Evening star., 1926-11-22
MORE WITNESSES SUPPORT
HENRY STEVENS FISHING ALIBI

said he was fishing on the beach at
Lavallette the evening Of September
IA, 1922. His wife, he said, was with
him.
"Tell the jury what you saw of
Henry Stevens that evening"" said
Case.
II saw him directly in front Of his
house." said Applegate. His fishing
apparatus was cast out. He was fish,
ing. I had quite some trouble that
some fish that weighed a pound or a
pound and a half. He (Stevens) gave
me a hook. He changed it for me,
put it on my line. 1t was with that
hook that I caught the six-pound
blue"
He then related how the fish was
weighed on Henry Stevens hand
scales, with light being needed to see
the figures on the scales. Applegate
said he saw Stevens several times in
the evening before he told him good
night" about 10 or 1915.
The next week, the witness said, re-
porters came to see him about Henry
Stevens, and he recalled the evening.
On cross-examination, Simpson pro-
duced the witness testimony before
the grand jury that returned the in
dictments.
did you say then that you thought
it (the fish, was caught Friday night?"
asked the prosecutor.
II told you it was caught the night
Of the murder" answered the witness.
Shown what Simpson presented as
his signature to the statement before
the grand jury, Applegate said he
thought it was his, but would not
30 IL fVlr
ought to swear to that because it has
been out Of my hands"
"Mr. Applegate, did you say under
oath that you caught the fish on Fri
day night?" asked Simpson
II don't remember making such q
statement" replied the witness.
II never heard those questions be-
FORE" said Applegate at one stage
during cross-examination when Simp-
son was attempting to prove that the
witness testimony today was at
variance with what he had told the
Jersey City detectives when thSy were
developing tie States case. 4
Witness Not Terrified.
Simpson turned to the witness testi-
mony before the grand jury, and de.
spite his confusion and inability to
follow the rapid-fire interrogbations
Of the prosecutor, the fisherman was
not terrified.
1--WE got little sympathy in my
heart, and that's more than you
have" he told Simpson.
Didn't you tell the grand jury
YOU couldn't remember the day the
bluef1sh was caught?" Simpson con-
tinued.
you told them that" he replied.
"When I came in the room you told
them this is the man that recalls the
night of the murder, but can't remem-
ber what night the bluefish was
caught"
The questioning then veered to what
statements Applegate had made to
private detectives, with Applegate tell
ing Simpson that he had made many
statements.
Then Case took the witness on re-
direct examination.
"Were you called any names when
you made the two statements for the
State?" he asked.
'Yes, was called damned liar,
Applegate replied. "This man right
here did it." He pointed to Inspector
Underwood. who was in charge of the
questioning Of witnesses in the in.
vestigation.
John Piar of Philadelphia, who de-
scribed himself as a salesman, was
the next witness. He told of seeing
Henry Stevens in Lavallette about 7
o'clock the evening Of September IA,
1922.
Piar said he walked on the beach
short time Thursday evening and
during his walk saw Henry Stevens.
He also saw Stevens the next morning
in the station at Lavallette.
Made Will i'm Station.
The witness was returning to Phil
adelphia for an operation.
"Was there anything to fix in your
mind seeing Henry Stevens at the
station?" asked Case.
Eyes, 1 made my WILL" answered
the witness.
''In \the station?"
"Yes"
The witness produced receipt
from the University of Pennsylvania
Hospital, showing he entered the in
stitution September is, 1922.
Simpson, on crossexamination, OBJ
tanned from the witness the name of
the physician performing the opera
ton.
Ibid you pay him for the opera
tion?"
YES"
"How much?"
"Twenty-five dollars" said the wit
ness He added that he had not OBJ
tanned any receipt.
Mrs. Wilson, who had a house next
to the Stevens home in LaVallette In
1922, was the first witness after the
noon recess. She said she and her
two daughters were at Lavallette on
September IA, 1922, and that she saw
Stevens several times during the day.
Says He Stood on Porch.
She testified that Henry Stevens
came to her house at about 1880
O'Clock on the night of the killings.
He came to our house and stood
on the porch" said Mrs. Wilson, "My
one daughter was standing beside me
and the other was about half way
down the stairs"
Mrs. Wilson said she saw Henry
Stevens the next morning about Z
o'clock back of his garage dressing
fish. In the afternoon, she sadi. he
drove her and her daughters to Point
Pleasant in his station wagon. She
said she fixed the date by the fact
that her daughters were returning to
Holyoke College.
On cross examination, Mrs. Wilson
denied that Henry Stevens had told
her of the catching of the bluefish
and asked her to make a statement to
that effect. She also denied having
told Simpsons investigators that she
knew nothing of the affair of the fish.