The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-11-07
Definite Action Promised in
Double Murder Case Be-
fore Week Ends.

NEW BRUNSWICK N. J., Nov.
Investigation Of reports Of a
plot to obstruct justice in the
Hall-Mills murder case and to pro-
tect the murderers was under way
here today. Special Deputy Attor-
ney General. Wilbur A. Mott, who
expects to seek the Indictment Of
the woman In gray" the latte:
part Of the week on the strength
OF the eyewitness story Of Mrs.
Jane Gibson. Is said to feel that
the inquiry has been hampered by
the refusal Of some Of the wit
nesses to tell all they know.
Others, 1t is said, have placed OBJ
stacles in the way Of the invests
gators, and Mr.. Mott intends to
prosecute them on charges Of be-
ing accessories after the fact, In
the event he finds evidence sup
porting the report.
Definite action was promised
by Mr.. Mott before the week ends,
and this was taken to mean that
the case would be presented to
the grand jury Thursday or Fri
day.
I'VE were ready to go on a
world tour when this thing hap
pened," said Mrs. Henry Stevens,
slster-in-law Of Mrs. Hall, "but
We gave It up because we thought
1t would be better for Henry TO
stay here and face whatever was
in store for him. Now, however.
we think the authorities have had
time enough to act and we think
that the best way TO force them
to, do something win be for US to
leave town and start our trip.
1.-THE question has often been
asked, Why didn't Henry give
his sister away in marriage.
when Mr.. and Mrs. Hall were
married, Henry was then in New
England. There was nothing in
common between Henry and Mr..
Hall and for that reason he made
no special effort to attend the
wedding. It Is untrue that he res
fused to call on the Halls since
the wedding. There Is an entry,
in his diary for June 20, It says:
.lss.t Edward and France llerae
which means that they spent tho
afternoon here.
81 believe that the solution of
this crime has not even been hint
ed at yet. Has anyone thought Of
looking up other men who might
have figured in Mrs. Mills life?
We are ready to help the authors
ties In any way. We thought they
might want Henry in hurry some
time, so we arranged complicat-
ed set Of signals while he is away.
Right now he Is at the cunning
point about twelve miles across
the bay and with the good tele-
scope we have upstairs, ON a de-
cent day can see him. He has
arranged to hang out a flag while
he is there. If the flag-it lis
really nothing but a large hand
kerchief-is hanging, out 1 know
he Is there. II 1t is not, he is COM
ing in. That's the way we ex-
pect to communicate until this
either blows over or we leave
town.
state troopers were sent down
here to watch Henry. They
paraded up and down along the
board walk in front Of the house
all day long but Henry had gone
to the cunning point at 3 a. M,
so there they were walking back
and forth watching the, house
while the man they were supposed
to be shadowing was twelve miles
away. II they had only told us
all about 1t we would have invited
them in and made them comfor-
table"
Mrs. Stevens said she felt GER
tain that neither Mrs. Hall, nor
her two brothers, Henry and Willie
Stevens, knew anything about the
murder.