Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-31
|(E'Y| GIVES CLUE
TO HALL MYSTERY
Kicked From Soil by Man. II
10 Said to Be crux OF
Solution Of Mystery
BLACKMAlL IDEA ADVANCED
r., a stnR correspondcn,

Bl q SfOT JOTrCSSONH'tt
New Brunswick. -. j.. Oct. II a
key to safe denosit box was found
tfan,plcd into the earth on the o.d fhii, 4,
lips farm. where the Key, Ed"an,'
Wheeler Hall and Mrs. Eleanor Il.
Mills were shot to death On Septem.
Der ii.
Peter Remsing, OF this city. made.
the discovery ms he kicked the toe ot
his shoe into the soil around the Oh
crahanp'e tree on the tarr.
One side of tho key bore tic nun &.
Der 1?2. The reverse side was marked
"27 On So" presumably the manu-.
facturer's number.
A locksmi,h here said the SrT vas The
tyne used for safe. deposit boxes. ~
fcials ut the National HnnS ot New
Jersey and the peop'n's Trust 'om-
pany, the local banking institutions.
said the kew would IL none ~ ihtir
safe. deposit boves.
Key May BE Glue
The key may be clue to the >,aIcr
or slayers on the theory that the ardent
love letters scattered about IT," bodies
were used to force "shnw- down that
suddenly llazed into nurdcrous fury.
DEPUTY Attorney General Mott. who
assumed full charge u the murder In .
veetication eight days ago. was IN con-
ference behind locked dnors this morn =
Inc with Prosecutor Brek!nan q! SoUL
erSet County. Boil officials appeared
excited.
One pet theory OF thr investigators
that will not down i that q third per
son secretly obtained the letters DE-.
Hall and Mrs. Mills exchanged. kept
them in n safe place until wanted. am!
then went 10 the rendezvous OF the
lovers. possibly for bla"kmail. possibly
TO force Mrs. Mills out OF town.
Investigators are hcGinrin: 70 fear
another lead 70 the solution OF the
murders is crumbl!ng. \ searching in.
vestigation has begun into the past Of
Mrs. Jane Gibson. self-sty!ed eye wit =
ress Of the murder of the rector and
choir singer.
Mrs. Gibscns ire over repeated Gues-
tioning reached climax today when
she fred double harreled shotgun after
three news photographers.
o. J. Bauman. Robert keagh and
Carl Nesesohn, photographers for New
York dailles. went 10 the Gibson ri.
farm this morning to snap pictures Of
the woman and her property.
The State trooper who has been on
luard at the end III 'he lane iendiUg -
the farmhouse was not there when he
cameramen arrived. The tax uroye III
the lane, bur was halted by Mr.. Gi6.
ecn. She showed the shotgun through
the cab window and told her visitors to
'beat it,
The automobile wns swung about and
sped down the lane. The photographers.
watching through the rear window, sai'
Mrs. Gibson dropped on one knee
aimed the weapon and fred both bar.
rels. No ono was hit.
Although Mrs. Gibson has claimed
she is the widow OF clergyman, i. is
now reported she Is the wife of VII.
liam II. Easton, Il toolworker employed
in this city.
Amazing Story, He Says
When asked il the pig woman" wsr.
his wife. Easton said he had nothing tt
say. ITS an amazing story he said
commenting on her 'eve. e.witness'
statement. 'She has n brilliant mind. :
Mrs. Gibson denied Easton was he
husband or that she was the Mrs. Glib
son whose husband. John, n raiiroa,
orker. died some years ago in ker
tuckv.
"You tell me the officials are IN,
vestigating the story Of my life sht
o0Au. Nti., ibH cure. / Know
I am here In New brunswick and
witnessed the murder OF DR.. Hall ant
Mrs. Mills. What difference does /,
make whether | have past or not?'
In view of the rewards offered 10,
the solution Of the murder invest.
gators delving into Mrs. Gibson's pas
heard with interest statement b.
Nicholas Wander Nratt. an em"loye :,
the Holland Rose Gardens. He liver
IN the Livingstone Park section Of th..
city.
Kraft came here sometime ago from
Rutherford. y. j., bringing his Eng
lish sheep dog. a type seldom seen il
this part of the country. After he ha,
settled here. a man IL Trenton aiv.r
tised he had 'ost his sheen dog. "A.
offered 4 reward of 500 for III fcru.atio,
leading to rs recovery.
Demanded the Dog
Kraft said shortly after tie al
was inserted Mrs Gibson cam" to hi
bone. NOT far from her "wr. farm. an,
demanded the dog. When ha refused
claimed the animal WAS hls. Kraft in,
sisted the sheep dog wa, his owl
: property Mrs. Gibson and The mar
finally departed utter an angry scene
, Mrs. G'bson'S cha i"nyn that Sn
: would confront Mr.. FrGu'es Steven
Hall. the rector widow. aud tell he
po!ntbiank she witnessed her Lu.baDl',
, murder. was accepted last nigh l.,
Mrs. Hail.
Through her attorney. Timothy Y
Ffeifer, Mrs. Hall said SUE was w.liin,
. TO confront Mrs. Gibson at any time. i
: the authorities dss.re Mr. Pfe.fie