New Britain Herald Newspaper, November 10, 1926, Page 20

BODIES OF BOTH QUICKLY BURIED (Continued From First Page) To keep the trial moving as fast as possible, it had been decided yes- torday that court would be held to- morrow. Justice Charles W. Park- Mr. Simpson’s statement, sald the jury would be permitted to decide the question at its noon recess. Simpeon told the court that repre- | sentatives of the Legron who had presented the protest to him, con- sidered it would be an insult to the American soldlers who died in the great war to hold a court session on the day set aside to honor them. Wants Jury at Scene Before bringing to the court’s at- | tentlon the American Legion protest, | Simpson had told the judge that he wanted the jury taken to the scene | of the slaying four years ago of the Mills. “Could the jury be taken there | without attracting a crowd?” asked Justice Parker. “They could if it were kept quiet as to when they were going,” said | Simpson. He said that he was not | asking that the jury be taken to the scene today, but that he wanted the court to take the matter under con- | sideration. Clarence E. Case, defense counsel, told the court that the topography at the scene of the crimes has changed greatly in the last four years, and presents an ab- solute different situation. He sald the defense would not want to pre- sent its argument on the matter be- of fore the court reaches a decision as | to whether the jury shall be taken to the place on a farm outside New Brunswick. The crabapple tree un- der which the couple was murdered it was brought out previ- ously In the trial, has since been cut down and there is extensive estate development in the vicinity. Simpson, in his request for in-| spection of the crabapple tree area, | by the jury, jury would have to be accompanied | by competent guides. Didn't Enow of Prints George D. Totten, county detective | at the time of the Killings, recalled for cross examination, said that he | did not learn of finger prints having | been found on Mr. Hall's calling | card untll the card was produced last summer at the hearing in the | application for bail of Willie Stevens | and Henry Carpender, a fourth per- son {ndicted for murder in the kill- ings and now awaiting trial. Senator Case traced the history | of the card in his questioning, first bringing out that when Totten, Sheriff Conklin and others went to the scene each devoted himself to some phase of the survey, as the crowds poured into the lane and overran the Phillips farm. Totten #ald he was not sure who brought the card and other exhibits from the farm to the Somerset county court- house on September 16, 1922, the day the bodies were found. “You are clear, however, that sometime on September 16, you re- ceived the card and other exhibits?"” “How long did you retain them? “Until the following Monday or Tuesday ?" “If you did noa have these arti- cles in your possession, you cannot be certain what was done with them in the way of handling them, how they were handled or that finger- prints might not have been made on them by persons touching them?” Simpson objected, contending that Totten was not a fingerprint expert. | The defense was continuing its at- tack on the valldity of the finger- print evidence and the court ruled that the question should be an- swered. “No,” replied Totten. Traces the Exhibits | “Where did you take the exhibits on the Monday or Tuesday after the | bodies were found?” “To New Brunswick, the two ilies . estatnsncd s ot | hadquarters in the prosecutor's of- fice.” “When did you next see the cards and other exhibits?"” “Were all the articles that were brought back to Somerset in prepar- u!lcn for the meeting of the grnnd Jury ‘Were al lthe articles that were considered important brought back? “Yes. The calling card bearing the fin- | ger prints identified as those of Wil- | lie Stevens was produced from the pocket of Inspector Underwood, members of Simpson’s staff. Identified by Fly Specks “T understand your only means of | identifying this card as one of | those found at the place where the bodies lay is by fly specks?” asked Case, as he removed the card from its glass protection and showed it to the detective. “Yes.” “Do you Case found at the bodies is? “No.! “When did you last see this card prior to last summer when it was produced at the preliminary hear- ing?"” “When I delivered Brunswick in 1922 “Do you know if there were fingerprints on it then?"” “None was visible." Case was overruled when tempted to get into the record the the witness' statement that he had never heard of any fingerprints hav- ing been found. Simpson argued successfully that this would be ! evidence. Powdcr Puff Gone Totten said a handkerchief know where th it to New any he at- and a BOYS — LOOK! FREE FOOTBALLS Given Free to the Lucky Boys attending the Show after school Monday Nov. 15th. To See “FOREVER AFTER” A Tale of Football and War Adm. 10c Footballs on Display at Star Confectionery found | real | brought out that the | card | powder puff \.'re found in the pocket of a scarf that was wrapped about Mrs. Mills' body when it was found. The handkerchief is still among the state’s evidence, but the powder puff has disappeared. Case, in his cross-cxamlnation of the witness, stressed the fact that the eye glasses, found in their proper position on Mr. Hall's face, were in good condition, but that are broken. by his questions, clearly showed that {he was driving this point to show |in such a way as to be broken after being found, the calling card alleged to bear Willie Stevens’ fingerprint |likewise was handled much during |the years after the double slaying. Totten said there was a dental appointment card also among the | articles taken from Mr. Hall's pock- | ets, but it has disappeared. Last week, when the state intro- duced clothing worn by the minister |and the choir singer, at the |they were slain, a black slouch hat | belonging to Willie Stevens was tak- | |en from the box containing the other | clothing, and there had been much | | speculation as to whether the state | Rev. Edward Wheeler Hall and Mrs. | wauld con el i would contend that this hat was |tound at the scene of the crime. Case turned to this subject in cross | examining Totten, and the witness |sald he belleved it was taken from the Hall home after the slaying and was not found at the scene of the \crime, Totten said. More Evidence Attacked | The rellabllity as evidence, of the exploded pistol shells, which the state has produced as having been found at the scene of the slayings, |also was attacked by Casc In | cross-examination. | “Do you know whether shells ever were taken from the state {of New Jersey?” he asked the wit- | ness. The witness said the last time up |to the present trial, that he saw the shells found at the scene was when the double slaying was held in No- | vember, 1922. | Case also used Totten in an e fort to give & blow to the state's contention that Mrs. Jane | star witness for the state, had rid- |den her mule, Jenny, to the Phillips | farm the night of the slaying. Tot- | |ten sald the ground was “hard and |dry” at the scene of the crime when | he visited it two days after the min- | |ister and the choir singer were slain. | Edwara Schwartz, one of the stat |fingerprint experts, yesterday had | [testified that he saw a hoofprint on the ground when he visited the spot |40 hours after the slaying. Body Was Scratched | “Did Mrs. Mills' body have any scratches?” asked Simpson, shifting suddenly from the “missing evi- dence” subject. “Yes, on her arm,” answered Tot- |ten, holding the fingers of his right |hand talon-like and drawing them down the lower part of his left arm, to lllustrate how the scratches might have been inflicted. | “Totten, told of “grilling” Willie | Stevens. | Willle's Great Suspicion | Senator Case was overruled when he asked: After all the grilling through the | various phases of the investigation, he most damaging fhing he sald o you think they suspect ! me?' | He was also overruled when he | asked about a “severe grilling one | midnignt.” | Detalls of one examination of ‘Wil“e. were brought out by Simpson | on re-direct examination. courthouse at New Brunswick for questioning?”, Simpson asked. “Yes,” sald Totten. } “What did he say?” “He didn’t say much on the way | down. After having been ques- the courthouse he asked me, ‘Do you | think they suspect me?” “Why do vyou ask that,’ T said. photographers rushed us. | put his hat over his fa { didn’t press the question.” Willie Grins At this Willie, who was listening most intently, grinned. Cross-examination | Case. “Willie made no objection to go- |ing to the courthouse?” “No,” said Totten. | “He talked freely in the prosecu- tor's office?"” | “Yes” . “He | torily i, A | Here Willle smiled again | “He was also questioned at Som- erville?” | “Year “That Willie , and T by nswered questions satisfac- was quite some examina- Al NUTLOAF 18c¢, 22¢, 30c | 10c n 17¢ 35¢ 40c n 15¢ n 16¢C 2" 25¢ MOHICAN BREAD THE BAKING. NOT SO WITH ( WHOLESOMIE. AND W) “SPONGY” OR “DOUGHY" IN FULL POUND LOAF Fresh Shore HADDOCK Fresh Fillet of HADDOCK . i Boneless Smoked FLOUNDERS Steak HALIBUT Block Island SWORDFISH . Finnan HADDIE Boneless Smol.ed HERRING Boneless SALT COD they now | The defense attorney, | er, who is presiding, after hearing |that if the eyeglasses wera handled | time | his | | these |the first grand jury investigation of | Gibson, | “You took Willie Stevens to the | tioned and as we were coming from | Just then the | Senator | SETHE . OHICAN MARKET BAKE tion, severe grilling at midnight?"” Simpson objected and was sus- tained. “How many times did you see Willie?"” “Two or three.” “When was he questioned at Somerville; was it at night or in the daytime?" Objection came from Simpson and the question was not pressed. “How long was he questioned at New Brunswick at the time when he | asked if you thought they suspected him?” ‘““About an hour an a halt” | “And he was put through a grill- ing during the investigation?"” “Undoubtedly."” Organs Not Removed In the opinion of Dr. Hegeman, |who performed the autopsy, after | the body of Mrs. |in 1922, the tongue the larynx and the top of the windpipe were in the body at that time. There was no evidence of violence around the mouth and no gaping hole at the bottom of the cut in the ‘nr(‘l\ to indicate they had been re- moved,” he testified on cross-exam- ination. i The wound was made by a “very ‘sh:\rr\ knife,” he said. i During his examination by Simp- son Hegeman had declined to swear |that the tongue, larynx and upper | part of the windpipe had not been removed. | *“Can you swear that they had not | been removed Simpson asked. | “No,” was Hegeman's answer. “I did not open the mouth, I don't know what was in it, T put back the head but T can’t recall whether the (upper part of the windpipe was there | or not. | “Where are your notes?" | “I made no notes. T dictated them to Dr. E. L Cronk, who was present."” “Do you know whether he took the notes you dictated ?” [ Nt Dr. removed two bullets from the skull of Mrs. Mills. The head was almost severed and to him appeared as if | there had been two cuts, one from | each side. i On cross-examination, over Simp- son's protest, he was allowed to tes- |tify that he thought he would have obsarved it, if the tongue, larynx and | upper part of the windpipe, had been | removed. | Senator Case in arguing that |Hegeman be allowed to state his | opinion, revealed the defense theory |as to the testimony of Dr. Otto H. “chultze of the office of District At- |torney of New York county, who vesterday testified that the tongue and other contents of the throat were missing. when he performed an autopsy last month. “These parts of the throat could have been separated from the hody | as a result of the deep cut,” said Case, “and therefore would not have received the benefit of the embalm- ing fluid.” “The wound was made by a very sharp knife,” Hegeman testified. “The wound was clean cut, jagged.” Special ~ Prosecutor Alexander Simpson expects to have Mrs. Jane | Gibson testify in the Hall-Mills mur- not | der case on either Friday or Satur- | day regardless of what doctors at- M»nmng her in a Jersey City hospital | say. | “I am told that the condition of Mrs. Gibson is improving and that | her temperature is dropping,” he sald. “It Mrs. Gibson tells me she is feeling well enough to go on the | stand to testify, I will have her | brought to Somerville where she can tell her story. T will do this re- | gardless of what the doctors say.” | Mirs. Gibson was removed to the | Jersey City hospital from a Somer- | ville institution on Sunday against | wishes of the Somerville hospital au- thorities. Doctors attending her yes- terday reiterated previous state- ments that she would not be able | to testify for at least two weeks. Evidence From Grave, Evidence from the grave has serv- ed to make the latest dramatic | chapter in the Hall-Mills murder | trial. | MOVED A.T.McGUIRE | | | from Booth's Block |to 35 Arch St. Honeyman Building | | Optometrist and Optician | DINNER BLEND Coffee $1 For THURSDAY ¢ FRIDAY Fresh MACKEREL . ... Fresh HERRING Fresh Steak COD OR BLUE Fresh No. 1 SMELTS Steak Fresh SALMON 14c 18¢ 25¢ 35¢ wne 40€C 2 *25¢ « I Solid Meat OYSTERS Steaming CLAMS Round Clams WELL MAD BARED—MUCH WELL TEAD IS SPOILED IN RS, WE HT AND IT JUST RIGHT. IT'S NEVER THE MIDDLE——TRY A LOAF NATIONAL CANNED FOODS WEFEK! SEE US FIRST TMills was exhumed ! Hegeman sald he found and | From autopsles performed on the exhumed bodies of the Rev. Edward W. Hall, New Brunswick church pastor, and Mrs. Eleanor R. Mills, choir singer in his church the pros cutor of the trial has adduced a story which he hopes to fit in as a panel of the so-far blurred picture of the double slaying at night under a crabapple tree on a farm near New Brunswick more than four years ago. Tells of Autopsies. Dr. Otto H. Schultze of New York | city, was called late yesterday by the state to tell the result of the au- topsles which he performed on the bodies of the slain couple last month His testimony was given entirely from the viewpoint of an expert in autopsies, with a free use of techni- cal, medical terms, but Alexander Simpson, the state prosecutor, drew him information which indi- cated that a grim struggle took place in the darkness before the minister and the choir singer were killed at their trysting place. Evidence of Struggle. There was a bruise on one of the | ! from | and, although it was only a guess, | he said the one bullet wound which | caused the man’s deaths judging | from its nature, might have been | inflicted while he was struggling to take a gun from another, or while ‘some one was trying to take a gun from him. Mrs. Mills' upper 1ip was “punc- tured,” Dr. Schultze testified and on examination by Simpson he said this wound could have been caused by her being hit by a man wearing a ring. Mrs. Mills, according to the | physicians’ testimony, bore the brunt | of the slayers’ attack, as she had been shot three times through the | head and her throat was slashed, the wound extending five inches, | almost from ear to ear. | S —— SN H UB:s> and sets, Condensers Karas Orthometric Highest gr’lde $4 9 capacity . DeForest S. L. F. Straight line frequency and .00035 size 79c only . . 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Simpson was over- ruled in his efforts to get from the witness a statement that whoever fired the shots was an expert farks- man. Henry Stevens, one of the de- fendants, has held champlonships as a marksman. The two other defend- anest are his sister, Mrs. Francis Stevens Hall, widow of the slain clergyman, and their brother, Willie Stevens. Wax Head Shown. A wax representation of a human head was used by Dr. Schultze in describing the wounds found on the Leads of the man and woman. As the position of the wounds that caused the couple's deaths were pointed out, Mrs. Hall and Henry they have since the trial, while Wil- lie leaned forward, apparently deep- ly interested as Dr. Schultz pointed out imaginary bullet marks on the wax figure. Undertakers, doctors, a bus driver and two women, who were malds in the Hall home when the double slaying occurred, were announced by the prosecution as its witnesses for today. This is the seventh day of the trial. Twenty-nine witnesses have been called by the state, and it is expected to call more than 100 additional witnesses. The defense has on its witness list the names of | more than sixty persons. Simpson plans to ask Judge Park- er for an order instructing the jury to visit the scene of the murder. Charlotte Leaves Room. ‘When the wax representation of a human head was brought into court yesterday, Charlotte Mills, daughter of Mra. Mills, hastily left the court room. James Mills, husband of the murdered woman, appeared interest- ed in the demonstration, however. After court adjourned he demon- strated to newspaper men how Dr. Hall was shot. “And my wife was shot three times,” he said, and started to demonstrate, but changed his mind. Aside from the medical testimony, the day was taken up with cross- examination of finger print experts who had previously testified that a card found at the dead rector's feet carried the print of Willie Steven’s forefinger. 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