Evening star., 1926-11-06
Mrs. Demarest GrilIed on
Henry Stevens Identifica-
ton Day After Killings.
WIDOWS HOME LIFE DUE
TO BE REVEALED TODAY
Mrs. Louise Geist Delhi and Bar
bafA Tough, Former Maids, Will
Take Stand for State.
Nv The Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
COURTHOUSE, SOMERVILLE
n. j., November 6.--Trial of the Hall
Mills murder ca Sc was resumed today
ness stand for continuation of cross
examination.
Clarence E. Case Of defense counsel
Immediately began questioning her
concerning the story she told yester.
day Of having seen Henry Stevens
one of the three defendants, In New
brunswick the morning after the slay-
Ing of Rev. Edward Hall, New Bruins
wick church pastor, and Mrs. Eleanor
r. Mills, choir singer in his church.
Mrs. Demarest's testimony was in
troduced by the State in anticipation
of an alibi defense for Stevens. The
murders occurred not far from New
Brunswick.
Forgets About Automobile.
Mrs. Demarest said she could not
recall the description of the automo-
bile In which she saw Stevens.
On trial with Henry Stevens are his
sister, Mrs Frances Stevens Hall,
and his brother, Willie Stevens. They
are being tried on an indictment
charging them with numbering Mrs.
Mills.
With his star witness, Mrs. Jane
Gibson, probably unable to testify for
weeks, Alexander Simpson. special
prosecutor. today turned his attention
toward the home life of Mrs. Hall.
Twenty witnesses have laid the
groundwork of the States case.
Among the witnesses on today's list
We're two women who worked as
maids in the Hall home four years
ago. They are Mrs. Louise Geist
Riehl and Barbara Tough.
Maids Husband Drops Suit.
The prosecution wanted from them
an account of what took place in the
Hall home immediately before the
double Staying.
Yesterday in Trenton. Arthur S.
Riehl, husband of Louise. withdrew
his suit for the annulment of their
marriage. 1t was this suit that led
to the reopening of the case after four
years. Riehl charged that his wife
had been intimate with Hall aIaa that
she had received $4,000 To keep silent
what she knew of the murders. Mrs.
Riehl denied the charges. No reason
was given for the withdrawal of the
suit.
Mrs Gibson is at the Somerset
County Hospital with an acute al
fection of the Kidneys. After consul
tations. physicians said she might
not be able to appear in court for
weeks
Bedside Hearing Refused.
Prosecutor Simpson failed Thurs
day in an effort 10 have tine jury
taken to the woman's bedside to hear
her testimony The prosecutions S
case hinges largely upon the testi-
mony of Mrs. Gibson, who claims to
have seen the defendants at the scene
of the crime on the night of the
murders
Defense attorneys have drawn from
James Mills, the slain choir singers
husband, testimony that he was
shoemaker before he was sexton of
Or. Halls church, and that he owned
sharp shoemaker's knife at the
time of the murder. Mr.. Simpson
saw in this an attempt to connect
Mills with the slashed throat Of his
wife.
Mills denied any recollection of a
quarrel with his wife because Of
jealousy. and denied that he had found
a bundle Of his wife's love notes be-
fore the murder. He admitted that
after the murder he sold such notes
TO New York paper for $500.
Repeats Widows Words.
Mills said that on the day after the
murder, and before discovery Of the
bodies. he said to Mrs. Hall, do you
think they eloped?" and she answered
God knows; think they are dead"
Mrs. Demarest testified she had
seen Ralph GOrsline, a Yestryman
of DR.. Halls church, and Mrs. Minna
Clark watching Mrs. Mills and DR..
Hall in park.