Evening star., 1926-11-19
.SPURNED A BR|bE,
PIG WOMAN" SAYS;
STATE RESTS CASE
Ready to Die, Now She Has
Told Truth in Court, Mrs.
Gibson Declares.
HALL CARD AS EVIDENCE
is UPHELD BY COURT
Refuses Defense Motion to Throw
Out Pasteboard Said to Bear
Willie's Prints.
BY the Associated Press.


19.-Mrs. Jane Gibson today issued q
statement from her sick bed in City
Hospital, asserting attempts had been
made to seal with money her eye
fitness testimony of the Hall-Mills
murder and that, now she had told
the truth in open court, she was
ready to die with a good, clear
conscience"
By the Associated Press.
COURTHOUSE, sOMERvILLE, N.
j., November 19.-The State rested
its case against Mrs. Frances Stevens
Hall and her brothers, Henry and
Willie Stevens, this afternoon, after
13 days Of testimony. The defense at
once made a motion that testimony
as to fingerprints in connection with
calling card of the Rev. E. w. Hall,
found near his body, which the State
has contended bears the print of the
left index f1ngerprint of Willie Ste
vens, be stricken from the record.
The Jury was taken from the room
while former Attorney General Rob.
ert II. McCarter argued the motion.
Justice Parker denied the motion.
McCarter had argued that the
State had not accounted for the
identity and integrity Of the card dur
ing all of the four years since the
killings.
State Closes Case.
Before closing his case Special
Prosecutor Simpson offered in evil
dence three bullets and three shells
The State contends that the three
bullets were taken from the body of
Mrs Eleanor r. Mills. with whose
death the defendants are charged.
The shells were found near the bodies
of Mrs. Mills and Rev. E. w. Hall,
slain with her.
A razor, mentioned several times
during the trial. will not so before
the jury. Just before closing the
States case the special prosecutor
announced that he would not offer It,
Frank Caprio private detective,
had testified that the late Azariah
Beekman, prosecutor of Somerset
County at the time of the double
Staying. gave him the razor and
added that he saw an automatic
pistol, apparently of German make,
on Beekmans desk near the razor
Il won't offer this razor" said
Simpson Il am not satisfied with
the truth Of this witness testimony"
The defense had vigorously att
tackled the credibility Of the Witness
Eighty-four witnesses had testi-
fed when the special prosecutor
said:
That's our case, your honor"
Death Bullets Described.
Alvin H. Goddard. ammunition ex-
pert. said that bullets examined by
him as having been taken from the
body of Mrs. Mills were .32 caliber and
were fired from an automatic pistol,
probably a Colt.
Mrs. T. w. Bonner Of New York, sis
ter Of the slain rector, was called to
the stand by the State from her seat
next to the defendants. She was asked
only If Henry Stevens was present at
the marriage of her brother to Miss
Frances Noel Stevens. She said she
did not recall.
The State also introduced the mar
riage certificate of Mr.. Hall and Miss
Stevens. showing that it was solem-
nized at New Brunswick. July 20.
1911. when Mr.. Hall was 80 years of
age and Miss Stevens 81.
The bridegroom was native OF New
York. while the brides birthplace was
given as Aiken, S. c.
Fingerprints Up Again.
Inspector John j. Underwood Of
Jersey City, the seventy eighth wit
ness in the trial. testified that he was
in charge of the investigation which
led to the present trial. and that he
received the calling card said to bear
a flngerprint of Willie Stevens at the
home of Commissioner Beggans. in
Jersey City. on the evening of Au
gust Is. He said that Philip Payne.
managing editor of the New York
Daily Mirror, was present.
Has the card been in your posses
sion ever since" Simpson asked.
Yes" Underwood replied.
You haven't put any flngerprints
on 1t, have you?"
Chief Defense Counsel McCarter
took up the cross examination.
Did you say that the card had not
left your possession at any time" he
asked.
Yes"
Didn't Lieut. Drewen, your finger
print expert. have it for three days?"
Yes; had forgotten that"
Underwood said that he gave 1t to
Drewen on the morning Of August II.
Defense counsel conferred.
Questioned on Expenses.
Who has been paying expenses for
the services of yourself and your four
associates?" asked McCarter.
II have not received one cent up
to date for expenses incurred" an
swered Underwood. On redirect ex-
animation Simpson brought out that
Underwood was drawing his regular
salary as a member of the Jersey
City police force.
When Simpson asked question
intended to bring out statement by
the witness as to who was responsible
for the revived investigation Of the
four-year-old slayings, Judge Charles
w. Parker, presiding. said there was
no need of having Underwood testify
concerning any one responsible for
the inquiry beyond Commissioner
Beggans.
Goddard was then called to testify
concerning the bullet wounds in the
heads Of the Rev. Mr.. Hall and Mrs.
Mills. He brought along his satchel.
as though to give actual demonstra.
tions before the Jury. Goddard's part
ner, Charles Waite. was to have testi,
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