Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-11-02

police who I was. asked II there had
been any accident which might account
for his not returning.
Denies Gibson Story.
Q. Have you any comment to make.
Mrs. Hall. Of that part Of Mrs. Gibson'a
statement in which she says you were
present on the Phillips farm on the
night Of September IA?
| A. What comment could l make? or
course. that was not so, and that was
all.
| Q. You weren't there?
| A. i certainly was not.
| Q. Did you leave your house on any
time that night except when you went
out with your brother1
| A. No.
Q. win you tell us your movements
on the night OF September IA. a. near
as you can recollect?
| A: We, bad our supper about $3.50
! and 1 wA2t out on the porch for a
! little while after that. I had Mr..
| Halls little niece with me, his broth
! er was there, and Mr.. Hall was here
at supper time. I stayed out on the
! porch for a while and then a little
! later came in with this little girl
: that was with me and played games
with her for while until half past
-
along there-and put her to bed.
| Went upstairs. at least, and put her
! to bed and came down again. some
where around after nine. should
! ing until about half past ten. Then l
! went upstairs and prepared for bed
| and waited on Mr.. Hall to come in.
| And 1 went to bed. but did not go
| to sleep.
Q. And between the time that he
loPx ha nd lima
went out with your brother in the
! early morning you did not at any
| time leave this house"
! A. No.
! O. Do you know now. Mrs. Hall,
| from whom that telephone. call was
that evening"
! a. That came that evening
| =. Yes.
! 4. They told me it was from
| Mrs Mills. but l only know that from
=. You did not overhear any of the
conversation?
A. No.
Q. Have you ever been to the Phil
| lips farm in your life that you know
Of?
Not ut Phillips Farm.
A. I did not know until later that
It was the old De Russey place. AS
child 1 have been there twice.
4: No. No. "'' | ''N
e. Mrs Hall. following the same
| line, after you had gone to the church
| about . O'Clock in the morning. and
not having found your husband there.
did you take any further steps that
might between that time and I o'clock
in the morning to notify your friends
and inquire of the police. or do any
thing in regard to your husbands
absence?
| a. AS you all know. I walked down
past the Mills house to see il by any
chance any one was ill. or any light
there. knowing that he had gone out.
! went to see if there was any light
there or anything to indicate that he
was there, but seeing no light. l came
back
Meeting With Mills.
Q. You never had any reason to go
to Mrs. Mills and protest to her about
anything you had heard?
, y. Never.
.. Was there ever any enmity be-
tween Henry Stevens or any disagree
mcnt between Henry Stevens and
your husband:
! .. or Willie and your husband?
a. Never.
q. Why was it that Henry Steven.
! ahs"nte'i himself from your we'd
ding"
y. II" was away at the time
.. He was away travelling. / sup
4. Yes.
.. Do you remember the CONVERSE
| ti"n you had with Mr.. Mills on the
| m"rninE you went to the church?
A ! have reported it several times
that / remember now.
| asked him If Mr.. Hall said where
he was going when he left there the
night before: and then Mr.. Mills said
he had not been there. l think that
| was it. / said: He has been out all
! night and has not returned" And Mr.
, Mills said: My wife has not re-
| turned. either. She has been out"
.. Did you make any remark to
| him about you fearing that there was
] foul play?
1 y. | do not remember
| Q. You do not remember that?
| a No
! @ Mrs Hall. are YOU utterly I'm
able now to give the authorities any
information which might lead to a
solution of this crime?
Has No Theory Of Crime.
A. have told you have absolute
| ly nothing whatever / can suggest as
/ to the perpetrator or motive.
| Q. Did YOU ever have any reason
/ before this shooting to suspect your
husbands relations, as far as Mrs.
Mills is concerned?
| a. Absolutely none.
J Q. What is your feeling toward
! your husband?
| \. ! feel he is true to me-
! Mrs. Mills?
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