Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-11-16
WAGON CLUE
IN HALL CASE
Rickety Old Wagon Seen by
Mrs. Jane Gibson Has
Been Identified
TO QUESTION OWNER
Is Another Loose End That
Has Been Solved Grand
Jury Acts Monday

NEW BRUNSWICK, Nov. 16. -
Another loose-end of the tangled
evidence in the Hall-Mills case was
gathered today, according to inves-
tigators, who announced they had
found and positively identified the
rickety old wagon which Mrs. Jane
Gibson claims she followed through
de Bussy's lane the night of trag--
edy. The owner of this vehicle will
be questioned by the authorities
during the day.
Discovery of the wagon gave add
ed strength, prosecuting authorities
claim. to the story told by Mrs. Glib
SON who said she witnessed the
double murder under the crabapple
tree. She claimed she was trailing
corn thieves when she set out the
night of the murder, She pursued
tthe wagon for several mf1es-desided ed
it did not carry the thieves and was
returning home she said when her
attention was attracted by the
scenes under the tree
Without minimizing the quality of
evidence he expects to present to
the Somerset county grand jury
next week in the Hall-Mills murder
case Deputy Attorney General Mott
has issued a statement to the effect
that his duty will be ended when he
lays "all available evidence before
the grand jury" He said he resent
tempting to force an indictment"
in the case.
Mr.. Mott has been quoted several
times as saying he would obtain the
indictment of a woman and two
men," No decision has been an
nounced on the request of Mrs.
Frances Stevens Hall, widow of the
slain rector, that she be allowed to
appear before the grand jury.
1t was suggested today that the
man who may be indicted on a
| charge of murder in the Hall-Mills
case may not be the one the public
has been led to expect.
Certain officials have made it
plain for several days they wanted
it believed a certain man who lives
near the Hall home was to be in
dicted. Unofficial investigators have
been unable to find any evidence
against him, however, and it is
known he has a strong alibi. If the
official Investigators have discovered
anything discriminating against him
| they have concealed it, hence an
! undercurrent of belief that this man
has been brought into the case to
divert attention from the real sus-
pect.
Special Deputy Attorney General
Wilbur Mott has announced that he
| has no intention of trying to force
the grand jury to indict any particu-
lar person for the murder.
"Nty duty is performed when lay
all available evidence before the
grand jury" he said. 1.-THE respon-
sibility then is theirs. not mine. A
fnd fatyt AMI mr.
interest, and an attempt on my part
to direct an idictment would be be-
yond my. sworn duty to the public"
This statement strengthens the
belief of unofficial Investigators
| who, after almost nine weeks OF
work, doubt that the Grand Jury
will solve the murder mystery. No
one has been formally charged with
the crime and many believe the
Grand Jury simply will hear the
evidenc eandletit
evidence and let it go at that. 1t
will not be necessary for 1t to go
through with the formality of re-
fusing to indict. 1t merely will fail
to indict.
Mr.. Mott and his operatives have
their case ready to, present to the
Grand Jury Monday and appear to
be doing no detective work at pres
enl. IlmOIQy N. fl6lllSIs MIS.
Frances Stevens Halls counsel, and
her detective appear to be concen-
trating their fire on Mrs. Jane Glib
son, the "eye witness" They are
collecting every scrap of testimony
that might aid them. in a trial
court, in destroying the value of
Mrs Gibson as a witness.
Mr. Mott is confident Mrs. Glib
sons story will stand up. Mrs. Nell
lie Russell, the Negress. on the
other hand. sticks to her sworn
statement that Mrs. Gibson could
not have been where she says she
was the night of the murder. When
tcld of the calendar on which Mrs.
Gibson made notes of incidents and
events. Mrs. Russell said she had
seen the calendar, but there had
never been any writing in it. As
the case now stands. should there
be a rial the jury not only would
have to decide the question of verac
ity between Mrs. Gibson and Mrs.
Russell. but between Mrs. Gibson
and Mrs. Hill as well.
Mr.. Pfeiffer is apparently prepar-
ing for the possibility that the
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