Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-15
Nv a Sfa0 Correspondent


New Brunswick. N. j.. Nov. 15.-
D.tect,ves investigating the murder Of
~ Rev. Edward Wheeler Hall and
Mr,. Eleanor Reinhardt Mills spent
S.., n,sht ot the scene Of the crime. rat.
issvinc themselves that Mrs. Jane Gib.
son & could have witnessed the murder AZ
sSe ssid she did. -.
'"S SCcnditions last night Appropriated
.hose OF the night Of the crime. with
clouds, the moon In the quarter: and a
~ holf obscured stars. Today the
tSsssctiyes a." said their trip had convinced
Nam tbnt Mrs. Gibson was n keen and
saSwd observer, and that she could
, h.,s seen everything she described.
Sosse Of them had been doubtful before {:
III T expressed themselves today a. will.
Inc TO believe her story.
ne detectives covered the route de.
..,ibed by Mrs. Gibson. They followed
.Ss lane from her house and cut across
ths fields above the Fraley house until
sSsv s reached the brush. fifteen feet
Sish. at the rear Of the craba applc tree
an the Phillips farm. They found the
y. .not where she said she had thrown
Ss bridle Of her mule over a six foot
ssdar tree, after testing its strength for
fssr the mule would pull free. They
ionnd the stump, four feet away, over
Thich she said she had stumbled. They
started toward the Phillips house and
broke through to a clearing, just az
she said she had done, and confirmed
Ter statements that 1t was cultivated
sround-a strawberry patch. They
found the half .obliterated road she said
she had followed to within thirty feet
q the crabapplc tree, where the brush
ends.
Then one detective took a place at
the spot where the crabapple tree once
stood and where Mrs. Gibson said she
had seen the "woman In gray" stand.
ing and moaning over the bodies. Mrs.
Gibson had said the light Of the moon
shining over De Russey's lane had H..
luminated the scene OF tragedy. The
detectives. to their surprise. found the
moonlight sufficient to show them
the tree. The detectives went back
reasonably certain that Mrs. Gibson had
seen everything she described to them.
Efforts Of Willie Stevens to keep
every tinge Of suspicion from members
Il the Stevens. Carpenter family
N connection with the murder, may
Bring him back into the investigation
ef the crime.
George Kuhn. a cigar dealer, 355
George street. whose place Is popular
among many persons OF the town, said
today that Willie. the somewhat er.
ratio brother Of Mrs. Hall. requested
him to deny all rumOrs which would
involve any members of the Hall.
Stevens Carpenter family. The Car.
penders are cousins Of Mrs. Stevens.
The request was made. Kuhn says,
on the day Mrs. Mills was buried.
"Willie came to me-" said Kuhn.
'and told me there was no reason for
connecting members Of tho family with
the affair and asked that ! vigorously
deny any stories which couple the names
Of any Of them with the murder, I
vas somewhat surprised by the request.
N course, a great many people stop
IN here. and Willie, l suppose. thought
the matter would be the subject Of
much discussion.
From the outset Of the investigation
Willie Stevens has assumed some.
Ehat Indifferent air rega riding the crime,
II was generally believed that he was
not seriously concerned regarding the
outcome. His request to Kuhn. how.
e!er. brings him more prominently into
the investigation.
Prosecutor Mott will ask him today
what actuated him TO make such a re.
guest, especially when no members Of
any Of the families named were under
suspicion.
Mr.. Mott will call several new wit.
nesses In connection with the case when
he goes before the Grand Jury next
week.
One of the witnesses referred to. II
!, understood. will testify that on the
nlsht OF the murder Mrs. Hall rushed
from her home about 8 o'clock TO the
Scnse occupied BY her cousin. Henry
SArpender. He Is III In hospital here,
ssavlns been 9nerated upon yesterday
The testimony Of this witness. when
C7en, will BE- in direct contradiction
statements made by Mrs. Hall. It
learned that Mr.. Mott has this in.
FORMATION. and a witness will testify
T. III i St StI the Grand Jury sessions. Mrs.
nsil has said more than once she re.
maineti IN her own home the entire
Msn MSening Of the murder, from the time
aaid lett-a little before s o'clock---
SntiI she started to hunt Tor him with
Sa.O; s.s os;other Willie, after 2 o'clock in the