The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-01-09

That he was the man who,
adamant in his insistence
upon receiving $4,000 before
he returned the child, actually
received the ransom money in
st. Raymond's Cemetery and
disappeared in the darkness.
That he admitted his presence in
the nursery at Hopewell on the
night of the kidnapping, by Identify
ing two safety pins which Nurse
Betty Cow had used to pin the
blankets comfortably around Baby
Lindbergh.
In these three statements the
74-year-old patriarch was vigorous.
confident, sure. He shouted the an
swers that may condemn the pris-
oner. There were no qualifications
in his statements, although in pre-
vious testimony he had shown an
inclination to ramble, until called
back to the main story by Atty. Gen.
David T. Wilentz.
Relates Dramatic Story
Planted firmly on the witness
Standard looking so remarkably
like Justice Thomas w. Trenchard
above him that he might have been
a brother-"Jafsie" related the
melodramatic story of his negoti-
ations, and marched, f1guratively,
over the long trail that ended with
Col. Lindbergh's cruel disappoint-
ment.
BY far the most important states
witness, "Jafsie" appreciated his po-
sition and the overwhelming inter-
est his appearance on the stand Gre
ated.
1t would be going too far to say,
perhaps, that he enjoyed his own
recital. But at least he knew he was
the vital link IN the states circum-
stantial case against the pale-faced
carpenter.
Identification of the long series of
ransom notes, each pricked with the
mystic symbol with the three holes,
interrupted his discoursive testimony
at intervals.
Notes Are Introduced
There was the envelope contain
ing two notes, the first he received
from the kidnaper after he had ad-
vertised his willingness to serve as
a negotiator. One note, addressed to
him, advised him to take the other
note to Col Lindbergh.
There were the paper chase"
notes, used in the child-like game
Of the extortioner, found beneath
stones and in strange places to
which "Jafsie" was directed
There were the ransom notes COM
planning bitterly that "ouer man"
failed to receive the money, and
that the kidnapers we're getting
angry.
And the note that led to the re-
turn of Baby Lindbergh's sleeping
suit, the one already identified by
Anne Morrow Lindbergh and Betty
Cow as the one in which Charles
was put to bed on the night of
March l.
Experts to Take Stand
Finally, there we're the notes
making the final arrangements fer
payment of the money
The state will attempt to prove,
by handwriting experts, that Bruno
Richard Hauptmann wrote and sent
all of the damning communica-
tons.
During the morning, the crowd
outside the Courthouse, standing
in mist, fog and an occasional
drizzle. was augmented by hundreds.
Main-st, opposite the Courthouse,
was four deep with would-be spec
tators hoping for a glimpse of
"Jafsie," of Lindbergh, or OF any
other notable who might emerge.
Ropes held the crowds in check.
Main-st looked like circus day-just
before the parade passes.
Meeting Is Described
Relating his meeting with the
men who took the money, DR..
Condon's story went like this:
Q-You went into the triangle
front of the cemetery gates? A
Yes.
Q-What did you do? Al took
the letter out and read it again.
Odd any one come? A-Not
right away.
Q-Then what happened? Al
saw a handkerchief being waved
from inside the gate.
Q-What happened when you saw
the white handkerchief wave? Al
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