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PAGE TTVO MEDFORD MATL TRIBITXE. MEDFORI), OREGON, . DAT, JANUARI , 1935. s Ransom Dealing With Hauptmann Told by "Jafsie" (Continued from PK one) of Hauptmann for the kidnaping and murder of Baby Charlea Augustus Lindbergh, Jr., the elderly Bronx edu cator shook a finger and aaid: "'John' la Bruno Richard Haupt mann.' Only a little later, after Identifying notw exchanged between hlmaelf and the then myaterioua "John." Dr. Con don added to hla identification by saying that Hauptmann was the man who met him and aat on a bench with him for an hour In Van Court land park aome time before the ran som was paid. Note Bore Symbol The note he Identified were the letter he received In re peruse to an advertisement he Inserted, and subse quent notes giving him directions, ali of them bearing the strange "three holed" symbol for signature. Tha first letter accepted him as go-between and Instructed him to in sert an advertisement In a newspaper saying "Money Is ready." Enclosed with It was a note to uoionei l-iuu bergh. aaylng the kidnaper had ac cented Condon m intermediary. nr. Condon examined the notea with meticulous care before he would Identify them. When he received the first letter, designating him, he said: "I felt rather pleased that I was so honored." The Bronx man at times appeared to be consciously dramatic about hts ttimonv. Melodrama tinged his voice on occasions, such as when he related that In the Lindbergh home: "I slept In the baby's nursery." There was rolling "Ahl" over the court room. Attorney General David T. Wllentz repeated: "So you slept In the nursery?" Wit tie Loquacious At times he became loquaclcs, es pecially about his own early life, and WllentE would atop him. Defense at torneys wanted him to be allowed to ramble on. Hla first Identification of Haupt mann came early in hla testimony. Wllentz quickly leading him up to the night of Aplrl 2, 1932, when he drove with Colonel Lindbergh to St.; Raymond's cemetery with 70.000 to meet the man known iui "John." After he testiflel that $50,000 was. separated from the money, Wllentz j asked: "Did you give the money to a man that night?" "I did," he answered, hla voice be ginning to rise. "Who did you give It to?" "To John." "Who is John?" WtienUa own voice cracked. "Bruno Richard Hauptmann!' Iluiiptniunn Vu'.ih Hauptmann blanched, turned deep scarlet, and glnred at the uged wit ness. ' Jafsie glared back. Wllentz led up to the Identification in thla way: "All right, sir. Juat ft minute. Now. let's get back Juat about where we started, where we should start. In March, 1032, as result of a letter or advertisement you Inserted, did you receive a note?" O. Lloyd Fisher of defense counsel objected to the question as being leading. "Yes?" Wllentz pressed. "To look under & table and I would find a stone there," Condon ald, "and Uncling the stone there, that there would be a note under that atone." "As a result of finding the stone and the note, where did you go?" "I went across the way as directed by the note, the original note gave as nearly ai I can remember. I could tell In a moment If 1 saw it, to cross the strept, to talk to nobody and to go down Whlttemore avenue." "Now. Doctor, did you go down Whlttemore avenue that night?" "I did." Tells of Meeting "Did you meet a man there?' Condon said that he did. and then related hl meeting with John, who. he said, was Hauptmann. j Then Wllentz asked him what he received as the result of hla adver-j tisement. j "I received ft letter with ft peculiar signature upon it consisting i "All right. Just a minute. I will try to find the exhibit." He showed him an envelope duU-d March 0. 132. and postmarked Now York. He asked Mm If he recognized it. "I received this letter about March 9. 1932. I recollert," Condon answered "Now, In that envelope, I take It. there w ere some enclosure s?" "Yes, sir." Will you take a look at some of these papers?' Wllentz aald, handing him several exhibits. "1 received this letter within that envelope with the directions on It. and the signature of the three holes." it was received In evidence, tliimlkrn-hlef signal Here Is Dr. Condon's story of his firt meeting with "John" at the gate of Wood lawn cemetery In the Uronx. with the prompting questions elimi nated : "I ir a handkerchief from some one Inside the gate being waved. The man was inside the cemetery ate. "A man put his arm through the! bars, which are wide enough to ad-j mlt ft man's arm, entering or rctrsc- Ing. I walked over there and said. "1 j 5ee you ' j "The man was standing abmit three 1 feet away on the InMde. Thej Hate were closed Aoovit the locking, j I do not know. The man was) John. I "John lb Hrun Klrhnrd Haupl- msnn. ' He sale) 'Did vou nt it . ! Hi money?' nui, 'No, 1 could , not'nilng the numey until I shw the; package. About a minute or so I heard a ruMlc In the leavrs There' Is a little hit of a parkway on the1 HiKlde nt thr Kute arwl 1 heard a rustle, In thnt diii" tion He heard It nnri si. id. 'There's a cop "He raiitfht hold -f the bars nut), climbed, what I call 'turner' fashion. up to the top of that fence and Jumped In front of me. Hniiptmann Flees "'Did you send the cops?' he asked. I aald, 'No, I gave you my word that I wouldn't do that, and I kept my word.' He then said, 'It's too danger ous and started to run In a north erly direction. "He reached 233rd street, because we had a part of that plaza In front of the gate to go, he reached 233rd street and kept on running, and I said, It Is alright for me to say that? "X said, 'hey, come back here. Don't be cowardly. and 'here I am a poor school teacher up here Id 1 the cemetery and you leaving me here to be drilled you are my guest.' He kept on running I followed him. I followed him Into a little clump of trees near a shack on the opposite side of the way from the cemetery. and I went over and got ahold of his arm and srtld, "hey, you mustn't do anything like that; you are my guest.' I brought him back I didn't bring him back, I led him back to the seat by the small shack. Talked for Hour "The bench was there, and I led him I led him back to that bench and asked him to be seated as my guest he accepted the Invita tion. I put him on my right and aat down with him. j talked to him for more than an hour. "I first reprimanded him for going across there again. I said, 'don't ever do that again. I am square with you and the. truth to a kidnaper is the aame as the truth to a ' all right yea. Ho aaid to me, lt Is too dangerous. Might be twenty years or burn. Would I burn If the baby Is dead?' "Not If you did not have some part in It.' He answered, 'I am only a go between.' "In order to find out whether he was the proper party or not, I said, 'how am I to know that I am talk ing to the right man?' "I trust if this hurts anybody's feelings I trust that I may be ex cused. 'The baby was held In the crib by aafety pins. John said that. I had the pins with me. because I took them out of the hnby's crib on the night that I slept there. They had been, as nearly as I could Judge, to the right and left of where the baby's neck was. "I took them out first and asked him (Colonel Llndhcruh) afterwards what they cnll French leave. Praised Hniiphnnnn "I asked him how he ('John') hap pened to get Into such a scrape as that, a mnn like he was. I praised him and I meant It. 'a. man like you what would your mother aay lf-ahe knew that yon were engaged like this?' and he said, "my mother wouldn't like it; she would cry." Juat like that, as nearly as I can Imitate It. I am not a good mimic. "Then I said, 'leave that, leave that stuff, come with me. I then used the words, I have a thousand dollars of my own available' I did n't any that was all I was worth. I aald 'I have a thouaand available.' That la ail I had at that time, 'and you can have It.' "'We don't want your money.' "'Well, leave them, I will give you that and I will go over to Jersey and collect the rest for you if it Is with in my power. There are a number of lawyers in my family and If It Is within the taw, I will get him to go with you to the Inst degree, but If you fHll me. I would follow you to Australia'." "I suppose I was a tittle vehement In the matter, but that Is what I said to him. He said, 'we won't. You will get that baby and put It In Its; mother's arms.' That was what I was out for. Then- I aald. 'leave them and I come.' " 'No.' " 'Why? " 'The leader would snatch me up.' ; " 'Excuse me. are you a German? I "'No. Scandanavlan.' "'Scnnclanavlan? well, leave them. You will be caught.' I Prepared for Year " 'Oh no, we were prepared a year i before, we were prepared to do this." J "Then he talked about himself I he had his coat upon this way (lapels over facei I said, 'you j have nothing to be afraid of, I have; been square all my life and 1 am ! square now. You have nothing to fear from me. Take down that coat.' j " 'Well.' j '"Well, nothing Your fabric Is too j thin. I have got two coats. 1 will give you one If you are In want.' And ; then he couched. It was what they j call a hollow cough. I don't want to , Imitate that. I said, 'the Inroads of 1 pulmonary disease. i.t me go j over and get you aome medicine. 1 1 will do anything I can to straighten this matter out. anything. I will go j as hostAge to the man that has t the baby. Let n.e go.' "He said, "hostane? Oh.' "'What I mean. I will po and stay i there until you get the money I have three toys belonging to the , baby and there are three words 1 1 know the baby knows' M got the toys from Colonel Lindbergh, at my request. I said tf he (John I would take me to where the baby wr.s 1 would know If It was the real baby. 'Please give me a chance. promised Mr. Lindbergh. Colonel Lindbergh and Mrs Lindbergh, to help them get their baby That Is what 1 am out for, Nobodv else ' Condon prnmUrd Ran " 'Nobodv ele shall ever get the baby but vou, snd you can put that habv' arms around Mr. Ltndherh' neck ' And I bellexed It "'Hew on earth could 1 get you It vou wouldn't take me to where thr hrthv Is?' Aaln he said, 'they would smack you dow n The leader wouldn't stand for I Mow could I tell you now? There is a point there and on that point 1 will stand and signal vou s boat They will see n sUnal snd Colmiel I.indhersh can (jet his plane anil go right up t'.icre. Sketched at the Hauptmann Trial St''-,' A' 4 ytjrJ ZAr aa. sr rvw,v ' a ,'' , ' m mmi ltxr rf Pi IS t i J mnd KIT. d riTiii-'Mino dUplay (Contmueo .jm page one) the office for his first day of labor, he met one of the younger Roosevelts who was hl friend. They decided to go swimming In the White House pool, became absorbed In eradication of bugs until It was too late to work that day. During the last few days, for the first time, the new deal has been unable to direct the extent of Its own publicity. The Hauptmann trial unquestionably detracted from popu lar attention given the president's message and the budget could not compete with Betty Oow on the stand. I tractive froci will be on Thursday. ) we chose (the TRAIN-, Postmaster General Farley Intends to write a lot of lettera next year. His stationery appropriation Is being increased 25 per cent, allowing him 20.000. It may be merely coinci dental that Mr. Roosevelt is up lor re-election next year. Here, caught In quick sketches on the opening day or the Haupvinann trial, are six of the leading characters In the drama bein played In the crowded courtroom at Flemlngton, N. J. Top, left to right. Henry Barrow, Associated Press staff artist, depicts Mrs. Bruno Richard Haupt mann, wife of the man charged with murdering tho Lindbergh baby, and three of the Jurors who will decide his fate. Walton. 55, a machinist, is foreman of the Jury. Mra. Stockton, 32. an attorney' secretary, has a seven-year-old child. Mrs. Pill, a widow, has two grown sons and cares for two grandchildren, supporting herself by bead work, The three Jurors wera sketched as they sat In the Jury box after having been sworn in. Below are Edward J. Reilly, chief defense lawyer, And Justice Thomas W. Trenchard. presiding at the trial. " 'Why not walk?' "'You couldn't walk there. He said I couldn't get there any way but by plane, but Colonel Lind bergh would take hla plane and get there I did not get to see the child and he aald he wouldn't ever propose It, that they would drill him. I said, 'well, you mustn't be afraid of anything like that, do what you think la right, while you have got time, for your mother's sake.' "He aald. 'maybe you think we are not the ride ' The d la accented on that more than the f In righteous ness and right, and so on. He said, 'we are the ride parties. I will send you tho sleeping suit of the baby. Tell Colonel Lindbergh and Mrs. Lindbergh, that the baby la all right. "'All right, then, you will send me the baby's sleeping suit.' "Yt.i, I valted (sic) too long al ready "I aald. 'well. It la so Important, what are you going to do? " I will send you the sleeping suit. I must go.' "That had been after we talked this way for one hour and well, ten minutes, fifteen minutes, aa nearly as I can remember, and we shook hands and parted. I did not go to catch him. I wanted the baby. I didn't care about catching him." Defense Counsel Rellly demanded that the whole recital be stricken from the record, but Wllente went on with hla examination and no im mediate notice was taken of Rellly's motion. LINDY BABY CLOTHES IN COURT Medford Federal Saving and Loan To Pay Dividend J. H. Fletcher, secretary of the Med ford Federal Savings and Loan asso ciation, announced today that at the first annual meeting of the share holders January 5, all directors were re-elected. Fletcher stated that a 4 per cent per annum dividend was de cleared on all classes of stock. In addi tion to a 1 per cent bonus set tip on all installment shares, and legal re serves ns required by federal law. The Medford Federal Savings and Loan association, organized October 2. 1034, has shown considerable growth. Assets now total $61,000. This amount; does not Include any investment as yet from the federal government Since November IS the new associa tion has financed approximately $10. 000 in home mortgages. In obtaining Its present size in so short a time the earnings have not been sacrificed; fur after paying all expenses, which Include organlrntlon expense and In ventory of supplies, the undivided profits amount to $517 for only three months of operation. An outstanding frature of Federal Savings and Loan association la that the United States treasury will Invest 3 for every $1 invested locally. The association has ni"de a rtvqust for S3.VOO0 from the government, which will serve to finance home construc tion and other first mortgage loans. Share Invested in Federal Savings and loan aAwvtattons re insured up to .VH0 by the government. One of the most dramatic momenta in Bruno Hauptmann's trial at Flemlngton, N.J., came when Mra. Charlea A. Lindbergh Identified these clothes as those worn by her first son at the time of his abduc tion. The clothes were offered at an exhibit by the state. Left to right: Robert Peacock, assistant prosecutor; Capt. John Lamb of the New Jersey state police; Anthony Hauck. Hunterdon county prosecutor and a movie cameraman. (Associated Press Photo Watch Micrometer Installation Made By John W. Johnson A unique Instrument that takes the guess-work cut of watch adjust ing, has been installed by John W. Johnson In his store at 214 East Main street. This novel machine, known as a watch micrometer, la a new development by the Radio Corporation of America and the one In this city bears the serial number 150. indicative of the fact that few are In use at this time In the United Btates. The micrometer enables John John son to accurately adjust watches in live minutes, a proceeding that for merly took several days. 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