, 1935-01-10

lentz Is camermen,s flash bulbs
went off almost In her face.
Reilly announced he was through
with hts cross examination Of the
venerable Jafsie and the state made
ready to take the retired school
teacher to clear up any obscurities
In his testimony defense question
ing developed.
Seek to Clarity Points
| Attorney General wilentz,s first
| question concerned Jafsie's own ath-
| letic prowess. and Condor said he
was an active athlete. a football
! player and captain OF his team.
! The old man seemed proud.
One OF the first points the state
sought to clarity was Jafsies con-
fusion over the first communica-
ton from the kidnaper.
Under cross examination Jafsie
said he n:ver opened the sealed let
ter addressed to Col. Lindbergh. but
yet described the signature symbol
In a telephone conversation TO the
Lindbergh estate. Jafsie's note in
that original communication was
not signed by the symbol.
That's an error" was Jalsie's
| description OF his confusion.
Jafsie related how he had called
Lindbergh's estate on the basis OF
that unsigned note and was in
structed to open the sealed note at
the direction of someone In the
Lindbergh home.
II opened the Letter addressed to
Col. Lindbergh and read the letter
which bore the supposed signatures
Of the kidnaperS 10 someone at
Hopewell." he said.
Condor said he talked to Lind
bergh but a defense objection made
him change his testimony to read
someone at Hopewell."
@. Did you testify that you took
the sealed letter to Col. Lindbergh?
A. ! did. That was an error.
@. Who wss present when you
opened the letter.
A. Col. Breckenridge.
@. And who else? Your daugh-
ter?
Reilly objected. but Condor an
swered:
A. Yes, my daughter.
Hunted For Man
@. On the matter OF your seeing
Hauptmann during the bus ride In
the Bronx, did you ask the driver
to stop.
A. Yes, but he didn't stop. He
stopped later and 7 searched for
him.
Condor testified. i never went
to Maine" under redirect examina-
ton concerning the plane ride he
took with Col. Lindbergh while
searching Massachusetts, waters.
His answer was a reversal of his
testimony under cross-examination.
Asked whether he reported hav-
ing seen Hauptmann to the au-
thorities Condor replied, choosing
his words carefully:
yes. I reported IL to the Depart
ment OF Justice"
@. When was the first time YOU
saw the symbol affixed to these
notes7
A. About March Il.
Q. When did you receive the first
note?
A. About the 9th or 10th Of
March.
He was asked when he first knew
the kidnap symbol. and he answer
et with the opening OF the sealed
letter addressed to Col. Lindbergh."
Wilentz asked Jafsie to explain
what he meant when he described
Johns cough during the Woodiawn
cemetery rendezvous as "pulmon-
ary."
Q. What did you mean by that?
To my mind 1t is plain that any
slight difficulty in breathing through
the lungs would make a man cough.
@. You have no way Of knowing
It was tuberculosis OF not?
"A. No.
Condor vas asked where he
learned that Miss Cow had received
q telephone call from Henry Red"
Johnson.
4 got 1t from general gossip and
the newspapers" he said.
Reilly then took the witness and
press him on the corrections he had
made Of the mistakes made in his
replies 10 cross examination.
Explains inaccuracies
Condor said his inaccuracies mad
occurred to him after Wednesdays
session and denied the defense i'm
plicaticn had been pointed out by
prosecution officials.
Reilly ended MS examination BY
showing Jafsie an unidentified
photograph OF a mar and asked him
70 identity 1t.
JafSie said he had no knowledge
OF the man portrayed, and added he
had G seen the man, as Reilly
suggested. at his home before or
after the ansom payment.
The witness was then excused.
Colonel Henry Breckenridge. Lind
bergh's attorney. was called next.
Breckenridge said he had known
Colonel Lindbergh seven years and
that Il advised and consulted with
him since March ], 1882 the night
Of the kidnapping.
Wilentz asked him II Jaisie had
operated under him in the ransom
negotiations.
Q. Did he comply with inStruc-
tons and suggestions given him by
you?
"A. He did.
The lawyer also stated he was In
the Condor hone when Joseph Per-
zone. the taxi driver. brought the
message from John.
@. Was there ever one cent paid
to DR.. Condor for his services?
A. Not n cent.