Evening star., 1926-11-08
PIG WOMAN IN LANE NIGHT
OF MURDER, SAYS WITNESS

| between Mr.. Hall and his choir singer
was generally known long before the
double Staying and that therefore Mrs.
Hall, who is one of the three defend
ants. must have known of the affair
| herself
| mo questions" was the response of
defense attorneys when he was ten.
dered for cross-examination.
State Is OverruIed.
Ehrling testified he saw Mrs. Glib
son in De Russey's lane on the night
of the killings.
| "Astride her mule, she pulled up be-
side my car. which was parked in the
lane. paused for minute and then
went on toward her home," he said.
He testified that he had known the
woman pig-raiser for several years
through delivering laundry work to a
woman who lived on her place.
The State was overruled when 1t
attempted to defend Ehrling's refusal
to give the name Of a woman who
was with him in the lane that night.
who was with you?" asked Rob-
ert McCarter. chief of defense coun-
sell
| "A woman.
"Who was with you?"
"A girl was Ehrling's second an
swer to the question, as he uneasily
attempted to fence with the ques-
toner.
who was with you?" came the
question third time. while Simpson
was on his feet objecting that the
| witness had twice answered the Ques-
ion.
Refuses to Give Name.
II refuse to give her name," re-
piled Ehrling.
You'll have to give it," interposed
Justice Parker.
will you please give her name, the
court has instructed you to give 1t, p"
continued McCarter.
wait minute" said Simpson, Il
ask that the court hear the witness
reason for refusing. 1t may be valid
| one
shes married now and has two
children and husband" put in Ehri-
| ing hopefully.
Justice Parker conferred with Judge
Cleary sitting with him.
"Was she married at that timer
asked the justice.
| NO" responded the witness.
| Are you married?"
NO"
Were you married at that timer"
| No"
Rules Against Witness.
1.-The court feels that you must give
the name" ruled Justice Parker.
you'll have to give it, now that the
court has ruled added Simpson.
| After several attempts to understand
what Ehrling was mumbling, defense
concluded that the name of the woman
who was his companion in De Rus
sey's lane on the night of the killings
was Jennie Lenfort." Ehrlng did
not know the spelling of her name.
| Defense was Overruled in an attempt
to learn the woman's married name.
| Ehrling testified that he and the
| girl were in the lane from about $50
| to II pm. on the night of the murder.
| Did you hear any shots?" asked
McCarter.
| No" answered the witness.
Did you hear any screams?'
mo"
Then you saw nothing unusual ex-
cept the mule?"
Describes Strange Autos.
1.-The only unusual thing 1 saw"
answered the witness. was two cars,
a sedan and a touring car, which
passed down the lane about half an
hour before l left"
| The States contention is that these
were the automobiles in which the
slayers went to the scene Of the crime.
Defense counsel drew from Ehrling
detail story of. the time he spent
| in the lane, clearly asking questions
| in an effort to find discrepancies be-
tween his story and that expected to
be told by Mrs. Gibson, If she is able
to take the witness stand.
, In her stories of having witnessed
| the double Staying, Mrs. Gibson had
told of following, on her mule Jen'
ME, NOISY, rickety" wagon, in
which she suspected were the corn
thieves for whom she claims she was
looking.
Did you see or hear a noisy
rickety wagon" McCarter asked
Ehrling.
the witness.
Closely CrOss-Examined.
Ehrling said he left the lane about
II o'clock and took his girl companion
back to her home in New Brunswick
Ehrling was closely crOss-exam1neo
by the chief defense attorney con
cerning Mrs. Gibson's riding her mule
UP to Ehrlings car and peering inside
He said she paused just a moment and
| then rode on.
did you speak to Mrs. Gibson?
NO" replied the witness.
did she speak to you?'
mo"
'It was dark, wasn't it"
Yes
WAS there a moonlight?
| II don't believe there was.
| Another of the many vel ba
clashes that have marked the tr1a.
occurred when Simpson accused Nc
| Carter Of misquoting testimony given
by Ehrling under direct examination.
When Simpson asked that this per-
sonal squabbling" be stopped Justice