New-York tribune., 1922-10-28

newspaper containing this story could
not persuade the widcw 30 say any
thing regarding her second affidavit
II have nothing whatever TO say"
declared Mrs. Gibson. She was pressed
10 say wfs her she had made the state
ments attributed to her about seq
ond visit 10 the Phillips farm. but she
could ncs be coaxed into comment.
She said.
I'm sick tonight and the doctor ID
here" Then she closed she door.
Before Mr.. Mott returned to Newark
to-day he WAS asked how he would
characterize the progress of the In
ysstigaticn during the last twenty-four
hours.
Satisfactory" hs said.
Do you think the case is going 70
De tried %
That's what I'm here for"
Does it look as though II Is going
20 be solved now ~
Now don't ask me to boast.
In a murder case when ysu have the
statement of an eyewitness don't you
consider IL time 60 make an arrest I"
1T is time to act"
Then why don't you act 7"
"It's question oS Judgment"
What Is your judgmentT"
You'll have to learn that from my
acts, retogted Mr.. Mott.
Gorsiine Traces Movements
Ralph v. M. Gc9sline, the vessrymsn
Of st. Johns Church who has been
Questioned by the officials concerning
his movements on the night of Sep
tember Id, said tonight: "T left my
home on Powers Street about 1880
and went to the Y. NJ. G. A. on Liy~
ingston Avenue, near George Street.
as there was to be a meeting of the
social committee tho following night,
which choir practice would prevent my
attending. parked my car directly
across the street from tho entrance.
I was in the Y. NJ. G. A. until about
zen minutes TO 10, and / was talking
with MIR, TSibet, the man in charge oil
the lockers, fer about half an hour
before leaving.
."f was fixing tho lights on my car
when Miss Catherine RastaIl came
eioRg and offered to take her home.
Hamilton. UP Hamilton, to College Ay-
enues along College Avenue TO Senior
Street. ! turned the car around there,
as the paving in Senior Street, is too
rough to turn on. Miss RastaIl got out
at the corner, not later than 10 minutes
past 10 o'clock, and walked toward her
home.
y came back the way l went up un-
I'll I reached Livingstone Avenue and
hen ] went up Livingstone Avenue TO
Powers Street and then on home. 1t
vas about 1920 or 1o:30 when came
n. Mrs. Gorsline, who had retired,
asked me what time it was and I looked
nj my watch.
Il was not on Easton Avenue nor
H'as ] any closer to De Russey's Lane
han Senior street and College Avenue.
From the date of the tragedy until
October 3 no interest was shown in
ed with the case SO far as I knew. T.
used it. every day, and any one could
have seen it.
Explains Burned Car
AT noon on Saturday Alexander
Doucet, who does my repair work,
asked me to allow him to use the car
70 so to Somerpille, rs his Mercer
YES out of commission. told him
the steering gear needed adiustinY.
and told him to fix the car and use It.
Saturday afternoon he drove me home
and then took the car to his garage
At o'clock Sunday night called the
garage and asked for Alexander. and
was told that ne bad gone cut with
my car. left word for him to cali
me on the phone II he returned before
z. as wanted to go to church in the
machine.
I'm the absencs of message from
him ! walked to the church. On Mon
day, in the morning, Alex came to ms
ssnd said that while returning from
Princeton with Mrs. Doucet the car
took fire: This happened, he told me,
enout half milo above the brook on
Livingston Avenue. He said he barely
nad time TO get out of the machine.
ars. poucet had Just left the hospi-
lai and 1t was hardship for her 20
have to walk home. W
inis incident was used immediately
et furtner publicity, with the inter.
lion of throwing reflection on me-
though i had nothing to do with 1,
~ nay car was factor In the ca.n
My was 1t not examined bafwa.r
oe2tsmber IA and October s?v
mr, Gorsline said his car, an AIMEE
son, haa dark green body, hardly dis.
nnguishable from black, and that Il
mpdei, insured for $500.
IL has been reported that 7 hav.
a saauneur, he said. II have not and
lever nave had. l know nothing what.
We, ABOUT the Hall Mills murder ~,
S sning relating TO It, and have se.
~ ooeneeu tor every moment of INV Tim.
~ Explains Church Affairs
~. NOW with reference TO ST, johns
'hnreh, ! have never ssen nor haa-s
af street-eorncr meetings Of the nhois
and consequently could not he y na..,,.
70 them. Fer the last two wears Ihsg ghasg
eeen seontmaster at the church srS
every Friday night open the svrSaa Saa
senool room for scout meetings NJ !
oeloek. Choir meetings were hs1d ~
the church at s:ls. e'a VI
liver over year ago Mr.. Hall reouested
nose owning cars TO ses that a.
members OF the choir were taken ha,ns
after services and after choir nrae'
), Concluding his statement Mr.. fsov.
line satd he hoped sincerely that ~.
MYSTERY would be solved. s's
alexander Dcueet, who works 4, ~.
Atate Highway Garage by dsy. n,sxs
trombone at night He said p.ass tasss
every word Mr.. Gorsline had said ,,;ss
regard TO the burning of the au,aranl
bile was correct.
think the fire was caused by
short circuit" said Doueet.