The Indianapolis times., 1926-11-06
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Il did.
Dickman said he had made com
plete reports OH investigation to his
superior.
Letters of Mrs. Hall were read into
the record.
Charlotte Mills, daughter OF Mrs.
Eleanor Mills, was called 'to Identify
certain papers which did not have
when she testified before" in the
words of Alexander Simpson, special
prosecutor. who is attempting to
convict Mrs. Frances Stevens Hall,
Henry and Willie Stevens. of the
murder of the Rev. Edward Hall and
Mrs. Mills.
Spectators Startled
Simpson then startled the specta-
tors by Offering in evidence a letter
written, not by Charlotte's mother.
but by Mrs. Hall.
The letter discussed family affairs.
and commented on the way Willie
Stevens, Mrs. Halls eccentric
brother, was conducting himself. The
letter was 10 Henry Stevens.
willie has been SO incensed at
you for. not coming up instantly
when you heard OF my arrest" the
letter said.
1T was terrific when they took
Willie out, but he's been brave and
fine and we're proud of him.
Defense counsel charged the let
ter had been stolen" from Stevens
home.
Miss Mills was excused after
identifying the handwriting as that
of Mrs. Hall.
These garments. during, the in
vestigation, had been traced by de
tectives who seemed to attach great
importance to the incident.
A second letter of Mrs Halls to
Henry discussed money matters
chiefly, but said:
II was made almost i'll by that
long Thursday when they were MAX
ing the application for bail. Finally
it went against us. Mr.. Nelson and
then later Mr.. Pfeiffer called me up
and told me. Then MIR. Pfeifrer
came to the house and later they all
came, including Mr.. McCarter.
Made Willie Mad
Il felt so sorry for Mr.. p. He was
insulted outrageously by Simpson.
and when Willie heard it he got up
and started to go for him, but they
quietd him down."
The reference to the bail hearing
was the hearing which followed the
arrest of various defendants. Mrs
Hall, herself, succeeded i'm securing
bail
Mrs. Anna X. Bearman testified
after the letters had been read. and
placed in the record without com
ment.
She said she was a cousin of Mrs.
Hall and declared that sometime dur.
ing the week following the Hall-NIills
murder she had sent brown coat
and blue scarf belonging to Mrs.
Hall to the Bornot dyeing establish
ment in Philadelphia.
Mrs. DemareSt Called
Mrs. Mary Demarest, who said
she had seen Henry Stevens I'm New
Brunswick the day after the murder
and who told of the alleged spying
by Ralph Gorsline and Mrs Minna
Clark, was recalled to the stand for
cross-examination when court
opened
WAS there any one with you
when you saw Henry Stevens the
day after the murder?" asked Clar-
ence f.. Case of the defense.
NO" almost shouted the wit
ness.
why do you say mo- in that
way?"
Whats the difference between C
fiat and C sharp?" objected Simp-
son.
Sometimes it's the difference be-
tween fair and unfair testimony"
Then Mrs. Demarest was asked to
retell her story of having once seen
DIR. Hall and Mrs. Mills i'm Buccleugh
Park when. she said they were OBJ
served by Ralph Gorsline and Mrs.
Minna Clark.
Reading HymnaI
Were DIR. Hall and Mrs. Mills
doing anything improper
mo, they were just sitting on a
bench. DIR. Hall had book. I think
it was a hymnal." said Mrs. Demar-
est.
When Case. asked what impress
sion the scene had made on Mrs. De-
marest, Simpson objected, comment
ing:
at is for the jury to say whether
DIR. Hall and Mrs. Mills were hold
ing a song service or were spooning
on that park bench and whether
Borsline and Mrs. Clark were watch
ing them"
"Do you love Mrs. Minna Clarke"
Case asked.
We've always been good friends"
"Yet you came down here a few
weeks ago to give evidence against
your cousin which might lead to an
indictment as an accessory to MUIR
der?" asked Case.
well. 1 got a subpoena and ]
thought l had to come"
In the course of Mrs. Demarest's
cross-examination she described
Gorsline's car.
"Oh. then, you do know some
thing about automobiles except the
one you saw Henry Stevens in?"
broke in Case