Evening star., 1935-02-10
BY ANNE GORDON sUYDAM.

REMINGTON, N. J., February g.
The case rests. After years of tirelesS
seeking for the murderer of the Lind
bergh baby. after combing the con-
tinentS of the world for any clue,
however faint, which might lead to his
apprehension. after the arrest OF
Hauptmanr two years and half after
the crime and the SUBSEQUENT investi-
cation of every phase of his life and
character, after weeks of preparation
prior to the trial. and after 20 Cruel
ling Gays i'll court-the case rests.
AS those solemn words rang out In
the court room this afternoon, and we
realized that the long stream of per-
sons coming TO and going from that
witness chair was ended, and the flow
of fateful or inconSequential words
which have poured into our waiting
minds was stopped, our hearts ceased
beating for an instant.
Brief Conference Held.
When Mrs. Dwight Morrow. grand
last of some 125 witnesses called in
this case, left the stand and slipped
from the court room with her daugh-
ter Anne, there was momentary
pause, which was broken by the quiet
words of Mr.. Wilentz, THE State
rests" A brief conference at the de-
fense table, and less than three min
utes later Mr.. Reilly announced with
equal dignity. THE defense rests"
Hauptmann stared unseeingly at his
counsel, who were deep in discussion.
Mrs. Hauptmann. more haraSSed than
ever, was proffered reaSsuring words
by Mr.. Reilly's secretary; Col. Lind
bergh, his body a little more tense
than usual, gave no other sign of
emotion. Justice Trenchard leaned
over the bench, and enjoIned the
jury with almost tender consideration
that they renounce their regular SUM-
day bus ride and confine their out
ings to walking on the hotel balcony
or possibly around the block if the
weather permitted.
Takes on Significance.
With sudden clarity this variegated
jury of IL men and women takes on
the solemn significance which its very
existence implies, but which has some
times been obscured when the lime
light has turned upon more con-
spicuous figures. No longer is Ethel
Stockton simply the lady in the red
dress, or Liscom Case the carpenter
with a bad heart. or Charles F.
Snyder the grave-faced man who
chews his fingernails during testi-
mony. These IL persons, who, in
spite of our knowledge of their ulti-
mate Importance have seemed like
so many automatons as they were
taken to and from their seats in the
jury box, suddenly assume the guiSe
of IL dire fates in human form.
The jurors themselves seemed to
be aware of the metamorphosis by
which they now hold Hauptmanns
life in their hands, and as Justice
Trenchard completed his little ad-
dress to them and gave them permis-
sion to retire. they rose and walked
from the court room no longer as
robots, but as individual human beings
whose serious faces reflected the
knowledge that the greatest of hu-
man responsibilities now lies upon
them.
Sense of Finality Felt.
This has been a curiously different
day from all which have gone be-
fore. We have known that the case
was drawing to a close, of course,
and that the number of witnesses
left could be counted upon our 10
fingers, and yet, when those six words.
The State rests" THE defense rests"
were uttered this afternoon, they laid
upon us a strangely unexpected sense
of finality which was all the more
dramatic because of the very quiet
ness with which they we're spoken.
The wistful little figure of Anne
Lindbergh slipped into this dingy
court room today for the second and
last time. We have grown used to
seeing Lindbergh sitting day after