Evening star., 1935-01-30
,sses Fisch left? A. He brought them

q lew weeks peIOre, anu asked II ne
could leave them with US when he
went to Germany. I said, "Yes."
@. Did you notice at any time
cardboard box on the top shelf Of that
closetp A. never use that shelf.
It was that top shelf on which Bruno
said he kept the shoe box Of Fiscn's
ransom money until he discovered its
contents last August.
The German housewife, using her
hands to illustrate. turned toward the
Jury and told Of the water seeping into
the closet.
! @. Now at one time did you have
q plumber come In and look at It?
A. Yes.
@. There were no broken pipes IN
that closet. He found none? A. No.
She explained that the plumber said
he would have to go on the roof to
fix the leak. The incident occurred
In 1898 or 1884, she said.
@. You trusted your husband. didn't
your A. Who shouldn't trust hus-
band?
A short delay followed. Reilly con-
ferred with the defense staff and then
said to Wilentz: "The witness Is
yours"
Cross examination Begins
On Hauptmann Savings.
Wilentz took up cross-examination.
@. Have you kept an account of all
the money you earned since you've
been in this country? A. In this
country?
@. Yes. How much do you say you
earned? A. A little over $1,000.
@. You saved most of it? A. Yes.
@. You and your husband at one
time had a joint bank account? A.
Yes.
@. AL the family funds were put In
that account? A. No, not all.
@. Well, your savings? A. Yes.
@. Mrs. Hauptmann, I believe you
said Fisch left some trunks and boxes
How long were the boxes? A. About
2 feet (she illustrated).
@. And what was in the boxes. A.
Furs.
@. What else? She told Of clothes,
pictures and personal belongings.
@. What was In the satchel? A. !
don't know.
@. A small satchel7 A. Yes.
@. You worked very hard, Mrs
Hauptmann? A. Yes.
@. And up until 1882 your husband
worked hard, too? A. Yes.
@. You saved your money? A. Yes.
@. take it you and your husband
were quite happy then? A. Very
happy.
@. And finally your husband started
to gamble in the stock market? A. Yes.
@. What Gid you do with Fisch's
things? Did you throw them out?
A. No. They were down In the garage.
@. They were there when the po-
lice came? A. I don't know.
@. Did you see the valise when they
took you to the garage? A. No.
@. You didn't see the books and pa
pers of Mr.. Fisch's in the garage when
the police searched it? A. No. !
never did. It was all confused.
@. But Mr.. Fisch did leave with
your husband lot of books and pa
pers? A. Yes, he did.
@. You didn't see Fisch'S book in
the garage? You were excited when
they found the money? A. Yes.
@. From the end of 1888 to the
Spring of 1884 you never saw shoe
box in your kitchen closet? A. No, I
never did.
Wilentz Leads to Trap,
Using Photo of Closet.
@. You never saw it? A. No.
Wilentz deftly had her examine the
picture of the closet. He pointed
| casually to the hook on which her
apron was shown hanging.
@. Your apron? A. Yes.
@. You always hang it there? A.
| Yes.
Q. You didn't have any trouble
hanging it up there, did you? A. No,
no trouble.
@. Now see that hook, and tell me
If it isn't above that top shelf. A.
see that.
Mrs. Hauptmann did not seem to
grasp what the attorney general was
driving at until she had made the
answer.
@. You had no trouble reaching to
the hook which was above the top
shelf of the closet? A. I could do it
@. Isn't it fact that If you looked
at the closet with door open you could
see everything on the top of the
closet? A. don't think so. There
were shelves at the side.
@. Oh, see, your are right, there
were shelves at the side. How high
was the top shelf? A. I don't know
exactly.
@. You were the lady of the house
How often did you clean the closet?
A. About every week.
Q. Did you ever clean the top shelf
A. I didn't use dat.
She Shows Uneasiness
Under Close Questioning.
@. How many shelves were there
altogether? A. Three.
@. And you cleaned the first shell
and the second shelf, but you never
cleaned the top shelf? A. I never
used the top shelf. I never went up
there.
The German housewife twisted un-
comfortably. She clasped her hands
tightly and once seemed on the verge
of tears as she fought to check the
attorney generals quiet drive to bring
before the jury the States conten-
tion that the Fisch ransom shoeboS
could not have lain unnoticed on that
top shelf for almost q year.
@. But you told Mr.. Reilly you
put something on that shelf A. II
was shelf trimming my niece gave
me and I couldn't use.
Q. But you never had any trouble
reaching that top shelf? A. I had
to look up.
Wilentz obtained q short delay while
the jury examined the photo Of the
closet showing the top shelf. Mrs
Hauptmann watched the passing OF
the picture from hand to hand and
then turned and looked at Haupt-
mann. No glean of recognition was
evident. Her face was set in the half
smile she has worn throughout the
trial.
Wilentz Springs Trap;
She Never Saw q Box.
@. Now right next to the broom
1 closet Is a food closet? A. Yes.