Evening star., 1935-01-25
Hauptmann Denies
Visit to Estate March /.


Reilly switched his questions to the
map of the crime area near HopeWell.
@. I'm pointing now to the estate
of Col Lindbergh. Hauptmann, were
you ever in Hopewell in your life?
A. was not.
c. On the night of March l, 1882.
were you on the grounds of Col. Lind
bergh's estate at Hopewell, N. j.?
A. was not.
He snapped that not" like a whip.
@. On the night of March /, 1882,
did you leave on the window seat of
the nursery note?
A. l wasn't there at all.
@. On the night of March /. 1882,
did you enter the Lindbergh nursery
and?
A. did not.
Q. And steal young Charles A. Lind
bergh, jr.?
A. 1 was never there.
@. You never saw Baby Lindbergh
in your life?
A. never saw him.
Reilly handed him the ransom note
left in the nursery.
@. Did you see that note before?
A. saw it in the Bronx court room.
Q Did you write it?
A. l did not.
@. Did you leave it in the Lind
bergh nursery?
A. did not.
Hauptmann smiled. Lindbergh
studied the eX-convict's face.
Testifies He Was With
Wife on Night OF kidnapping.
@. Will you again tell the jury where
you were March l, 1882?
A took my wife to the bakery, be-
tween half past six and quarter to
seven (am.) in the car.
@. How many miles was it from
your home to the bakery?
A. A good mile.
Q. After Anna entered the bakery
at 7 o'clock what did you do?
A. went right home, put the car
in the garage. I left my house later
and went to the subway.
I took the subway to Seventy
second street to the Majestic Apart
mentS. My tools were in the carpenter
shop. l told the superintendent
can't Starve.
so I left the tools at the Majestic
and 1 went back to the employment
agency where 1 got the job. tried to
get the $40 back. I couldn't get it
back. They said, Come around to-
morrow. There may be something
doing then"
He told how he visited another
agency and Radio City seeking a Job,
but had no success.
Il went home about 5 o'clock" "
Hauptmann continued. There was
nobody there. I went to the bakery
for Anna I would say around 7
O'Clock (pm). My wife was alone
there"
@. Did you do anything with the
FTedericksen's police dog?
A. usually took him out for a
walk.
@. While waiting for Anna?
A. Yes.
@. Did you take him out that night?
Wilentz objected to the question as
Heading" and Reilly rephrased it.
@. Tell us what you did that night.
A. 1 usually had my supper, then
took the dog out for a walk
@. Never mind what you usually
did, did you take the dog out that
night?
Tells of Meeting Man
And Talking About the Dog.
A. did.
@. Did you meet anybody?
A. A man at a gasoline station was
asking about the dog.
@. You remember meeting a man
on the night of March l, who talked
about the dog?
A. Yes.
@. At about what time of night?
A. Between 8 and $50.
@. Did you bring the dog back tc
the restaurant? A. A quarter to 9
a quarter after o'clock. I don't re-
member.
@. In the neighborhood of 9 o'clock
anyhow. A. Yes.
@. Did you drive your wife homef
A. Yes.
Wilentz again objected to the ques-
tions as leading.
@. What did you do? A. We went
home and put the car in the garage
@. So on March l, 1882, I ask yoU
again were you in Hopewell, N. J.i
A. No.
Reilly had him describe his move
ments on March 2, how he went down
town and bought a newspaper.
Learned of kidnapping
Through Newspaper, He says.
"Then for the first time read about
the Lindbergh kidnapping"
Lindbergh's eyes still were focused
searchingly on the prisoner.
Reilly produced one Of the ransom
notes, addressed to Col. Lindbergh
March 4, 1882.