The Archive · 1935

LINDBERGH MURDER CASE

Flemington, NI. Jan, 17.

Further evidence was pr the prosecution against Ric Hauptmann, on trial her al ping and murder of the Lindbergh baby, when Mr. William Seery, 0 Department of Justice investigator, declared that, after Hauptmann had been caught with one of the twen dollar ransom bills, he dented that he had any more of the money. Afterwards, however, $14.000 of the ransom notes were found on the premises of his establishment, Mr. Seery was subjected to cross-examination—United Press, "Mister, You're Lying!

Flemington, Jan. 18, Evidence was being given by Mr. Seery, when suddenly Hauptmann Teapt to his fect and shouted to the witness: "Listen, mister, you lying!" The prisoner was trembling violently and he seemed on the verge Hauptmann's counsel immediately apologized to the court and promised to avoid any repetition of the scene, Guards, however, held the prisoner's arms during the remainder of the session, J. Allen, a negro labourer, declared that, while walking with white man named' Wilson. in the woods near the Hopewell home of Col. and Mrs. Charles A, Lindberg, the noticed something peculiar unde¢ some brush.

"The negro labourer then proceeded to relate how, after he and Wilson had discovered the body of the dead child, they had proceeded to notify the authorities at Hopewell, 'Sergeant Zapolsky and Allen were thoroughly cross-examined by the Aefence, which intimated that it would for challenge the identity of the body found in the woods near the Lind borgh's Hopewell home, but' would challenge the manner in which the baby met death—Reuter.

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