The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-11
ransom notes? A. Tn May 1882.
 Q. Did you photograph them? A.

 ransom notes? A. Tn May 1892. Q. Did you photograph themY A. did.
 0. Have you made further ex- aminations? A. Yes, and of their photographs during the past two and 0 half years. Q. Tell us of the work. A. ex- amined the handwriting of more than 100 persons suspected of be- ing the writers.
 Q. And did you reach a conclu- sion? A. Yes, that the writer had not been found.
 o. Did you examine the disputed notes and Bruno Hauptmann's writing? A. Yes. c What have you to say about the volume? A. The volume studied was ample upon which to base a conclusion.
 c. Arc you prepared to state this conclusion? A Yes. c. What opinion have you reached? A. My conclusion Is that all the ransom notes were written by the writer of certain papers signed Bruno Richard Hauptmann. Hauptmann sat staring at the witness. His face had just Q touch of color in 1t.
 Edward J. Reilly, chief defense counsel. brought an examination into Osborn's qualifications to an end with the remark:
 "The defense is willing to admit the witness studied all of these writings if he said he did" c. You have examined all the 14 notes, the sample writings? What Is your conclusion? A. They were all written by the same hand. Q. Please explain the reasons why you believe Hauptmann wrote the ransom notes. A. first exam ined the notes in May 1882 to de- were by the same writer. They were connected to each other in z or 8 different ways. They were con- nected 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 q peculiar device In the lower right hand corner. (The kidnaper's symbol)
 Am I talking too loud" Osborn asked the bench.
 No, you're doing all right" the court remarked smiling.
 "nI the lower left hand corner of this note I hold in my hand there is the word 'signature.' In the corner is this peculiar symbol "a spot and the circles. think 1t was made by some crude instru- ment---tie bottom of cup or some such device.
 "The hymbol was not made by q rubber stamp but by something that did not tafe ink well--a crude ldevice.
 "The three holes in these notes symbols connect all the notes un- mistnkeably.
 \ "They are not punched together l--but they are in relation to the place on the margin of tho letter on each of the 11letters. If all the letters are held up to the light to- gether, you can see the light through all II sets of holes.
 "The first and second holes are farter apart than the second and thrid. They must have been made from pattern"
 "They could not have been made by description due to their mech anical similiarities."
 Osborn read from the second note. In this and the first letter was the word ''singature." he said.
 "The second page of this letter says "ouer ransom is S60,00O.'
 That is the same amount as mentioned in the first letter.
 The next letter also had the word "singaturc" iD 1t and has the symbol on the bottom. Tho word SIgnore" contained an unneeded "Nn." just as the word "singna- | Another letter referred to the fact that you have 'our singature always with the three holes.' Os- born said.
 l Tn another the note says our singature is the same as in the rnns0m notes. {.
 "The first letter was written with more deliberation than any of the others.
 "rhe 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 tho second note than in the ending of 1t.
 These ransom notes are con- nected to each other with many peculiarly spelled words. The word good is spelled gut, for in. instance.
 l "The next letter says We are interested in sending him back in gut health.
 "The following letetr says Please tell Mrs l.. not to worry we have to give the baby more food ace c0rding to the diet
 osborn pointed 10 the constant use Of the phrase According 10 the diet," "baby is weil' and "oucf singnature" in most of the letters as showing definite connection.
 Lunche0n recess was ordered at 12:zo.
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