New-York tribune., 1922-11-01
Halls Home
Life Defended
By 2 Sisters
tcsa.isued INN, sav. enc,

with Mrs. Hall as much as possible
trying to help her over these days,
When say mistake may not be
using the right word. But what mean
is that an unexplained complcxity Of
circumstances leaves the Hall z, miiy in
this situation"
And you still feel this confidence
despite the love letters and Mr.. Halls
diary ?" she was asked.
x don't believe they are authentic.
! cannot say more than that" she re-
Calls Home Life Happy
Giving an intimate picture of the
family relations Of the late DR.. Hall.
Mrs. Bonner said:
"Mr. and Mrs. Hall were absolutely
happy from the beginning of their mar
ried life right up to the last. Every
thing they did they did together, and
were remarkably happy in their home
life"
Mrs. Voorhees, interrupted at this
point to say:
"He called to see his mother every
day when she lived in New Brunswick.
He was q devoted son, brother and
husband. Our mother lived down town
at the Bayard, fashionable family
hotel. Mr.. Hall would call there every
afternoon, and nearly always he was
accompanied by his wife. They would
take long drives. In fact, Mr.. Hall
called on his mother on the afternoon
Of Thursday, September IA. His man
ner was the same as ever. He took
mother over to Highland Park in the
automobile so that she could take some
clothing to some poor people over
there, a family in which there were q
number Of children
Resuming her story, Mrs. Bonner
said:
"Their last summer in the country
together, in Maine, was particularly
happy one"
Mrs. Voorhees, continued:
"Yes, it was on July 20 that Mr.. and
Mrs. Hall came to my home in Jersey
City, on the eleventh anniversary of
their wedding. We had cake for
them and had very happy time. They
left little later, in August, for Maine,
enjoying beautiful weather in the very
best Of spirits"
Asked Il she knew whether the Halls
had quarreled because DR.. Hall in
sisted on their vacation being cut to
three weeks. Mrs. Bonner was silent,
but Mrs. Voorhees, exclaimed:
"They told me that they only wanted
they wished to give their servants
three instead of the usual four weeks,
and because they wanted to return and
open up their home"
kilograms Explained
Mrs. Bonner admitted receiving sew
eral kilograms from DR.. Hall on diff
ferent occasions, and was sure she had
one either on July 81 or August ].
She could not recall the contents, but
believed it had something to do with
their mothers plans. This would
serve to explain the telegram sent by
DR.. Hall to woman in New York late
in August, after his return from Maine,
in which he is declared to have said:
81 will be in your apartment late this
evening"
An official investigator in the case,
who refused to allow his name to bo
used, Is authority for the statement
that the delay in sending the case to
the grand jury is occasioned chiefly by
the futility OF the search for the car
which has been described by Mrs. Glib
son as being at the Phillips farm on
the night of the double murder.
The authorities are said to be posi-
tive that the slayers went out to the
Phillips farm in car, and they have
been searching for it for weeks. This
investigator said the authorities were
engaged in the process of elimination
rs to the identity Of the slayer or
slayers. He insists, as did Mr.. Mott,
that Mrs. Gibson's story still stands in
face of attack. The prosecution was in
no wise interested in her past, he said.
Officials who will speak frankly and
those who are guarded in their replies
are agreed that the present status Of
the case does not justify any jury ac-
ton. At present they are engaged
chiefly in checking up and reviewing
the evidence and statements gathered
by their predecessors. So far as can
be established Mr.. Mott has not been