Evening journal., 1922-10-25

today that he had not Joined in the
application TO have the Attorney
General intervene.
II has seemed from time to time
since the murder that the case could
not possibly develop many more un-
usual characters, but Mrs. Gibson,
THE pig woman" is entitled TO a
niche OF her own and her story Is as
weird as almost any part Of this re-
markable romantic tragedy.
With none Of the characteristics
Of the modern woman, living in a
shack the outside OF which is cover
ed with roofing paper, raising pigs
and trading mules for living ap-
parently. but nevertheless filling
some sixty acres Of land and raising
a corn crop that must be worth a
good deal Of money. Mrs. Gibson is
living contradiction. as she is an
intelligent, well bred woman.
Her abode stands in Hamilton
road about 200 yards beyond the end
OF De Russy lane that is furthest
from the Phillips farm. The farm is
perhaps a mile or more away, the
lane forming, It might be said, the
base of a triangle of which Easton
avenue and Hamilton road form the
two sides. The Gibson home stands
back about 100 yards or more from
the road. There Is no garden no
yard worth speaking of. just a clear
ing in a vast corn field. with pigs and
dogs and mules about the open
space, the whole presenting a gem
eral air Of untldiness.
Her Talk Causes Surprise.
The woman Is stocky, her hair Is
brown. her eyes bright. She may be
so, but would probably look 40 or
less n she were found In a different
environment. differently CARRIED. AS
II is. she amazes those who talk TO
her for the first time by speaking
English fuently and German rather
better. Her grammar is all that could
be desired and she evidently thinks
for at one point of her conversation
today. talking OF the murder case
she said:
Il haven't read a great deal about
this case. but l know that II II had
been my husband l would have gone
to the end OF the earth 10 kill the
woman. But then I am a mother, and
that makes a difference, because
woman's love for a husband IS diff
ferent. deeper. when she Is the
mother Of his children"
The story OF the night of the muir
der. which Is understood 20 be a
matter of record in the Hall-Miils /
,ase now. although Mrs. Gibson /
would not confirm It and refused /
line and again 10 talk of II or TO
rive her interviewers any encour-
,gement. Is typical OF this pioneer
ype OF woman. who sells mules ana
ides them bareback as well.
Tale Credited 10 Mrs. Gibson
It is in effect this, as was learned
rom excellent sources and SUM-
iently verified to Justify belief in
/:
OF the FIVE dogs that Mrs. Gibson
WINS one never barks but has an ex-
raordinary sense of hearing. even
or a dog
on the night OF September Il
lbout Q or a little before. this dog
anne scratching imperatively at the
loor, warning his mistress that
omething was amiss. Mrs. Gibson
lad been missing considerable
Quantities OF corn and was enraged
yer the thefts, so the dogs warning
meant one thing to her. and she ran
nut OF the door OF the transformed
arm in which she lives. She saw
nan running away.
Mrs Gibson ran to one OF her
mules and mounted It. as she has
frequently done. barefooted and
tarted off after the man. She had
suspicion that It was Mike" SUI
IL, the caretaker at the Phillips
arm, a Hungarian, already men
Ioned in the case and a man who
as a COW and little to feed II upon.
% Mrs. Gibson started Off in the
ERECTION OF Mikes shack and that
ook her directly toward the Phil ,
ps' place.
She did not take De Russy lane.
$ some accounts have il. but less ;
ravelsd road to the northward, 7
INNING closer TO the house and also :
loser to the crab-apple tree that has a
ecome famous. She rode her mule
4 fact across lots and went down a
1to the darkness beneath the trees t
( the Phillips place. even TO tho t
Id and mysterious appearing barn. c
,r II was there she believed Sulitz a
as hiding her corn. \
She has told the authorities and
ie affidavit that they have sets forth a
hat when she was near the apple
zee she saw four figures, two men i
nd two women, limned against the c
ght OF Easton avenue beyond. This 5
in part OF her story that is d
,arcely credible, for there is not q
Efficient light at night out there to
low figures at all plainly and the t
,ot by the apple tree was in the a
lade and very dark.
oman i'm Long, Light Coat.
However. continuing her story :
RS. Gibson asserted that one of 3
.e women wore a long rather light D
,lored coat; that she heard voices W
OF people quarreling and that u
Iddenly there was first one shot and D
len three more and two of the y
cures disappeared from her view.
lille the woman who remained a.
anding. cried. "Oh, -, why n
d you do that" c.
Then, says Mrs. Gibson. she turn r
her mule about and made for :
ome.
This story OF running away Is an =
her doubtful point in the story, 3