Evening star., 1935-01-28
Defendant Saws
"Child" Drew
Design.
ADMITS WIFE
WAS lin DARK
Wanted to Spend
Ransom Cash i'm
''Surprise.'
BULLETIN.

PENNINGTON, N. j., January
% (P).-An unexpected conference
of opposing attorneys with the
judge in chambers, delaying re-
sumption of the trial of Bruno
Richard Hauptmann after the
luncheon recess today, aroused
court room speculation as to the
reason for it.
Spectators packed the room and
jammed the aisles, buzzed with ru-
mors, some going so far as to be-
lieve Hauptmann might be chang
ing his plea because of the wither-
ing cross-examination he was un-
dergoing at the hands of Attorney
General David T. Wilentz.
Word was passed around later
that the conference concerned it
self with clearing the court room.
{Copyright, 1885 by the Associated Press.)
PENNINGTON, N. j., January 26.-
Note book sketches of window and a
ladder-such as the articles which fig
ured in the abduction and murder of
baby Charles A. Lindbergh, jr.-went
into evidence against Bruno Richard
Hauptmann today as prosecutor sub
jected him to whitening fire of cross
questioning. The surprise was SEN
sation.
The accused man also admitted that
he withheld from his wife his dis
covery" that box which he said the
dead Isador Fisch gave him con-
tanned $14,600 in Lindbergh gold GER
tificates.
The prosecutor, Attorney General
David T. Wilentz alert to ensnare the
German carpenter into damaging ad-
missions, made him read from his
note book, and into the record letter
transpositions such as were found in
the IA Lindbergh ransom notes
among these "hg" for ''gh" in right
and ing" for "gn" in signature" And
on check, it was shown, he had
written "senvety" for seventy"
Speaks in Low Tone.
Hauptmann gave his answers,
whether damaging or not, in a low,
colorleSS tone He held his temper
through shouted queries and through
sarcastic implications. He was still
calm as luncheon recess interrupted
the croSS-eXamination.
He admitted that he had seen in
Germany the three interlocking cir
cles used as symbol by the Krupp
company, gunmakers. Three inter-
locking circles were used as symbols
in all the Lindbergh ransom notes,
which handwriting experts have said
Hauptmann wrote.
He would not admit, and the prose-
cutor could not make him admit the
drawings in the notebook.
He admitted he did not count the
gold certificates in the box until two
weeks after his discovery"
Wilentz shouted that it was because
he already knew how much it was,
but Hauptmann denied it and offered
the explanation that the money was
wet and had to be dried.
Hint Of marital discord was twice
brought into the questioning by the
prosecutor. Once he asked Haupt-
mann when and how he met a Mrs.
Greta Henckle, and another time:
Didn't you say when Mrs. Haupt-
mann came from Germany that you
couldn't live with her any more?"
''What?" Hauptmann demanded.
Didn't you tell that to Mr.. Brent
(not otherwise identifed) that you
can't get along with Annie any more?
Well, you did or you didn't"
DO you know what you are talking
about?" the prisoner asked.
Eyes, know what I'm talking about.
You answer the question"
Talking About Wife.
"You were talking about my wife
and me?"
"I am talking about you and your
wife, yes. Did you say that to Mr..
Brent?"
mo"
Baby Lindbergh, for whose murder
Hauptmann is being tried, was stolen
on March 1, 1882, from the crib of
his nursery in Hopewell, N. j. The
State charges he was carried out
the window and down ladder, which
broke and caused his death.
Leading up to the note book sketches,
Attorney General David T. Wilentz
asked Hauptmann:
Didn't you stop keeping accounts
within two weeks of the birth of the
Lindbergh child, and didn't start again
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