New-York tribune., 1922-10-27
Autoists Who Put Spot
] Ligh. on Couple Seer.
/ by Mrs. Gibson Before
/ Sayings Being Traced
Eyewitness Story
Gives Full Details
describes w oman inCray
Cloak and a Mustached
Man With Bushy Hair
By Bovden Sparkes

tse Rev. Edward w. Hall and Mrs.
Eleanor Mills is almost complete. Ar
rests will be made as soon as the au-
thorities establish the identity of cer-
tain witnesses who were at the Phillips
farm on the night of the killings and
VINO can corroborate portions of the
scry Of Mrs. Jane Gibson, who saw
she crime from the back of her mule.
Tonight Special Deputy Attorney
General Wilbur Mott is in the position
a stage director who finds himself
ID doubt as to which players shall be
east for certain roles in a new melo-
rama. He has selected his "heavy"
Woman; he is almost equally satisfied
nth his "heavy" man; the widow Glib
nn Is the heroine; he plans to play the
hfe himself. His indecision is con-
aning the important minor charac-
ars-the talebearers, eavesdroppers
nd cther shadowy figures of the back
round who hold within themselves the
iot elements needed to bring the
mashing climax.
Mrs. Hall Lacks Witnesses
twas revealed tonight that the au-
Aor:ties have been unable, thus tar, to
ind an one who is in a position to
slpport the story of Mrs. Frances
Stevens Hall. widow of the murdered
! rector, that she remained in her bed
taamber on the night of the tragedy
rom 8 o'clock in the evening until
round 2 o'clock in the morning.
As 1t is becoming increasingly inn
prtant to Mrs. Hall to establish this
asi the interest of the people of New
Brunswick is rising in the identity of
tie woman in the gray cloak who was
zen and recognized in De Russeys
lae by Mrs. Gibson.
The contents of the affidavit made by
sAGibscn were disclosed day.
had been cut in the fiela on my
Anshe night in question:. Mrs. Glib
ans affidavit as eyewitness reads. ~
vas out back of the house, near De
Russeys Lane, when discovered some.
,ae had pulled mp lot of MY corn by
ihe roots and pulled off ears. 1t was
shortly after 8 o'clock, because I saw
the bus from Milestone pass by.
Started After Thieves
THE bus leaves Milestone, three
miles from New Brunswick, at 9 o'cl,ck
on its trip to New Brunswick. I had
been bothered lot by thieves stealing
ny corn and chickens, and they'd sho4
a couple of my dogs. One of my DOGS
started barring while l was in the
corr eela "~d I saw d'lnrid" tod wa~on
going down De Russeys Lane and
coula hear Il 6 ing OIL tne road.
usually ride roam mare mule, but
she is skittish and when | went to the
: barn said to myself: NO, won't take
her, I'll take Jennie
Jennie has three shoes off and |
saddled her and started out after the
wagon. / followed down De Russeys
Lane and expected it would turn into
the squatter's colony. But it turned
INTO Easton Avenue, toward New Brun-
swick. 1t was q rickety old wagon, and
just decided it didn't have anything
70 do with my corn and I gave up the
chase and turned around and started
to go home.
Man Wore Mustache
About twenty feet up De Russeys
Lane, adjoining the Phillips farm, man
aeo 90, woman were standing beside an
va model, high powered automobile.
very odd shaped car and l
>~SSS'ih~~cs ~ again. Gill icU
sure whether the man ...,.. -. :. zap ae
aat, but he had heavy mustache and
uushy hair"
| How could you tell all this 2" the
Eosecutor asked Mrs. Gibson, accord
w. TO the affidavit.
There was another cor in De Rus
ass Lane, and I saw them (the man
Woman) as tfey were c-Ggn. In tne
vs OF the headlight of that other
MS Gibson answered.
After turned into De Russeys Lane
sa0st ene OF my moccasins, and had
get off my mule and pick it up" she
@aanued. Then started back on my
wstome.
/, iAsard voices quarreling. The man
wy w. Woman who had been beside the
scnopile had gone toward the farm.
ssasv had flashlight and could see
a~xosking. / could not tell what the
sssssTeling was all about. I listened,
sssi q cannot recall what they all said.
asddenly / heard one shot. Then a
-psase.r
then heard more shots. Bang!
Gang! Bang!
vas little afraid, so put my
v's N Jennie's ribs and started nomeS
Afs Gibson in the affidavit said
fCostinued an nscn SatPN