The New York herald., 1922-11-07
WOMAN IN HALL CASE
BACKS MRS. GIBSON.
Mrs. A. c. Fraley, Who Lives
Near Scene Of Murder, Tells
More Of What She Knows.

Special Dispatch to The New YORK HERALD
NEW BRUNSWICK, Nov. 6.-A woman
and two men are likely to be indicted
in connection with the murder of the
Rev. Edward W. Hall and Mrs. Flea
nor Mills, and the Grand Jury of
Somerset county may get the case on
Friday of this week, it was ascer-
tanned to-day
James T. Mason, chief assistant to
Wilbur A. Mott, Special Deputy At
torney- General, is authority for set
ting Friday as the day. When Mason
was asked who the persons to be in
dicted might be, he answered with a
smile:
"Oh, now you're asking too much"
1t may be said that no one has been
eliminated from this case by Mason.
1t is possible that one indictment will
charge as an accessory some one
heretofore little heard Of in connec-
tion with the case.
1t may be that the driver of the
automobile in which the two directly
concerned in the killing rode viii be
the person named. or it may be that
man who saw the bodies and possi-
bly, saw the rector's watch, but who
failed to report the crime, may be inn
pllcated.
Woman supports Mrs. C,ibsou
The authorities to-day questioned
Mrs. a. c. Fraley. whose home is near
the scene Of the murder. Mrs. Fraley
gave important information, and her
evidence will support parts Of the
story told by Mrs. Jane Gibson.
The authorities did not call Sigourney
Smith, who boards with Mrs. Fraley
and has a room in the front of the
house. Mrs. Fraley has at last admitted
having heard something. but Smith. it
appears, had a habit OF walking 10 the
trolley line in the morning by a route
that would have taken him right past
the place where the bodies lay on the
morning OF September 10. He has de-
MED emphatically that before the bodies
were found ne ever told any one there
had been a murder out his way.
DR.. William II. Long, Coroner's physi-
clan, who made an autopsy, is to be
questioned about his statements since
the crime and his first report.
Prosecutor Mott did not appear here
to-day, but Detective Mason arrived 10
the morning and at once sent for Bar
bara Tough and Louise Geist. servants
in the Hall home. Mrs, F'raley was
called IN later.
Hall Servants Questioned.
Barbara was not in the mood OF two
days ago. when she told newspaper men
she would go to Jail rather than testify
before the authorities or the Grand Jury
She went TO the court house meekly.
and, according TO her questioners she
answered anything and everything they
asked her. In part the line of her IN
terrogation concerned her visit to the
Parker home on the afternoon OF the
murder. She also was questioned about
conditions In the Hall home.
Louise Geist was rather indignant
over some OF the questions asked. Both
servants refused 20 make any statement
when they had finished with Mason.
Tic officials believe that Barbara ospe-
cially knows much more than she has
told Of conditions IN the Hall home, Of
the relations between Hall and his wife
ana whether or not Mrs. Hall knew be-
fore the crime Of the rela lions between
Hall and Mrs. Mills.
Barbara has proved throughout her
LOYALTY TO Mrs. Hall Louise. on the
other hand, has an entirely different
disposition and has had lot of fun
out OF the notoriety. To-day She did
not relish some OF the questions put to
her.
Louise told OF "A spat she had with
Mrs Mills when the choir singer sought
70 learn from her some Of the inner
Workings OF tho Hall menage and the
relations between the rector and his
wife but she grew angry when she was
asked whether Hall mad ever shown a
disposition 20 pay attentions to her.
She denied ono OF the current stories OF
this kind. She cried and let it be
known that her feelings we're hurt.
Mrs Fraley was much wrought up by
being questioned. and also at efforts OF
newspaperrneu TO interview her One
more Insistent reporter received n slap
from Mrs. Fraley's glove as che hurried
from the courthouse escorted by a de-
tective All efforts 20 see her ut her
homo failed, az she had successfully
barricaded her doors and placed a
blockade across the road leading TO
or place.
Mason admitted that she had aided
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