New Britain herald., 1926-11-27

Most Of your work on this case
in trying to find the murderers was
done there was 1t not?"
1T was not"
"You say you were trying to find
the murderers?"
That's a fact"
Denies Reward Offer
"Oh, you may say it's fact, but
/ disagree with you" replied Simp-
son. Did you offer any reward?"
II did not" replied the witness
WAS Di Martini paid a greater
sum than s5,090?"
HE was not"
"Why, If you were trying to find
the murderer, did you advise your
clients to pay 5000 for d. Martini
whose work brought no results?
Why didn't you offer a reward? Did
he find the real murderers"
HE came nearer finding the gull
ty than you did"
Declines To Tell
''Whom did he turn UP as the
real murderers?"
Il decline to name them unless
the court commands me-"
THE question is overruled," an
nounced Justice Parker.
you are still eager to solve this
case?" asked Simpson.
Il am"
Then why didn't you look into
this allegation in Sipel's letter to
the effect that the county doctor
had a story that prominent bust
ness man had seen Henry Stevens
in New Brunswick on the night Of
the killings?"
Il knew Henry Stevens had a
perfect alibi and that his story must
be gossip" replied Pfeiffer.
The answer was stricken out.
did you ever inform any of the
authorities that Sipel In one of his
letters had offered to make it posi-
BILE for the authorities to subpoena
him in the event of a re-opened in
yestigation?
I'VE received that letter after the
1922 grand jury had failed to
indict."
well, did you ever tell any of
the authorities about this mans Of
fer?"
II did not"
The eliminating Blow
Mrs. Halls testimony in her own
defense was considered by defense
attorneys to be eliminating blow
at the story of Mrs. Jane Gibson,
key witness for the state, that she
saw Mrs. Hall and her brothers,
Henry and Willie Stevens, at the
scene of the murder four years ago
Of the Rev. Edward Wheeler Hall
and Mrs. Eleanor Mills.
IL Witnesses Heard
Twelve witnesses attacked Mrs.
Gibson's testimony yesterday, IN
GLIDING Felix Di Martini, a detec-
tive formerly employed by Mrs Hall,
who was struggled into court as a
witness and arrested after
he left the stand as an accessory
after the fact, He was released IN
$4,000 bail pending a hearing today
on his application for dismissal.
Di Martini was arrested In
last month but his release
was ordered by the New York court
of appeals after Gov. Smith had
ordered his extradition TO New Jer-
sey. Special Prosecutor Alexander
Simpson has had New Jersey Off
GERS ready to arrest him the moment
he entered the state.
Her Reputation Bad
Eleven OF Mrs. Gibson's neighbors
testified that her reputation for
was bad. but Di Martini
specifically denied the truth of her
story that he had warned her to
keep her mouth shut"
The detective also contradicted
testimony of Mrs. Mary Demarest
that he had offered her, while
guard for Mrs. Hall after the muir
Ter, a bride of $4,000 to keep quiet
He also denied the truth of testi-
mony by Peter Sommer, also de-
.ective formerly employed by Mrs.
Hall, that he had told Sommer he
was under instructions to visit
saloons, cigar stores. and other
places where people congregate and
write down names and remarks of
people who said anything offensive
lbout Mrs. Hail."
In addition to Mrs. Hall two or
hree minor witnesses were listed TO
AXE tho stand today.
Denies All knowledge
Mrs. Hall declares that she knew
nothing Of the murder until the
bodies were found two days after
and that she was in her HON.
It the time of the Staying.
Henry and Willie Stevens, testi-
led earlier with great part of Will
les testimony going also toward
an alibi for Mrs. Hall.
Henry De La Bruyere Carpenter,
/ cousin Of Mrs. Hall who Is await
ng trial on charge of having muir
iered Mrs. Mills, completed such
testimony as the court would allow
when court opened yesterday.
Carpenter was not permitted to
.estify as to his innocence OF the
crime on grounds that Mrs. Gibson,
alleged eye witness to 1t, had not
Identified him In her direct eSamin-
alton last week. His testimony was
largely to denial that he
had taken letters from the Hall
home after the murder and destroyed
hem.