Evening star., 1935-02-05

that he received the money from DR..
Condon."
"Tried to Dispose Of Cash"
Reilly went on, saying he would
show that Isador Fisch from that
date on not only approached one but
many persons in New York trying to
dispose of this money. I am going tC
trace every connection of Lsador Fisch
with this money until he left on the
steamer. I hope to be able to prove
by witnesses, when he arrived In Ham,
burg, his actions before the immigra-
ton authorities in Germany.
Il am going to trace everything ]
this defendant received the money
from DR.. Condor, tried to dispose OF 1t,
tried to leave it not only with this
woman, but other people; finally left
it with Hauptmann."
Justice Thomas w. Trenchard ex-
cluded the testimony despite Reilly's
plea.
Wilentz said Reilly is going to be
called upon to prove his statements
and feel confident there will be nc
credible proof"
Four Near Cemetery.
The defense earlier used the testi-
mony of a Bronx taxi driver In an
effort to show there were four mys-
terious persons near st. Raymond's
Cemetery in the Bronx at about the
time Of the payment.
Moses testified he picked up three
fares shortly after 8 pm, April 2
1882, and drove them past the gate
Of the cemetery where DR.. Condor
said he paid Hauptmann the ran
som money.
He said he drove the three mer
two blocks past the gate. They
jumped out, he said, and met fourth
man. whereupon the quartet huddlec
for a conference.
Helped Start Car.
Then they got into gray car which
stalled, he said, and he helped them
to get it started. :
Moses was not allowed to testify
to something he said one of the mer
had told him.
Wilentz, cross-examining the tax
driver, Moses, had him acknowledg,
that he had been an actor. dancer
runner in Wall Street, plumber.
helper. farmer and many other jack.
Of trade.
He also said he impersonated Will
Rogers in Pennington make-believe
radio broadcast, and to show how he
did it he pulled his hair down over
his forehead. The gesture filled the
court with merriment.
The attorney general also produced
an autograph book to show Moses
name among others Of trial celebri.
ties.
Witness Withdrawn.
Joseph J. Tartell of New York fol.
lowed Mrs. Mueller on the stand as
the defense launched further attack
upon the testimony OF Mrs. Cecile
Barr, the cashier of Loew's Sheridan
Square Theater, where Hauptmanr
was alleged to have passed the ransom
bill. The defense wanted Tartell tt
testify to experiences with Mrs. Bari
having to do with the making oI
change and her memory of faces, bu
the State objected and was sustained
The witness was withdrawn.
The attorney general, in his cross
examination Of Mrs. Mueller, asket
her If she had not told police at on
time that she could not remembel
what time Hauptmann's birthda!
party broke up. She said she coult
remember making no such statement
and she insisted people began leaving
the party between $50 and 10 pm.
Hauptmann's house, the defense
sought to show. was q great distanc,
from the theater.
Mrs. Barr had testified he presented
the ransom bill at $50 pm.
The date Of the alleged passing o
the bill was prior to the time tina
Hauptmann said the late Isador Fiscl
had given him a shoe box containing
unknown to Hauptmann, $14,600 il
ransom money.
Mrs. Louise Wollenberg testified
little more than that she was at tn,
farewell party for Fisch at Haupt
mann's home ON December 2, 1888
and that Hauptmann always treatet
his wife with kindness and respect
It was at the December 2 party thai
Hauptmann claimed to have received
the ransom shoe box from Fisch.
Otto Wollenberg, husband of tn,
previous witness, gave similar testi
mony and was not subjected to cross
examination Of any length.