Evening star., 1926-11-09
STATE AND HALL
DEFENSE BATTLE
ON F|NGERPR|NTS
Value of Rector's Card as
Evidence Attacked at
Murder Trial.
FRESH SUPPORT GIVEN
STORY OF PIG WOMAN
Witness Says He Saw Animal
Tracks at Spot Where Mrs. Glib
son Says She Tied Her Mule.
By the Associated Press.

neSSeS teStifylng, a calling caro- or the
Rev Edward w. Hall, found near his
body. was the basis for practically the
entire discussion of the morning ses-
sion of the Hall Mills case today.
Two of the States expert finger.
print witnesses. Joseph A. Faurot Of
New York and Edward Schwartz OF
Newark, repeated under cross-exami-
nation their testimony given on di-
rect examination that a fingerprint
on the card is that of Willie Stevens
a defendant in the case with his
sister, Mrs. Frances Stevens Hall, and
brother, Henry Stevens.
The defense, by stressing the his
tory of the card before it was SUBJ
mitted to the flngerprint processes,
left an impression that it would claim
that the card was not altogether in
condition to be finger-printed with
the Best results.
Pig Woman's Story Backed.
Schwartz was permitted to qualify
in a measure as an authority of sorts
ct hoof prints as well as finger
prints. AS a surveyor, he visited the
scene Of the Staying of Mr.. Hall and
Mrs. Mills and was permitted to say,
after objection by the defense counsel.
that he saw what appeared to be hoof
prints near a tree. where Mrs. Jane
Gibson. "pigwoman," has said she
tied her mule.
The State expects Mrs. Gibson to
.estify. when she RECEIVERS from an
illness now confininE her to Jersey
City hospital, that she tied her mule
20 a tree at this spot.
Faurot had not completed his tes
timony at the luncheon recess. The
prosecution revealed during the
luncheon recess that life-size
wax figure NJ Mrs. Eleanor r.
Mills would be brought into court
today or tomorrow to be placed In the
position the State contends she oc'
Cupied when she met death. A por-
ton of the slain woman's neck. in a
sealed glass case, will also be brought
30 court. 1t was said.
These exhibits will be used during
the examination of DR.. Otto Schultz.
New York physician, who performed
an autopsy on the body of Mrs. Mills.
Rain Reduces Crowd.
overcast skies, with rain falling
rart Of the time, reduced somewhat
the size of the crowds that each
morning gather outside the court
house doors in the hope Of gaining
admission. The small courtroom,
however. was not big enough to hold
all those who even today sought to
get seats.
Mrs. Hall and her brothers. Willie
and Henry Stevens, arrived in court
several minutes before 1t resumed.
Mrs Hall wore black. as usual the
only lighter touch to her clothing be.
ing a small white collar. Although
Willie and Henry Stevens are in Jail
pending the trial. they apparently
are paving strict attention to their
laundry. appearing each morning
wearing newly starched collars and
looking as though they had come di
rectly from their homes.
Defense Counsel McCarter. continu
ing his crOss.exa mination of Schwartz
in a few questions drew from the wit
ness the statement that detectives In
seeking TO apprehend criminals by
fingerprints. always tried TO get to
the scenes Of crimes as soon as posi-
ble to get fingerprints while they were
fresh
brought out. through Schwartz and
another fngerprint expert, that the
alleged prints OF Willie Stevens finger
on calling card found at the scene
Of the slaying had been kept several
months in a desk. later taken to A
newspa per ofice in New York City,
and finally turned over to the investi-
gators whose work resulted in the
present trial.
Methods Are Described.
When you get ingerprints. do YOU
hurry them to the ONCE and place
then, under glass;" asked McCarter.
No" said Schwartz. "A man usu.
ally goes TO the scene of the crime
snd makes copy OF the fngerprits
there
Because that impression may he
eradicated by time and weather."
Yes" answered the witness.
To bring out whether the heavy
graspins of an object makes a strong
err fngerprint that the light grasping
cf a calling card. McCarter dropped
several times and picked it up repeat
edly. apparently to let the jury itself
decide whether the expert statement
was logical.
The sharp tongue of Prosecutor
Simpson cut a new description of Nc
Carter today. The latter had chuckled
when he thought Simpson failed to
establish = point he was endea voring
IN press on redirect examination Of
Schwartz.
II suppose I couldn't try this case
without those chuckles," said Simp-
son. "Sergt BuzfuZ seems to be at
his best today.
Omit the personalities. ordered
Judge Parker.
On redirect examination Of Schwartz
Simpson laid the foundation for an
other support Of the testimony Of
Mrs. Jane Gibson. the alleged eye
witness of the killings.
Robert Ehrling yesterday testified,
in his mumblins way. that he had
seen Mrs. Gibson in dark De Russeys
lane near the crabapple tree where
the bodies were found.
Animals Imprint Revealed.
Today, over the objection of the
defense. Simpson brought from
Schwartz the statement that when the
latter entered the case as a civil en-
Sineer A DAYS after the killings he
had found the imprint Of an animals
hoofs near the spot where Mrs. Gibson
asserted she had tied her mule.
Defense argued that this testimony
could not he presented unless preceded
t,v proof that the condition of the
around had not heen changed In the
intervening ~ days. II is the defense
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