Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-10-21
Find Two Hall-Mills Killing Witnesses
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Another is Barbara Tough an up
strirs maid in the Hall home.
The grand jury has adjourned un-
til Monday, so no indictments are 10
be returned before next week.
One eye witness 10 the murder
has named the slayers OF the rector
aid choir singer. it was persistently
reported today. Every indication
gave evidence OF a startling climax
in, he case.
persistent reports say a promin-
ent woman of New Brunswick had
mGde affidavit TO Beekman that she
saw the Sayings and recognized the
slayers had resulted in no denial
from Beekman's office early today.
simultaneously 1t was reported
frsm apparently reliable sources
that Beekman win again place the
case before the Somerset county
grand Jury with view OF obtaining
Indictment OF man and a woman
by the first part Of next week.
Beekman denied that an ind.ct
m.nt has already been returned fol-
lowing flying rumors that the grand
Jury had acted secretly following his
appearance before Il yesterday. The
reported woman witness in her pur-
ported AFFIDAVIT was asserted 10 have
said the murders we're committed on
the Phillips farm where the bodies
were found.
She Is declared to have been at
itracted by shots at the place and
from a clump OF bushese saw the
n1urderers arranging the bodies, low
i1gly folding the hands OF Mr.. Hall
while the body Of Mrs. Mills. the
woman upon whom terrible ven
genance was heaped. was roughly
cast down.
Question as 20 whether the identi-
fcation offered by the woman Is posi-
tive enough is the reason why an
arrest was not Immediately made It
was said by a semi-oficial source.
The af1davit Is asserted TO have been
in Beekman's hands for several days
and was also reported 20 have form
ed his grounds for suddenly chang
isg his attitude toward asking aid
from Attorney General McGran Of
New Jersey
The Grand Jury of Somerset coun-
~ met In Somerville yesterday, and, |
while Mr.. Beekman will not admit |
It. Il is understood that the Hall |
Mills murder case was taken up. /
Beekman and Detective Totten were
before the Grand Jury for an hour
Discussion Of the activity of the
Grand Jury led TO reiterated reports
that indictments will be found On the
near future, possibly at the beginning
OF next week. OF these matters Mr..
Beekman would not speak. explain
ing his attitude by referring TO a
statement he had made earlier In the
day, and which read:
1T must be remembered at all
TIMES that the proceedings OF the
5rsnd Jury are absolutely secret,
ana therefore no questions. either
Affirmative or negative. will be an
syered In respect TO procedure. Any
rellrts as 20 the action or nonaction
OF lie Grand Jury are absolutely M
authorized as coming from this Office.
Investigation is far from a staadstill
and we are satisfied with the prog
resu OF the last few days.
When as ne was leaving the court
house here yesterday afternoon Mr..
Beekman was asked the direct ques-
ton VIII you deny that the Grand
Jury found an Indictment" he re-
fused to make any statement. and IN
some quarters Il was regarded as an
admission by him that an indict-
ment had been found. Such, how
ever, was not the case. No indlct-
ment has been found in the case. nor
will any be found in the next twenty
four hours.
The eyewitness referred 20 Is a
woman who. II is understood on the
night OF the murder was close
enough 70 observe the actions OF a
group said to consist OF FIVE persons,
two OF whom were women and three
men. One OF the men was Hall.
one Of the women was Mrs. Mills.
The eyewitness II Is stated. saw the
crime committed. but II was dark {
and there Is some question as TO the
ability OF Prosecutor Beekman TO
establish beyond doubt the identity
Of the persons who formed the rest !
OF the group.
So far he has made definite
progress along this line ;
In cases where identification by
an eyewitness is the chief feature '
Of the prosecutions evidence tn
defense must of necessity be an
alibi. Il IS V1th a view to ascertain
ing whether those under suspicion
will be able positively TO establish
an abb that Mr.. Beekman has re-
Trained from acting more quickly.
The checking up Of the movements
OF those concerned in the case Is OF
the utmost importance. Meanwhile
secrecy is being maintained as 10 the
identity of the mysterious eyewit-
witness. but Il has been established =
that II is not the Hungarian woman !
referred TO early this week, al =
though it is a woman who lives not :
far from the Phillips farm. h
As TO Grand Jury actions gener- O
ally. in answer to questions Mr.. (
Beekman said this evening: S
"A Grand Jury cannot return an $
indictment on the information and a
belief OF a prosecutor or county
detective. The jury has TO have Z
before It facts. Nor As it possible Y
for prosecutor TO obtain an in &
dictment and a warrant and with v
hold service of the warrant One OF Il
the points that has yet to be cleared a
up and on which the authorities are o
working with exceptional diligence. b
is the question as TO whose motor a
car was used by the slayer on the
night Of the killing; n
Reference has been made fire.
quently TO n green motor car Now