The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-02-25


 Willard Whited, the other main Identification witness, by Governor Hoffman. The governor has branded as 70 lie" Whited's claim he sew Hauptmann proving in the woods near the Lindbergh home. Should the governor be able to suhstantiate his charges and in. validate Whiteds testimony the extyadition and subsequent trial would be thrown into doubt. Then the main hope Of new extradition proceedings would rest on Hoch. inuth az the witness best able to place the German carpenter ct the scene.
 VIII Identify Him Again
 q Identified Hauptmann ct the trial and l am prepared to do so again ct any time or place." Hoch. muth told his Son-in-lRw. "He was the man who stopped in tho ditch ct the side of the house here. He had . ladder strapped on his auto- mobile" l
 Plump pointed from the gate of the two story brown shingled house to the roadgide less than 90. feet ""iiauptmann got stuck in that ditch, right whore those rabbit tracks arc on the snow--about one In every 10 motorists do. You see tho culvert was built six feet too for to this side. Pop (Hochmuth) asked him # hO wanted any help-he's heipad 50 many In there. Sut Hauptmann blushed and stepped on tho gas. That pulled him out all Hochmuth, peering through his glasses, said he he'd no inclination to discuss the case further.
 lze flad His eay
 "I,m oil done," he said. T said what l had to say ct the trial"
 And what if the governor invites you to submit to re.exarnination as he did to Whited9"
 The old man stroked his white beard. For . moment he appeared to Do ready to answer. Then he shrugged his shoulders, gcooped away . shovelful of slush and walked Into tho house.
 For c man of his years, Koch. muth b the picture of vigof. This morning he cleared sway Q sizeable section of snow and then attacked Q small drift with regular swings.
 Plump explained that his father. in.law'S eyes gre not as good today ag they were that day four years ago when he claims he SEW Haupt. mann.
 Never Asked Pensien
 Tn this connection Plump was asked concerning frequent Haupt. mann defense hints that Hcchmuth had sworn his eyesight was impair. cd by cAtaracts when he applied for an old ago pension in New York city months before the abduction.
 we've read those stories sn the newspapers" Plump said. "ze never even applied for on old age peii- sion. And as for cataTactg, Wny I've seen him often read without
 storm About Waited
 The storm raging about White0 continued with the ailIiouncefnent by C. Lloyd yisher, chief Of defense tiiat he and Prosecutor Anthony M. Hauck, Jr., of Huntefdon county had reached on agreement concerns ing some disputed answers the wit- ness gave tho governor last Satur- day.
 Hauck.
 Tisher said Hauck now conceded that Whited told the governor state police had offered him e36 6 week during tho trial and cfiesthird 0f tho reward money. Hoffman hes implied that he believes this con. gidoraticn inspired the identificaticil. AIt would be better # we said | nothing about the interview until 1 tho minutes are made public" tlso prOseCutog replied. M
 Whited also disclosed et the uleet- ing in the executive Cfiices that he told state police in April, ieJ2, thet he SEW no one suspicious IisaF the fAndborgh house because Col Charles A. IdndbeFeh had earlier urged him not to fepeet his pFoWIeE stcry indlscriminateiy.
 e"tlothing Of the alleged Lindbefeh interview ig on record" Ejsher pointed out. The other is essd inst iS what VIC face"
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