Salt Lake Telegram | 1926-11-29 | Page 1 | Parting Ways?

Parting artin Ways aYsH r l' l r 4 v k o h i a Here are Mr and Mrs William K Vanderbilt II II Mrs Vanderbilt Vander Vander- bilt but recently denied in London Londona a report from Rome that she had th the Vatican t to annul l hgr R marriage in in 1899 Coercion forced her into the union she is said to have claimed MillS HAll a DEFENSE RESTS Long Trial to End With States State's Rebuttal Total of Witnesses Called COURTHOUSE Somerville X N. J. J Nov 29 AP Alexander AP-Alexander Alexander Simpson special prosecutor in the Hall Mills case announced tonight that he was getting material together on which to base a request for a mistrial inthe in inthe inthe the present proceedings against Mrs Mi i i c Stevens Steven Hall Hal and her brothers Willie and Henry Stevens charged with the murder in 1922 of Mrs Eleanor R R. Mills tHUs He made rhade the announcement when questioned concerning a letter which he delivered today in open court to Supreme Court Justice Charles W Parker and County Judge 1 P. J J. J Cleary The letter was reported to contain contain contain con con- tain allegations about abot the jury I. I SOMERVILLE SO N. N N. N J J. Nov 29 AP The AP-The The defense in the Mills Hall murder trial rested at p p. p m m. today after spending slightly less than seven da days day's s 's In presenting its testimony The state had required thirteen dayt days day with rebuttal to follow follow follow fol fol- fol- fol low the deb closing The rho de defense defense defense de- de intro introduced urea elgh two eighty two y-two witnesses witnesses witnesses wit wit- nesses while the s state s ate used eighty- eighty four foul COURTHOUSE Somerville N. N J T Nov 20 AP AP Mrs Frances Stevens Stevens Stevens Stev Stev- ens Hall left the witness stand at 12 1220 20 after testifying for four hours during which she denied any knowledge knowledge knowl knowl- edge of ot the toe slaying of her husband and Mrs Eleanor R. R Mills On redirect examination Mrs Hall Hallwas Hallwas Hallwas was again asked as to her views as of today tollay r regarding her husbands husband's relations with Mrs 1 Mills She was not permitted by the c court urt to say what her attitude i is id hut but was vas asked if it her views have chan changed edNot ed Not in regard to It Hi affection for forme forme forme me she replied But in regard to his relations with Mrs Mills 1 yes Ys Court recessed for lunch as Mrs Hall left eft the stand The defense will rest its case during during during dur dur- ing the afternoon Two sisters of ot the slain minister Mrs Paul Bonner of New York and will be Mrs 11 Frances among the last witnesses put forward forward for tor- w ward rd by the defense