Evening star., 1935-01-04

this, but, if the court please, we would
like to know when 1t was taken.
Mr. Wilentz-Yes, sir.
Mr.. Reilly-How it was taken and
by whom 1t was taken.
Mr.. Wilentz-My information Is
that-well, let me offer it for identifi-
cation.
Mr. Reilly-For Identification, yes.
follow 1t up tomorrow.
(The photograph was marked State
exhibit SIS for identification)
@. Well, at any rate, Colonel, there
was the note and the ladder, impress
sions In the ground that you speak
about, the child gone, police officers
coming-I suppose the press soon
came, too?
A. Yes.
@. And about how many, would you
say. were represented there in Hope
well that night before daybreak?
A. don't know, I imagine several
hundred.
@. Several hundred. So that, I take
1t, between the press and the police
and there were police Of many organi-
cations, weren't there?
A. There were
@. I take it that there was consid-
cradle confusion and walking in and
about the premises, right?
A. Well, there was, the greatest con-
fusion was before all Of the press ar
rived and while the press was there,
there was a great deal of walking
around outside of the house by the
press which was absolutely out of con-
troll as far as the vicinity was con-
cerned.
@. I suppose that included the
taking of pictures and flashlights and
things Of that kind? A. Yes, and
walking around the house on the loose
ground there.
Assisted Officers.
@. And during all that time you
we're doing what, Colonel? A. Dur
ing the first period I was around the
house trying to familiarize the Of
ficials with what had happened.
@. And go ahead, Colonel. A. Later
in the evening and during the early
hours Of the morning was out on
different parts, different places in the
vicinity of the house, with the group
Of police of1cials, visiting other
houses.
@. I want to go back for a min
ute, please-it is quite disconnected,
possibly, but want to get back to
the time in the house, and particu-
larly when you were in the living
room. As I remember it, the living
room opens into the hallway, isn't
that so? A. Yes, yes, in addition to
other doors.
@. But it does open into the hall
way. A. With a double door.
@. With double door. And, there
are two staircases, one leading to
the right and one leading to the left,
isn't that so? A. One staircase from
the living room.
Q. One staircase from the living
room? A. From the living room. The
other stair Is In the back Of the
house.
@. In the back of the house? Well,
now, the staircase leading from the
living room could you see that?
You couldn't see it unless the door
was open, could you? A. No.
q. Was the door open that night
when you came from dinner and
walked into that living room, for IS
minutes or so? A. Yes, sir; the doors
were open that evening.
Q. Did anybody-I will withdraw
that. They were open that evening
as understand it? A. Yes.
@. Were the doors open to the
library from the living room? A. Yes.
Tells Of whe.tley's Search.
@. We will get back, then, again
to the scene in the home, the con.
fusion. Mrs. Lindbergh, I take it,
remained in the house? A. I believe
so, yes.
@. Did you not also have Mr..
Wheatley drive the car along the
premises, playing his lights on the
highway or on the road for q part of
the way? A. MIR. Wheatley went out
side. At the moment I don't recall
just what his actions were. He went
outside and was searching outside for
q time.
q. All right, sir. Having received
this first note, did you receive an
other? A. BY mail, yes.
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