The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-25
WOMAN MODELTO
 HAVE TILT WITH LAWYER REILLY
HiIdegarde Alexander Has Been RecaIIed-Bets
 On Outcome
By JANE DIXON

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 Flemington, N. J., Jan 26-fUPD --HildegardO Alexander, the snap. py young woman who models neg ligeeS and pretties for the Fifth avenue and Broadway buyers ig coming back to Main street.
 Hildegarde, who created a near panic in the courtroom when she appeared as a surprise witness for the state against Bruno Richard Hauptmann. Until she took the witness chair the costuming of the trial had been either conservative or very drab.
 The metropolitan model gave the audience an eyeful of what the well dressed woman witness wears. She chose for this appearance an ensemble of black cloth and mink fur. Women spectators made sur- reptitious sketches of Miss Alex ander's hat, soft black crown with a halo of mink set back from her face at rakish angle. It Is Hlldegarde's contention that one evening when she had finished her business of displaying negligces, tea gowns and other ap- parel, she took a subway train to her home in the Bronx. She debarked near the Fordham station of the New York Central railway and went to telephone her mother that she was going on to high school where she was attend ing night classes. Miss Alexander knew Dr John "Jafsie" Condon, She knew also that "Jafsie" was Q contact man between Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh and the kid- napers of his baby. She saw "Jaf- sic" in the station where she went to telephone. He was writing a message. And while he was writ ing, according to the model, a sin- ister dark fellow in a slouch hat was spying on him from outside the window.
 Hildegarde was asked if ever she had seen that sinister dark fellow again. Sho raised her chin, flashed her eyes. and said she had. She was, in fact, seeing him.
 She put the finger on Haupt- mann.
 Hildcgarde was not only sur prise but she was an annoyance to chief of defense counsel, Edward J. Reilly. Reilly is metropolitan him. self and he resents being startled by beautiful young models, He suc- ceedcd in getting some sort Of a reservation into the record regard ing the testimony of Miss Alexan- der.
 Now, Reilly steps before tho bench, tweaks the carnation in his lapel to a defiant angle, and asks the amiable and erudite Justice Trcnchard to bring Hildegards back to Main street.
 "rhe witness was 9 surprise wit ness, your honor," he says with becoming unction. we have evi- dence that will impcach her cred- ibility as 6 witness. We would cross examine her further"
 What Reilly is saying, in fact, Is that his sleuths have gone to work and that Hlldegarde's past. present and possible future will be spread on the records and banded about before the public in & way that will leave no hidden corners in her life.
 The outcome of the tilt between the Fifth avenue model and the Brooklyn firebrand is problemati- cal. You can get a two to one bet either way along Main street.
 Until now, defense counsel has had no particular success in break ing down testimony of states wit nesses. But, quoting the prosecu- ton chief:
 we've struck a downgrade." At- torney General David Wiientz ad- mits. Jt's only @ synthetic dowtt- grade. We'll be right up there on the top of the mountain at the fn- ish."
 Did Miss Alexander, the pretty blonde model, see Bruno Haupt- mann, peering at "Jafsie" the Lindbergh contact man, in that Bronx station?
 Is Miss Alexander a romantic young woman with smoke in her eyes?
 Perhaps Reilly will provide the answer.