The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-11

he determined the ransom notes
we're all from the same hand. All
had seven or eight distinguishing
characteristics common 20 aii-the
choice Of words: the spelling. and
The use Of the same symbol a. the
bottom Of each. the interlOcking blue
and red circles with the three pin
points.
Written by Same Person
Q-You have examined all the IA
notes. the sample writings? What
is your conclusion? A-They were
all written by the same hand.
Q-Plesse explain the reasons
Why YOU believe Hauptmann wrote
the ransom notes Al first ex-
amlned the notes in May, 1882, to
determine if all the ransom notes
we're by the same liter. They
we're connected to ear other in
seven or eight different ways. They
were connected by the language, use
of words, peculiar spelling, by the
amount Of ransom in later letters
mentioned in the first. Mainly, the
ransom notes were connected to
each other by a peculiar device in
the lower right-hand corner. CThe
kdnaper'S SYMBOL
Am 1 talking too lOud?" Mr.. Os-
borne asked the bench.
No, you're doing all right" JUS
tice Trenchard remarked, smiling.
Explains Crude Symbol
Mr.. Osborn was handed a note.
In the lower left hand corner
Of this note" he said, L hold in
my hand there is the word 'singna-
ture'. In the corner is this peculiar
SYMBOL spot and the circles. I
think 1t was made by some crude in
strument-the bottom of a cup or
some such device.
The symbol was not made by a
rubber stamp. but by something that
did not take ink wei.-a crude de-
vice
The three holes in these notes
symbols connect all the notes I'm
miStakeably They are not punched
together-but they are in relation
to the place on the margin of the
letter on each of the IL letters. II
all the letters are held up to the
light together, you can see the light
through all IL sets of holes.
Holds Copying Impossible
"The first and second holes are
farther apart than the second and
third. They must have been made
from a pattern. They could not
have been made by description due
TO their mechanical similarities."
Mr.. Osborn read from the second
note. In this and the first letter
was the word signature, he
said.
The second page of this letter
says 'Ouer ransom is $4,000
That is the same amount as
mentioned in the first letter. The
next letter also has the word
signature in it and has the SYM
Dol on the bottom. The word
'ingnOre' contains an unneeded
n, Just as the word signature
does.
First Letter Well-Planned
"Another letter referred to the
fact that you have our signature
always with the three holes In
another the note says our signature
Is the same as in the ransom notes
The first letter was written with
more elaboration than any of the
others. The first few lines of the
second letter are more similar to
the first note than the rest of the
second letter indicating the writer
was more careful in the first part
of the second note than in the end
ing of it.
These ransom notes are colf-
nected to each other with many
peculiarly spelled words The word
good is spelled gut for instance.
The next letter says we are inter-
ested in sending him back in gut
health.
Some Phrases Are Repeated
THE following letter says Please
tell Mrs. L. not to worry we have
to give the baby more food accord
ing to the diet
Mr.. Osborn pointed to the con-
slant use of the phrase according
to the diet" baby is we'll" and
"Ouer signature" in most of the let
tiers as showing definite connection.
Luncheon recess was ordered at
1928.
For the first time since the trial
of Hauptmann began. he great
pile Of Lindbergh ransom bills re-
covered from the garage of the