Evening star., 1926-11-21

was testifying on his 57th birth
day, began at the beginning, his birth
at Poughkeepsie, n. Y. running
through the years, he reached his re-
tirement from active business. after
employment over a period OF years ny
an arms and ammunition company.
His retirement was in 1920 and he eX-
plained that since then much or MS
time has been spent in pursuit OF the
elusive bluefish, founder and croaker
Voice Chokes With Emotion.
Only once did his voice choke with
emotion. In cross-eXaminat1on, the
prosecutor had asked him II he had
gone to look upon the body OF ms
brother-in-law when he went TO New
Brunswick, after the bodies OF the
slain couple were found, to accom-
pany his sister to the burial or her
husband in New York.
The reply was in the negative ana
on redirect examination, his own
counsel asked him If he had looked
upon his mothers face after her
death. Again the reply was IN the
negative, with the explanation that ne
wished to remember his mother as she
had lived. 1t seemed matter or MN
utes for him to recover his composure.
wax image of a human head was
brought into the case for the secohu
time during the trial and placed on
the witness stand in front or the ue
fendant as he was askeu Al u
thought extraordinary marksmansnlp
wro,,ld he required to place three bul.
l.ts in a human head in the dark ana
With only a voice to direct the ann
rTba Witness said that an Ordinary
r,arksman might be able to DO II II
he could see the object.
The wax figure appeared nrst at
tho trial when 1t was USED py SUI
reon to illustrate the position OF the
three bullet wounds in the head OF
Mrs Mills.
Unconcerned BY Exhibit.
The somewhat gruesome eXhlplt
did not appear to disconcert stevens
u-ho renlied in the same well mouu-
lated voice he used throughout ms
testimony. He had previously testl-
God that he was regarded as an eX.
cellent shot with a shotgun ana nao
heen employed to demonstrate the
use of shotguns and poWder.
Reaching the night or the oouule
shaving near De Russeys lane, Sep,
tember IA, 1922, stevens tes1llleu .,l
that Mrs. stevens was in New YORK
~ tho time and that he spent the
morning down town." and In the
afternoon drove a short distance to
I,isit q friend. He sat down to an
evening meal prepared by the family
cook about 6 O'Clock. he said, ana
then went to the beach to nsh.
His recital continued. including the
weighing Of a 6-pound bluensh 1or
n fellow fisherman, visit TO tne
hAuse to put away some nsn ana ms
subsequent return to the peacn 1or
his tackle. Egar accompanied nm on
the second trip to the house, ne said.
for glass of ginger ale and brief
conversation. after which his guest
loft and he retired, about II o'clock.
Fisherman Testifies Next.
Tho I,avalette fisherman followed
stevens to the stand. Thaddeus S.
Sye,linger. connected with a philadel-
nhia department store. told OF seeing
Stevens fishing on the beach ABOUT
o o'clock. again near his home at 10
o'clock and again the next morning,
on the beach, about 5 o'clock
ON cross.eXaminatiOn Mellinger's S
+ostirnonv was attacked by the pro-
secutor. who displayed an affidavit.
= portion OF which referred to seeing
the defendant Friday night following
the killing. which was on Thursday.
The witness insisted that he had the
late right, but the day wrong in his
affidavit, saying that he fixed the
date as September IA, by the cir
cun?stance that my friend Stone
back" came to visit me that day.
Robert r. StonebacG OF Phliadel'
phia.> q dealer in commercial paper,
succeeded his friend on the stand.
So wing that he reached Lavalette on
the evening of September IA. 1922.
and saw Stevens fishing on the
beach about $50 o'clock.