The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-10-27
CLAIMS PIG-RAISER
AFTER TAK|NGLOOk
Relates Story To Newspaper
Man, New Brunswick
PEOPLE TO BE QUERIED
Another Gruelling Session With
Special Prosecuting Attorney
Is Scheduled

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New Brunswick, N. j., October IS.
Mrs. Jane Gibson, pig raiser, who
claims to have witnessed the murder
of Rev. Edward Wheeler Hall and
Mrs. Eleanor r. Mills, today told a
newspape: man that she had identi-
fed the man who she says shot the
rector, as well as identifying the
woman, who she asserts was with
the slayer.
Mrs. Gibson, who was on the Phil
FPS farm the night of the double
I-urder looking for corn thieves
md who claims to have heard the
Slayer's name called by his woman
companion, said that she did not
iuow the identity of the slayer at
hat time but that she recently had
ccognized him in the prosecutors
lice in New Brunswick.
AS. Gibson, who, it was learned
,-,erday, had told the authorities
name of the slayer's companion,
today that she had once met
at a rummage sale and instant
lad recognized her at the scene
he murder on the Phillips farm.
- added that she had seen her
us the double killing and was
.e OF her recognition.
Mrs. Gibson's Story.
Applying her previous story,
Irs. Gibson said she rode on mule
pack from her home into De Brus-
sey's lane following a wagon with
out lights which she thought was
lriven by corn thieves. She said
she saw the wagon turn into Easton
avenue towards New Brunswick.
The lane interseets Easton avenue
just beyond Lovers Lane" in which
the two bodies were found.
Just at the intersection, Mrs. Glib
son said she saw an old style auto,
mobile standing in De Brussels lane.
Beside the machine, she declared,
we're a man and woman, and she
her mule about forty feet
from them. Just then, her story
goes, another machine turned into
the lane and the flood ofshght from
It's headlights fell upon the two per-
sons beside the old automobile
The second automobile, she said,
backed out of the lane and sped
away on Easton avenue, Mrs. Glib
SON said but while it's lights were
on the old machine she rec
ognized the man and woman. She
says they both stepped into the
shadow before the second automo-
bile turned around.
Woman Wore Gray Coat.
Mrs. Gibson said today that the
woman wore gray coat extending
to her knees. She says the man had
4 heavy dark mustache, bushy eye
brows and was of a heavy build.
when went to the prosecutors of
fice,n the farm woman said today,
II saw this man and recognized him
as the one who was standing beside
the car"
Mrs. Gibson says that after the
second car had withdrawn the man
and woman crossed De Brussey's
lane and went into the field in a
general direction of the crab apple
tree. Judge Mott, the new special
state prosecutor, came to New
today and summoned ev-
cry principal in the case to the court
house SO that he might personally
hear their stories.
Mrs. Hall, widow of the rector,
James Mills, husband of the woman
who was killed; Charlotte Mills,
their daughter; Henry and William
Stevens, brothers of Mrs. Hall, and
Mrs. Gibson. all Will be questioned.
Followed Man and Woman.
Mrs. Gibson in continuing her
story said that instinctively she fol-
lowed the man and woman who
crossed the field.
when / turned into the dirt road"
she said, "I lost one of my mecca
sins. I dismounted to get 1t. When
/ had put it on and climbed back
on my mules back, the couple had
"a few moments later I heard loud
voices in the direction of the crab
apple tree. / saw a man and woman
each. with a fashlight. They threw
the beams on another man and wo-
man. Then out of the darkness I
heard more loud talking as if all
were quarreling, Then I heard
shot. a"
II heard a woman's voice scream
IN horror
Mrs. Gibson said the woman who
uttered a name and shout
ed: please, please"
"And then" said Mrs. Gibson, ~
tut my heels into my Jennie mule and