Jury Commences Day With Laugh.
The Hauptmann trial jury likes a
joke, likes to laugh in a hearty, body-
shaking way, likes to laugh at break-
The jurors know one another well
enough now to talk with none of that
restraint of people newly brought together. They feel bound by a common tie. They are important, 12 of
the most important people In Flem-1
ington at the moment. They may go
back to their farms and homes and
shops later, but now Is their day.
Everyone Merry.
The joke this morning may havej
been an old one, but even Mrs. Verna
Snyder, veritable rolypoly of a worn- j
an, raised her head and laughed. It's
a joy to watch Mrs. Snyder laugh.
Laughing probably is a joy to the ;
jurors after ' their daily experience
listening to the profoundly tragic
story being unfolded in the Hunterdon
county courthouse.
Courtroom  chiiiy.
The courtroom is chilly this morning. Snow may be on its way and the
winds that flow down Main street
are bitter. But they aren't cold enough
to keep the early birds away from the
courthouse door.
Before sunrise trial fans are there.
A few are admitted about 9:30 to
the courthouse, and a little later
some are permitted to come in a side
entrance. They smile gratefully and
chuckle as they go up the stairs to
the room where the big show will
soon start.
Principals  Arrive.
The courtroom is jammed when the
principals arrive, Colonel Charles A.
Lindbergh, wearing as before, a gray
suit; Attorney General David T.
Wilentz and the other lawyers of the
prosecution staff.
Supreme Court Justice Thomas W.
Trenchard, Edward J. Reilly, chief defense counsel; Hauptmann, Betty
Gow, Mrs. Ollie Wheatley and Mrs.
Anna Hauptmann, wife of the prisoner, enter singly or In groups.
The windows of the room are
steaming. On one side the shades are
drawn against the bright winter sun.