New Britain herald., 1926-11-08
DEFENSE SCORES IN HALL.MILLS CASE
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and Mrs. Mills were buried without proper authorization. Death certi- ficates for the couple, signed by Dr. w. H. Long, former county physi- elan, who performed the autopsies, were presented as evidence, but when the defense counsel objected, they were withheld pending identifi- cation of the signatures attached.
 Before leaving the witness stand. Scott said the certificates reached his office about October Il, 1922. This would be some time after the bodies were buried. On September 26, the bodies had been eXhumed, resulting in the discovery that Mrs. Mills throat had been cut. in addi- tion 10 her having been shot.
 Justice Parker today announced in court that one of the Rev. Mir. Halls calling cards. found at the scene of the staying, had been found in front of the bench and had been impounded by the court. At this point Clarence E. Case, of defense counsel. asked that the court act as a repository for all exhibits present cd in the case. Simpson objected strenuously maintaining that the state ought to keep the experts in it's possession. Justice Parker settl- ed the argument by saying the court would not act as a repository.
 Case did not explain why he want ed the court to keep in it's posses sion the states evidence.
 Out For Three Weeks
 The state has removed it's star wit ness in the Hall-Mills murder case over the protest of physicians, 30 miles from one hospital to another to speed the case only to find that physicians at both hospitals are agreed that she cannot testify for at least three weeks.
 With her temperature at 10S, Mrs. Jane Gibson was transferred in an yesterday from the hos pital in Somerville, where the trial of Mrs. Frances Stevens Hall and her two bothers, Henry and Willie Stevens. is being held. to the Jersey hospital.
 The transfer was effected by Spe- cial Prosecutor Alexander Simpson after a failure last week to have court adjourn to the hospital to hear the testimony of Mrs. Gibson, a raiser of pigs who claims to have seen Mrs. Hall and her brothers at the scene of the murder for which they are being tried.
 Made Without Warning
 Simpsons latest spectacular move was made without warning. He and three Jersey City police officers ap- peared at the Somerville hospital with an ambulance and demanded Mrs. Gibson. When House Physician A. A. Lawton objected to the patient being moved, Simpson informed him hat he was not there to discuss the matter with you," and the policemen carried the patient out to the wait ng ambulance on streteher. Simp- son was asked to sign a blank re- easing the hospital from responsi- oility but he ripped it off the pad md crammcd it in his pocket. Mrs. Gibson signed one.
 Mrs. Gibson collapsed last Tuesday md since then Mir. Simpson has been dissatisfied with the treatment she has received and with reports on her condition. He wants her to ,estify as early as possible concern ng what she claims she saw on the night the Rev. Edward Wheeler Hall md Mrs. Eleanor R, Mills were mur- lered four years ago.
 Deny Cancer Rumor
 Simpson frankly stated that he wanted the witness under the care ,f his own doctors. Her ailment has been diagnosed as pyelitis. kidney Infection, and rumors that she has 'ancer have been denied.
 simpson has said in court that oss of Mrs. Gibson's testimony would be a serious blow to the states 'fforts to prove that Mrs. Hall and Tor brothers killed Dr. Hall and Hrs, Mills. They are now on trial or the murder of Mrs. Mills.
 Start of the trials second week oday found more than 100 witnesses ct to be called, The defense yes erday announced that 1t would call Q witnesses and would require three lays to present its case.
 Chief Points Made
 Chief points brought out by the ] tate so far consist of testimony that ingerprints on calling card found t the scene of the murder were hose of Willie Stevens: identification f Henry Stevens as a man seen in >ew Brunswick on the morning fter the double staying at a time 1 "a claims to have been GO miles | way; testimony of an early investi- l ,ator of the case that he was paid $500 to leave the state. and stories 1 f two witnesses which the state 1 ontends will go toward proving it's legation that Mrs. Hall knew of | he affair between her husband and 1 Irs. Mills.