Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-02
Mrs. Halls Story
Is Hit BY MiLLs
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,utting II IN the refrigerator. She re.
mnined only q minute.
~ saw Mrs. Hall again at Z O'Clock
4, her home. ! went there to ask her
u she had any news. I remained on the
norch to talk. She did not seem to
fake IL as hnrd ns ] did. I had an
;dea that DR.. Hall and my wife had
been together. but ! did not think there
was anything wrong. ! don't KNOW
why I ever suggested an eIopement.
Mills said that when, he saw Mrs.
Hall ut the church IN the morning sne
Ind assured him TINT she would notify
The police. Mrs. fiall stated ycstcr.ay.
she was not certain whether she called
thc policc before or nftcr she met Alills.
commenting on Mrs. Halls state.
mont that she was not vindictive and
that she did not care to see any one
nunishcd for the murders, Mills said:
II am not vindictive. either, but !
wsnt to see the murderer punished.
hsiieye IL was a woman's deed. All these
theories about blnckmail and robbery
ARC rot, II was jealousy and l think
her tLroat was cut IN. spite because OF
her beautiful singing
Lacks Money for Reward
"If I had any money!" he said. you
csn bet I'd offer a reward for the dis
covcry Of the murder. 1t seems funny
IN INC thnt Mrs. Hall does not want to
do 40, They can't catch the murderer
too fast for me.
II never heard any gossip about my
wife and DR.. Hail. II had l would
NOT have stood 1t for n single minute.
nm man enough not to have kept that
job mt the church IL l thought there
wns anything between the minister md
nv wife. live right and / want others
10 do the same. would have gone to
Mr.. Hall, and IL he would not listen
/ would haye gone to the bishop und
the vestry.'
Mills said he had never heard Of his
wife having trouble with anybody and
said he knew Of no enemies that DR..
HILL might have had.
"TheiN was plenty of gossip about
hembers Of the choir. though he
MEANWHILE officials conducting the in.
auiry into tle murder are checking up
on Mrs. Halls statements. StenO.
graphic transcripts Of the interview
were in the hands of both Special
Deputy ATTORNEY General Wilbur \.
Mott and his chief investigator, De-
tective James +. Mason.
Prosecutor Mott is in Newark today
rounding up the results Of the investi- .
CATION. Those working with him init.
mated he was almost ready to present
the case to the Grand Jury.
Knew Of Love Affair
1t was intimated the authorities have
Information with which they hope to
oil 4
she had never received any infOrmati ton
about her husbands affair with Mrs.
Mills and that she had never been jcal.
ous Of the choir singer. 1t was also
said that they may attempt to prove
later that Mrs. Hall received some in l.
formation about her husband md Mrr.
Mills as the result Of the letters or tcl-
ephone calls referred to in the inter.
view. Concerning Mrs. Halls denia!
that there had ever been any nnimosity
between her husband and her brother.
Henry Stevens, 1t was also said. the
authorities believe they have informH-
tion which does not agree with her
statement.
Despite their inclination to question
Mrs. Halls statements, the authorities
remained reluctant today in the direc.
tion Of taking any action toward In.
dictments or arrests on the strength OF
the story Of Mrs. Jane Gibson, the farm
woman who SnyS she saw n woman In
n gray cOut and bushy haired mar
at the Phillips farm on the night OF
the murder. Detective Mason, when
asked II there would be any arrests dur.
ing the week. said:
$50 that you will not misinterprei
my silence, l will say that there will
b. no arrests this week.
Call Mrs. Gibson Again
1t was reported in New brunswick
that Mrs. Gibson might be asked to &C
70 the MidGllcsex County CourthOus,
there today to see II she could identify
the bushy haired. dark .complexionet
man out of line of men answering
thar general description. 1t was nlS'
reported that three men bearing tn,
same given name ns that she says Rh'
heard the woman iT gray use at thu
scene Of the murder might be placed II
this lineup. Confirmation of the stor!
was lacking, although II was pointed
our that Mrs. Gibson has been unahl
TO identify the bushy .haircd man. ant
that som: such process of elimination
may b" necessary If the authorities ar'
10 take any action on her story.
AS far as the woman in the gray con
II concerned. the authorities thcmSclve!
seem to believe that she did not 20 t,
the Phillips farm with the intention o
committing murder. although they thinl
II possible that Mrs. Mills thront wa
tut by Il woman. The officials are hunt
!ns for Il man 10 indie. for murder
II they find him. they may ark for tn,
Indictment of the woman MS al ucccs'
sorry.
The obstacle the authorities have beer
up against il that the man who the!
thought answered Mrs. Gibson
description best Of all has I'm APPARENT y
nnbreakable nlibi for his actions on tn,
night of tho murder They have vir
tually dropped him from consideration
for the tia" being. That Mrs. Gibso,
may have been mistaken in her repor