The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-26
kNOWSMAN
WHO KILLED
REV.. HALL
Mrs. Jane Gibson, Witness
Of Crime, Recognised
) Slayer.

New Brunswick, N. j., Oct. 26.-
Mrs. Jane Gibson, pig raiser, who
claims to have witnessed the mur-
der of Rev. Edward Wheeler Hall,
and Mrs. Eleanor r. Mills, today
told a newspaperman that she had
identified the man who she says
shot the rector, as well as identi-
tying the woman, who he asserts
was with the murderer.
Follows Wagon.
Amplifying her previous story,
Mrs. Gibson said she rode on mule
back from her home into DeBrus-
sey's lane following a wagon with
out lights which she thought was
driven by corn thieves.
She said she saw the wagon turn
into Easton avenue towards New
Brunswick. The lane intersects
Easton avenue just beyond "Loy-
ers' Lane" in which the two bodies
were found.
Just at the intersection Mrs.
Gibson said, she saw an old style
automobile standing in DeBrus-
sey's lane. Beside the machine,
she declared, were a man and a
woman and she stopped her mule
about 40 feet from them. Just
then, her story goes, another ma
chine turned into the lane and the
flood of light from its headlights
fell on the two persons beside the
old automobile.
Recognized Man and Woman.
The second automobile, she said.
backed out Of the lane and sped
away on Easton avenue, Mrs. Glib
son said, but while its lights were
thrown ON the old machine she
recognized the man and woman.
She said they both stepped out OF
the light into, the shadow before
the second automobile turned
tround.
Mrs. Gibson said today that the
woman wore gray coat extend.
ing to her knees. She said the
man had a heavy dark mustache
bushy eyebrows and was of a
heavy build.
when 1 went to the prosecut.
or's office" the farm woman said
today, Il saw this man and recOg-
nized him as the one who was
standing beside the car"
Pair Goes to Tree.
Mrs. Gibson said that after the
second car had withdrawn the mar
and woman crossed De Brussey's
Lane and went into the field in a
general direction of the crab apple
tree.
Instinctively she followed the
man and woman who crossed the
field, she said, adding:
When l turned into the dirt road
lost one of my moccasins. ! dis
mounted to get it. When / had put
it on and had climbed back upon
my mules back the couple had dis.
appeared.
Hears Shot and Scream.
"A few moments later l heard
loud voices in the direction of the
crab apple tree. saw a man and
a woman each with a flash light
They threw the beams on another
man and woman. Then out Of the
darkness I heard more loud talk
ing. as il all we're quarreling. Then
I heard a shot. l heard a woman's
voice scream in horror"
Mrs. Gibson said the woman who
screamed uttered name and
shouted:
please, please"
And then," said Mrs. Gibson, 81
put my heels into my jenny mule
and went on home"
Mr.. Mott, the new special STATE
prosecutor, came to New Bruins
wick today and summoned every
principal in the case to the cOur,
house SO that he might personally
hear their stories.
Mrs. Hall, widow of the rector
James Mills, husband Of the WON.
an who was killed, Charlotte Mills
their daughter, Henry and William
Stevens, brother of Mrs. Hall, and
| Mrs. Gibson, all will be questioned