New Britain herald., 1926-11-26
Neighbor of Pig Woman Avows She Urged Him to Testify to Things He Never Saw in De Rus- sey's Lane.
Carpenter Limited in His Testimony = Widow of Slain Rector May Take Stand Late Today or To- morrow.
DI MARTINI SWORN
 TO PREVENT ARREST

Courthouse, somerville, \. j.. Nov 26 P-Felix Di Martini. employed as private detective by Mrs. Fran ces Stevens Hall after the slayins of her husband and Mrs. Eleanor k. Mills, was sworn just before the luncheon recess In the Hall-Mills trial today.
 Would Arrest Martini
 Di Martini. who has been threat ened with arrest on warrant charging him with being an access ory after the fact of the murder. did not begin his testimony but was sworn that he might be placed un- der the protection of the court,
 George Sipel was on the stand as the hour approached for recess. but he was withdrawn temporarily that Di Martini might take the oath and be immune temporarily from arrest. As soon as the detective walked to the witness stand from an ante room, Alexander Simpson, special prosecutor, told Inspector John ]. Underwood to arrest him. The Jer- seJ City police official started to- ward the witness, but Timothy N. Ffeiffer. Mrs. Halls counsel. and State Senator J. Henry Harrison. Of Newark. Di Martini's lawyer. called attention Of the court 10 the fact the witness was under the protec- tion of the court Di Martini then retired with sheriff's deputy.
 Is Not Under Indictment
 Di Martini was arrested in Brook lyn on the warrant charging him with being an accessory to murder but was released on an order from q New York court. He has not been indicted.
 The sensational incident with Di Martini as the chief figure came after George Sipel, neighbor Of Mrs. Jane Gibson, had been put for ward to attack the woman farmers story.
 Cross examination of three de- lNllcC iillSCl Fl SApC1 lS do COL- cluded. the trend of the states questions indicating that an attempt may be made to show that enlarged photographs of fingerprints submit ted by the defense are not complete representations. Each expert was asked if the photographs were dis torted" and answered in the nega- tive.
 Mrs. Hall Smiles
 Mrs. Hall came to court today with a face wreathed in smiles. She seemed supremely confident as she was about to follow her brothers. Henry and Willie Stevens to the witness stand to say that she had nothing 10 do with the staying of Mrs. Eleanor R. Mills, killed with the defendants husband, the Rev. Edward ". Hall, four years ago.
 Mrs Hall carried on an animated talk with her brothers and cousin. Mrs. Edwin F. Carpenter. before court opened. Henry Carpenter. who was later permitted 10 testify only that he had taken no papers or packages from the Hall home as testified by states witnesses, chatted with Mrs. Henry Stevens.
 Willie Stevens did rather more handshaking than usual. He ex- tended his formal greetings today to Gerhard Kuhne. New York finger print expert, h, testified that a 1ngerprint on a calling card intro duced in evidence by the state is not that of the defendant. Willie also smiled brightly to court stem ographer.
 A great crowd assembled, second only to that in evidence when Mrs. Jane Gibson was brought to court on hospital bed. The crush Of persons seeking admission was caus- ed by the expectation that Mrs. Hall would be witness early in the ses- sion. When the fingerprint ex- perts again took the stand, the wait ing list was appreciablv thinned.
 Carpender Can't Testify
 Judge Parker today ruled that Henry De La Bruyere Carpenter. Wall Street broker, could not testify for the defense to offset the testi- mony given for the state by Mrs. Jane Gibson.
 Carpenter. member of the New York Stock Exchange, was indicted with his cousins, Mrs. Francis Stew ems Hall and her brothers, Henry and Willie Stevens, on charges of murdering the Rev. Edward W. Hall and Mrs. Eleanor R. Mills. but was not brought to trial with them on the charge of murdering Mrs. Mills.
 Called to the witness stand late Wednesday. Carpenter had denied that he was at the scene of the murders. when Alexander Simpson. special prosecutor. entered strenu- ous objection against Carpenter be- ing used by the defense to assail