Evening star., 1935-01-31


Dunellen to take possession of the
house in the end of March? A. He
came out in middle of April.
G. Didn't Mr.. Christensen take you
back to New York on April 2, 1882?
A. No.
Wilentz had ChristianSen's book of
records, but Reilly objected to having
the witness refer to it,
Carlstrom asserted he would believe
my own testimony" rather than
ChriStianSen's records.
Wilentz brought out front pages Of
a New York newspaper, bearing photo
graphs of Hauptmann, taken at the
time of the arrest.
Carlstrom said he did not recall
seeing the pictures. If he did. he said
he did not recognize them as the man
he saw in the bakery the kidnap night
Carlstrom Glares at
Arthur Larsen.
At one pause in the questioning
Carlstrom glared at Arthur Larsen,
the man who allegedly told the State
he and Carlstrom slept in the same
house in Dunellen on the kidnap
night. 1t was the first time his placid
expression had changed
Wilentz ended his examination of
Carlstrom and Reilly asked him about
his duties at the Dunellen house.
The witness said it was his duty
to live there and care for the fire.
Larsen, he said, came to paint the
inside of the house The painter came
to the house some time after he
arrived and remained about a month.
Larsen, he said, lived in the house.
Carlstrom explained that when he
ordered meal in broken English at
the bakery Hauptmann laughed at
him. He said he got good look
at him." then.
The witness told Reilly he was "in
the company of women" between l
am. and 5 am. after he left the
bakery.
Wilentz illustrated in his chair how
Hauptmann probably sat in the
bakery that night. The witness
agreed that he saw him over his
shoulder.
Wilentz brought from the witness
that he had left the Christensen
house unguarded that night.
Playing hockey on your birthday"
Reilly asked The witness nodded.
You didn't play hockey on any
other birthdays that year. did you?"
asked Wilentz
The by-play between counsel ceased
and Carlstrom was excused
Louis Kiss Takes Stand
For Defense.
Louis Kiss. bald, cadavorous look
ing man, was the next defense wit
ness called.
O. Where do you live? A. New
York City.
O. What's your occupation' A. Silk
painter.
@. How long have you been in the
United States? A. In 1922.
@. Where do you come from orig
lnally? A. Hungary.
The witness spoke with an accent
which made him difficult to under
stand.
Kiss told Of his various places of
in New York City.
@. On March l, 1922, we're you in
Fredericksens Restaurant in the
Bronx? A, Yes, but I find out it
was Fredericksen's last Sunday.
@. And when you read the article
about the dog, what did you do? A. I
jumped up and I says to my wife
(laughter).
Q. Never mind what you said to
your wife. 1t was about the article in
the paper? A. Yes.
He then related how he notified
Reilly.
In broken English, Kiss told of his
appearance as a defense witness He
said he saw the story of the sfial in
the paper and went out last Sunday
and called Reilly's Brooklyn office.
He said he was told to report Monday
at the office and on Tuesday he came
to Pennington.
Witness Recalls Getting
Lost in Subways.
The witness told of getting lost cur
ing q subway trip to the Bronx March
|, 1882. He took a bus and finally
got of to inquire his whereabouts,
"I found man." he explained,
who told me where the subway sta
ton was"
@. And where was that subway sta
ton? A. Two Hundred and Thirty
third.
when I left the man looked at
my watch. 1t was 8:l5. I saw this
bakery lunch room on my way to the
station, SO I dropped in for a cup of
coffee" the silk artist went on.
@. What time did you arrive in the
bakery? A. About 8;l5.
@. Who waited on you? A. A lady.
Kiss told of a man entering with
! police dog.
@. What happened? A. The lady
,aH1e ffon1 serving the coffee and the