New Britain herald., 1926-11-06
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 PROSECUTION PLAN
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murdered with Mrs. Eleanor R. Mills. choir singer in his church. They are Mrs. Louise Geist Riehl and Barbara Tough.
 The prosecution wanted from them an account of what took place in the Hall home immediately be- fore the double staying.
 Yesterday in Trenton. Arthur S. Riehl, husband of Louise, withdrew bis suit for the annulment of their marriage. It was this suit that led to the re-opening of the case after four years. Riehl charged that his wife had been intimate with Hall and that she had received $5.000 to keep silent what she new of the murders. Mrs. Riehl denied the charges. No reason was given for the withdrawal of the suit.
 Stevens Mentioned
 Henry Stevens was the direct sub ject of testimony given yesterday by Mrs. Mary Demarest, who lives near New Brunswick and who said she sa' him in New Brunswick the morning after pr. Hall and Mrs. Mills were slain. Her testimony was believed to be in anticipation of an an alibi defense for Henry Stevens.
 Although Saturday ordinarily is a holiday for courts in this county it was decided to continue with the trial today.
 Mrs. Demarest was still on the stand when court was adjourned yesterday. She said she had seen Ralph Gorsline, vestryman of Dr. Halls church, and Mrs. Minna Clark spying upon Mrs. Mills and Dr. Hall in Buccleugh Park.
 Objections by defense attorneys to her testimony brought from Special Prosecutor Simpson the announce ment that he proposed to prove that Gorsline and Mrs. Clark spied upon the lovers and carried the informa- tion to the minister's wife.
 Clarence E. Case. of defense coun- sel, immediately began questioning her concerning the story she told yesterday of having seen Henry Stevens, one of the three defend- ants, in New Brunswick the morn- ing after the staying of the Rev. Edward w. Hall, New Brunswick Chicago 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.
 Mrs. Demarest said she could not recall the description of the auto mobile in which she saw Stevens in George street, one of New Bruns- wck's main business thorough fares.
 On trial with Henry Stevens are his sister, Mrs. Frances Stevens Hall, and his brother, Willie Stew ems. They are being tried on an indictment charging them with murdering Mrs. Mills.
 When court opened today. Sena- tor Simpson, special prosecutor. In dicated that the serious illness of Mrs. Jane Gibson, the states chief witness, would not embarrass the presentation of his case before next Wednesday.
 1T have other witnesses I can put on the stand today. Monday, Tues day." he said. when informed that a specialist called in yesterday had reported that Mrs. Gibson might be ill for weeks.
 Mrs. Demarest met Senator Cases suave questioning with a bristling glare. At times she almost snapped at him. One emphatic "no" in loud tone brought Case and Simpson into the first heated clash of the day.
 Reverting to Mrs. Demarest's &C., count of having seen man whom she identified as Henry Stevens, stepping from new Brunswick trolley car, on the morning after the killings when Stevens insists he was in Lavallette some seventy miles away, Case asked; Was there any one with you on the trolley car?"
 "No," replied Mrs. Demarest with her most emphatic of the days de- nials.
 "Why did you say 1t like that, Mrs. Demarest?" asked Case.
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