Evening star., 1926-11-03
Box Filled in Hour-and-Half
Examination of TaleSmen.
Courtroom Crowded.
STEVENS BROTHERS
KEEP NERVE AT TRIAL
Willie Watches Proceedings Non
chantly-Henry Gazes About
Room, Showing No Emotion.
BY the Associated Press.

With q jury selected, the first trial
in the Hall-Mills murder case moved
into its second phase today.
The jury was selected within an
hour and q half. Justice Charles w.
Parker of the Supreme Court then
dismissed the jury while he conferred
with counsel.
The jury does not include a woman.
although Senator Simpson, special
prosecutor, had planned to get a wom-
an juror because she would better
understand the workings of Mrs.
Halls mind"
Simpson Accuses Talesman.
In examining one of the talesmen
Senator Simpson accused him of at
tempting to induce q member of the
indicting grand jury not to return an
Indictment against the defendants.
The State used all it's five challenges,
but the defense used only one.
Mrs. Frances Stevens Hall and her
brothers. Willie and Henry Stevens,
took their seats in the courtroom a
few minutes after court was opened.
They are charged with the murder of
Rev Edward Wheeler Hall and Mrs.
Eleanor Mills. They are on trial now
only for the murder of Mrs. Mills. So
prano in the choir OF the church of st.
John the Evangelist, in New Bruns-
wick, of which Rev. Edward Wheeler
Hall was pastor.
The bodies of Rev. Mr.. Hall and
Mrs. Mills We're found under Il crab
apple tree on the deserted Phillips
farm, near New Brunswick, Septem-
Der 10. 1922.
Mrs. Hall Pale But Calm
Mrs. Hall, rather pale. but walk
ing with her head held high and her
body erect, preceded her brothers as
they entered.
willie" Stevens, the eccentric
younger brother Of Mrs. Hall. watch
ed the examination of the first tales
man with apparent nOnchalance.
Henry Stevens, calm and neatly dress
ed, stared around the courtroom un-
concernedly.
There was not Il vacant seat in
the courtroom as the trial began.
OF an original go seats, 125 We're
reserved for reporters.
Camp chairs placed i'll the aisles
raised the number of seats for spec
tators from 145 to 1870, but the great
er number of seats were occupied
by witnesses and the panel of tales
men. The state has subpoenaed 110
" "lkHCSScSs 1le uclclISe Has ilOL tiIl~
nounced the number of witnesses it
will call.
"Pig Woman" Arrives.
Mrs. Jane Gibson, pig raiser, ar
before time for the trial to start.
She was escorted by two detectives.
Other witnesses gathered in little
groups. While the jury was being
selected. Justice Parker commanded
court guards to seize a newspaper
photographers camera. The photog-
rapher, who had been taking pho
tographs of the proceedings, sur
rendered the camera without objec-
ton and it was impounded.
The jurors follow:
Foreman, John A. DunSter, team
ster; John w. Young, farmer: Ru
dolph Steffeno, farmer; John B. Stryk
er. clerk; Edward s. Tfllman, super
intendent; Fred Sage, farmer; Ray
mond Young, farmer; Charles V. y
Skillman, farmer; William Dolley, ma
son; George o. I4abow. farmer: Sam
uel b. Hope, clerk, and Joseph A
Roach, blacksmith.
Defendants Are Confident.
All three defendants today express
ed confidence of acquittal and said
they looked forward to the oppor-
tunity to having their cases present.
| ed in open court. Willie Stevens,
whose chief occupation before the
murder consisted in membership in
! the New Brunswick Volunteer Fire
Department, bought a new suit for
the trial and was much perturbed
| when he found it did not fit snugly.
| He also lost collar button and sent
| Mrs. Henry Stevens for a new one
| and new necktie.
| Mrs. Hall has accepted events
calmly. She said that while she did
| not want to take the stand because
| of the certainty of unpleasant cross.
examination, she would gladly do so
| to clear her name. Henry Stevens,
| about whom the State is alleged to
| be centering it's case, was anxious for
| the trial to start.
| A last-minute report that on the
| night OF the murder Willie Stevens
| washed blood and dirt from his hands
, in a New Brunswick restaurant was
under investigation by the prosecu
ton, Willie's finger prints are al
| legged to be on a calling card found at
| the feet of DR.. Hall.
Charles d. Isaacson, manager OF
| station WRNY, New York, announced
| that he would not broadcast the trial
as had been intended.
Some influential people" thought
| it would not be good thing, he said
| Gov. Moore recently protested the
broadcasting to Justice Parker, who
said he was powerless to prevent 1t
as long as the rnicrophones we're out.
| side the courtroom.
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