Evening star., 1935-01-31

way at 1:46 pm. Eastern standard
time).
Justice Trenchard took the bench,
the jurors we're polled and the de-
fense called as its first witness Of
the afternoon session Augustus Won
Henke
@. Where do you live? A. East
Eighty eighth, New York City.
@. Where did you live in March,
1882? A. 1853 Vyse avenue, Bronx.
New Witness Talks
In Low Tone.
Reilly had to caution the witness
to keep up his voice. A broad-shoul-
dered, middle-aged man, of rugged
appearance, Won Henke spoke in a
low, husky voice.
He said he was engaged in the res
taurant business.
Won Henke said he owned q police
dog for two years before 1882 and
lost it.
@. Do you remember, March l, 1882,
being in the neighborhood of q gaso-
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Bronx? A. Yes.
The witness said he came from New
Rochelle that night, about 730, and
stopped in the station. which he said
was near Dyer street.
The witness said when he reached
a gas station he notice a dog. He told
how he got out of his car and fol.
lOuad thu doo opd Como diStop a ouov
he encountered a man. !.
Il went up to him and said. Els that
your dog?' and he said, No, tklae dog
belongs to the baker Then I8said to
him, II that is my dog, wolt1d have
you arrested" he related.
O. Do you see that man In the
court room? A. Yes. That msn there
pointing to Hauptmann.
Wilentz objected to ReillEs pro-
poSal that Hauptmann stand Dup.
Won Henke told of discussing the
dog with the man.
Q. Are you sure it was Hauptmann?
A. Yes. That man there.
Name and Information
OF Baker Given.
The witness said HauptmaI>n gave
him his name and information. about
the baker.
@. AS a matter of fact, You did
subsequently recover your Loss dog2
A. Yes. on March I.
@. How do you fiX that night as
March /, 1882? A. That was the day
everybody knows the Lindbergh baby
was kidnapped. I came home from the
gas station at o'clock, had MY din
ner and went out ON the street and a
lot of people are saying the Lindbergh
baby was kidnapped.
c. What time would you say7 A.
About 10 or IL O'Clock.
Won Henke explained at Reiliy's in
stigation that he wrote James NJ.
Faweett, Hauptmann's first counsel,
about the incident, which he said oc-
CURED about 8 pm.
Wilentz began the cross-examina-
ton.
O. Who is August Won staff' A,
That's me.
@. Why did you use that name?
A. On account of family trouble.
@. When did you use itp A. When
I was In saloon business.
Q. When was that? A. Before pro-
hibition. Then 1 made it a restau-
rant.
@. 1t was a speakeasy2 A. I don't
know.
@. You ran it, I didn't. A. 1t had
open doors.
Q. An open speakeasy' A. don't
know.
@. You made horse race book
there? A. No.
Connection
Is Brought In.
@. You know Walter Goodwin. What
was his connection with your placer
A. He made book.
@. How many times was your place
raided? A. A couple Of times.
@. How many is that? A. Two or
three.
@. So you were selling liquor and
had a place where men were operating
a racing handbook? A. threw him
out couple of times.
@. How many years was Mr.. Good
win there? A. I don't know.
Won Henke said he moved from his
Bronx establishment to Lenox avenue.
@. Another speakeasy? A. You call
it speak, call it restaurant.
The self described restauranteur
vigorously denied he sold \beer or
liquor in his Lenox avenue establish
ment.
@. Didn't you operate bed house
at Lenox avenue? A. No, sir.
@. Was it a neighborhood patron