The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1935-02-07

This led to Investigation of eastern
chine. Samples were secured from
all of them by Koehler, and finally
mill was located whose lumber had
marking similar to those on the pieces
used In the ladder. A search OF %
lumber yards to which lumber OF this
kind had been shipped eventually
brought him to the Bronx yard. and II
developed that Hauptmann had
worked at periods In the yard and In
December, 1881, two months before
the kidnapping, he purchased guam
tity OF this lumber.
The piece Of wood which Koehler
asserted had been taken from the 1T
tic OF the Hauptmann home was orig
inally one board, which was sawed In
half to make the uprights OF the lad
der. Nall holes In the ladder board
correspond with the nall holes In
;;ulsts In the attic, he said. and he add
ed that 1t was inconceivable that this
was coincidence.
Other testimony presented by the
state charges that Hauptmann was
author OF the scries OF ransom letters
admitting possession a. the bahy. that
he left one OF the letters in the nurs-
cry at the time the LIndbergh baby
disappeared. that he possessed the
child's sleeping suit. and that he visited
the LIndbergh estate.
The prosecution has also attempted
| to show that Hauptmann collected the
| $50.OOO ransom money and that his
wealth increased approximately by
that amount. Personal identifcatjons
have been made by DR.. John +. "Jaf-
sie' Condor, Col. Charles A. Lind
bergh and Cecile NJ. Barr as accept
Ing and passing the ransom money.
and by Willard WhIted. Charles Ross
sitter and Amandus Hochmuth putting
him near the Llndbergh estate. The
latter is not expected to have much
| weight because OF the time interven-
| Ing between when they are said to
have seen Hauptmann and the time OF
/ Identification.
The physical evidence will undoubt-
eddy carry much weight. The testi-
mony that Hauptmann penned the ram
som notes and the address on the pack
| age containing the child's sleeping
suit, as we'll as the note left In the
nursery must be refuted by the de-
| Tense.
Observers at the trial seem to feel
that only one practical defense exists
| for Hauptmann. That would be one
| offering proof that master mind"
| committed the crime and that Haupt-
mann was only the unwilling tool. II
such is the case the, leader would be
one without historical parallel. be-
cause OF his success In covering his
own tracks and his abllAy to provide
such Infinite physical proof Of Haupt-
mann's guilt.
This would lead back In all probable
ity to contention by the defense that
the mysterious Isador Fisch. who died
In Germany. was the man who planned
the kidnapping, and who used Haupt.
mann as front for his later fnan-
cial dealings.
! Reilly has stated that Fisci was the
man who furnished the money for the
stock market manlpulatIons carried or
In Hauptmann name. A witness has
testified that Hauptmann and Fisch
were seen together In the brokers' OF
flee where the former had an account
although there was no way fsr the
firm TO know whether Fisch really hat
control Of the specuatlons.
How far Reilly can go In establish
Ing this Is not known. The fact thai
F'isch Is dead will make 1t difficult
Thus far the relatives Of the dead fur
rler have not been introduced In court
A detective recently returned from Ger
many with several persons connected
with the family. who. II Is sald, arr
ready to testify that their brother hat
no part In the crime. and that he diet
practically penniless.
Meanwhile the drama of Flemlngtor
courthouse grinds on. The grlm-fncet
German carpenter lighting for his life
his sad-eyed wife standing by him en-
couraging her "Reeshard" as he battle
to clear himself Of the awful charge 0
murder, Colonel Lindbergh whose worl'
fame brought him sorrow In the dealt
OF ris frst-born son. the attorneys
Justice Trenchard, all combining cas-
In the greatest emotional drama o
many years The outcome nobod
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