Show I J Curtis Curtis' C Claims Cl alms Never Verified Witness ss Says Federal Operative Who Investigated Investigated Investigated Hoaxer Takes Stand BELIEVES HUNT HINDERED Withholds Name of Man In Interviewed Interviewed Interviewed In- In in Case Casem CaseB m CRr B Associated Tress Press FLEMINGTON N. N J J. J June 29 29 Frank J Wilson a federal operative who vho investigated the activities of John Hughes Curtis on trial for hindering capture of the Lindbergh baby kid testified today that he had no way of knowing that Curtis knew the whereabouts of the kidnapers Wilson was as a prosecution witness and was under cross examination this afternoon by Lloyd Fisher chief chic counsel counsel coun coun- sd sel for Curtis He expressed his opinion opinion ion that Curtis' Curtis activities had ir ter to some extent with the search for the kidnapers Do you know Inow who Charles Augustus Lindbergh Jr Fisher asked suddenly WATCHES WITNESS Colonel Charles A. A Lindbergh eyed the witness steadily from the prosecution tion table No Wilson answered I 1 Colonel Lindbergh looked down and I kept his gaze lowered until the examination ex ex- 1 turned to other matters Do you know the whereabouts of I 1 Ithe the kidnapers Fisher continued No I Have you any wa way of knowing Curtis Cur I 1 knew No I 1 it have been possible at I IaD aD any hour to tell whether Curtis was i 1 in contact with the actual kidnaper from the symbol No The kidnapers might not have chosen to give the symbol you have requested Curtis Curtis Cur Cur- Curtis to produce the symbol or get out of the case Yes I believe he was vas asked to produce When he failed to produce wasn't he removed No because he said that No i it is the the ver answer Fisher shouted shouted shout shout- ed and the witness broke off oU in the middle of his sentence KIDNAPERS AIDED Wilson said he considered Curtis aided tided the kidnapers b by the information tion he gave which led Jed to numerous investigations all of which proved fruitless Did you hear the kidnaper had been jeen arrested in Slovakia Czecho-Slovakia yesterday yesterday yes yes- Fisher asked I heard a man had been arrested Continued on Pace Two Tao CURTIS' CURTIS CLAIMS NEVER VERIFIED Continued d From P PASO PACe sc One Wilson replied but he may be a crazy I II man I You dont don't think Curtis interrupted tl this s protracted investigation which is still going on His questioning Interrupted us everyone who furnished clues be obstructing justice I dont don't think so Curtis said he gave pave me facts Wilson a n special agent of ot the revenue reve reve- revenue nue department and md one of the investigators investigators in in- whose work sent Al Capone Capone Ca Ca- pone to prison refused to give the name of the mysterious man he said he had interviewed because of ot information information information mation given by Curtis He said he had not planned to interview that man at that time and he believed the interview jeopardized the POSSIbility possibility posse of apprehending the criminals Strenuous defense efforts to have havethe havethe havethe the court force Wilson to reveal this mans man's identity failed Is this man suspected of being implicated in the Fisher said No No said Wilson but he Is in touch with others If you ou disclose this mans man's name would it affect the people he is in touch With 1 I I think it would Wils then excused without being made to identify this figure in the case The next witness was Dr Joseph of Baldwin Long Island who testified that his telephone number num ber was Freeport Several previous previous pre pre- witnesses have testified to Curtis Curtis Cur Cur- saying this was the telephone number num ber of or Hilda the wife of ot one of the kidnap gan gang who went under the name of ot Dynamite or Din Dr said Curtis never communicated with him by in ing to him at that number and that there was no one in his household named Hilda |