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ONE OF STATES ONN WITNESSES (Continued from First Page) not proper rebuttal, Special Prosecutor Sim n in arguing for admission of the photo- graph said that the testimony of de- fense experts who denied the identi- fication of the print, was based on an enlargement of the disputed print Claims Picture Distorted “We say that enlargement is not & correct print. but a distortion,’ Simpson told the court Harteorn, who has supervised the making of the tered today testified th ) ini tial S." appar ot card corner of the card ross examination he was also McCarter, ¢ asked than T was atch of & Hartcorn or replied 1 out over Dempsey The Simpson's dema the witness finally and no" to the q his circus expe “Did you happen to r writing of Jane Gibson sked the witness repli is the crime. She is a pa- 'y City hospital and case from a cot. The that she was answer stricke bson witness to the tlent in a Jer: testified in thi defense has alleged once a circus rider. The witness sald that he was em- ployed by a circus at Intervals in 1918 and 1919 to audit books and examine handwriting and that he did not travel with any show. Jury Sees Diary While Hartcorn was on the wit- ness stand, the diary which Henry Stevens kept in 1922 was handed to the jury. Stevens, on the witness stand had said the dlary was de- voted principally to the recording of his luck as a sportsman, and the Jurors studled it with evident inter- ost. Four lines written in the diary un- der the date of September 14, 19 played a major part in the cross ex- amination. It is under this entry that appears the line: “Art Apple- gate, one blue, six pounds.” Several witnesses called to testify in supp of Stevens' alibi, said that Arthur ‘Applegate, a neighbor of Stevens, caught a six pound bluefish on the evening of the murders and that for this reason they that Stevens was in Lavallette, not at the scene of the crime. Found No Prints While Hartcorn was called by the prosecution as a handwriting ex- pert and not as a finger print expert, McCarter drew from him a state- ment that he had found no thumb print on the calling card found at the scene of the slaying and which, the state contends, bears the r print of Willie Stevens. The witness had been asked ye terday by Simpson: “Did you find any initials under the disputed thumb mark?” the witness had an- swered that he found the initials “FE. H. 8" in a corner of the card. You didn’t mean to say there was & thumb mark there?” asked Mc- Carter. “I didn’t say anything about a thumb mark,” answered the witness. The defense has pointed out that while the state has presented the card as bearing the imprint of Wil- lie Stevens' left index finger, there has been nothing to show that there was also a thumb print, which the defense contends there must have been if Willie had picked card. McCarter had the witness point out the letters “E. H. on the call- ing card, to each members of the Jury. Defense finger print experts had not testified that they found any ini- tials on the card. “Were you not told since you have taken hold of this case remembered and Alcohol up the Schwartz's initials were ‘E. H. 8.7’ McCarter asked. ," Hartcorn replied. ou were never told?" | ot till afterwards.” When did Mr. Schwartz tell you '~ initials were E. H. 8.7" | “Two or three days after I had made my report to Mr. Simpson.” “Was it ‘a written report?” No.” “Again 1 ask you," sald McCarter, “when did you learn with reference to the time that you made your re- port, that Schwartz's initials were I S “Two or three days after,” sald the witness. Reputation Witness Hartcorn left the stand and state called its first witness to testi- fy as to the reputation of Mrs. Gib- for truth and veracity. Dr, »r Madden of Trenton, the first cter w sald he had known Mrs. Gibson in Trenton in | 1914 d on objection of defense | tl at since it was twelve years since he had known the woman he could not aracter witness, Parker. Dr. stand but was told, nain ir the court son Wal ness, qualify as upheld by en left th 1o Mad however, room Dr. J. H, ( witness es next char- a surprise by s to the reputa- Mrs. Gibson. whom he said had known for six years: hat is her reputation for truth racity, good or bad?" asked ooper, the acter his first answer a v 1pso “Not So Geod” “Not €0 good,” answered the wit- 1ess pson 1 ppeared to be astonish- 1 th answer br iid he had treated Mrs. Gibson during the first investi- tion of the double slaying. “Wasn't she a hard working wom- : Simpson. of defense coun- sel, was Instantly on his feet, ob- jecting to the prosecutor's attempt to bring out that Mrs. Gibson was an industrious person. “Have you acqualnted yourselt at with her during the last three Cooper rence E. Cas all yea Yes,” said the witness, explaining he had been called by Mrs. Gibson to her farm house, before this trial began, but not to glve her medical tention. “I understand you won't vouch for her reputation?” asked Simpson. There was an objection by de- fense, and the court upheld the ob- jection, Simpson Is Puzzled Simpson scemed puzzled as to how to question the w and turned to confer with his associates. “(an't you say whether her repu- tation is good or bad——flat-foot- ed? asked. Well, T don't know whether vou are t to hang me, but it looks like that,” said the witness. There was laughter in the court room After he had he hadn't heard said as to Mrs, Simpson aske d Dr. Cooper if hat people had Gibson's veracity, 1gain what her repu- s among the people the wit- oW, Reputation is 50-50 “From what people said to me, I'd it's about fifty-fifty," answered the witness. The defense ine. w tation w; ness cay did not cross-exam- he state then recalled Joseph FFaurot, one of its finger print ex- | perts without recalling Dr. Madden | the first character witness. | Faurot, under Simpson's question- | ing testified that the enlargement of e disputed print which defense ex- perts had used in their demonstra- | tion to the jury, had lost in detall| through enlargement, and that cer-| tain ridge lines were missing en-| What ls the result of that con- dition on the correctness of the en- largement at a fingerprint?” Simp. “It Is not an accurate print,” the witness replied, “What would you say with respect to whether you could Identify this enlargement as the print on the calling card?" “It would be rather difficult." | Charlotte Doesn’t Respond | Charlotte Milly, daughter of the| murdered woman, failed to appear| ' SKIPPY that | this afternoon when her name w Specializing in Balloon Tire Vulcanizing Battery Charging and Repairing Firestone Pneumatic and Solid Tires Hartford Batteries Radio A-B-C Batteries Gasoline Oil and Grease COR. PARK AND STANLEY TEL. J. Jackson TREET 3T B. H. Tyrrell NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1926. called by th in rebuttal. Somerville, N. J,, Nov. 30 (P— The Hall-Mills case today was threatened with a possibility of end- ing in a mistrial. It was the announced intention of Special Prosecutor Alexander Simpson to request a mistrial on th. grounds of prejudice on the part of jurors at the conclusion of his rebuttal today. A letter from Gilbert A. Van Dorn, owner of the hotel where the jurors are quartered, and 12 affidavits which Simpson claims to have gotten in support of the letter, form the basis of his charges. Van Dorn's Letter Van Dorn, who claims to have overheard conversations of the jurors, says in his letter: “Several of the jurors are openly | hostile to the state and have been | since the day the trial started. 1 have heard Juror ‘A’ say in my presence: ‘Simpson Is a lying ——. and T wouldn't believe a word he say This same juror told me and told Longenatto. with the jury, that ‘Mrs. Gibson is a Iying . and I would not belleve her on oath.’ “These remarks were made both | before and after Mrs. Gibson testi- fled. Longenatto and T told him she was an honest woman with a good reputation.” Other Objection: Van eral of the jurors have objected to Simpson's importation into Somerset county from Hudson county to con- duct the state's case, that they “in- tend to show np Hudson county be- fore they get through that they can- not come here and run things.” “The conversations of the jury are held in door open,” the letter states. “Fre- quently the jurors named, and some of the others discuss the case with unauthorized persons and Juror ‘A’ has discussed Mrs, Gibson's reputa- tion with me.” Van Dorn claims that jurors stood nine to three for acquittal before hearing the testimony of Mrs. Jane Gibson, key witness for the state, that they referred to her as “a great liar,” spoke of Simpson in “rotten language,” one of them predicted a verdict in 20 minutes, and that they |spent some of their evenings “hol- lering ahout taxes.” Yan Dorn says he signed the let- ter, but that it was typed by Her- | bert B. Mayer, a reporter for the York Mirror, the tabloid which gated reopening of the case after four years. 12 Affidavits The 12 affidavits charge that some of the jurors have slept during the trial and that others have an- nounced that their minds were made up before hearing testimony. Tele- phone calls to friends have been permitted to Jjurors in some In- stances, it is alleged, and their opin- jons relayed outside their lving quarters. Before the trial, Simpson asked for a jury from another county, al- leging prejudice in Somerset county but his request was denied. The jurors were selected from an old list, containing some names of dead men, known as a “struck jury.” Surprise Move Simpson's threat of mistrial took the defense by surprise as a speedy acquittal was expected by them. The jury was reporicd from one source to stand 11 to 1 for acquittal. Timo- thy N. Pfeifer, one of the defense counsel, sald, however: “In the event of a mistrial, we could plead, at the opening of the new trial, that our clients have been placed in former jeopardy, move that the new trlal be dlis- missed.” Simpson's announcement shortly after the defcnse rested its case, and after Mrs. I'rances Stevens Hall, who is on trial with her broth- | ters, Henry and Willfe Stevens, had completed a two hours cross examin- ation and had stuck to her story that she was Innocent of the slaying four years ago of her husband. the Rev. BEdward W. Hall sanor R. Mills, choir singer in his New Brunswick church. Her broth- ers had made similar denfals before her. 5 the court officer | Dorn also declares that sev- | their own rooms with the | and ’ and Mrs, | THERE SIXTEEN ARRESTS IN LOTTERY DEALS | | | | Gaught Monday Bridgeport, Conn. E One woman and five men arres by Bridgeport police yesterday in | connection with the drive instituted | by State’s Attorney William H. | Comley, Jr., against the operators of the treasury balance “lottery” wer: granted continuances in city court today. Sixteen arrests have now been made In the lottery drive. All are out | on bond. | Louls Laccacola, better known as | Lou Dewey, o 357 Kossuth street, { the most prominent of these arre | ed, was turned over to the state po- lice and released in bonds of $5,000. {Anna Lisciewlez, 31, restaurant keeper, the only woman arrested in | the drive to date, was granted a con- tinuance to December 4 in city court | today under bonds of $500. Others arraigned in city court to- were: John Cunahrowewicz as John Sanburn, store k { case continued to December 4 un- der bonds of $5,000; and the follow- ing who were granted continuances to the same date under bonds of $500 each: Benny Szymanski, Cob- bler, Louis 8. Barbar, {and Hyman Harrison, ba storck | 1 Il\enworthy, Real Fighter, i Elected by Labor Party Hull, Eng. Nov. 30 (A—Lieut. \Commander the Hon. Joseph M. | Kenworthy's switch from the liberal to the labor party has been ap- Iproved by the voters. | In today's by-election, sit {ed by the change of part ffiliation, {he was returned to parliament with 116,145 votes, as against 11,466 for E. Gaunt, conservative, and 2,885 Col. C. J. Kerr, liberal. nece: L. [tor | London, Nov. 30 (®—Labor's lat- est recruit in the house of commons {Tieut. Commander the Hon. Kenworthy, is one of the most pic | turesque figures in the British par |Hament. Kenworthy is a born fighter. {served in the royal navy from 1902 until 1920, henee his rank. He was | boxing ehampion of the fleet, and Ihas taken his pugnacity into poli- tics. é(“nrgo \\;th Over :\fillion | Makes Record Trip East New York, Nov. 30.—{#— In Iquicker time than the fastest pas- | |senger train INew York and the west, a jour |New York has completed in less than $5 hours actual traveling |time by a nine car silk express car- | rying a cargo valued at $1,500,000 it | was learned today | Arx, general eastern freight agent of |the Chicago Great Western ral The average speed of the train v 50 miles an hour. connections between ey from Seattle been D FOR WATCH THEFT. Arrested by Officer George Mof- |fitt on a warrant charging theft of a watch from a man named Knox of 6 West Main street, Fred | pigny of Windsor, aged about 22, was { brought to this city this forenoon on {his release from Hartford county jall, where he served a sentence for theft. The theft of the watch was reported to the police in October. |Champigny will be arraigned in po- |lice court tomorrow morning. came | |“SHARKS” HAVE LIGHT MONTH The month of November was {quiet in fire department circles, [Chief W. J. Noble reported today. :Thorh were three bell alarms, and | fifteen 11" including alarms. None of | serious. the fires were Bremerion, W tion of about 12,000 is said to be the T.M | On¢ Woman and Five Men | {Washington Lureau of th | was | rules Hel Pacific North- | to| from A. W. Von | oad. | Cham- | two false | h., with a popula- | largest city in the United-States not | served directly by a railroad. TILSON EATS GOOLIDGE'S “WHEATS” AND SAUSAGE Conn. Representative Present at Presidential Breakfast at White House This Morning BY GEORGE B. MANNI B Herald.) Washington, Nov. S0—Representa- e John Q. Tilson of New Haven, ublican floor leader of the hou a giest of President Coolidge the White House this morning. The social political confer- ences over the . esidential sausage and buckwheat c s which were given eredit during the last session of con for doing much to mote harmony in the legislative m chine yesumed last week when the president breakfasted with a group of senators. morning leaders of the hol were auests of Dresident Coolidge. Other lministration leaders of the lower nouse, who accompanied Represen tative Tilson to the White House cfast table were Representative 1l of New York, chairman of the commitiee; Representative Wood of Indiana, chairman of the publican national congressional ittee, anc Chairman Green of pr ntatives Hawley of arach of Atlantle City of Massachusetts comr the presi- was is group of repub- fowa and I ¢ Oregon, 1 and Treadway the and means which the fate of dent's tax refund proposal of 1y holds nee of Swede: fund The Crown P cently contributed ing a professorship f.ondon university. to In WILLIE STEVENS GETS PROPDSALS ‘Receives “Crank’s” Letters Sug- I gesting Matrimony Som Steve Hall notes. Proposals ville, N. s and Mrs have been Nov. 30—Willie Frances Stevens recelving “mash” of marriage have| endants in the Hall- case, it was learned from Mrs Stevens, wife of their broth- . also on trial. Mrs. Stevens said that the letters ceived by Mrs. Hall were flung ide with an amused smile, but that Willie read his amatory mail thor. oughly nking it “a great joke.” “Crank" letters also have poured in upon the defendants. All manner f seers have offered, for a consider- ition, to solve the murder of Rev. tward Hall and Mrs. Eleanor Mills. Threats, advising the Stevens iily to “come c'ean,” likewise have been received. i Mrs. Stevens said t one of Willie's correspondents sent him @ laily poem and another words of comtfort from the Bible. 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