The Washington times., 1926-11-12
HALL CASE
GOSSIP
TOLD
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"At 2 a. m. you heard Mrs. Hall
going back and forth in the bath
room?"
eyes"
what did Willie Stevens say to
you the next morning."
.'He didn't say anything to me-"
Were you a member of st.
Johns Church,
She said, however, she was a.
member of the church guild and at
tended church occasionally.
There were about 20 members IN
the guild, Miss Tough said. Case
Mrs. Mills en- DR.. Halls lap in the
guild room Of the church.
Was the room lighted?"
eNo. 1t was not.
"The night OF the murder-Thurs-
day night-was that your nigh
eyes. ! was off every Thursday
.on Tharsday nights when you
were off someone else took the
usual glass of milk to Mrs. Hall?"
Eyes. :. -
Names Gossipers
Pressed to name those Of the guild
who gossined about Mrs. Mills and
DR.. Hall. Miss Tough mentioned
Lillian Meeker, Mabel Demarest,
Nellie Hubbard and others
AFTER the tragedy Mrs. Hall got
all kinds of crank letters. didn't
she? Case asked.
at think so"
.aThat explains why the night
Waterman. Fisher. was at the Hall
home after the tragedy. WASH
that it,"
"I guess so.'
Sase asked her if Felix Di Martini
private detective who stayed at the
nall home for weeks after the trag-
edy. ever treated her in any unfair
manner. She said NO. Neither
did Attorney Pfeiffer, who frequent.
~ went to the Hall home, the maid
"Did Di Martini ever ask you to
tell anything about the case but the
TRUTH"
mo. he did not"
Simpson Questions
Simpson took over the witness FOR
redirect examination.
''You say there wasn't anything
hnUsllai when you came home at lO
o'clock Thursday night said Simp-
son. 1.-THE house was lighted up
and neither DR.. Hail. Mrs. Hall or
Willie Stevens Were in the house.
And you had the signal from the
other maid to lock up the house.
Now ask you. wasn't that I'M
II stil say that there was nothing
unusual"
Tell me any other Thursday
night when that happeUed-give me
the date" Simpson demanded.
Editor Is Called
Phillip Payne, editor of the New
York Mirror, was then called.
Payne was shown exhibit ST."
the professional calling card OF DIR.
Hall found near the bodies and
which the State claims bore the fin.
gerprints Of Willie Stevens.
Where did you first see that
card?"
''It was given me by Edward
Schwartz. of the Newark police de.
partment, in a hotel in Newark the
first week in July"
lis this card in the same condf.
tion as when it was given to your
asked Simpson, showing him the
glass-inclosed card.
1T is" the editor replied.
Did you give Schwartz anything
Tor the card?;
81 did not"
Editor Fires Back Reply
"I told Schwartz that IL he could
help clean up the Hall-Mills murder
mystery, he would be doing service
for the State of New Jersey. That's
all l gave him, for this card" de-
elared Payne.
The editor leaned over the railing
and fired this answer back at the
thief counsel for the defense.
Schwartz is a finger.print expert.
The New York Mirror had been
active in opening the inquiry after
four years, and it is understood had
turned over much evidence to Spe.
tial Prosecutor Simpson.
Payne talked In calm, low voice,
and at one point McCarter sought to
hurry him, to which the editor bill.
igerently replied:
Haven't ! as much right to take
my time answering your questions
hs you have to take your time in
asking them?''
McCarter glared at him, his
pugnacious chin stuck forward.
Payne had told Simpson he re.
eetyed the card about the first OF