The Washington times., 1926-09-17
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AAOAAA - - - St9N~y
mate" Mrs. Eleanor B. Mills,
will be decided by Justice Parker
Senator Alexander Simpson, spe.
cial prosecutor in the strange crab
apple tree murder mystery, said to.
day that he does not desire to have
Mrs. Hall rearrested and placed in
5ail. He will ask for a sweeping
Increase In her present bail OF
$1,000, however.
Following questioning of Ralph
Gorsline, New Brunswick church
vestryman, this morning by IN
vestigators, it was rumored that ne
may be arrested later in the day.
The further quizzing was sur
prise. Corslfne admitted before the
grand jury that he had visited
-Da Russeys lane. near New Bruins
wick. the night OF the murders ana
had heard shots and screams.
Senator Simpson bluntly asserted
that he was convinced Gorsltne
had not told all he knew to the
The hearing before Justice Parker
has been set for S o'clock this
afternoon.
Simpson revealed today that he
viii produce a witness when the
murder trial opens who win swear
that Henry Stevens was at the
scene Of the murder. He added:
II would not have permitted him
20 be indicted for murder u I
didn't have q witness who placed
him at the scene OF the crime.
ssThere seems to be some doubt
that we placed Henry Stevens ac-
ft,aIIv on the scene Of the murder
when it was committed. Stevens
was there and we have had wit
ness right along that saw him
there.
senator Simpson firmly refused
IN fiiv,ilge fl1e name Of the witness.
stevens maintained his air OF un-
ruffled calm in jail. His wife plans
"a take an apartment in S0ner-
vile TO be near him and aid IL
the LEGAL battle to win freedom for
her husband and his kinsfoIk.
Wants Foreign Jury
Simpson VIII make his fight next
Thursday TO get change Of venue
Arguments win be heard before
Judge william A. Gummere. In re-
gard to q change Of venue, Simpson
said:
Ret foreign jury. want an OUT
side jury because this IS tour.
vear-old case and there has been
publicity. In addition,
some people in this section have re-
sented reopenfng the case
Ralph v. Gorsline, vestryman IN
HalTs church, was ordered ques-
toned again. The order was issued
by Simpson. simultaneously It be-
came known that the grand jury
was ordered to reconvene Monday
to hear evidence of perjury.
Corsline's name and that OF Miss
Minnie Clark. Sunday school
teacher IN Halls church, who is
alleged to have Joined in his plots.
will be presented to the grand jury,
It was reported.
Other Names Considered
Several other names. it Is said.
viii also come up for consideration.
simpson went to- Trenton yester.
day to confer with the Judge on the
matter of a change OF venue. He
has repeatedly said that he wants
q foreign jury to try the case
because he believes that public sen.
tfment In this county is too strong
for the defendants who are wealthy
and influential.
Simpson told reporters that he
had secured the indictment against
Henry Stevens because Stevens
alibi had been shattered.
None Of the six witnesses named
by Stevens supported his alibi under
OATH" Simpson said. None OF
them could say under oath that on
September IL, 1922, they saw Henry
Stevens at Lavallette.
Zone of the witnesses said that
the date placed in the affidavit had