Show DEFENSE r LINKS LI K FISCH I H VIOLET VIDLET SHARPE WITNESS SAYS I PAIR HAD TOT i KIDNAP NIGHT Writing Expert Declares Hauptmann Did Not Wr Write te Notes FLEMINGTON X N. T Feb 1 IfA P iT iTA A A defense witness In the trial o of or Bruno Richard Hauptmann today identified pictures of or a man and a woman who he said he saw with witha a blond bab baby on the night baby Charles A. A Lindbergh Jr was kid and slain Iain and the defense announced an the pictures he identified were of Isador Fisch and Violet Sharpe The Tue witness s ns P. P 11 II Sommer who said he wan wai a 11 fingerprint expert ex fX x pert now employed in the public welfare department of ot the eit city of New York He lie said aid he h saw two men cro ero cross s the Hudson river ri to New York from New v Jersey Jer e on i a J t Forty Forty- second street lerr ferry at nt If 1240 o J al m. m r th they I ch chanil anil j aw saw the men n. n assist a woman with n ft to board baby a n second Forty street tram train on the New York side Copyright 1935 Associated Pre s N. N J. J J. J Feb 1 A I-A A volunteer handwriting expert today disputed and er criticised the findings of ol eight fellow craftsmen that Bruno Richard Hauptmann wrote the Lindbergh Lind bergh ransom random notes John M. M of or East SL St Louis Ill lii who testified he Was serving Hauptmann without pay declared Hauptmann was was' not the writer of the notes and charged further that the conclusion of ot the states state's chief expert expert ex pert that Hauptmann penned the importantly importantly im incriminating nursery note was based only on the word is Reveal Theory I The The defense meanwhile reVealed re its exact theory regarding ing the dead Isador Fisch by bv declaring it never contended that Fisch wrote the notes or perpetrated the and murder of r Baby Charles A. A Lindbergh Lind bergh Jr It held however to the belief beliel Fisch collected the futile 50 ransom So taking the whole ransom note Reilly asked of the nursery note which was left on the window windowsill windowsill sill when the Lindbergh h baby was stolen from top to bottom we find on Pate Pue Two To DEFENSE EXPERT UPHOLDS BRUNO Con Continued nu d from froni Pate Pice Pae One that hat Mr Albert S. S Osborn testify testify- testy testy- in inc ng for tor over 40 years all aU over the the countr country with samples amples of at the te defendants defendant's defend defend- ants ant's handwriting before him and with this note not th thc tho first note found In n the nursery as a ii comparative test upon which ho makes his ob observation and nd opinion to this jury picks pIck out the te word vord is 1 and compares It It with wih the thess ss iss is of ot Hauptmann's is i that correct It I Is b said said Picks out oat the word ord and compares compare It with wih with nothing nothing on the chart from Hauptmann's writ writ- writ writ- In lag Ins That Is Is' correct In your opinion would would that be sufficient to send a man to the electric electric elec elec- chair Assistant Attorney General Joseph A. A L. L Lanigan leaped to his feet teet with wih objection and the te court barred th the answer Rei Reilly and L Lanigan clashed again gain at atthe atthe the tie end of s direct Reilly offered mon mony in evidence envelopes en- en bearing h hyphenated names Hyphens between New ew and York in Hauptmann's writings wring and the he ransom notes figured in compari- compari sons ons made by the state stale tte experts expert Voices Yole Objection Lanigan voiced a quiet objection Insisting that custody of ot the enve- enve be established Well said aid Reilly In a a rage if i you ou arc are going to stand on ties ies te I dont don't want them If I you want me le to bring every woman that got those hose loiters letters leters from New York I will vil wi ring bring them Is that a a threat Lanigan de dc- de No said Reilly that is an answer anwer an answer to your Jour objection With V Wih that tat Reilly stalked stale from the room and re remained remained remained re- re away several minutes minutes had disputed Osborns Osborn's statement that the te writing of or New NewYork NewYork NewYork York with wih a hyphen was a I characteristic charac charac- peculiar to Hauptmann said it was a characteristic generally peculiar to foreigners and said aid he ho had found a a hundred or or- more such uch examples since hearing Osborn testify declared it i his opinion that hat the important first ransom note known as the nursery note not was written by cy a left handed man trying to o disguise his handwriting He charged moreover that the chart hart prepared by Albert S. S Osborn the ho chief chiet handwriting expert for the tale state which was used by Osborn and other ther experts to illustrate basis basi for comparing the te ransom noes notes with Hauptmann's handwriting ignored all al 11 but three words in the first note Was Not Writer Wrier Up to t the noon ree recess when he was still lill sti undergoing direct examination took up the nursery note line ine lne by line lne and word by word to show how why he believed Hauptmann vas was not the te writer wrier There was a slight delay deby in the thebe be canning beginning inning o of js j's testimony because because be be- be cause cuse the wanted wate to get ge into int the he hospital record regarding regard regard- ing tag the t testimony of ot Louis Luis Kiss Kis one of f Hauptmann's alibi albl witnesses Edward J. J Reilly chief chic defense at at- orney torney torey asked aked As a result reul of your our study and examination ex u of the ransom notes note and the Hauptmann request writings are you jou ou in i a a position to t render an opinion as asto 5 to whether or not Hauptmann Hauptmann Haupt Haupt- mann this defendant wrote the ransom notes In I my opinion said Trendier he did not The Te ransom notes represent a cardinal cardinal car car- cr dinal dina point in i the states state's case against Hauptmann The Te first note was left lefton lefton Iel on the te window windo sill si of ot the Lindbergh nursery the night the te baby was stolen March 1 1932 The state contends that the he man who wrote that first note aLso al climbed a ladder at the window of or the nursery stole the te baby and dashed it i to death deat as 3 the te ladder broke on the way down Eight experts expert qualified by the state gave jave their positive opinion that Hauptmann Hauptmann Haupt Haupt- mann wrote that note as 3 well wel as the 13 others oters which were received b by Colonel Charles A A. Lindbergh through divers divet means mes One of at the state stale experts expert Albert S. S Osborn declared decare the evidence that Hauptmann wrote the notes was ir unanswerable and over over- whelming Reilly used Osborns Osborn's chart on the nU nursery ery note and had point out words word and letters leters wh which ch he pint said the state expert had omitted The chart cat was wa a e photographic enlargement en en- of certain certin words in the note Now No Mr Reilly asked Is Js it pos possible to change the pattern of ot any handwriting handwriting- by the use of tho retouching pencil or tho the etching knife on the ne negative No It isn't said bald Is I It I possible that flint the tho lines lints lm's balt cnn can he ho shortened or made Jon longer cr b by the tine Ule of or tho the camera Well Vei yes CS the they can an an distort It It i. i It i IK I 11 possible to distort tho the hand in photography i U I 1 I Oh yes es U yo you 01 can do a lot of that stuff with photography Can a different lant slant be ob ob- ob- ob tamed tined In th the tho way say the ne negative atho is printed Oil Oh yes e Or a different effect bo ho 0 produced produced produced pro pro- by Iy the shading of tho 10 negative nega nega- tive while printing I 1 think you ou could ye yes t. t said he lie had examined the te handwriting of ot the dead IS Isador Fisch Fitch from irom whom Hauptmann claimed he received the ransom money that was found in his his' ga garage ga ga- rage The defense deene has ha intimated before that it might try to show that Fisch was wa the actual writer of ot the notes and that he be imitated the tho hand o ot of Hauptmann The Te connection was wab wat not immediately brought oui out through however Point Points Out Y 1 Giving an nn instance of at wh why he be be be- Hauptmann did not write the notes referred to the formation for tor mation matlon maton of at the letter Jeter y And that y end in a n trl straight ht downward stroke correct Itch Itch- HJ I ly of a n y In tho t first t ran ran- mm ni note Yes les 18 it i does said salil 1 4 I. I 1 J. J 1 ri And then we find another one ono along alone side Bide of it with wih n a downward down stroke and a hook on the right Yes e 1 And then we find tint in tho tile Haupt the man request writings a V 3 on same saino chart downward do stroke hooked to the tho left let We c do The defense was as sharply critical I of ot Osborns Osborn's chart chart bringing out through that Osborn Osbor had omitted many words from the first ransom note the nursery note So then it is not a fact that be beginning beginning beginning be- be ginning Dear sir line lne one ono have 50 ready 2500 in in inthe the end of line lne two 20 bills bis in bills bis and line lino In three in 5 bills bis after atter 2 to 4 days then to line lne four we will wi inform you w where vere ere to deliver delver end of line lne 5 you find on Mr Osborns Osborn's chart any symbol symbol symbol sym sym- bol letter or word tal taken cn from rom those five lines Hl I cannot said Then testified that Osborn's Osborns Osborns Osborn's Os Os- Ten I borns born's bors bor's chart showed only three words from the nursery note All An Were ere Thes hes All three words were the he Al said and he added that the te the in the ransom note were different than the thes in Hauptmann's Hauptmann s specimen writings The Tho opening of ot the defense handwriting handwriting hand hand- writing testimony found the state ready to me meet t it I in rebuttal Two of its own experts expert are arc ready to re resume re re- sume it the stand the prosecution de de- de dared They are Albert D. D Osborn son cared of oC the states state's first chirographer and Clark Sellers of San Francisco Meanwhile the tho defense counsel pushed its it preparations to meet the thc state on every technical phase of or orthe handwriting hand hand- the case Besides presenting writing experts they sought sought doctors to question the competency of the autopsy report and wood experts to deny that thal a board in the kidnapers kidnaper's ladder must have come from Hauptmann's Hauptmann's Hauptmann's Haupt- Haupt manns mann's home counsel indicated the they would seek means menns of 01 obtaining an adjournment ad ad- Saturday Saturday- over Will WH Sa Save Time the On every vely Saturday during old month tr trial 1 either the defense or orthe orthe orthe the prosecution has discovered some duties the te Saturday completion of dute which they have pointed out to the court would save ave running i time in i the trial l Justice Trenchard who be began an the trial til with wih the announcement that tat there would be no rio Saturday recesses cs always has ha proved amenable to those Ume-s Ume time saving su suggestions eton Im Im hoping well we'll wel be able to save some tome more time by adjourning over the weekend Reilly said sid The defense defense de de- de rense has some work to do outside the Ule court Out of or court Reilly Refy said he lie le understood understood understood under under- stood a police report on the structure of the kidnap ladder which might clear cear Hauptmann is In the possession of or the state I J have hav been told that state experts made made this report and 2nd turned it Hover over overto overto to Governor when h ht be was in office Reilly Reily stated d. d cou counsel wants wat to toV I Ii i i V i JI V V I S j f r. r I know now enow what was In that report If I It Itis itIs I is i favorable to our case cae as s we suspect sus ius- it I is i we shall make a 8 demand that hat the contents content be placed in the court court record The chief chie of ot the defense coun counsel l revealed he intends intend outlining through witnesses Isador lador Fisch's Fichs Fich's alleged complicity com I in the Lindbergh crime the beginning of or next week I We are going to start with wih Fisch I Reilly said sid Along the thc way well we'll I probably have a few lew more alibi albi wit wi- wi nesses Then along about abut the end of the week week- we are going to bring up the Condon phase pha of ot the te case cae We are arc going to show that wh while e Dr Condon was wa traipsing around the country apparently working on the case cae he gave out several contradicting statements statements statements state state- ments with regard to his identification of Hauptmann Fisch who died in Germany early In 1934 is i pointed out by Hauptmann as the pcr person on who left leU with wih him for lor storage about of the Lindbergh Lind Lindbergh bergh ransom S Dr John F F. Condon aged but vi vig vigorous vig orous cher from the Bronx Bron voluntarily a his hL services as Colonel Lindbergh Lindbergh Lind Lind- bergh and the kidnapers shortly shorty after th the baby was wa stolen in March 1932 ST ST. PAUL Feb 1 W The J-The The The Dispatch Ds- Ds Dis- Dis in a copyrighted patch said today toay story that the Rev Re ReH H H. H J J. J Schaar of Morriston S S. D had ident identified ed Bruno Richard Hauptmann on trial in Flem ington Rihard N. N J. J for the murder kidnap of or the Lindbergh baby as the man who engineered the jewel je swindle in the northwest nearly nearly near jewel ly Iy nine years ago He Hc was Wa quoted quote as S identifying nc Hauptmann Haupt mann through newspaper ne photo photo- photo graphs Several other victims of ot the swindler swin swin- dier ier who obtained thousands of or dollars dol lars tars in the Dakotas and Minnesota Minnet in 1026 1126 have identified newspaper photographs of Hauptmann a as a the theman theman theman man who posed as 3 a German prince and borrowed money on royal jow jew els cIs of the house of ot the Dispatch said |