The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-11-04
NQUISITIVE WOMAN
NASECRET TRYST
SAW HALL KILLING
Left Admirer in Meeting
Place on Phillips Farm,
Attracted by Noise.
MAN NOT A WITNESS
Mott Says Case Is Well in
Hand; May Go to Grand
Jury Wednesday.
MYSTERY CAR is LOCATED
James Mills Feels Sure No
Stranger Slew His Wife
and the Rector.
MYSTERY CAR is LOCATED

Jury getting the Case OH VuOHuhy hs
has been expected. no witnesses will
go before that body until Wednesday
or possibly Thursday, depending on
the state of the regular Grand Jury
calendar in Somerville.
When the case is presented the wit
nesses will be few. Mrs. Jane Gibson
the woman farmer, who has said that
she saw Mrs. Hall on the Phillips farm
on the night of the murder, September
IA, will be called. 1t is possible. too
that Barbara Tough and Louise Geist
servants in the Hall home. will be
brought up. With these witnesses
and possibly with Mrs. Gibson alone
Wilbur A. Mott, Special Deputy Attor-
ney- General, will ask for an indict-
ment, and it may be said that he fully
expects to get what he asks.
Following the finding OF an indict-
ment, or two indictments, arrests will
be made. There will be no arrests be-
fore the Indictments are found. re-
ports to the contrary Notwithstanding
VIII Have Stronger Case.
Furthermore. Mr.. Mott will have O
much stronger case than he will pre-
sent TO the Grand Jury and he will be
ready 70 go to trial as soon after the
arrests are made IS Is convenient for
the other side and consistent with the
ftVt .nI "
Mott has his whole case well in hand
tonight.
Working in secret place, Mr.. MotS
has achieved what Prosecutor Stricltr
OF Middlesex county sought to accom-
plish. the examination OF witnesses
without interference. He has ques-
toned many persons who know some
thing about the case. among them a
business man and another man, men,
toned frequently in connection with the
case, who had confided that he, with a
girl or woman, was IN the neighborhood
of the Phillips farm at the time or the
murder.
1t is learned. though not from official
sources, that the woman saw a part OF
the tragedy. 1t is understood the man
did not. The two were together. bu:
curiosity moved the woman to leave
their secret meeting place TO learn what
the noise was all about. Thus. the
woman is able in part. It Is understood
TO corroborate the story told by Mrs
Gibson. Necessarily. then. the name.
of the woman and man are being with
held. for Mr.. Motifs method is to hold
back everything that he can.
Motifs AID I'm New Brunswfck.
Mr.. Motifs chief assistant, James #.
Mason. Essex county detective. was ir
New Brunswick for some hours to-day
but Mott remained at his secret head
quarters. somewhere near Newark
Mason did lot of checking up with the
state troopers. and then returned &c
Newark. II is expected Mott will be
here tomorrow. but he may not come
Either here or in Newark ho will cal
FOR a brief reexamination. within a da,
or so, Of some OF the witnesses in the
case. including tho Tough woman anc
Louise Geist. He viii not seek to ex.
anime Mrs. Hall again. Everything tina;
she could have given 10 him IN the way
of~addltlonal statements she made pub
lie in the newspaper interview she
granted on wednesday.
On the train on which Mason went {,
Newark to-day Charlotte Mills ans
Mrs. Gibson also rode and the trio me
at the Newark station, giving rise to
report that the two women had beer
token 10 Mott, for further examination
II was stated later. and on good au
thority. that this was not the case
and that Charlotte was merely payint
her usual week end visit to her sister
a
to Newark to meet her mother and re
turned to this town in a few hours.
There is much speculation as 10 WHOM
Mott will charge with the actual com
mission OF the crime, that Is. the actua
killing OF Hall and Mrs. Nails. Ther,
was a report Tonight that the author
tiles have eliminated from their list IN.
names OF two brothers who have fIg
ured from time 10 time There is nc
justification for the elimination o
either name. and authorities. IL may b,
said, despite allbls and other obstacles
are not eliminating any one. In th..
respect. the situation Is exactly wha
II was three weeks ago. before some 81
the alibis were absolutely proved. a.
they have been since.
CAME Find Driver.
The car OF mystery has been located
Il appears. and can be produced at AMI
time, but there is n new mystery @
n minor sort In that the detectives ant
others have been unable 90 determin,
up TO tho present who It was tha
drove the particular car on the nigh
OF the murder This and final deter
minatlon as TO which man did tn
actual killing are two things that ar,
delaying action. Election day. with it
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