New Britain herald., 1926-11-23

Court House, somerville, N. J.s Nov. 23.-tP-That the flngerprint on a calling card found near tho body of the Rev. Edward W. Hall and the fingerprint of Willie Stevens are not the same was testimony of fingerprint experts testifying in the Hall-Mills case here today. J. H. Taylor, in charge of the United States navy fingerprint bureau, took the stand this morning to say that the prints were not made by tho same person.
 Willie Stevens, on trial with his brother, Henry, and sister, Mrs, Frances Stevens Hall, Is charged with the murder of Mrs. Eleanor R. Mills, slain with the Rev. Mir. Hall, husband of Mrs. Hall and brother- in-law of the other defendants.
 Naval Expert Called
 The navy expert took the witness stand after photographer had testified that he made enlarged photographs of the print on the calling card and of the index finger of the defendant. States fingerprint experts testified during the presen- tation of the prosecutions case that the print on the card is that of Wil- lie Stevens.
 Taylor took the stand, for ex- animation by Special Prosecutor Alexander Simpson as to his qualifi- cations as an expert, with an impro- Vlsed easel bearing greatly. enlarged photographs of the two fingerprints. The jury followed the placing of tho easel and display of the two gtgan- tic exhibits with rapt attention. The jury has shown decided interest throughout the trial in the photos graphic features.
 The witness was asked if he had examined the two fingerprints and replied in the affirmative.
 Are they the same?" asked former Attorney General Robert N. McCarter, conducting the direct examination.
 "They are not" replied the wit- ness.
 SHOWS DISCrepanCieS.
 Taylor then left the witness stand and standing before the easel with the long pointer, used previously by Clarence E. Case of defense counsel. to point out the characteristics of De Russey's lane as shown on a map pinned to the wall, indicated the dis. crepancies in the prints as he ob- served them. He said that he found a blank in one, and not the other, q dot in one was missing, in the other. and where one showed an abrupt ending of ridge, there was a va- cant space in the other. Cross-exami& nation went over until tomorrow.
 Frederick Sandberg of Washing. ton followed Taylor to the stand and agreed with the testimony of the first expert. Gerhard Kuhne of New York was the third defense expert ready to testify.
 The states experts, Joseph A. Faurot of New York. Edward Schwartz of Newark. and Frederick Drewen of Jersey City were grouped with state representatives as the de. fense witnesses told Of their findings
 Too Close to Jury.
 During the examination of Taylor, Robert Nelson, of defense counsel, was ordered from the courtroom by Captain Walsh of the Jersey City police department. Nelson was sit- ting across the courtroom from the other lawyers for the defense, near the bailiffs in charge of the jury and a group of photogra aphers. Pros- ecutor Simpson called Inspector Un- derwood, in charge of the states corps of investigators in the case, to his side, and the inspector in turn summoned Captain Walsh. Walsh immediately went to Nelson and the two left the courtroom. Walsh said after the incident that the lawyer was sitting too close to the jury"
 Fingerprint Evidence.
 The defense in the Hall-Mills trial this morning began the presentation of testimony intended to discredit the fingerprint evidence introduced by the state against Willie StevenA
 Aubrey J. Drummond. a photog- rapher of New York city, who made for the state the enlargements of photographs of the fingerprint on . calling card found at the scene of