The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-04

at left, being assisted from the hot house by court attachc. c. What were you doing in 1932? A. Attending Princeton pre- paratory school. Q. You are here under subpoena by the state? A. Yes.
 c. Did you testify for the state when MT Hauptmann was arrested sn New York? A. did.
 Q. Whore were you on the late afternoon of March l, 1882? A. was returning from school. I stop ped and got my mail from n letter box at the end of the Lindbergh lane.
 Q. Now as you started up the road what was your attention di- rected to? A. As I was reading my mail. a car pulled across on the wrong side of the car.
 c. What did this car do? A. He pulled over to the left.
 Q. Did you as you passed see anything besides the occupant? A. Yes. l saw several sections of a ladder.
 c. How many men in the car? A. Only one.
 Q. Describe him? A. He had or dark overcoat and q dark hat. He was thin featured.
 Q. What was his appearance as to nationality? A. He did not look like foreigner.
 c. Did you ever see part of this ladder again? A. Yes, on the fol- lowing evening.
 0. Did you identify It? A. Yes.
 Q. On March 2. the following morning. did you tell anyone about what you saw? A. Yes. The next morning was on my way to school and told MT Nelson Wyckoff what saw.
 @. Did you tell a policeman what you had seen? A. Yes.
 Q. (By Wilcntz) What was his name?
 c. (By Tisher) Just minute It was a state policeman? A. Yes.
 .. As a result of you telling a policeman, did he take you to any high authority? A. No.
 e. They let you go on to school? A. Yes.
 Fisher asked that the kidnap ladder be brought in.
 Q. What kind of car was it you saw? A. A 1929 green Dodge se- dan.
 Lupica then said he believed tho cur was either black or dark blue and not green.
 Q. Did you say 1t was a green car in a statement to police? A. I said 1t was dark car.
 Q. Did you say in your state ment that you saw q license on the car? A. Yes.
 Q. What was the state? A. New Jersey.
 Q. Did 1t have any letters on it? A. Yes the letter "L."
 Q. Docs that indicate the car was from Mercer county? A. Yes.
 Q. Did you see an article in the Daily Mirror in which you were misquoted concerning an identifica- tion? A. Yes, I called Mir Clark. the city editor and they corrected the story.
 Q. Did you ever say to anyone that you could identify Hauptmann as the man you saw in the car? A. No. 1 did not.
 Q. (Souted) Can you say now that Bruno Richard Hauptmann Is the man you saw In the car? A. No. l cannot.
 Fisher pointed to the defendant. Fauptmann's face was flushed. Lupica shook his head.
 Lupica was turned over to Will cntZ Tor cross examination.
 Q. (By Wiientz) you saw a car with a man in it? A. Yes.
 Q. There was no gang in 1t? A. No.
 c. It was q dark car with a ladder in 1t? A. Yes.
 Q. You saw a Dodge car--a dark car? A. Yes.
 c. Mir Fisher asked you about statement you gave the Daily Mirror? You got paid for that statement. didn't you? A. Yes, wrote two articles.
 Wilcntz read the articles by Lu- pica in which the witness said the man in the car in Lindbergh Lane was Hauptmann.
 Hauck end five or six others that the man you saw in the car re- sembled Hauptmann? A. Yes.
 c. And you say so .oday-right now don't you. You want to tell thV Hth uOb yOu as cb. If; man rcsembled Hauptmann.
 Q. And you testified before the grand jury that this man reseln- blcd Hauptmann? A. Yes.
 Fisher conducted the redirect.
 c. You said the man you saw resembled Hauptmann? A. Yes.
 c. Can you in good conscience say that the resemblance is strong enough to identify Hautpmann ns the man you saw on the hill? A. No.
 Lupica was excused. A five min ute recess was ordered.
 An exchange of words between Fisher and Wilentz over Lupica' s on call brought from the bench the warning.
 "Gentlemen. gnetlemen. let's get down to business"
 Hans Kloppenburg friend of was called as the newt defense witness after the recess.
 Kioppenburg smiled and nodded at Hauptmann as he passed him on the way to the witness chair. Hauptmann smiled back. c. (By ReilIy)--How long have you been in the United States? 4. Since 1929 October.
 c. What is your business? A. and cabinet maker.
 c. How long have you known Ihia defendant? A. Since the winter