The New York herald., 1922-11-29
Beekman Chilly to Pfeiffer.

hands jammed into his overcoat pockets,
a scowl on his face.
Beekman Chilly to Pfeiffer.
Just before Ill o'clock Prosecutor
Beekman came out of the jury room and
crossed the rotunda to another office.
passing close to the Hall party without
sign. on his return Pfeiffer hurriedly
rose and said: Mr.. Beekman, may !
speak to your
Beekman, hardly paying any atten-
tion to him, kept right on walking and
oyer his shoulder replied: mo. you
cannot" Then followed the most dra-
matte incident OF the day.
Jane Gibson, the woman farmer,
came almost face to face with the
woman she accused OF being present at
the Staying. Accompanied by Detective
George Totten and State trooper, Mrs.
Gibson walked from the prosecutor s
office on the balcony floor, downstairs
and across the rotunda to the jury ROOM
AS she reached the main level from the
stairs she came through an entrance to
the rotunda beside which the Han party
sat. She was close enough to Mrs. Hall
to touch her as she passed. and she
glanced quickly past Mrs. Hall and
walked unhaltingly into the jury room
AS she passed them Miss Peters whis-
pered TO Mrs. Hall, who glanced side
ways at Mrs. Gibson and then, showing
no sign of any emotion. turned to Pfeif-
fer and resumed her conversation.
Mrs. Gibson had been brought to the
Court House before 10 O'Clock by two
troopers. She was rushed up to the
prosecutors private office. where she
remained all the morning until called
"a go before the jury. She wore new
black tulle turban. a black suit with
three quarter length coat and black
stockings and fashionable French heeled
shoes. which caused her to take little
short steps as she walked across the
floor to the jury room. She appeared
calm and self-possessed and equal to
Mrs, Hall in that respect.
widow Gets Restless Again.
Mrs Gibson was before the Grand
Jury for an hour and fifty minutes.
During the latter part of Mrs. Glib
sons stay in the jury room Mrs. Hall
showed signs OF nervousness again. She
fysmbled with her veil and handkerchief.
She shifted her feet about and changed
her position in the chair. Then she sud-
denly bowed her head. Sally Peters
leaned over. patted her gently on r.ls
shoulder and whispered to her.
She Strengthened up and then gazed
above the gallery of newspaper men
and women, smiled a moment and then
her expression once more took on u
wholly neutral look.
= Just at noon Mott emerged from the
jury room and walked slowly over to
where Mrs. Hall sat. He looked at her
sharply for a few moments and Mrs.
Hall looked right back at him. At /
o'clock Mrs. Gibson concluded her tes-
- H.
opened and she walked out. Then oc-
CURED a situation that thrilled those
watching.
For the first time since her accu-
sations the woman farmer was brought
face TO face with the woman whom she
has accused.
For moment IL looked as though
they were about to speak. Mrs. Gibson
looked straight at Mrs. Hall and the
latter returned the gaze evenly. No
strain was apparent on the face of
either. They just gazed steadily at one
another for the minute 1t took the pig
woman TO walk over to the stairs lead
ing to the upper corridor and prose-
cutor's office.
silence as Women Gaze.
Mrs. Hall raised her face as Mrs.
Gibson approached. The silence in the
crowded building was so deep that the
click OF Mrs Gibson's French heels
sounded like a hammer tattoo. From
somewhere in the corridors a muffled sob
OF a woman spectator cut the Stiffness
and there was an audible gasp as Mrs.
Hall met Mrs. Gibson's level gaze and
the two women faced. Then 1t was all
over. and Mrs. Gibson had passed up
stairs.
Mrs. Gibson I'm the Prosecutors Office
swathed her face I'm a heavy black veil.
She was then taken downstairs again
and out "A side entrance to waiting
limousine which took her TO her farm.
As she left tho court house a score OF
photographers attempted TO take her
picture. A small parade was staged by
ner escort as two uniformed troopers
walked before her. their arms on each
others shoulders 10 protect her from the
camera men. Mrs. Gibson walked next
alone. haltinely because of the heavy
black veil. and following her came
Sheriff Joseph Hanlon. She went into
the automobile alone and was driven
away.
AS Mrs. Gibson left the court house
the Jury adjourned. Mrs. Hall rose to
her feet az the jurors began to file out
OF the room and scanned the faces OF
each man or woman. Once she made a
move as though to leave the court house
with the Jurors. but was held back by
Pfeiffer until the last juror had passed
out. Not one OF the members OF the
Jury looked at Mrs. Hall or her COM
panions as they passed from the room
where they had spent three hours In
delfberatlon and inquiry in the case.