The New York herald., 1922-11-13

time during which Mrs. Gibson has
sworn she rode on her mule down De-
russey's lane looking for corn thief;
saw the figures in the glare of auto
mobile headlights come into the lane
and turn toward the crabapple tree;
saw the flash of pistol and heard a
woman scream and saw two of four
figures fall to the ground. In other
words, the Russell statement Is declared
to destroy the Gibson evidence in its en-
tirety
Mr. Pfeiffer was ready with informa-
tion as to who Mrs. Russell is. She re-
sided in East Orange. he said, until
1907, when she went to the Chautauqua
school of nursing at jamestown, N. Y.
She completed course there and nursed
in several places until 1916. when she
returned to East-Orange. On May 9,
1916, she married Albert J. Russell in
the City Hail. Trenton. Her maiden
name was Reed. The couple moved to
New York Her husband. she told Mr..
Pfeiffer, stripped her apartment while
she was out working and she left him.
Since then she has been working in
dressmaking establishments in New
York, committing from this city.
She gave the lawyer che names of
three or four former employers. and
these, Mr. Pfeiffer says, he has checked
up He also telephoned the school at
jamestown and verified the fact that as
Miss Reed she had completed a course
there, as she said.
Her story, according to Mr.. Pfeiner,
came to his attention through letter
she wrote to Mrs. Hall. widow OF the
dead rector. This letter was dated
November Z, and read:
Mrs. Frances Stevens Hall
Madam: In regards to September
IA, Mrs. Jane Gibson was not at the
Phillips Farm at 10 o'clock, as live
back of her, and she came over at
10, or little before, to tell me she
had took my dog from man on
Hamilton road. She sat on the steps
of my little sharty while l gave her
one dollar for keeping my dog. Then
/ went with her home and got the
cog. We talked little while and
came home about II o'clock. She
told me that she had waited till all
had gone to bed before she came.
She has told me things that was not
so. | don't think she can help II.
Sincerely yours.
NELLIE l. RUSSELL,
General Delivery. New Brunswick"
IHlS letter was bolly AhSePchSNt oAe
there were other evidences of a lack OF
education on the part of the writer.
Mr.. Pfeiffer had stopped at Newark
on his way here from New York and had
shown the affidavit to Mr.. Mott and
Mr.. Mason. After Pfeiffer had made
the affidavit public Mr.. Mott was COM
municated with. He said. Yes, Mr.
Pfeiffer came to my home and turned
over to me an affidavit such as you
describe 1 will have 1t investigated.
Mr.. Pfeiffer has perfect right to con-
duct his case as he sees AT and have
perfect right to conduct my case as
l see fit"
Don't you think that this affidavit
seriously attacks the credibility of Mrs
Gibson?' Mr. Mott was asked. He re-
piled. II am not going to say anything
about the credibility of Mrs. Gibson
or the credibility of any witness"
''But you were quoted the other day
as saying that in your estimation Mrs
Gibsons story stood up"
"I have been quoted in the newspa-
pers for a lot of things 1 never said
Mr.. Mott reiterated that he would make
no statement regarding the credibility
of any witness. He then announced that
instead of coming to New Brunswick