Evening star., 1926-11-26

Sipel. a neighbor Of Mrs. Gibson, was
called by the defense and asked If on
November II, 1922, he had any con-
yersations with Mrs. Gibson.
The witness was unable to fix the
date. but said he had such talk
about a week or so before the grand
jury session.
DO you remember that at that
time she said to you she would like
to have you testify for the State that
on the night of the murder you were
driving home along Easton avenue
and decided to go through De Russ
eys lane to Hamilton avenue?"
Offered 500, He Says.
eyes. sir"
and did she want you to say that
after you had passed into DE Rus-
seys lane you saw woman and two
men standing by the road?'
Yes, sir"
And did she say she'd like TO have
YOU say you saw a woman on a mule
further up the lane?
Yes"
"Did she want you to say that be-
cause YOU were carrying money, ana
were afraid you'd be robbed. you de-
cided to turn around and go back to
Faston avenue, and that when you
turned your car you saw the woman
and two men by your headlight?
Yes"
Did she differ you 500 to say all
this?"
This story. which the witness said
Mrs Gibson asked him to tell. would
have supported the story told by Mrs.
Gibson of having ridden through the
10 ne on her mule and Of having seen
Mrs. Hall and her brothers In the
lane near where the double Staying
was committed.
on cross-examination by Francis
Bergen, prosecutor OF somerset
County. Sipel said that Martini had
come to his farm and thanked him for
his testimony before the original grand
Jury.
IN the courtroom in the company or
defense attorneys.
Bergen read excerpts of SipeIs tes-
timony at the first grand jury lnVestl'
CATION when Sipel was quoted as tes-
fifying: she Mrs. Gibsonl sald 10
me. You go around a great deal. I'm
looking for Ford roadster that drove
into De Russeys lane that night, and
I'd give 500 to find that car
Did YOU so testify" asked Bergen.
Yes" answered Sipel.
Denies Receiving Money.
Sipel, recalled for redirect exam
ination after the noon recess. was
asked by Case: Have you at any time
received any money or anything of
value from Mrs. Hall or her family?"
mo sir" answered the witness.
Earlier 1t had been brought out that
Sipel had written three letters to
Mrs. Hall after the first grand jury
investigation in 1929. In these letters
he gave her advice which he thought
would be to her advantage in disprov-
ing the story told by Mrs. Gibson.
In the second letter he pointed out
that his appearance before the grand
jury had taken up practically an
entire week" of his time, and sug-
bursed for the loss of my time"
Sipel added, however, that he would
leave the matter of payment to Mrs.
Hall, and assured her that SO far as
his appearance before the grand jury
went he would have done the same
for a woman who had to go out to
work" The letters were voluntarily
produced by the defense.
Sipel, in one of the letters to Mrs.
Hall. which had been read before
he left the witness stand to give
way fer Di Martini had taken credit
| for having prevented Mrs. Hall from
| having been indicted at the first
grand jury investigation by telling
! his story to the jury.
The last letter of the series said
that the writer had a caller today
which gave reason to believe another
| investigation would be under way,
and told of a country doctor having
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