New Britain herald., 1926-11-16

cleaned some fish at the rear of my garage for about thirty minutes and then went to the boardwalk to hear if anyone was catching fish. I re- turned to my home and went to bed about eleven thirty.
 An incident that I remember that evening is that about 7:30 D. m.. I met man with a blue fish. l took out my pocket scales and weighed | 1t for him and it weighed six pounds. l went to bed sometime around eleven o'clock and arose the i next morning an hour before sum- ! rise.
 Men He Saw. T remember that Arthur Apple | gate of Lavallette, was close to me while l was fishing and it was for him that that I weighed the blue fish. l also saw George W. John- son of Lavallette and l am almost | sure that I saw Thaddeus Mellinger, | William McGonigle and Mayor and Mrs. Enoch Titus Van Camp on the same evening"" ! Walsh testified that he asked Stevens the following questions:
 Ibid you ever own an automo- bile? ?"
 T owned Ford station wagon" | Where was this car on the night of the killings?"
 Tn the garage at the rear of my house."
 Did you or anyone in your family own another car?"
 "My wife had 8 seven passenger sedan"
 Where was this car on the night of September 14, 1922"
 Tn the garage at the rear of my house."
 Drove Only \ Ford.
 Gan you drive gear-shift car?"
 T never drove anything but a Ford"
 When was the last time you were in New Brunswick prior to Septem- Der IA, 1922.
 Several months before"
 When was the first time you were in New Brunswick after that date?"
 Never Heard of Mrs. Mills.
 September 16, 1922, l received a telegram from my cousin. Edwin Carpenter, telling me of MT. Halls death'
 Did you ever know that MT. Hall was friendly with Mrs. Mills?"
 q never knew there was such woman"
 Did you ever know that he was friendly with any other woman?"
 No"
 Did you ever threaten Mir. Hall?"
 NO"
 Did both you ard Mrs. Stevens attend his funeral?"
 Did you own a gun or revol- ver?"
 q have several shotguns, no re- volvers." Are you what is called a good shot?"
 Good With Shotgun.
 "I am considered a crack shot with a shotgun but l haven't fired revolver in 25 years"
 Senator Case of defense counsel in questioning Walsh before the in troduction of the statement brought out that Henry Stevens had spoken freely, that he had not asked for a lawyer. but only for permission to consult his diary and that he had offered to show his diary to Walsh. Anthony Silzer, brother of the former governor, and stenographer in the Middlesex prosecutors office, was called next. He failed to ap- pear. This man is state employ. and there is no excuse for him not having been here at 10 a. m," Simp- son told the court. His failure 10 be here delays my case"
 Barnhardt On Stand Frank Barnhardt a brother-in- law of the slain choir singer, hus- tand of the woman who yesterday | testified as to Mrs Mills love for the minister, was put on the stand next. He said that most of Mrs. Mills talk was about Mir. Hall. Three months before Mrs. Mills death, he testified he discussed "friendship" with her. No one else was present. What did she say?" asked simp- son. "She said she had one real true friend in MT. Hall, but that several other persons who she thought were her friends had disappointed her.
 Snubbed By Mrs. Hall.
 "She mentioned Mrs. Hall and said that she once thought the min- ister's wife a true friend but that Mrs. Hall now snubbed her when eyer she could" said Barnhardt.
 What else did she say?"
 "She said that she ought not to worry about Mrs. Hall. Eleanor said she had what Mrs. Hall did not have-the love of MT. Hall.'
 Mrs. Clark Absent.
 Mrs. Minna Clark failed to appear as a witness when her name was called.
 Another witness disappeared,' snapped Simpson, his face flushing with anger. Two other witnesses whose names were called in success sion also failed to answer. They were a "Mr. Reilly" and Peter Son. mer, a private detective who had been employed by Felix Di Martini, a detective. who in turn had been