Evening star., 1926-11-27
MRS. HALL TAKES
STAND, CALM AS
SHE FACES JURY
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Timothy n. Pfeiffer, member of de-
fense counsel. was on the stand. The
heat Of the debate grew so intense at
/ one phase of the arguments that the
| jury was sent from the room.
The arguments began when de-
| fense tried to introduce letters to
! show that the defendants had made
| efforts to solve the mystery OF the
murders The letters were sent State
| officers.
| After Senator Simpson had accused
| Senator Case of making a stump
! speech" and defense had retorted that
) it was compelled to defend itself
against the calumnies of Senator
Simpson" Justice Parker restored or
der but excluded the letters. Pfeiffer
| continued his testimony between
! clashes that followed the first general
| outbreak of invective and accusation.
Di Martini Recalled.
| AT one time with Felix di Martini,
private detective employed by the de-
fense, on the stand, Senator Simpson
demanded the names the witness,
after investigation that cost the de-
| PENDANTS more than $4,000, had turn
| ed up" as the real murderers. After
another storm of argument had
not name any one suspected by them
! selves or Di Martini, unless COM
manded to do so by the court.
When the sincerity of this offer, and
| also that of an offer to reveal to the
attorney general evidence collected by
defense Investigators, was challenged
by Senator Simpson, defense attorneys
| broke in to assert I'VE have come
nearer finding the real murderers than
the State has"
| Di Martini. recalled by request of
the prosecution, offered a general de-
NAL of accusative questions by Sen
ator Simpson insinuating he had
offered money to George Sipel, another
witness, to controvert the story of
Mrs. Jane Gibson. He was followed
by Mrs. Henry Carpenter, who said
her husband. Henry Carpenter, cousin
of the three defendants, was in New
York the day he was supposed to be
in New Brunswick removing letters
and papers from the Hall home and
the church of which DIR. Hall was
pastor.
John Solon of the New Jersey at
torney generals office was called as
| the first witness for the defense this
morning.
Solon produced two letters which
|
torney General McCran concerning
! the investigation.
Solon said he had searched the at
torney generals offices for other let
! terS written to Mr.. McCran offering
/ suggestions for the investigation. but
these could not be found.
Simpson announced in court this
morning that handwriting experts
were examining the diary Of Henry
Stevens, which was presented when
he was called as a witness last week.
A bill for $4,000 presented by Di
Martini, private detective. to Mrs.
Hall for his services following the
double Staying, also would be studied
by the handwriting experts, the pros
ecutor said.
Mrs. Carpenter Testif1es.
Mrs. Henry Carpenter, whose hus-
band is now in Jail on an indictment
similar to that on which the three de
PENDANTS are being tried, was the next
witness. She testified that she took
her husband to the 7:55 train for New
York on Saturday, September 16, and
met him at 1:20. This places Car
| pender in New York at the time the
State alleges he took papers from the
| Hall home.
Mrs. Carpenter said she and her
husband spent the following day at
the shore and that her husband did
not go to the Hall home on that day.
She was not cross examined.
Simpson announced that he wanted
to question Felix di Martini further
and the detective was recalled.
Did you ever see this letter of
| George Sipel?" Simpson asked, read
| ing: Our country doctor has story
afloat of having seen Henry Stevens
| in New Brunswick on the night of the
killings Was that shown to you?"
Yes" said Di Martini.
did you ask Sipel for an eXplana-
| tion?" asked Simpson.
II only saw him with reference to
compensation"
Did you ask for the name of the
doctor?"
| mo"
why not, if you were actually try
| ing to solve the caSe?'
| when he asked to be compensated
! l thought it better for Pfeiffer to 60"
! Did you ever pay or offer Sipel any
compensation?" asked Case.
mo"
Pfeiffer was sworn next.
Says He Hired Di Martini.
Pfeiffer said he was employed by
| Mrs. Hall on september 20, l5ZZ, 10
DAYS after the Staying. He said that
he employed Di Martini and that the
detective worked under his directions,
being employed to find out who com
mitted the murder.
did you ever have any knowledge
of the existence of Mrs. Mary Dema-
rest?" asked Case, referring to a
| State witness who said Di Martini
| had offered her a $4,000 bribe to keep
! quiet about what she claimed to
| know.
II never heard of Mrs. Demarest
until 1926" answered Pfeiffer.
! Regarding Sipel's letters, Pfeiffer
said he sent Di Martini to thank
Sipel for whatever help he had been
to Mrs Hall by telling his story at
the original grand jury investigation.
and to explain to Sipel that Mrs. Hall
could pay him nothing, because 1t
might be msconstrued.
I'VE never paid anything to Mr..
| Sipel nor anyone else" said Pfeiner,
referring to witnesses.
But YOU did to Di Martini" put in
Justice Parker. The question then
was modified to exclude money paid
to those employed to work on the
case.
Pfeiffer said that he had offered his
services both to Prosecutor Stricken
of Middlesex County, and to Special
Prosecutor Mott, four years ago. and
| that when Stricken asked for the op-
portunity or questioning Mrs. Hall,
he had offered to absent himself dur
ing the questioning.