The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-10-26
CHURCH MURDER
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 The murder took place just six weeks ago today and in all that time no person has been arrested upon whom the charge could be fixed.
 Saw Desperate Struggle.
 Mrs. Gibson it is now reported said that she knew the man who did the killing. She added that the actual shooting was preceded by desperate struggle between the clergyman and the singer on one side and another woman and her male companion on the other.
 This statement was borne out by the condition of the corpses when they were found on the morning of Sept. 6 beneath a stunted crabapple tree on the Phillips farm-the scene of this n1elodramatic killing. Both bodies bore scratches and bruises. All the skin was torn from Dr. Halls k,1uckles and Mrs. Mills face, neck. hands and arms were scratched deep ly as with finger nails.
 Mrs. Gibson fled from the scene in panic during the shooting and could throw no light upon the gashing of Mrs. Mills throat with a knife.
 Mrs. Gibson in a new detailed yer sion of what she claims to have on the night of Sept. A cleared up some vague points and discrepancies that had existed before.
 She had set out on her mule to trail a wagon which. she believed, was carrying stuff stolen from her farm As she passed about 20 feet from De Russey lane she saw an old fashioned high-bodied auto of pe- cuNar shape. There was a woman in gray coat reaching to her knees, ana man standing nearby. She has furnished the county authorities with a minute description of the man.
 Asked how she could discern so we'll in the darkness Mrs. Gibson said that there was a second auto parked In the lane with the lights on and she saw the man and woman in this light, There was still a third auto in the road. but Mrs. Gibson failed to say if she saw anyone near it, or whether she could do so In the dark ness.
 Lights Finished at Intervals.
 Both the man and woman by the old fashioned car carried flashlights which were flashed at intervals and this Right together with the head lights of the car in the lane enabled her to get a better view of the faces. The man and woman by the car who carried tke flashlights cut across the field towards the crab apple tree where, the bo--es were found" said Mrs, Gibson. "As they reached the tree I heard voices. The light from in that direction
 Then l heard cries as if there was a quarrel Then I heard sounds like l a scrimmage. But before that there
 
 Again l heard voices. but I cannot l recollect the words. Then there wa: l a shot. Just then I heard a woman 1 cry;
 'Oh. please. please. p1ease!' Mrs, Gibson said that the woman i had uttered the name of a man whose l name has been mentioned before il l connection with the murder 1 Mrs. Gibson said that three more 1 shots followed in rapid succession | She was frightened, and putting hel | heels to her mule Denny" hastene l away at top speed The falt tha 1 the hoof beats were not heard wa 1 explained by the fact that the hoof! 1 were not shod and that there was dir upon the road deadenins tue sound l But before fright and panic drove | her into flight. Mrs. Gibson said sht saw in the headlight flash, a sra1 1 knee length coated woman standing 1 by the crab eP7le tree. This wal l the woman, she believed, whom she had previously seen standing by the 1 old fashioned auto by the lane. i Mrs. Gibson has already identifie ed ! q man and woman as the two she sa W l upon the scene, but the authorities 1 have not officially revealed their iden- 1 tity.