Local Cabinet Maker Disputes Hauptmann Ladder Wood Match
Cedar Rapids cabinet maker James Crago says the two wood pieces shown in the Hauptmann case do not match grains or year rings, challenging government expert Arthur Koehler’s inference that they came from the same board. He notes differences in curl and ring spacing, and warns misidentification can occur with two similar boards from different yards.
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Hauptmann
Bruno Hauptmann
Flemington
N. J
Cedar Rapids
James Crago
Sixteenth Street
Charles A. Lindbergh
Hopewell
Bronx
N. Y
Arthur Koehler
New Jersey
Mr. Crago
Ber
Drago
Handwriting expert clashes over Lindbergh ransom notes evidence
Trial testimony centers on John Trendley a handwriting specialist from East St Louis who disputes Hauptmann note similarity and questions Osborn's methods. Witness Sommer describes ferry sighting of two men aiding a nervous woman with a blond baby as Wilentz probes credibility and links to Fisch.
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Mullaney
Eighty-first Precinct
Fulton Street
Brooklyn
Trenton
Wilentz
Sommer
Hauptmann
Violet Sharpe
New York
Trenchley
Osborn
Reilly
Trenchard
Trendley
Ransom
Trendles
Lanigan
Tangen
Handwriting expert contests Hauptmann ransom notes link
Trendley testified the ransom notes written by a left handed writer could not conceal his style. He compared the note samples to Hauptmann's handwriting and said the fourteenth letters show distinct differences. Defense plans to name another writer and call more witnesses to the Lindbergh case.
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Lanigan
Trendley
Fisch
Henry Uhlig
Hauptmann
Reilly
Supreme Court
Thomas W. Trenchard
Wilentz
Flemington
Handwriting experts clash over Lindbergh ransom notes
In Flemington New Jersey defense expert Trendley testified Hauptmann did not write the extortion letters, arguing the notes were in a disguised left handed hand. He cited chart omissions and variations to challenge the state’s experts led by Albert S. Osborn.
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Edward J. Reilly
Bronx
Hauptmann
Osborn
Albert S. Osborn
Trendley
New
York
Reilly
New-York
Joseph A. Lanigan
New York
Lanigan
Flemington
N. J
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
J. M. Trendley
East St. Louis
Ill
Defense claims intimidation of Hauptmann alibi witnesses
In Flemington New Jersey AP report defense counsel Edward J. Reilly says seven alibi witnesses for Bruno Richard Hauptmann were intimidated by "plug uglies" claiming state representation. He vows to call more witnesses, warning cross-examination could extend the trial by weeks.
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Flemington
N. J
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Edward J. Reilly
Veteran Horsfall Leads In Milne Comedy Michael and Mary
Darryl Horsfall stars in A A Milne's Michael and Mary at the Community Playhouse opening Monday for a three night run. The versatile actor plays Michael across youth and middle age, as scenes move from 1905 Britain to a modern home, weaving a light love story with intrigue.
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Darryl Horsfall
Community Players
A. A. Milne
Michael and
Mary
Community Playhouse
Horsfall
Steve Crandall
Norman Ross
Killer Mears
Slim Scanlon
Tom Moonlight
Mrs. Moonlight
Ibsen
Brookfield
Mass
Galloway Players
Tony
Victor Hallam
Harvey Lenox
Aubrey
Michael
Mr. Horsfall
British Museum
Witnesses Fortify Lindbergh Kidnapping Alibi Case
On April 2 1932 witnesses testified Hauptmann was seen in a Bronx bakery around the kidnapping hour while another witness said two men drove a ladder through Princeton that day seeking directions to the Lindbergh estate The defense claims about a dozen alibi witnesses remain and the prosecution remains unswayed by the testimonies.
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Trendley
David T. Wilentz
Bellevue Hospital
Louis Kiss
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Bronx
Hauptmann
Haupmann
Kiss
Reilly
Princeton
Lindbergh
Prosecution Hails Routine Waiver In Liquor Case
The Prosecution asserts satisfaction in admitting a reforma ord and aims to call two witnesses to corroborate the restraint during the raid. The state plans to present evidence from Esther Ellison in the Bronx while denying the witness’s presence at the ristrom house. The defense contends the accused is an innocent man despite the witness testimony.
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Hauptman
Becau
T Strom
Toryn
Bronx
Wise
Esther Ellison
Box with ransom money tied to Lindbergh case witness claim
New York radio shop owner Samuel Streppone testified he kept a shoebox for Isidor Fisch later said to contain Lindbergh ransom money. Streppone described Fisch paying with ten dollar gold notes and returning at night for the box, claiming Fisch identified him as a Hauptmann alibi witness.
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New York
INS
Samue Streppone
Isidor Fisch
Streppone
Lindbergh
Fisch
Hauptmann “Glibi-Man
Will Rogers Cites City Snow Move And Billion Bankers
Will Rogers commentary notes Mayor La Guardia shifting snow rather than moving it far, while New York financials report five billion one hundred million in weekly clearings. He jokes about government deficits and excess money, closing with a light, wry sign off.
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New York
N. Y
la Guardia
Roosevelt
Wile
Dinner for Tennis Stars Planned at Montrose Hotel
George Liddle of the Cedar Rapids Tennis association announced a dinner Saturday at 7 p.m. at the Montrose hotel honoring four professional players William T. Tilden George Lott Lester Stoefen and Ellsworth Vines. Reservations are available to tennis followers and the public as the event is not members only and the players will speak on amateur and pro experiences with Davis cup comments.
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George Liddle
Cedar Rapids Tennis Association
Montrose Hotel
William T. Tilden
George Lott
Lester Stoefen
Ellsworth Vines
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