The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-02-01

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mann Witnesses
Copyright, 1885, BY the Associated
Press)
Remington. N. j., Feb, IA de.
1ellse expert Friday disputed the opin.
,oll OF eight state experts that Bruno
Richard Hauptmann wrote the Lind
l,ergh ransom notes, and the defense
formally disclaimed any contention
that the dead 1sador Fisch might have
written them.
I'VE never contended Tisch wrote
the notes or that he perpetrated the
crime" Chief Defense Counsel Ed
ward J. Reilly said. Il believe that
he got the ransom money. We don't
know who wrote the ransom notes."
The opinion that Hauptmann did
not write the notes was given by John
M. friendly, handwriting expert OF
East st. Louis, Ill.,, and Reilly'S dis
claimer Of part Of what the state has
claimed the Fisch myth" came dur
ing recess argument.
Argue Over Christmas Card
The argument concerned q Christ
mas card handed to Trendley with q
query as to any possible similarities
between the handwriting on 1t and
the handwriting in the II ransom
notes which followed the kidnapping
and Staying Of baby Charles A. Lind
bergh, Jr., Of which Hauptmann Is ac-
cused. The state objected. The card
was not Immediately identified.
though the discussion that followed
indicated it was from Fisch.
Reilly argued:
I'VE are not here to prove who wrote
the ransom notes. but to prove Haupt-
mann didn't write Them
Trendley testified that the first ram
som note, known as the nursery note,
was written in disguised hand, and
said 1t was his opinion the left hand
HAY have been used sometimes.
Reilly asked Trendley:
"As q result OF your study and ex-
animation Of the ransom notes and
The Hauptmann request writings. are
you in q position to render an opin-
lion as to whether or not Hauptmann,
this defendant, wrote the ransom
notes?"
I'm my opinion" said Trendley,
''he did not"
Eight Named HauptmAnn
Eight experts qualified by the state
gave their positive opinion that
Hauptmann wrote the Is kidnap notes
received by Colonel Charles A. Lind
ybergh.
One Of the state experts, Albert 8.
Osborn, declared the evidence that
lHauptmann wrote the notes was cir
fisistible, unanswerable and over
|Whelming."
Reilly used Osborn,s chart on the
mote found in the Lindbergh nursery
|and had Trendley point out words
and letters which he said the state ex.
loert had omitted.
The chart was q Photographic en-.
rgement Of certain words In the
Dote.
"Now Mr.. Trendley." Reilly asked,
lis it possible to change the pattern
OF any handwriting by the use Of the
retouching pencil or the etching knife
on the negative?"'
mo, it isn't" Trendley said.
lis it possible that the lines can
be shortened or made longer by the
use Of the camera?"
well. yes, they can distort it."
Fisch Abb Intimated
Trendley said he had examined the
handwriting Of the dead Isador Fisch,
Iron whom Hauptmann claimed he
received the ransom money that was
found in his garage.
The defense has intimated It might
try to show that Ftsch was the actual
writer Of the notes, and that he inai-
tated the hand Of Hauptmann. The
connection was not immediately
brought out through Trendley. how
ever.
! Giving an instance Of why he be-
lieved Hauptmann did not write the
notes, Trendley, referred to the for
nation Of the letter "Y."
And that ~ ends in . straight
downward stroke, correct?" Reilly
asked OF "Y' In the first ransom
note.
Eyes, 1t does" Trendley said.
"And then we find another one
along side Of It, with . downward
strolse and . hook on the right?"
~Aud then We find in tho zaupt-
mann request writings . " on the
same chart. downward stroke. hook
ed to the left2"
I'VE do"
Critical OF Osborn's Chart
The defense was sharply critical Of
OsbornS chart, bringing out through
Trendley that Osborn had omitted
many words from the first ransom
note, the nursery note.
$50 then Is It not fact that b.
ginning Dear Sir line one have ESQ.,
600 ready, $4,000 In the end Of line
two $40 bills, $4,000 In 90 bills
and.' line three $4,000 In IS bills
after 2 to 1 days then to line four.
I'VE win inform you where to deliver.
end Of line 8: you cannot tina on Mr..
Osborn's chart any symbol, letter O.
word taken from those five unes?"
II cannot" said Trendley.
Then Trendley testified that o.
horns chart showed only three words
GEon the nursery note.
&Qontiuued o. rage TWo)