Evening star., 1922-10-31
MRS. GIBSON FIRES
AT CAMERA MEN
AND DEF|ESP PROBE
let Them Look Into My
Past, But ! Saw Murders"
She ExcIaims.
PRESS REPRESENTATIVES
BEAT HAsTY RETREAT
Finding of Key Near Crabapple
Tree Adds Touch to Hall
Mills Enigma.
BY DAN RING.
STAFF Correspondent of The Star.

STAFF Correspondent of The Star.
NEW BRUNSWICK. y. J., October
31.-Mrs. Jane Gibson. apparently star
witness for the state in the Hall-Miils
murder case. today chased three
newspaper photographers from her
pig farm on Hamilton road with a
shotgun. She fired one shot. The
scurrying photographers reached their
automobiles unharmed
Bobby keogh of the New York
American, o. J. Bauman OF the New
York Daily News and c. D. Nesen-
sohn of the New York Times had ar
ranged a morning sortie in the hope
of uncovering some new snapshots of
Mrs. Gibson, who has said that she
saw the murder of the Rev Edward
Hall and Mrs. Eleanor Mills, choir
singer
After asking her to pose, she pro-
duced a shotgun and remarked: Don't
you boys come here any more. I have
been told what to do, and I'll do it,
The snapshooting crew started back
for their automobile when one of
them turned and tried to take a pic
ture of the woman with shotgun in
hand. Up went the weapon to her
shoulder. AS she fired the men scram-
bled into the automobile and sped
away.
Reporters Visit Farm.
Four reporters headed back to the
scene to verify the story told by the
photographers. They found a shell
believed to be the proof" They
knocked at the door of Mrs. Gibson's
home but she would not come out.
Her son, who is known as Willy
Easton," walked out
There's no use in you fellows
spending your money and coming
out here" said he Because you are
not going TO get anything"
willy. there's a wild story floating
about regarding your mother taking
a shot at some photographers" he
was told.
oh, that's all right" he replied
with smile. I'VE have nothing
whatever to say. and you might as
well quit coming around here"
Willy. come into the house right
away" called a voice from within.
Willy went into the house.
Special Deputy Attorney General
Wilbur A. Mott did not appear in
New Brunswick yesterday. He was
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jury is expected to meet :his week,
and when questioned at his home last
night, refused to state where he had
been. He admitted that he was
tsoIiya wCfkinF Iien, en the casa His aide De
conference with Sigourney Smith. a
grave digger. at the Phillips farm,
where the murder took place Mason
was accompanied by Sergt Lamb and
Trooper Dickman of the state police
force.
Told Not to Talk.
Smith boards at the house of Mrs.
A. c. Fraley. near the scene Of the
shooting. He refuesd to talk to news
paper men about the case. saying he
had been warned to keep quiet by the
officials.
A newspaper man here today ran
across a Key found on the Phillips
farm some time ago. IT was SHOWN
to an expert lockSm!rh. who declared
it to ne a sacety deposit box key
In Mrs. Gi5son's statement she said
that after having seen two forms at
the upper end of the lane by the
glare OF an automobile headlight. She
watched the figures. marked by a
blinking fiashiight journey across the
field toward the Crabapple tree. This
was before the murder. The key was
found on such path as she described
having been taken by the possible
nlurderers. officials made no COM
ment upon receiving the Key.
No Arrest of Vcstrymnn.
There were reports going out last
week regarding the threatened ar
rest Of vestrymar of the church of
Rev Hail. No arrest has been made.
Another story to the effect that the
watch stolen from the body of the
murdered rector had been located
was blasted. An employe of a large
factory here was on Phillips farm on
the night of the shooting and heard
the shots and screams, it is reported.
A girl in a reddish brown dress was
escorted over the scene of the killing
by state troopers. a state trooper,
asked for information about her.
said: We did it by Mr.. Motifs orders
and we can't say anything about it,"