. But as he led her
closer and closer to the moment
when she discovered that her in
FAINT charge was missing, sobs
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