Evening star., 1935-01-29

and the circulation Of ransom bills i'm
mediately preceding.
@. Why, because you needed the
money? A.-Oh, no. ! didn't need the
money.
@. Why did you put it in circula-
ton? A. thought wouldn't take
the check from my stock account so
put this money into circulation and
used 1t.
Took Ransom Bill
to Shoe Store.
@. So you took the money because
you didn't want to take 1t out Of your
stock account and you had living
expenses? A. Yes.
@. When you and your wife went to
buy her shoes you took one of the
bills? A. That's correct.
@. Before, when you needed living
expense money, you took it out Of your
stock account? A. That's right.
Altogether, put in circulation, I
figure, from IL to Is bills" he con-
cluded.
@. For your living expenses? A.
Yes.
@. Prior to that time you would
have taken the money from your bank
ing or brokerage accounts? A. Yes.
@. So, then, whenever you needed
money you dipped into that money
and took out bill at time? A. Yes,
but took four or five bills at time.
@. But you didn't take it out just
to cash it, to get it changed to other
money? A. No, for living (expenses)
@. You didn't take the bills out and
cash them just to get rid of them?
A. No.
@. Why did you deposit 5000 during
August and September. 1884, when you
needed money for expenses? A. This
bank was closed and I opened in an
other bank IN Eghty-sixth street.
Built Up Fund
To Go to Germany.
Hauptmann's voice trailed of to a
whisper at the end of the explanation
and Wilentz asked If he had finished.
The interrogation suggested that the
question be repeated and Hauptmann
began again. But the defendant said
he did not wish to.
Hauptmann went on, however, ex-
planning that he opened an account
in q Mount Vernon bank In Septem-
ber, 1884, to build up little by little"
a fund to go to Germany. His wife,
he said, did not know about the ac-
| count.
@. A special account? A. Yes. !
wanted to start a special account for
our voyage to Germany.
@. You weren't worried about hav-
ing enough money for that trip? A.
Not worried, that's right. But If you
take q trip-if you build up little by
little. you don't feel it so much.
@. But you had thousands Of dol
lars in September, 1884. Thousands?
A. In my stock account.
@. You didn't need money in Sep.
tember, you had thousands? A. II
was easier to build up little by little
than take out 81 900 all at once.
| @. You only used little Of the
money (ransom)? A. I was going tc
return the rest to Mrs. Fisch.
@. You took about $500 Of gold
| certificates and was going to give
back the rest to the Fisch famiyi
A. I got it from Fisch.
Intended to Return
Cash to FischS.
@. So you intended to return the
rest of the gold to the Fischs? A
Yes.
q. Then why did you spend the Il
or Is bills you took? A. Fisch owet
me.
Hauptmann then explained he di.
vided the money into two packages
one Of $4,000. and the other Of $12, ,00(
Ito be on the safe side"
He said Fisch owed him that $4,000
and he wanted to be sure of getting
that money. He was afraid Fisch'.
brother would refuse to give 1t K
him.
@. What were you afraid Of? wha
was the trouble? A. Because ther,
wasn't any written between Fiscf
and me.
@. What trouble were you afraid of
A. Fisch's brother.
@. What trouble were you afrait
of. A. He wouldn't believe me.
q. You would tell him you had hi
money! A. Yes, but didn't have any
slips or records. Fisch owed me $4,000
@. You were going to separate tht
$4,000 and give them the rest? A. No
But II gave him all the money ht
might talk about 1t.
Asked Bruno TO Tell
What Fisch Left.
q. They asked you to tell what Fisct
left In this country A. Yes.
| Q. And you answered . couple o1