New-York tribune., 1922-10-27

g All ~ pGSlt1DH bD SuppVEx MIS-. L1aii
statement positively. Louise Geist, Til
d through d part Of the evening, he said
Barbara Tough, the seamstress, ha,
permission to 20 QUE. Willie Steven
was In his room. The only other per
son in the house was an cight-year-ol,
| niece. who, according to Miss Tough
goes early TO bed.
4 May Have Had Visitor
There may" said MIR. pTeiffer
stressing the qualifying word. HAY.
been a visitor during the cvering.D
! barbara Tough Is woman pas
i early youth, slender and speaking Will
It was learned yesterday that she has
told the authorities that she, too, b.
some strange freak Of fate or citcum
stance, was In the vicinity OF the Phil.
Hips farm on September IA.
! Barbara has said that she went tic
see q friend who lives 'in Easion Ave
nue., near the Parker home" The home
I is opposite the Phillips farm. After
that, the senmstress said In accounting
or her time, she went motoring with a
/ friend and arrived at the Hall home
! ed, and she decided that all the mem
hers OF the family were in and had
gone to bed She insists she heard
nothing until she was awakened ut
o'clock in the morning. She did not
! know at the time, she says, who 1t was
she heard, but thought 1t was DR.. Hall
moving about ON the second floor.
That stretch OK Easton Avenue by
the Parker Home where Barbars went
that afternoon was the regular rem
slezvous OF Or. Hall and Mrs. Mills.
AS far as the authorities have been
able 10 learn the sesmstress saw
nothing that day of the husband of
her mistress. or Of Mrs. Mills, her
fellow guild member.
Two other members OF the church,
man and woman, both members OF
the choir, are also known to have been
in Easton Avenue that evening. The
man is to be questioned by Mr.. Mott,
probably tomorrow.
Investigators Cheerful
Mr.. Mott, accompanied by Detective
Mason, his chief investigator, reached
the courthouse in New Brunswick about
10:30 this morning. They were smil-
ing broadly as they left their taxicab
and hustled UP the stairs into the
building. County, Detective Ferdinand
David was the only one there to greet
them, and Mr.. Mott declined to start
his work until Prosecutor Stricken ar
rived. Stricken came about, three.
quarters of an hour later, and presently
Detective Totten, Of Somerset County
joined them.
Mott told newspaper reporters that
he was just gathering up the threads
OF the investigation and did not plan
to examine any witnesses to-day. The
only statements he made that might
be regarded as interesting were COM
ments on Mrs. Gibson's statement.
statement is not entirely credible" he
said. at is the most valuable evidence
that can be put before petit jury"
"Are you endeavoring to obtain evil
dence to corroborate the story told by
Mrs. Gibson ~
"Well," he hesitatingly replied, ~
don't think l can answer that just
now."
"Are you going to call any witnesses
to-day or to-night?"
81 don't want to call any witnesses
until ! have gone over the case very
and am prepared to ques-
tion properly any witnesses who nre
called" he said.
? Could Make Arrest Now
hGNS you ISdSOAdblC Uaoas 4Oi
prosecution of some one at this mo-
ment?"
"Well, am suspicious OF some
people. / could make an arrest now,
but | prefer to wait until the case is
clinched. There ;s ayhig difference be-
tween an arrest and 4 conviction"
James Mills, the church sexton, was
pathetic figure tonight as he pre-
pared supper in the kitchen of his
home with an apron fastened about
his middle.
where is Charlotte 2" he was asked.
"Where Is she?" he repeated angrily
"Why don't you ask where she isn't?
/ haven't seen her all day long. And
she won't be back before 8 or 10 to-
night
Cant you sort OF intimate to her
that she ought to help her dad with
the housework?"
Fine fix 1 would be in IL did that. |
Now, she is headstrong and goes about
her business-school and theaters-as
if l didn't exist"
Your loss hasn't brought you any
closer, them"
How could it? She is away most of
the time, and IL get up at 9 o'clock
in the morning every day, cook break
fast for Charlotte and her little brother
Dan, 60 off to work and come back
at night and cook another meal for
them. I'm mother, father and servant
to those children. Fine fix I'm In
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