New-York tribune., 1922-11-02
widow, in First Interview,
Repeatedly Voices Faish
i, Slain Rector; Denies
Ever Seeing Mrs. Gibson
to Dissect
Singers Character
Ystes Score of Reporters
Alone and Calls Murder
/ Blank Wall to Her
By Ishbel Ross

NEW BRUNSWICK, N. j., No
ye;nber l.--No vindictive memories
il squirting urge for vengeance
smoke up the calm surface of Mrs.
Edward w. Halls life as she lives
from day to day in che shadow Of
tragedy. Whatever her hidden fires
land she seems the quiet. still type,
capable Of sudden and furious erup-
tion--her exterior was revealed in
an interview to-day as clear and
hard as crystal.
The veil that she has drawn both
literally and figuratively between
herself and questioning public was
taken OFF for the first time since the
bodies of her husband, the Rev. Ed
ward W. Hall, and Mrs. Eleanor r.
Mills were found together under a
srab apple tree six weeks ago. Its
withdrawal revealed in the physical
sense an attractive enough picture of
raid-Victorian dignity and, in the
iiguratiye sense, an incredible mega
ton Of emotion that may merely
have been her way of showing re-
serve in face of the volley of ques-
tions that whistled about her ears
for full hour.
No Fears for Future
She has nothing to fear from the
fupre, she asserted, defending herself
ii aeven, Unconditional tones and casting
oS insinuatioas as being beyond her
comprehension.
\ dent want to see anybody pun
ished," she said in even, untroubled ac-
cents. u hasen't q vindictive feeling.
think any one who has committed
Murder is not a safe person to have at
large, but so far as a desire for ven
geanee goes have none"
II was placidly said as she sat with
her arms demurely folded facing
sfere OF rerorters. Her chair rocked
Oil and her keen s1ate-gray eyes slid
s5ound the room, unconsciously chal-
lsnging comment or criticism. And
sgaip in the highly Victorian parlor
which seemed perfect background
iw this widow:
u had such faith in my husband.
II heNwere here he could eX-
plain. He could explain if he were
kres-. ! feel he is true to me.
+ IL u
Mills
Barely Hides Contempt
Not ali at once but from time to
time her declarations of faith drifted
through the text of the interview, q
nlSsse at time, never very much,
always uttered in passionless tones.
sae could scarcely keep her contempt
from penetrating the atmosphere in
spite Of her weli-bred manner to her
iaterviewers. She hates publicity, has
hated It all her life, she said. 1t was
hard sor her to give an interview. She
answered practically every question,
oat grudgingly, with brevity and re-
She rs not by any means the austere
woman she has been pictured, but is
selecontained to rare degree. En-
scfing the room and bowing to report
eIs W sile seemed a little figure in her
enasing black dress of Canton crepe
8 WIN q wide silk scarf edged with
saspe sp twisted about her shoulders,
ueht fashion.
oat when she eat down her large
asa0 and pronounced, features robbed
,ss lss q this fugitive air of fragility
slse ss;a turks mostly in her soft, white
s.u, .,n, her beautiful eyes, her small
s.a ssaas and feet. Her hair, which rolls
des dson her brow in a natural pompa-
NV. NH wave, is white in front and quite
vs.ss .ssa AZ the back of her head. 1t re-
hsse "a very large, lobelcss ears. Her
sss sss ana mouth would indicate
essnagth esn of Character, although rolls
Vnginal lines. $3.50 = is''
rnsYp rnspofters were informed at the be-
ssnja s,Jj,is OF the interview that Mrs. Hall
"usWer every question put to her
(centinusd nm paae fhrse,