Evening star., 1922-11-22
FARM DUT|ESH|T
HALL-M|LLS Jury.
Members Must Catch Up
With Work and Case HaIts
Until Monday.
HEAR MRS. GIBSON THEN
Thirty Witnesses Have Testified in
Mysterious Double Slay-
ing in Jersey.

BY the Associated Press.
SOMERVILLE, NJ J., November %.
The grand jury which is invest-
eating the HallMills murder mys-
terry is expected to adjourn tonight
until Monday.
Most of the jurors are farmers and
they decided that they wanted at
least three days of the week on the
farms.
Witnesses were called today in an
effort to show the motive for the
murders. Barbara Tough and Louise
Geist. domestics in the Hall home. and
James Mills. widower of the murdered
woman. were among those summoned.
Mrs. Jane Gibson. who says she
saw the murders, is scheduled to tell
, her story next Monday. 1t Is be-
lieved that the jury will be ready to
! vote on indictments by next TUESDAY
Thirty witnesses had told their sto-
ries when the grand jury finished Its
second session last night. The prose-
cutor declared that at least twenty
five more witnesses would be called
The grand jury has learned that the
minister and the choir leader were
murdered: that the, rector was shot
once through the head: that the
woman was shot three times; that
the shots were fired by an expert
marksman; that the choir singer Went
by trolley and afoot to trystlng
place with the minister.
killing Under Tree.
| It<is learned that the prosecutor
! believed Mr. Hall and Mrs. Mills were
killed under the lonely crabapple tree
on Phillips farm where their bodies
, were found.
! George Sipel the pig farmer. who
| popped into the case after his wife
| announced he was innocent Of any
concern in it. has been ordered before
| the grand jury. In all probability
the grand jury will have an opportu-
/ nifty to decide whether Sipel Is real
i!y vital factor or merely pig-ratsinG
| farmer. who has had business deal
| ings with Mrs. Jane Gibson the star
| witness, and has talked about the
murders. Sipel avoided detectives and
| reporters alike.
The jury heard eighteen witnesses.
| none of whom had any really impor-
| tant story to give. They heard doc
| tors tell how Mrs. Mills throat was
! found to have been cut when her
| body and that of Rev. Halls were
| diSinterred for an autopsy. Prosecu.
! tor Mott went even farther. and
| called two Somerville undertakers
and one from New Brunswick TO tell
| what they saw.
Mrs. Henry Blust and Mrs. Leo
! Harkins were the next witnesses. On
| the night of the murders those two
| women. walking along Easton ave-
nue told that they had seen Mrs
Mills. followed by MIR. Hall. walking
| slowly toward Phillips farm. Mrs
! Harkins' story has been that Mr.. Hall
| appeared troubled and. although he
knew her, did not appear to recognize
! her.
/ Raymond Schneider Called.
Raymond Schneider was called
when the afternoon session began.
presumably to tell how he found the
bodies, and to corrohorate Pearl
, Banners story OF mushroom hunt
ing and the accidental discovery
beneath the crabapple tree. !
Only two witnesses. DrS. Anderson
and Armstrong, expert chemists from
a local laboratory. were called after
Schneider. They had examined the
dirt which was near the bodies. and
II was on their testimony that Prose-
cutor Mott relied to prove the muir
derS were committed where the bodies
were found.
The prosecution expressed sattsfac-
ton with the progress made today.
but predicted the sessions for this
week would end tomorrow night and
that the biggest part of its work
would then be over.
James Mills, widower Of the sia:n
choir singer. today was served in
New Brunswick with grand jury
subpoena. He was found busily stOk
ing his furnaces in the basement Of
the school where he is assistant Jani
tor and took the paper just IS nom
chalantly as he has taken most Of
the other developments since the
murder Of his wife became known.
The detectives declined to say
whether Charlotte Mills. the janitor S
daughter, would be called. or whether
they would subpoena Charlotte's wom-
an lawyer. but it was indicated that
both would appear before tomorrow
session ends