The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-07

NEumlbeus began Io explOre neI Ee' tnti0nship with Henry (Red) sJohnson, the sailor who was her Sweetheart, and who was himself held in jail for weeks until he could prove that he had no con- nection with the Kidnapping.
 The second was when the name of Violet Sharpe, maid in the Household of Mrs Dwight W. Nor row, Mrs Lindbergh's mother, was brought into the case. Violet was the young woman who, rather than face an inquisition by the New .Jcrsey state police, committed sui- eide by taking cyanide of potas- ssium.
 The Sharpe incident. in the ssnornfng session of court. was short .lived. Reilly merely asked the Wit vness if she ever went out with Violet Sharpe, and received a firm -"n0," in response.
 Rcsentfui of Attacks z Betty. who spoke softly but clear ely, with a touch of Scottish burr iii sher voice, was clearly resentful of saHy attacks upon her association with Henry Johnson. She corrected Reilly, who invariably insisted supon calling him Red" with the sequally ipvariable response. "Mr eJohnson."
 She admitted going to the movies with "Mr Johnson" and to ire. .auenting amusement parks. She @ sfold how she met him. at a dance in Fairhaven, Me, where she was sattending the Lindbergh baby at the Morrow's summer home.
 She told how she tried to reach sher friend by telephone at Engle- ewood, on the fateful day on which sshe was suddenly told to leave the aAIorrow home and return to Hope. well, where her charge was suffer- ling from a cold.
 The first attack came with a Aauestion regarding her associates sWhen she worked in Detroit. There twas purpose back of the question. The defense has set up a number Nof alternate theories to that of the sBtate, and one of them is that the schiid was stolen by at Detroit gang. 6But Betty withstood this assault sby showing that her association in that city were innocent.
 one Admission
 Reilly swung into another at- tack. an indirect attempt to show Betty was not the devoted nurse- maid she has said she was. He finally forced her to admit that the baby was alone in the nursery, asleep. from p. m. until-well. until the Kidnapping. She had not gone to the room until 10 o'clock. when she made the horrifying dis covery that the crib was empty.
 On direct examination, conduct cd by Attorney General David T Wilentz, she had told, with dram atic intensity. the story of the night of March 1, 1892. She was cioEe to the breaking point when there was thrust before her the pitifuI woolen shirt she had fash toned with her own hands, to sup plement the hcild's other clothing when he was put to bed with a cold.
 Again she approached tears when she told of Mrs Lindbergh's deep distress and fright upon the discov- cry of the vacant crib. But in the main she was rather more calm, occasionally defiant.
 Towards the end of the session, Really turned to her and sad. 1"Now, Miss Cow, you're a smart girl. aren't you?"
 "Yes, am," she declared. The court room broke into applause.
 Betty Cow Called
 The prosecution called Betty Cow, the former Lindbergh nurse ~ maid to the stand as the first wit ness of the day.
 Betty had slipped off her mink trimmed coat. and was clad in brown dress. She was sworn in and smiled as she climbed the step to the ancient witness chair. She gave her name as Bessie Moat Cow.
 Her eyes bIinked as Wilentz started to question her.
 c. You live in Scotland? A. Yes.
 c. Tn what capacity were you employed by the Lindberghs? A. fAs a nursemaid.
 c. Now on March l, 1892, the tfamily had been down at HopeWell for the weekend? A. Yes.
 c. You were in Englewood on Tuesday. March 1, but went to sHopewell? A. Yes.
 fs c. What time were you called to sHopewell from Englewood? A. At Il a. m.
 c. We'll then, until II a. m. of March l. you had no idea that you swere going to HopeWell? A. That is correct.
 Q. Now please tell us what hap pened the rest of that day until .about 10 o'clock? A. went up- sstairs at 2:3O to be with the baby. His cold seemed 10 be better. c. What time did Mrs Lind bergh come up? A. About o'clock.
 c. After Mrs Lndbereh came up lat 4 o'clock please tell us what happened? A. 1 left Mrs Lindbergh with the baby. About 5:45 p. Tn. the baby came into the kitchen and ran around the table a few times. took him upstairs to give ahim his supper. Afterwards his mother came up. We undressed him. gave him some physic medi cine and he spilled some on his clothes
 Q. He didn't take the physic? A. Yes.
 c. What happened then? A. Mrs sWhately came into the room and .gave me some thread. c. Mrs Whately gave 1t to you2. A. Yes.
 c. You sewed sort of impro- .vised night shirt? A. Yes. Wllentz showed her cloth which he placed in evidence as S29. It was part of the material Betty used to sew undershirts for the baby.
 c. show you this (S13). Is 1t the shirt worn by the baby that night when he was taken from the house? A. Yes.
 Miss Cow bit her lip when Will entz showed her the shirt and gulped before she spoke the words which identified 1t,
 Wilentz showed her the piece of cloth again and then the soiled, Atorn undeSshirt in which the baby's body was wrapped.
 c. What is the relationship of these? A. The piece of cloth was cut out of that shirt before the baby wore it.
 c. Now take this shirt and show me where 1t was cut.
 The witness held the soiled gar ment gingerly in her hands. tremb-