New Britain herald., 1926-11-05
MILLS TELLS OF
 THE FATAL NIGHT
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AAo "oS 'oedteu III military prison on the Pacific coast. where he was serving sentence for desertion frcm the army in the Philippines.
 Brought east for questioning, he Told. according to Special Prosecu- tor Simpson. an amazing story of bribery. which Simpson said. would make him one of the states chief witnesses. He was called before a Somerset grand jury few weeks ago to testify in accessory charges which Simpson said he planned to press against several persons con- nected with the case. No indictments were handed up and the grand jury and Senator Simpson became in volved in bitter clash.
 Pictures Are Shown.
 The first photograph of Hall in his vestments as a priest Of the Episco- palian church, was brought into the case today.
 Through A. s. Vanderveer, pho- tographer, Simpson offered and had had the likeness accepted as an ex- hibit.
 Pictures of the scene of the mur- ders and of the surrounding terri tory also were introduced. Senator Clarence E. Case. of counsel for de- fense, questioned on the distance be- tween the Phillips farm house, De- Russey's lane and other points, fre- quently mentioned.
 As if laying the groundwork for an attack on the expected testimony of what Mrs. Jane Gibson, the states eyewitness, had seen of the killings, he brought out the fact that the un- derbrush was heavy and that it was impossible to see the farmhouse from the lane. The bodies were found beneath a crabapple tree, not far from the house.
 Another indication of an expected battle over Mrs. Gibson's testimony was given when Simpson attempted to introduce photographs of the home of Mrs. Nellie L. Russell, negress. who insists that Mrs. Gib- son was visiting her at the time Mrs Gibson says she was in the lane.
 Senator Case objected to introduc- tion of the photographs.
 'I'll withdraw the photographs" said Simpson, They will not be necessary unless the defense takes a certain stand"
 Court was seven minutes late in convening due to the absence of Simpson. He hurried into the courtroom just minute after Bail if John Bum had called the crowd to order, and explained to Justice Parker that he had been detained unavoidably.
 All of the defendants were smiling when brought into the courtroom.
 Warden Testifles
 James Major. warden of the Som erset county jail. called after Van derveer had finished his identitica- tion of the photographs, told of re- ceiving from the late Azariah Beck man, prosecutor of Somerset county when the double staying occurred. a package containing evidence bear ing on the case. This package, in which there were fifteen separate articles and papers. he said, was turned over to him in 1923, and was kept in his safe. until July this year, when it was taken over by MT. Simpsons representatives.
 The list of the articles in the package. as read by Major included a handkerchief of Mrs. Halls. Oth- CT contents of the package, Major said. included letters found at the scene of the staying, the eyeglasses of the Rev. MT. Hall. and the deed to the Phillips farm, where the couple were slain.
 Captain John J. Lamb of the New Jersey state police, who followed Major, said Ms. Halls handker- chief was not included In the pack age which he received from Major Ho said the contents included a handkerchief of Mrs. Mills but he did not see Mrs. Halls handker- chief. Captain Lamb said he turn ed all the articles directly over to Inspector Underwood. of the Jersey City police force, and chief investi- gator for MT. Simpson on the re- vised investigation of the double staying.
 Blood Stained Handkerchief
 One of the first articles identified by Lamb was a blood stained hand kerchief which Simpson unfolded to the view of the courtroom in of- fering. The ownership of this hand- kerchief was uncertain but cross- examination divulged that the hand kerchief earlier referred to as Mrs.