New Britain herald., 1926-11-04
CHARL0TTE'S TEARS
 CAUSED NO SHAME
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Parker tried. it seemed. to duplicate my father. But as l thought he didn't have any official capacity in the case didn't pay much attention , to the questioning.
 At the time l was sick with sor- row, so l didn't care what answers I gave him.
 Just Wants to Be Fair Oh, what difference does it make :? Everyone should know that I am i sincere in my testimony. I want to 1 be fair. ....
 Senator Simpson said that the 1 Stevens clan had arranged with MT. Parker for the grilling he gave me in trying to fix the blame for the crime on my father. I can't say that I wasn't disturbed on the stand. ! resented the fact that they tried to question my sincerity. But when they showed me my mothers picture then the tragedy came back to me with all its horror.
 was little prepared, however, because Senator Simpson mentioned my mother several times this morn- ing in his opening speech. And every time her name flashed through his speech lump came into my throat. Then when Officer Edward Garrigan testified about finding the bodies, all the horrible memories of that day came back to me that day four years ago when I learned that my mother and the man she loved had been slain.
 On the stand described how on that last evening my mother took a clipping over to Dr. Halls study. It was a statement by Dr. Percy Stick ney Grant. Episcopal minister in New York, that he believed divorce was justified. That clipping was significant to me. really believe that Dr. Hall was seriously consider ing leaving Mrs. Hall to go away with my mother.
 WiIlie's Alibi Attacked
 One surprise yesterday was the testimony of MT. and Mrs. John Dickson of North Plainfield who said that Willie Stevens had come to their Nome a short time before the murder and asked the way to the Parker house, a home for the aged which is only a short distance from Phillips farm. This served to dam- age Willie's alibi considerably, 1t seemed to me.
 We'll, now that the jury Is picked, the trial Is actually under way. I do hope that it will not be long, drawn-out affair."
 On the whole I am pleased with the jury as it is now composed. To me, the selection was one of the most important phases of the trial-so much depends on the men selected, their personal beliefs, their reactions to certain types of testi- mony.
 Considers Jury Intelligent Everyone of the jurors seems to be intelligent and not the type that wilk be influenced one way or the other by brilliant oratory, I think that they will weigh carefully the testimony offered, detect the false from the true, and then when its all over, arrive at a just verdict. And whatever that verdict is, I shall not complain-I feel so confident that these men will see that full justice is done.
 So often. jurymen are impressed by outward appearances, by wealth and by politics. I don't think that will be the case this time. I hope not. Honest men will not let their own feelings sway them in making a decision-they will be guided not so much by their hearts as by their sense of right and wrong their sense of justice. This is all I ask all I can ask.
 I wonder how far some of the jurors will be unconsciously in- fiuenced by the fact that my mother and Dr. Hall were engaged In an unconventional love affair." Perhaps some of them will, even though