Evening journal., 1922-10-30
HALL, Mills
crime MAY
REACH GRAND
JURY TODAY
State Has Two Unexploded
Cartridges Which Were
Found Near Murder
Spot
SAY NEGRO TRIED TO
SELL RECTOR'S WATCH

NEW BRUNSWICK. n. J.. Oct.
30 Omitted Press) The grand jury
convened at somerviiie today ready
to receive request from Prose
cutor Mott for indictments in the
i fHall-Mills murder case.
The prosecutor gave no indication
/ OF what move he would make. Fur
ther delay, however. was considered
likely In view OF the following over
night developments.
1. Challenge OF Mrs Jane Gibson
to a prominent New Brunswick wo-
man 20 prove the latter did not
witness the murder.
?. Report that a new witness who
heard Mrs. Mills dying screams had
been discovered.
3. Discovery OF two cartridges.
not discharged. near the spo. where
the bodies were found
4. Alleged attempt by n Negro 10
sell DR.. Halls watch. which has been
missing since the tragedy.
Mrs. Gibson's challenge was issued
after Mrs. Florence Noel Hail. widow
OF the rector. had Issued a purported
statement through friend OF her
family saying she knew nothing of
the Staying OF her husband and Mrs.
Mills.
The pig ranch" woman. who
claims 10 have witnessed tho ruei,
tragedy. dened Mrs Hall to face her
and deny that she (Mrs. Hal) did
not witness the slaylngs.
Mrs. Gibson today remained in her
home. guarded against Interviewer
by state troopers and her son.
known as Dumb Willie" who al
lowed maybe / amt 20 dumb"
Interest, but not so much Import
ance, was placed upon finding OF two
unexploded cartridges at the edge of
the now much trampled spot under
the crabapple tree where the bodies
were found. They were said 70 be
OF the same calibre as the exploded
shells in the pastors clothing ana
near the bodies.
Attorney Pfeiffer today took un-
der consideration the challenge OF
Mrs. Gibson, who dared Mrs. Hall
10 face her and reiterate a denial
made by the widow that she was nor
at the Phillips farm the night her
husband and Mrs Eleanor Mills
we're slain.
Pfeiffer came 20 New Brunswick
from his New York Office this morn
Ing shortly after Mrs. Gibson's chai-
lenge was made public. II Is be.
lieved he will consult with Mrs. Hal
regarding IT, Mrs. Hall already has
stated that she was at home the
evening Of the murder. Whether she
would be willing TO confront Mrs
Gibson and cross examine her or
her assertion that she saw Mrs. Han
on the scene OF the tragedy is yet
to be decided.
The scene OF the murder Is today
a trampled wilderness. Uttered with
torn papers. peanut shells. empty
lunch boxes and all the debris OF the
mob.
Thousands OF murder fans swept
over the Phillips farm Sunday obft-
Grating the very landmarks in their
passion for souvenirs.
or the crabapple tree nothing re-
mains but few inches OF stump all
hacked and Scared by the knives OF
the curious hunters. The branches
+A@ NtA' NNA9 AIuuA winch witnessed
the grim tragedy six weeks ago
when the rector and Mrs. Mills were
slain and laid out" with ironic
humor by the assasins, have been
carried away to grace dens IN distant
cities. Just at sunset last night a
crowd OF at least fifty persons was
around the sorry stump,
begging for Just a splinter"
The desolate Phillips farmhouse.
was visited all day Sunday by a typl-
cal county fair crowd. First COM
ers broadly approaching the decay
ing mansion which has all the
aspects OF haunted house" found
a warning on the door 'TRESPAss-
ERS WILL BE PROSECUTED" SO
they contented themselves with
carrying away the front stoop In sec
ions A crowd Of New York tour
SITS arriving little later kicked IN
he front door and by noon thous-
lnds of sightseers were storming the
I'D home
They banged the piano. sprawied
nto the easy chairs. Jerked open
bureau drawers. spilled books onto
he floor lay on the beds. took pic
ures from walls and pried into aged
mahogany desks.
Men carrying babies yelled to
-ives: