The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-08


 He did not look at Hauptmann af he passed the prisoner.
 Kelly was examined by Attorney General David T. Wllentz.
 c. Was the crib in the nursery against the wall? A. Yes.
 c. To the right and loft of the fireplace there were windows A. Yes.
 Q. Did you measure the inden. tations in the ground which have been referred to as having been made by the ladder? A. No sir.
 q. You found no fngerprints in the nursery? A. No, none at all Cross examination of Kelly then began.
 Defense Counsel Reilly question: ed the trooper.
 c. How much experience have you had taking fngerprlnts? A. Six years.
 Q. Did you ever study the Ber- tillon system? A. I did not. | c. Did you bring with you your paraphernaIia for taking finger prints this morning? A. No I did not.
 c. DO you think you could take fngerprints here to show the jury |? A. Yes sir.
 c. You want us to believe that although Mrs Lindbergh and Miss Cow. had been in the nursery that might, you could find no finger prints? A. None at all.
 c. You know there are no two | fingcrDrintB in the world alike Does that also apply to the feet? A. Yes. o.. When you arrived at the HoDewell home. who was in the nursery? A. No one. c. Was 1t lighted? A. Yes. c. What was the first object you attempted to photograp or take finger prints from? A. The note. c. When you received the ran- some note, 1t was in an envelope? A. Yes.
 Q. How did you open 1t? A.. With a finger nail file. c. What did you do 10 the en- velope to try for fingerprints? A.. I dusted the envelope with q cam els hair brush dipped in black powder.
 Reilly was attempting to have the witness say he proccssed the ransom envelope improperly by brushing on the black powder. The witness declined to admit his procedure was incorrect. | c. How long did you work on tho note before you gave 1t up as hopeless from q fingerprint stand point? A. Half an hour. .. l Q. Whara hiH VnsR ftsU fhan tn get fingerprints? A. The window and window sill. Q. Did you take the bottom window and process 1t for prints? :? A. Inside and outside. c. Finally you got over to the crib, didn't you? A. Yes. c. You heard Miss Cow testify that she leaned over tho crib. Did you get her fingerprints from the crib? A. No.
 c. Do you want us to believe that there were no fingerprints on the crib? A. That's right. c. How long would q finger print last on that crib? A. That depends on conditions. The court room crowd was i'm patient at the technical trend of the testimony. and rcstlessly await cd sensations which were slow in coming.
 At Intervals, Justice Thomas W. Trcnchnrd cautioned the audience 10 cease its chattering. with the direct statement that he would be forced to clear tho court room un- less the case could proceed in an orderly fashion.
 Q. What has been your expcr- fence with footprints. How would you preserve itY A. I would first measure the print and make Q mould of 1t.
 c. Did you get any finger prints from the ladder? A. No.
 c. Was there any moisture on this ladder when you examined it? A. No.
 c. Was 1t a cold night. Wasn't there frost on it? A. No sir.
 Q. Who directed your attention to the ladder fin the Lindbergh homo2 A. Ollie Whately. Ic said there was ladder in tho garage.
 c. What did you do about sift- . ing the ladder for fingcrprints? !? A. Nothing.
 Q. You just took 1t for granted that if any ladder was put against the house 1t was the makoshift af- fairY 4. That's correct.
 e. You knew you were there to preserve all the evidence? A. Yes.
 Reilly showed the witness a photograph that Kelly had taken.
 c. Is that white portion snow on this photograph? A. No sir. it was mud.
 Kelly. was excused and Nuncio De G6ctano. state trooper, whs called as the next witness.
 c. Were you assigned to the Mndbcrgh home? A. Yes sir March 1. 1882.
 c. Whom did you meet there? |? A. Col. Lindbergh and Trooper Wolf.
 Q. What did you see in the nursery2 A. Suitcase, the note, and
 Q.You could walk from the window to the crib without run ming into the table in the room? A. Yes.
 .. Could you Identify this as the suitcase in the room1 fWilentz held up n black leather bag). A. Y vsrs ,s1s' We;i. "eS Ii i offer it for idenu-
 c. What did you do then? A, l went outside under the nursery window and saw something that | looked like n footprint. There also were two holes in the mud and C woman's footprint.
 c. What was the siZe Of the Inrge footprint? A. It was between i2 and IF Is inches long and ana { 1-4 inches wide.
 c. Was there anything peeuliai about the footprint? A. Yes, there were narrow ridges inside of It. the kind made by q heavy woo stocking.
 The trooper described q foot. print made in the soft mud in front Of the house.
 It was IS inches in front of tho ladder indentatioDs, and faced the Lindbergh home.
 De 0AetaSlo was turned over to Reilly for cross examination.
 c. The footprint was how fai away from the iDdentntionsY 4. said it wns about tD inches,