The New York herald., 1922-11-12
Evidence Gathered to Show
Suspect Had Been Guilty
of Jealous OutburstS.
NEW SENSATION HINTED
Mrs. Gibson Said to Have
Picked Out Slayer in Com
muting Crowd.

Special Dispatch to THE New YosK HERALD.
NEW BRUNSWICK, n. j.. Nov. H.
With the official inquiry into the Hall
Mills murder mystery in state OF
suspended animation, while Wilbur A.
Mott, Special Deputy Attorney Cen
eral, waits for Supreme Court Justice
Parker to return from his vacation in
Havana, the unofficial investigators. OF
whom there are more than one group,
are proceeding upon independent lines
that may bring somewhat sensational
disclosures within the next few days,
it was asserted tonight.
One line of inquiry concerns the
love affairs of Mrs. Mills. and 1t has
been limited at from time to time as
the unfolding of the romance OF the
rector and the choir singer has pro-
ceeded. 1t seems probable now that
Mrs. Mills had an admirer, or rather
an ex-admirer, who knew Of the rela-
tons of Hall and Mills and was con-
cerned enough to cause trouble. 1t Is
notations referred to this man as a
person who had been annoying Mrs.
Charlotte Mills, daughter of the slain
woman. admitted to-day that her mother
had an admirer eight years ago who.
paid her considerable attention. This
man is said to have been member Of
the vestry and TO have been active In
the affairs OF the church.
Fricndship Ends Suddenly.
The friendship continued for about
two years and was broken off suddenly.
The break came apparently at the time
the friendship between Hall and Mrs.
Mills really came into being. That was
about six years ago.
Later the same man. II is understood.
became so friendly with another woman
in the choir that they occasioned gossip
In the church and this gossip was
brought TO the ears OF Hall. who. It is
asserted, spoke to the vestryman about
the matter. From that time on the
rector and the vestryman were barely
on speaking terms, and Mrs. Mills de-
veloped an intense hatred for her for
mer admirer.
In one of Halls letters he referred to
a report received from private detec-
tive who had found something with
which to SILENCE a person who had been
annoying Mrs Mills. The whole entry
was regarded at the time Of the publica-
tion as fictitious, for the reason that the
name was obviously false and intended
to mislead. There Is a possibility. 1t is
thought. that there was an atom OF
L.. tl.. et..t
and Mrs. Mills had been afraid Of some
one who knew of their relations
II is reported that Detective Mason
took Mrs. Jane Gibson TO the Pennsyl-
vania railroad station In New Bruins
wick last Wednesday morning and that,
without being coached in any way, she
identified one Of the men In the group
Of commuters there as the person she
saw on the Phillips farm on the night
of the murder. This man is recent
suspect in the case.
In her original statement Mrs. Gibson
said that this man wore no glasses and
a cap. The man she picked out at the
station wore a hat and had glasses.
There Is no official confirmation Of the
story. but the man is the one who. Mott
and his assistants believe. did the kill
ing
ltlS DeUeNeu one llnt OF inquiry VIII ut-
veiop purely negative material II Il devel-
ops anything. This concerns Mrs Gibson
on whom Mott places his main reliance.
Certain influences are at work that ex-
pect within a day or - ito blow her
out OF the water" so to speak. In other
words, they hope to destroy her credi
bility so that Mr.. Mott will not have
case left at all.
II these people are successful Mott
will have TO begin again. for he has
nothing that ia worth while except Mrs.
Gibson's testimony. IL was this that
led 10 the postponement OF the action
In Somerville on Thursday. Glib. fore
man OF the Grand Jury. had nothing
that Beekman did not have when he re-
fused 70 take the case 20 the Grand
Jury. All he had were some trivial
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