Evening star., 1926-11-22
MORE WITNESSES
| SUPPORT FISHING
AL|B| OF STEVENS
Three Testify They Saw
Henry on Beach About
Hour of Murders.
SIMPSON TRIES IN VAIN
TO TRAP THEM ON STAND
Cook Tells of Preparing Supper on
Staying Night and Meal the
Newt Morning
Nv tha Assoolated Press.

By the Associated Press.
COURTHOUSE, SOMEREILLE, y.
j., November 22.--An array OF wit
hesses from LaValette, y. j., nome OF
Henry Stevens, came today 10 sup
port his statement that he was at ms
ilome the evening of September il,
1922, when Mrs. Eleanor X. Mills was
slain with the Rev. Edward W. Hail.
trother-in-law OF Stevens. Testimony
today placed him there as late as
5000 o'clock.
Mrs. Sarah Wilson, a neighbor In
1922, testified that Stevens came TO
her home about 1890 o'clock on the
might of September IA.
Other Neighbors Testify.
The state contends that Mrs. Mills
and Mr.. Hall were killed about 1920
O'Clock that night. Stevens, his sister.
Mrs. Frances Stevens Hall, and
Brother, Willie Stevens, are charged
with the murder of Mrs. Mills.
Other neighbors testified that Ste
Vens was on the Lavallette beach at
S:b5 O'Clock and about 10 o'clock
Howard Price said he saw him IN
front of his home at 9:55 and MIR.
ind Mrs. Arthur Applegate said he
was on the beach when they left for
!heir home. which they reached at
1O:35.
The Stevens cook, Mrs. Anna
EVanSon, also told of stevens de-
parture for the beach to fish about
6:45 in the evening and his being
home when she reached there the
next morning.
The States crosse examination of the
defense witness was directed to an ef-
fort to show that they We're confused
Bs to the dates. An alleged statement
of Applegate to New Jersey police Of
-. Il ~ ninl
Cutor Simpson several times during
the testimony Of the witness, who lS
a. CARPENTER and enthusiastic fisher !
man, but Applegate could not recall
making some of the statements at
fributed to him.
He declared that he was called a I,
s.ltar" and a "perjurer" during his |
previous examination. |
Mrs. Evanston was the first witness |
of the day
do you remember whether Mrs. F!
Stevens was at home on september /
-. 1922" asked Case.
NO, she was not, answered the |
witness.
DO YOU remember Thursday, Sep |
kember Ii, 1922"
"Yes."
"Do YOU remember whether you |
got supper for Henry Stevens that
Gight?'
Yes"
''Do you remember whether he was
khere?'
Yes, he was there.
Supper was served about 6 O'Clock,
She said and she went home about Z.
Mrs Evansons testimony corrobo-
rated the story which Henry Stevens
told on the stand of his movements
at the time of the killings.
Have you been home all the time
since early August of this year."
Senator Simpson asked on cross
examination.
Il was away for two weeks In the |!
first part of October" she said, with
some friends of mine at Beach
Haven"
What was their Nance"
The JohnsonS.''
A few days ago Simpson an
nounced in court that Mrs. EvanSon
was missing and his line of cross
examination was apparently in the |
direction Of attempting to prove that |
the defense had hidden witnesses |
from his investigators.
Sent to Boundbrook.
simpson drew from the witness the !
statement that Mrs. Henry Stevens
had told her to go to BOundbrook, !
near Somerville. four days ago. and
she remained there until called to tes- |
Tify for the defense. Mrs. Evanson /
said she went by automobile to Bound !
brook, and did not pay the fare her |
self. Simpson asked her if any one |
had talked to her about the date, Sep
-ember IA, 1922, and she said no one |
had.
What did you serve for supper on
September II, 1922" asked the prose !!
Cutor.
-a6 hni
witness. |
Regarding the time which the wit !
ness said she left the home of Henry |
Stevens that night. Simpson asked: /
"Did you look at the clock?"
Yes. because l worked by the
hour was the reply.
She could not remember whether |
she was at the Stevens house the |
night before.
After confusing the witness with !
questions concerning the month, dates !
Of DAYS in the weeks before Septem- /
Der Il, Simpson snapped: Now, who /,
has been talking with you?"
''No one" insisted the witness, who !
spoke III a slight, faltering voice |
throughout the crossexamination ex- /!
cept during a few moments when she !
seemed to have been somewhat an.
gered by the brusque manner Of the |
prosecutor.
Denies She Was i'm Hiding.
isn't it fact that you have been !
in hiding ever since this last inquiry
began" demanded Simpson.
NO" she replied.
Isn't il q fact that detectives and
police have been searching for you and
were unable to find you?"
mo"
'You say you were away for only
two weeks in the early part Of Octo-
berf"
Yes"
was Mr.. Stevens at home on Fri
day of the week after the killings?"
'Yee"
WAS he home on Thursday"
Yes"
And on Wednesday," continued
Simpson in an easy fashion. apparent
j. laying a trap for the witness.
No" she replied He came home
from New York on Thursday"
What time did you go to the house
m the day after the killings?"
about 8 o'clock
what were you doing there 30 early
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