Evening star., 1926-11-24

that
did you have it washed?"
II gave no such orders"
He was asked about a lawyer ac-
companying him to the Jail when he
was arrested. and asked If his lawyer
had told him what to say. This the
witness denied.
did you hear your sister say, 'Ex-
plain those letters in De Russey's 8
lane?"
Positively not
did you ever see one Of Mr.. Halls
calling cards?"
mo, sir
You lived in the house with him
for II years and did not see one Of
his calling cards?''
II did not see one"
you did not put one of these call
ing cards at his foot with your left
hand?"
IT did not"
"You read in the papers that you
had been charged with this crime?"
| II have"
Simpson showed him the photograph
| of his finger print from the New York
Daily Mirror.
Have you ever seen this before?"
he asked.
"only in the courtroom" replied
Willie.
Have you ever discussed it with
any one?"
mo. SIR
Were Mr.. Pfeiffer and Detective
/ Di Martini in your house after the
murders?"
J Two or three weeks after"
did you ever discuss the case with
tthem?"
"Only what they asked me-"
| 0lr we're
there?"
No"
Did they ask you If your sister was
there"
No"
What kind Of questions did they
That's rather hard to answer" said
! Willie, and Simpson turned in an
! other direction.
| Not Fishy, Willie Says.
Nov, Mr.. Stevens. said the prose
| cutor. "youre q man Of experience.
and you've read q great deal. l ask
| IL YOU don't think 1t sounds nshy f0r
| YOU to say that you went to the Mills
| home in search Of your brother-1n-iaw
and then failed to rap on the door OF
| the house where you thought ne was
to ask If he was there"
| case ODJSClStt, OuI Siio S0"A' e-
| mitted the Interrogation. :,
II don't think 1t Is at all fishy,' said
| Willie in a dignified. emphatic tone.
Now, II I were looking for you
and acted in the same manner.
| wouldn't you consider that f1shy!'
! asked Simpson. driving on in the
same direction.
| NO" was the reply.
do you know how your sister was
| dressed?"
mo"
yet you remember the freight
truck which held you up?'
Yes. sir"
did she have a hat on?'
II don't remember"
"Did she have scarf on?'
"T have no recollection"
II believe that you said you knew
Mrs. Mills casually?1
Not casually, but very. very slight
| ly, I just knew who she was" re
piled Willie, emphasizing the very.
very"
Didn't you know she had been or
| picnic to Lake Hopatcong with Mr.
and Mrs Hall on the day before the
i murder"
Il knew her very. very slightly"
said Willie.
| Then DIR. Halls church was no
your church,"
mot DR.. Hail." Stevens said. "The
Rev. Mr.. Hail."
You went occasionally to his
church,"
eyes, SIR"
What church did you go to-"
Christ Church"
Tells of Hunt for Pastor.
"Then. If anything was going on
! at Mr.. Halls church you would not
see it," continued Simpson.
mo, SIR" said Willie.
| Simpson then had Willie once more
go all through the detailed account
. Of his movements at the time when
he and his sister, according to his
direct testimony, had gone out In
search Of Mr.. Hall.
! It seemed that there was no dis
crepancy.
when did you first tell this story?"
After I was arrested"
| ITO whom did you tell IT,"
II cannot recall"
! "Was it to Mr.. Watson?"
| II could not say"
| WAS it in the jail?"
II believe it was"
WAS it a week after your arrest?"
More than that"
You have lived practically all your
life in New Brunswick"
yes"
! do you remember and old seam.
stress who once lived in your family
and is now In homer"
1.-THE Parker Homer" asked the wit
ness.
NO" said Simpson, Brooklyn"
II have no such recollection"
Ibid you ever go to the doctor
for money!"
Never"
You didn't say that Francis
won't give me any money and he
would give you a quarter?"
mo, Mr.. Hall had nothing to do
with my money"
| Never Wore Derby.
Didn't you ever wear a derby?"
Never.
did you ever know If any one call
ed you "Brunswick Billie?
Never" answered the witness,
loudly and emphatically.
| What time did you go to bed the
| night Of the murder?"
II stated before, between $50 and
$50"
Again Simpson began questioning
the witness about the trip which he
said he made to the church with his
sister, and defense counsel objected
to going over this ground again.
Because Of the mentality Of this
witness, meaning no reflection on Mr.
Stevens, we want to see whether he
has been told this story and has
learned it by rote," said Simpson.
The prosecutor added that II the wit
ness should tell the same story over
4~,nr v,oicht bo aoCy1Ypn6 no