The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-02-08

| other witness. J. J. Farber, an insurance man broke down Heier'B story. He said that on the night of April 2, 1892 he had an automobile accident 1T which Heier's car was involved and that the accident occurred ir the midtown section of New York far from the Bronx cemetery. He placed the time of the accident ai l0:15 D. m. Hcier had testified he parked his car at the cemetery from S:30 until nearly II p. m. Arthur Larson, n friend of Elvert Carlstrom, testified that he and Carlstrom slept all night, on March | 1, 1892, in q vacant house in Du- neIlcn, N. J., of which Carlstrom was the car6taker. Hauptmann's attorneys closed his side of tho case after two lum- bermen had given testimony dis putting the findings of the state'a expert, Arthur Kochler. Charles DeBisschop and Ewald Mieuike, experienced fin wood work, declared that rail 16" from the Lindbergh kidnap ladder was not constructed from q board taken from Hauptmann'B attic, as the state contends. Brevoort Bolmar, a filling station manager at Princeton airport, pro- duced the mornings most Bensa- tionaI testimony. He said that on the morning Of the kidnapping, q man and a woman stopped at his pump. The man was not Haupt- mann, he said.
 Tt was this ladder now in court,' he asserted, pointing to the extension ladder which the state charges was used in the commis- sion of the crime.
 Attorney General David T. VII. entz said at the noon recess that he expected to present rebuttal witnesses throughout the day, and probably until noon tomorrow.
 State Begins Rebuttal
 After tho defense rested at 12:08 D. m., the state called in rebuttal Joseph J. Farber who swore that he was involved in an automobile accident with Benjamin Heller eight miles from St Raymond's cemetery in tho Bronx at 10 D. m. the night of the Lindbergh ransanl payment. Heier had testified hc was at the cemetery and there saw a man he believed was Isidor Fisch from whom Hauptmann claims he got the ransom money.
 Brevoort Bolmar was the next witness.
 Q. (gy Pope)--Where do you live? A. On Route al, three miles out of Princeton. Bolmar said he conducted a ser- vice station at the Junction of the Hopewell road with the Somer- Trenton road.
 c. Do you know where the Princeton airport is? A. Yes.
 c. Who lives in tho house to the north of tho entrance of the airport? A. That's the Reed place. c. Going back to February. 1882 did any persons drive to your service station that you noticedr A.. Yes.
 c. What kind of a car was 1t? A. A dark green Ford sedan.
 c. How many times were they there? A. Several.
 c. What was attached to the car? A. A ladder.
 c. What time of day was it? A.. It was 1:15 Il. m. on the morning of March 1, 1882.
 Q. What did the party buy? A, Nine gallons of gas.
 c. Did you ever sec a ladder like 1t before? A. No.
 c. Who was in the car? A. A man and q woman.
 .. Mr HnuDtmann. stand up.
 The prisoner stood up.
 "Ib this the man you saw in the car? A. Positively not.
 Pope asked Bolmar to describe Inc man in the cart
 "His face waB thin" the witness said.
 "fiis face was long. He had q smooth f1cc--no mOunthchc. He weighed about 135 or 140 pounds and wBB medium height"
 Bolmar said he talked to the man who told him he had the lad der because he wanted "to do q nursery job"
 The remark was stricken out.
 c. Did you ever gee pictures of this man you saw in the car? A.. Yes.
 c. show you defense exhibit 39 photograph of Isidor Fischj ] and nsk you If that Is the man? A.. It is not.
 .. Would you be able to iden- tify fl picture of the wOmanY A.. No. l could only say if there was il resemblance.
 Wilentz croBs examined.
 c. Did you report this to the pOlice7 A. No.
 c. You didn't sec q Dodge se- dan or fl suburban car with a lad der at any time, A. No.
 The witness was excused
 Ewald Mielke, who operates q blaming plant in New York state, was the next WitncsB.
 lie Baid he was a carpenter and mIllwright. and that he was fnmil- lar with Carolina pine.
 c. Have you had any expert. ence in matching grains of wood? |? A. Yes. general experience.
 c. fs it common for hicks to develop in q plane blade? A. Very common.
 Arthur Koehler, the g0ycrnmcn: wood expert. was at counsel table, listening carefully to the testimony.
 Wilentz challenged the qauIifc0- tions of the witness as an expert.
 c. (By Wilentz)-~You exam ined this ladder yesterday? A. For about minutes during recess.
 c. You have matched wood for panel surfaces? A. Yes. Wiientz asked the witness if he had ever tried to ascertain if two pieces of board were ever one piece Of lumber or came from the same tree.
 No" the witness replied. Pope again took the witness and sought to establish him as an ex- pert.
 He saId nc was familiar with southern pine, and that he bad wis. tied the so-cailed pine beit". Pope showed the witness q board from Hauptmann's attic. He said it was North Carolina pine, number common" Eener. ally used for sheathing. c. From what part of the tree did this board come from? A. lt is not q butt cut" He meant the board came from near the top of the tree trunk. The witness stepped down to ex-