, 1935-01-08
tween the state trooper and the
man in the white shirt"
Puts Hand on Bruno


He then got down from the chair
and placed his hand ~gingerly on
Hauptmann's shoulder and then
withdrew 1t gingerly.
Hauptmann shook his head IN
Short negative rolls.
II saw the car coming, and the
man in it looked out OF the window
at me as If he had seen q ghost"
Hockmuth said.
II object" Reilly sang out. i OBJ
ject to ghost stories"
The old man, trembling violently
and speaking in an almost inaudible
tone. said the car swung into the
Lindbergh lane and stopped brief
ly.
@. DO you remember the color Of
the car?
A. Yes a dirty green.
Reilly began cross examination.
Reilly asked the witness TO tell II
he had stood in the courtroom door
way with a state trooper during
Mondays session.
did that state trooper point out
Bruno Richard Hauptmann TO you
as he sat in his seat" beloved
Reilly.
"No," shot back the shsky voice
with spirit.
Wilentz bounded 10 his feet In
strenuous objection.
IT objec. to the defense badger
ing this witness"
The bearded little man. who gave
his age as 81. shook. His hand clasp
ed and u~nclasped continually. HIS
head shook nervouSly.
Justice Trenchard overruled sew
ersl objections OF the attorney gen.
eral.
Il see no badgering here" the
justice remarked.
This is a point Of inquiry"
saw Him March l.
The 87-year-old surprise witness
answered a number OF questions
about when he moved TO Hopewell
before Reilly snapped:
@. What was the date you say you
saw this man2
"A. March ], 1882.
@. What day of the week?
A. Tuesday. ] think 1t was Tues
day.
@. What time did you SCI that
dirty green car?
A. About noon. 1t was a clear day.
Reilly then had the old man de-
scribe that he had seen Haupt-
mann from his vantage point on the
kitchen porch. which fronted on
the Lindbergh estate, entrance line
which Hockmuth referred to as
"Lindy's road"
He said he heard the dirty green
car coming he looked at the road
thinking 1t might be Lindbergh.
@. Was IL a cold day2
A. 1t vas March.
@. How fast was the car going
when you first saw the man?
"A. About forty miles an hour.
HE speeded around the turn"
the old man said.
Then he slid into the ditch.
stopped, and started again"
How many cars did you say you
saw go into the ditch before this
one?"
Seven"
G. And prior to this one. on what
date did one 60 into the ditch?
A. ! can't remember.
Jail Visit Questioned
How was the man dressed"
Reilly asked. referring to the man in
the dirty green car.
II think he had a dark shirt on.
All / saw of him va the red face
and the glazing eye" the feeble
voice replied.
Reilly questioned the old man on
his visit TO the Jail a month ago
when he viewed Hauptmann. He
sought TO bring out the old mans
memory vas faulty.
The defense had Hockmuth say
several times he had never" told
anyone Of seeing Hauptmann.
When Wilentz sought to bring
out that the trembling old man had
discussed the case with state Off
Gals, Reilly objected strenuously but
Justice Trenchard overruled him
and said the state had the right to
clarity the point.
Reilly demanded to know whether
Hockmuth had ever been In an in
stitution.
i vas employed in the Hudson
River State hospital at P~oughkeep-
sic. N. Y" he said.
Under further questioning he said
he had been back there for a visit
but never stayed there"
He said he first learned about
Hauptmann In the newspapers.
Il read about him and saw his
picture there" he said.
Reilly excused the old nan and
Wilentz waived redirect.