Evening journal., 1922-10-31
WIDOW OF
RECTOR WILL
DENY GIBSON
MURDER TALE
Mrs. Hall Says Shell Face
Woman and Repeat She
Was Home Murder
Night
Nv. L. s." CUFF LINK
Is NEWEST CLUE

NEW BRUNSWICK. -. =. Oct.
si.-United Press Mrs. Francis
Noel Hall. the slain rector's widow,
today accepted the challenge OF Mrs.
Jane Gibson. alleged eye witness 20
face the latter and deny she was
present at the Hall-Mills murder
Timothy n. Pfeiffer. attorney for
Mrs Hall. who announced on the
widows behalf she IS willing 70 face
the pig ranch woman" also de-
clared that Frances Voorhees,, the
widows niece, partially corrobo-
rates the story that Mrs. Hal was
home the night OF the crime.
Mrs. Gibson told OF identifying Mrs.
Hall as the woman IN gray" who
was present at the murder and chal-
lenged tho rector's widow 10 meet
her face 10 face and deny that she
was on the Phillips farm the night
OF the shooting.
A key believed TO be the key TO
safety deposit box In whloh the
love missives OF DR.. Hall and Mrs
Mills were put for safekeeping was
to be turned over 20 authorities to-
day.
The key was found several days
ago by Peter Remelng. a taxi driver.
between the crabapple tree on the
Phillips farm and the spot whore
Mrs. Gibson saw a man aud Wcr.-sii'
standing beside an oid-fashloned au-
tomobile in De Rus-ey's Lane on
the night OF the murder.
.f,.. .,.a..
alton OF how the love notes, came
to be scattered sbout the bodies OF
DR.. Hall and Mrs. Mills when they
were found two days after the kill
ing.
Belief that Special Prosecutor
Mott is working on A new lead which
will supplant the eye witness story
In Importance. was strengthened to-
day when Mott. who hae not been
seen IN New Brunswick since last
Friday. was again absent on a secret
Evidence OF official doubt as 20 the
ralue OF Mr5 Gibson's eve witness
,torv as testimony before a petit
Jury was shown by activity OF au-
horlties along lines not covered by
he Gibson statement,
William Gibson, son Of the woman
whose spectacular entrance into tho
,ase with her dramatic story OF tho
yning scene. completely changed
he course OF the investigation when
10 confessed 20 two friends that he
lad no knowledge OF his mother 60
ng out on her mule the night OF the
a..
,ending upon her son TO corroborate
Ter story.
Investigation OF the life OF the
pig woman" Is generally known
round New Brunswick as the wife
Z william II. Eaton. a tool maker.
ras started. She had represented
erself as the wife OF a clergyman
rho died in the West seventeen years
go.
Three New York photographers
'ere fired on early today by Mrs.
ibson when they evaded the State
'oopers guarding the home and at
smpted to get photographs OF her.
The three men drove out 10 the
pig farm in a taxi and approached
he house under a flag OF truce. Mrs.
iibson. visibly overwrought by the
train she has been under the last
sw days appeared at the door with
shotgun in her hands and ordered
he photographers off her premises.
Returning TO the car the photog-
aphers decided 10 get a picture of
he eyewitness "in action Ir-
urlated at sight OF the camera Mrs.
iibson took hasty aim and fire.
. The shot went wide and the pho
ographers beat hasty retreat.
Mott is not ready TO go before
irand Jury. although ne has re-
erred TO the case as being no longer
mystery. The Grand Jury OF SOM
rset county has not been summon
d and there will be no session FOR
everal days.
Mr.. Mott was not here yesterday
or was he in Somerville. Altogether
he situation closely resembles that
Z about the time Beekman had his
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