The New York herald., 1922-12-20
DEFINITE EVIDENCE
FOUND IN HALL CASE
New Grand Jury to Hear Facts
i'll Murder Mystery Just
Developed.
SOLUTION MAY BE NEAR
Somerset County Officials Say
Indictment VIII Come At
ter the Holidays.

syccsal Dsspotch to THE NEW YolK HnRALn
NEW BRUNSWICK, n. j., Dec. 19.-
The Investigation OF the Hsll-Mills
murder is still the matter cs chief con-
Germ TO the authorities in his city and
Somerset county, and they are both
determined to bring the perpetrators
TO justice. Every indication OF this
was shown to-day. particularly in the
charge TO the new December Grand
Jury by Supreme Court Justice Charles
". Parker. and also in the fact that
the Somerset authorities have found
important evidence, which will be pre-
sented TO the new jury.
One official predicted tonight that
the entire case would be thrown wide
open by disclosures to come. There Is
reason TO believe that at least two
sets OF investigators have important
data, ana the attitude OF tho jury and
the charge by Justice Parker substan-
tiated the belief.
I'VE have been able TO accomplish
Importance in the last two weeks than
was accomplished during the preceding
two months and half" an official said
to-day. This evidence is more definite
more satisfactory and much more valua-
ble than any we had when the case went
before the September panel Of the Grand
Jury.
New Evidence Unearthed.
not be presented this week nor probably
next, due to the holidays. II viii be
ripe for presentation within the next
two or three weeks. and then We are al
most certain Of action. This evidence
has all been unearthed by Somerset
county officials'
The entire charge made by Justice
Parker TO the new panel in Sonerville
to-day was devoted to the Hall-Mills
case. He indicated that the routine
business would not take more than a
day or two to handle. and that the re-
,Iiain6er OF the session could be devoted
to an exhaustive study Of the murder
case. He pointedly stated that II will
eventually be cleared up.
You need no; be confined By what
the prosecutors bring to you, but can
go further. and inquire at length into
the case. calling for any witness or evi
dence required" he said. Tho indicz.
ton is that the last Grand jury found
the evidence presented to them INSULT
cient for the return OF an indictment
This, however, does not end the case.
The crime is unpublished and In murder
cases there ie no Limitation placed on
the time for investigation or return
of indictments. That can be done by
this or any subsequent grand jury he
said. "But in our Judgment there Is
no absolute need for fevered haste In
disclosing the pcrpetrator. that Is, until
something further may develop. There
has been ample time for the assassin
to reach the ends OF the earth, or at
least to cleverly hide his tracks.
Predicts Solution of Mystcry.
1--WE believe that the web Of mystery
will eventually be broken. Right In this
state, at Union Hill. a mysterious case
was solved after two years. This cass
Is not unique IN the fact that the very
first investigation failed to result In su
indictment. All OF the guilty parties VIII
eventually be discovered, indicted and
arrested, We believe, but II will take
time and viii be managed better by
proceeding in more leisureiy nanne
than before
william j. X. Ciby. president OF larg
iron works in Somervilie. and includ,
among it5 members two women and o.
clergyman.
Mrs Jane Gibson visited The office