Evening star., 1935-02-06

| ~ DlU you WOIk lOI Nib. ftduCIl
(Hauptmann's landlady)2 A. Yes,
since 1881.
O. Were you called to her house in
August. 1894? A. Yes.
@. Was that the house Hauptmann
lived in? A. Yes
Miller said he called at Mrs Rauch's
home, where he Hauptmanns lived,
in August. 1884
@. When you went there what did
you do?
/ A. Mrs. Rauch said there was leak
/ in the house and would I come up.
The plumber recited he went to the
Hauptinann apartment, found the de-
fendant and his wife present, and was
shown to the closet where there was
leak.
There's two valves in there, hot
and cold" said the witness, identify
ing the Hauptmann broom closet.
! There was water coming down the
outside of vent pipe in the closet,
Miller explained.
Tells Of Locating
Leak in Attic.
| He arose by the witness chair, faced
the jury and demonstrated with ges-
ture the location of the pipe.
The plumber proved to be a very
; positive witness. A spare man with
shell-rtmmed glasses, he talked in a
resounding, vigorous voice. Every once
In while he punctuated his answers
with a sharp ringing. right" that
sounded like a challenge
Col. Lindbergh smiled family as he
listened.
There's couple of shelves there,
maybe three, ! don't know" he
went on.
The plumber, hand on chin. told of
climbing from a chair in the closet
through the trap door to the attic and
'ocating leak in the roof around the
vent pipe.
Q. Was it raining that cay?
a. Right. had my raincoat on.
i seen the water coming down the
stack (vent pipe)," Miller went on.
Il had my candle. I always carry nv
candle so can see where I'm going"
The witness told of walking over the
floor boards of the attic in search for
other leaks Rain, he said, was COM
ing in the south window also. CThe
window is near the section of floor
where the State contended Haupt-
mann removed board for use in the
ladder.)
@. Did you see any board missing
from the floor. A. No.
This answer drove at the heart Of
the evidence by which the State has
tried to prove one ladder upright
came from the Hauptmann attic.
9. How long were you up there in
the attic?
A. Six OF seven minutes.
Q. And you had the natural light
from the window and the light of
your candle?
A. Yes.
Q. And you noticed no part of the
floor board missing, to the best of
your knowledge2
A. did not.
Recalls Cellar
Boards In 1881.
@. Your best recollection is that
you didn't notice any boards missing
in August, 1884?
A. No.
Q. Did you see any boards in the
Rauch cellar?
A. Yes. in 1881. I was called by
Mrs. Rauch.
Q. What kind Of boards did you see
In the cellar?
A. They looked like about S or 5l5
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against the wall.
Miller said Mrs. Rauch was the only
person who had key to the cellar,
but his remark was stricken from the
record at the request of the attorney
! general.
@. Were the boards in Mrs Rauch's
cellar similar to this board (showing
Miller the floor board allegedly taken
from Hauptmann's attic)?
A. Right.
Justice Trenchard interrupted to
order standees in the entrance of the
gallery to retire"
The crowd assembled near the door
OF the small gallery moved out, and
the questioning continued.
@. You were called in many times
after November, 1891, by Mrs. Rauch?
A. Yes.
Q. Did you repair the leaky place
IN the roof, or did you leave materials
80 1t could be flxed?
A. left material
Reilly turned the witness over to
Wilentz.
WAS 1t clothes closet" the at
torney general asked referring to the
leaking Hauptmann closet.
A. A clothes closet doesn't have
shelves.
Q. But was 1t clothes closet?
A. I'd call it more q linen closet.
@. What day Of the week?
A. Early August
Miller reached for a brown paper
envelope, as though to produce his
records Of the repair job.
"Never mind that. Wilentz said.
Once Wilentz hesitated during Q
question and Miller said:
Shoot"
"shoots" wilsnts asked. slaring at