The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-11-26
HALL REFUSES TO
SHOW Jury Teeth
(cOnttnusd from First PaEe)

CONTINUED from First PaEe)
and discussing the new angle that the
case had taken.
Ben Ruben was present today and
this afternoon. -
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Ed Taylor, rela-
tives OF Hall, testified this morning
as to the cruel treatment Hall has al
ways given his wife.
Quite O tilt occurred between the
lawyers when Mr.. Ford said he would
have Halls wife as a witness Mr.
Oliver declared Halls wife should
not appear IL he could prevent It.
The Commonwealth alleges 1t can
prove by Mrs Hall that Hall came
home the day Of the crime with
bloody clothes and later went back
into the woods and came out with
other clothes on.
Mrs. Jerman, sister Of Eva Roy,
testified as to the gay mood Of her
murdered sister on the morning she
left home.
DR.. Robey TestifIes.
DR.. W. I. Robey, coroner OF Fair.
fax county, who was present at the
inquest over the body of the. dead
girl, was named as one of the chief
witnesses for the Commonwealth. He
testified that the marks on the body
Of Eva Roy may have been teeth
marks, or they might have been finger
scratches" --.----.-- -.... II
DR.. Sweatman, who also was present
1t the inquest, is expected to testify
professionally today when the second
session OF the trial begins. DR.. Robey
was questioned as to the physical
facts concerning the condition of the
girls body. Before going into detail,
Attorney Oliver. for the Common
wealth, asked Judge Brent to have
the court room cleared OF women.
Women Leave Court Room.
Judge Brent replied that he had no
authority to enforce such an order,
but when Attorney Oliver asked the
women TO leave the room, 1t was
cleared with but three exceptions.
DR.. Robey told the jury that Eva
Roy had been killed by strangulation.
He declared that an apron string was
tied around her neck so tight that he
had to cut 1t with a pocket knife.
Ends OF the same apron string also
were used to tie her head to a small
tree.
During the recital OF this part OF
the testimony Peter Roy, father OF
the girl, left the court room He
wiped tears from his eyes as he left
He had just left the witness stand.
He had been examined and cross-ex-
amined for more than an hour.
DR.. Robey testified Eva Roy was |
assaulted. He also testified that no |
violent blows had been used on Eva |
Roy and the only marks about her |
body were the scratches on her face
and neck. y
The Father on stand.
The father of the murdered girl |
testified that she was born Sept. 81, |
1908. in Redwood county. MINI. her
mother dying three days later. Elk
hIbiting a paper, which had the APP
pearance of an affidavit, Attorney |
oliver demanded:
"And do you men to tell this jury /
that Eva Roy was your own daugh- 4.
ter?"
The old man, who had Just given
his age as 63 years. seemed stunned
at the question. He replied:
"sir. have no inegitimate F.!
children" = /
The attorney went no further into
the history of the Roy family and
confined his questions to locations
which stand out as features in the
Jungle woodland where Eva Roy was
murdered.
Peter Roy told of missing his
daughter and OF securing the woods
for her. He said when he found the