New Britain herald., 1926-11-15
SIMPSON
 ID REVEAL HAND Charlotte Believes He Will Tie
 Up Loose Ends AMAZED BY WITNESSES
Mills Girl Cannot Understand How They Can Contradict Themselves -Disgusted with Attitude of Spectators in Courtroom.
BY CHARLOTTE MILLS
 Copyright, 1926, Famous Features Syndicate, Incl


 Copyright, 1926, Famous Features Syndicate. Incl
 Somerville, N. J., Nov. 15-A strange thought comes to me as wait for another week of the trial to begin. l have been thinking that this whole case so far has been very much like the gnarled old tree un- der which my mother and pr. Hall were killed.
 Many phases of the evidence pre- scented in court are like branches on the tree a branch here and a branch there. Sometimes the evil dence has seemed like disconnected branches, but this week Senator Simpson will connect them and show how they all lead to the trunk of the tree and downward to the roots, against which my mother and pr. Hall were found dead. No matter how far the case seems to go astray at times, everything always leads back to those poor bodies at the lOOL Ol lne tree.
 Of course the lawyers for Mrs. Hall and her two brothers are try ing to saw off whole branches of evidence, but the tree is tough; and the strong trunk always remains. They will not be able to chop up this tree of evidence for Souvenirs like the original crabapple tree was chopped up. It Is too strong with the vital sap of love and hate and memories.
 Yesterday, during an automobile ride. we passed near De Rueseys lane. I had to shudder when I saw the great crowds Of curiosity seeking people there. Sometimes I am just disgusted with the whole world. Glad Week Is Ended
 am glad that the first phase of the trial-the present action of the states case--is drawing to a close It will probably be over by the mid dle of the week. Then the defense will have its day in court. What can they do, I wonder, to tear down the evidence that has been built up?
 It seems very strange to me that some Of the witnesses that were or l the stand last week changed thei, testimony in several important de- tails. How can they do that? The truth is the truth and four years doesn't change that. believe Senator Simpson will have more to say yet about Louise Geist. wouldn't be surprised to see some fireworks about her pretty soon. I can't say that I face the re- 1 opening of the trial with much wig or, although I spent the week end at the home of girl friend in New Brunswick. All day yesterday my mind was haunted by those letters from Dr. Hall to my mother they read In court.
 1 I have never read them myself and I couldn't sit in the courtroom while they were being read. I had i them in my possession quite a while after mother was killed, but I always 1 felt that If I read them I would be committing sacrilege against lel love. Then was tricked out ol them four years ago and they were published for the whole world tc read.
 But there is one consolation fol me. Although I don't know what 1. in those letters, I am sure they show how beautifully my mother and Dr Hall loved. and they ought to be z revelation to those who think theirs 1 was a profane love.
 The SD. ctators must be enter. tained.
 Spectators Think It Is a Show
 1 can't quite get accustomed tt the attitude of most of the specta tators in the Somerville courtroom A person, not knowing. would ge the impression that he was watching some dress rehearsal and that thos, seated around were friends of tn, actors or critics, ready to find faul and just as ready to give praise.
 There aren't many actual outsid' spectators here-most of those occu pying seats are either state wit nesses or reporters, but as far a the majority of them is concerned it Is all a great show. When Sena tor Simpson makes some brillian remark, there is usually bug among those present-some express ing approval. others disapproval.
 Even some of the state witnesses seem to forget that this is a murdel trial and that they are importan figures In it. One of them on tn, stand, several days ago-I don want to mention any names = seemed more concerned with hoy the answers impressed the report
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