Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-11

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in abeyance for the moment, with an
indication from the defense that ar
gument will be made against such
journey
The day brought differences Of
opinion, one between two doctors, and
another in which a witness took is
sue with the transcript of testimony
given in 1922.
DIR. Edward L. Smith, who was on
the stand when the razor was intro
duced, although not in evidence, had
a place in another by-play. The wit
ness had said he thought Mrs. Mills
throat could have been cut with n
razor as defense counsel held two
pencils to represent IAN old-fash-
ioned razor"
Prosecutor Simpson then handed the
witness a razor and asked him TO
show how it could be done. The ra-
zor was understood to have reached
the prosecutors hands from a de-
tective who said ne had been ad
vised that it was the razor with
which Mrs Mills throat had been
cut. soon alter the prosecutor, Oil
re e-direct examination, had the wit
ness repeat q previous statement that
he saw the windpipe in Mrs. Mills
throat after her death. DR.. Smith
said that the windpipe and larynX are
parts of one organ. DR.. Otto II.
Schultze, who made the last three
autopsies on the body of Mrs. Mills,
was recalled to the stand, and said
the larynx and winpipe are not iden
itical, although the Iarynx is at the
upper end of the windpipe.
Miss Barbara Tough, who was
maid in the home of the Rev. and
Mrs. E. W. Hall, declared the trans
crirt of her testimony at the first
grand jury in 1922 was in error.
In her testimony at that hearing she
was quoted as saying Mrs. Hall "was
shaking" when asked by the maid if
she had heard anything from her
missing husband. Miss Tough said
today she said four years ago that
Mrs. Hall was Shaking up the cush-
ions"
Miss Tough testified as to the
physical arrangement of the Hall
home in regard to the bedrooms,
doors and telephone, and told of Mrs.
Halls statements to her that the
minister had not come home. She
also told Of seeing Mrs. Hail sitting
on the knees of the rector in the
guild room of the church four years
before the double Staying.
Miss Tough tcld how the affair
between DR.. Hall ard Mrs. Mills had
been the subject of common gossip
among the members of the guild Of
the minister's church long before the
couple was slain. Defense counsel
objected to the introduction of gos-
, sip which dame rumor might have
shouted from the housetops."
"It is our Intention" said Simpson,
"to show that hate and jealousy were
the motive for this crime. We intend
to show that this affair between DIR.
Hall and Mrs. Mills was generally
known and that, therefore, Mrs. Hail
must have known about it,"
Justice Parker allowed the ques-
ton to stand, after Attorney Clar-
once Case had said the defense would
show that Mrs. Hall did not know
about the affair.
The defense cross EXAMINED George
D. Totten, former counSy detective,
! at length, over the question of Wheth~
er the calling card, figuring largely
in the case thus far, was during the
long interim between it's discovery
and the present trial. The state has
presented three witnesses to testify
that the finger print of Willie
Stevens appears on card of the Rev.
Mr. Hall, found near his body. The
most extending cross examination OF
the trial has hinged upon this testi-
mony, the defense claiming that it
was much handled card and it's
condition might not have been all that
It should be for the best finger print
ing results.