Evening star., 1926-11-08
PIG WOMAN IN LANE
ON MURDER NIGHT,
WITNESS SWEARS
Robert EhrIing, MiIIwright,
Says Mrs. Gibson Passed
Him on Mule.
TRIES VAINLY TO SHIELD
NAME OF GIRL WITH HIM
Hall-Mills Prosecution Brings Out
Two Autos Were Near-Mus-
tached Man in One.
By the Associated Press.

COURTHOUSE. SOMERVILLE, n.
j., November s.-Robert Ehrling, who
said he saw Mrs. Jane Gibson. two
automobiles and a man with mus
tache" in the De Russey's Lane the
night of the Hall,Mills Staying. al
though the second witness Of the trial
of Mrs Hall and her brothers today.
held the star position throughout the
morning session.
Ehrling was in the far.famed lane
for more than two hours on the night
of the Staying. he said. and Mrs. Glib.
son passed his automobile riding her
Jenny" mule. Two automobiles pass
ed some 80 minutes before he left,
going down the lane" The question
Of the makes of these cars drew from
Ehrling suggestion that one was a
Ford sedan. with its solitary occupant,
"a man with a mustache."
Mustache Was Short.
Pressed for details as to the charac-
ter of the mustache, Ehrling said it
was short Two of the defenda nts
Are full mustached. 1t was incident
ally stated during the examination
that Mrs. Hall owned a Dodge sedan.
The defense attempted to get into
the record an alleged conversation be-
tween Ehrling and Willard Staub. in
which Ehrling was asked If he told
Staud that "he could make some
money by saying that he was in the
lane the night Of the murder"
This was held not competent
The defense also brought out certain
discrepancies between Ehrling's story
of today and his recital last August.
Ehrling, who was graduated from
the drivers seat on truck to a ma
chine shop in New Brunswick, where
he is now a millwright. was embar
rassed in the early stages of the tes-
timony by a successful insistence that
he give the name of his companion in
De Russcy's lane, whom he referred
to as "a girl" He had to give her
name of Jenny Lenfort," but was
sustained in a refusal to disclose her
married name.
Fingerprint Expert testifes.
Crossexamination of Frederick
Drewen, tingerprint expert, developed
that the card now offered in evidence
as showing Willie Stevens finger.
prints. was taken by him to the office
of New York newspaper, where 1T
was photographed.
Efforts to introduce burial statistics
Of the slain rector and choir singer
were abandoned temporarily while
Walter r. Scott. assistant register of
vital statistics, was on the stand.
Allen H. Bennett. 4 neighbor. living
at the rear of Mrs. Halls home, was
called to tell whether anything un
usual happened in that neighborhood
on the night of the Staying.
Did anything attract your atten-
tion in the early morning of Septem'
her 15?" asked Mr.. Simpson.
II was awakened by my wife about
the dogs barking answered the
witness.
I'm what way did he BARK
I'm very excited way"
did YOU get up?"
Yes. | got up
What time
About 2:30 o'clock"
The witness started to give a de-
tailed conversation between himself
and his wife. and when the defense
counsel objected, Bennett said:
Heard No Unusual Noise.
The witness said he did not remem.
Der what time he went to bed on the
night of September "A. the night of
the Staying. but thought it was per-
haps between 10 and II O'Clock.
DO you remember hearing any
noises from the Hall garage that
night. as though A car were speeding
and hit the garage" asked Simpson.
Defense objected to the form of the
question and Simpson then reframed
it.:
Did YOU hear any car leaving the
garage"
No answered the witness.
enf
light in the Hall house,
Just the usual light.
Bennett denied ever having said
that he had heard an automobile
crash into the garage as though 1t
was being driven fast A New
Brunswick man had been quoted as
saving Bennett made such state
ment to him.
Defense counsel declined to ques-
ton Bennett.
EhrlinS lost his first bout with de
Tense counsel when he was required
70 give the name Of the young woman
who shared his automobile with him.
but he could not spell II.
Public pol cy" came to the rescue
Of the harassed witness when the de-
tense insisted further that the girl
be more definitely identified by the
giving Of her married name. The
court ruled that the name she bore
at the time she visited the over
populated De Russey's Lane was
sufficient.
Witness Plainly Worried.
EhrlinG. plainly worried when ne
took the stand. was apparently near
manic when Robert H McCarter of de-
tense counsel. continued TO press for
the name Of his companion.
1T was a girl and later, she was
q woman" he said. and when Pros
ecutor Simpson attempted to lend
hand by suggesting to the court that
there might be a valid reason for with
holding the name. Ehrling eagerly
seized the straw.
shes married now. has two chill
dren and husband" he said, and |
refuse to give her name"
. You must" ruled Justice Parker.
Yes, give the name, the court says
YOU must" added Mr.. Simpson.
Jennie Lenfort," was the mumbled
reply.
Mr.. McCarter. pressing for the name
Of the husband. was stopped by the
courts declaration that il was
against public policy" 70 pursue the
matter to such an extent.
Ehraing had testified that with his
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