The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-29

Couldn't Fix Time
 He could not fix the times of Hines visits to the Barnum hotel in Bridgeport any more definitely than August or September, 1885. Schultz lived in the hotel for a while that year.
 Hughes said that once he saw Hines briefly in the lobby late one afternoon. He said that another time, at night, he saw Hines, Schultz and Schultz's bodyguard, Lulu Ros- enkranz, in the hotel coffee shop.
 Q. (By Stryker): Had you ever seen him (Hines) before?
 A. No.
 o. Was he acting in any unto- ward manner to make you notice him? ......,.--
 A. Nc, It was just our custom to watch to see who are guests were
 Saw Mim Less Than Second
 Stryker had Hughes designate on the diagram how Hines walked to the Holel elevator. Hughes said that from where he was standing he could see Hines take only two or three steps. He agreed that would take less than a second.
 o. Where do you say you next saw MT. Hines? A. In the Coffee Shop.
 Q. When was that2 A.. don't remember.
 Q. Was it a very busy evening in the Coffee Shop? A. No. It wasn't.
 o. You just sort of hesitated? A. I just stopped and looked around.
 Q. How long, fraction of se- cond? A. I'd say it was longer than that.
 o. But you didn't stop and gape at the Schultze table? A. No, sir.
 @. You didn't hear MT. Schultz speak? A. No. sir.
 o. You didn't hear MT. Hines speak? A. No, sir.
 Q. You didn't hear anybody speak
 Q. You didn't hear anybody speak? A. No, sir.
 o. believe we've fixed this oc- currence at any time between Aug .ust 10 and September 24? A. That's right.
 Q. This is your third trip to the District Attorneys Office?
 A. This (Today is my fifth trip.
 O. You've visited the district at torney's office four times before to- day? A. That's right.
 Stryker asked Hughes how long he had spent in the district attorneys office altogether. Dewey insisted that he obtain the information day by day"
 Much In Time With Dewey
 Hughes said his first visit lasted two hours, the second six or eight" the third about the same and the fourth two days"
 On the last occasion, Hughes said, several other Bridgeport witnesses were in the district attorneys of- flee, including Eddie Corbett, gym nasium operator; William Matkow- seki, bell hop; John Pucher, head waiter at another Bridgeport hotel; Vernon Behn, Hughes successor at the Barnum; John Hansen, a Hotel Stratfield room clerk and Charles Wall, Rye, N. Y. bell boy and clerk.
 o. You were all in the room to- gether? A. Yes.
 o. This trial was going on? A. Yes.
 o. You had newspapers? A. Yes.
 Did you talk about the Hines case? A. Not great deal.
 Q. You naturally commented on the roles you were going to play, didn't you? A. We did not. o. Was MT. Brothwell there? A. just got a glimpse of MT. Broth well.
 Glimpse of Brothwell
 o. I say was he there? A. He was in the district attorneys office.
 Q. Was he segregated from the other witnesses? A. He was.
 Q-Have you seen haired men of fairly stocky build both be- fore and since the occasion when you say you saw MT. Hines in this hotel?
 Hughes said he didn't understand the question and 1t was re-read twice and Pecora phrased 1t again.
 A-Quite a few times.
 O-Well, your reluctance to come to New York was somewhat due to the fact that on the first occasion