New Britain herald., 1926-11-18
MRS. GIBSON POINTS TO MRS. HALL,
 WILLIE AND STEVENS AS PERSONS SHE RECOGNIZED AT MURDER SCENE
Tells of Hearing Fight Over Letters, Then Shots and Screans-Denies Trying to Fake Testimony-Un- able to Recall Time and Place of Own Marriage Despite Identification, Accused Widow Remains Unmoyed, As Do Other Two Defendants.

lowered almost immediately as if to give her time to regain strength for the coming ordeal
 Stevens Double" Present
 Near Henry Stevens sat Dr. John Anderson. Henry Stevens double. who, 1t is understood the defense will contend was seen by Mrs. Mary Demarest in New Brunswick on tho morning after the killing.
 This was not Dr. Anderson's first appearance in the case. Four years ago he analysed the soil at the foot of the crab apple tree and declared that the murder must have been committed at the spot where tho bodies were found.
 The jury was brought in at 11:20.
 Mrs. Gibson began shaking her head on her pillow as physician quieted her. while nurse arose and stood by her.
 Court opened at 11:23.
 "Silence-The audience will be seated so far as seats are available" Judge Parker commanded.
 Mrs. Gibson Sworn
 "The state produces the witness Jane Easton and asks to have her sworn" Prosecutor Simpson an- nounced. A Bible was carried to her cot, the covers drawn back so that she might touch it.
 DO you solemnly swear" began the court attendant. and Mrs. Gib- son replied: T do.' very feebly.
 "Jane Gibson" the court crier an- nounced.
 Jane Easton." Simpson corrected.
 Where were you on the night of September 14, 1922" Simpson ask ed.
 At home" she replied.
 Starts Her Story
 Mrs. Gibson told how she had been robbed of corn and when she heard her dog barking the night of Sep- tember 14, 1922, she went outside her house. She then heard a wagon stop in the middle o. her corn field. she said, and suspecting it being the wagon of the thieves, she saddled her mule, Jenny. and went to fol- low the wagon, which, in the mean. time, had driven away.
 She described how she remained about fifty feet behind the wagon as she followed it in the direction of New Brunswick.
 Saw Mrs. Hall, She Said
 Mrs. Gibson in tired voice told of having seen Mrs. Hall and Willie ,t of the killing. Her head began rock ing back and forth on the pillow and attendants stood up and began talk ing her pulse.
 T saw white woman and a coi- ored man." she testified. "She didn't have no hat on.
 "The woman was Mrs. Hall and afterward learned the man was Willie Stevens"
 The defendants gazed on the speaker and heard her feeble replies with little show of emotion.
 When you came down the lane. did you hear anything?" asked Simpson.
 "Yes, I heard voices" replied tho witness.
 Mems voices or women's voices?"
 T heard mems voices and wom- en's voices They seemed to be coming nearer all the time" When they came nearer could you make out what they were say ing?"
 Heard Letters Mentioned
 'They were saying something about some letters"
 "Then what did you hear?"
 q heard g. man say-'You let mo go.' Then l heard 8 holler. Next saw a fashlight and saw some thing bright in the hands of ono of the men,"
 At this point the witness began gesticulating to Illustrate her story.
 The witness said she saw two faces when the fiashlight was on.
 Did you identify those faces?"
 "Yes'
 "Was the mans face that of Henry Stevens?" Identifies Henry Stevens "Yes. 1t was Henry Stevens"
 'Was the other face that of Wil- lie Steyens?"
 NO"
 Did you hear anything?"
 "The light went out and heard q shot. something heavy fell and I ran for the mule. There were two women there. The one began to cry: oh, Henry While the other was screaming: My. oh my so ter ribly loud" Heard Many Screams.
 T ran for the mule after the first shot. Then there was scream after scream.
 T just got to my mule when bang bang, bang, I heard three shots. T stumbled over stump and tho mule and I ran for home. ! When l put the mule in the barn I got my foot wet and discovered I had lost my moccasin. T went int the house and sat | down. Then I thought I was fool | ish to run away and I went back to | hunt for my moccasin, the moon was out bright. I walked around the stump where my mule was tied and screech owl began hooting. I jumped up and listened and then moved slowly through the bushes.
 Identifies Mrs. Hall.
 'I saw woman with while halr bending down fixing something and crying, the same woman saw early in the evening. It was Mrs. Hall
 The defense objected when Samp-