The New York herald., 1922-10-25
Speedy Work Looked For.

grasp the case with great rapidity.
He knows now all that Beekman can
tell him and at his home at East Orange
tonight Is going over the voluminous
record. He knows much that Stricken
can tell him and will conclude the proc
ess of assimilation on Thursday. On
Friday. therefore, something in the ma
iure OF real development may be looked
for unless the case Is to be sldetracked
and allowed to die.
Meanwhile with the eyewitness found,
II Is not apparent why Mr.. Beekman did
not take the case to the Grand Jury
unless he knew we'll in advance that
Mott was to come into the case. Mott
came in at his behest. as Stricken said
emphaticaliy to-day that he had not
Joined in the application to have the
Attorney General intervene.
Mrs. Gibson n Paradox.
II has seemed from time to time since
the murder that the case could not pos
sibly develop many more unusual char
acters, but Mrs. Gibson Is entitled to a
niche of her own and her story is as
weird as almost any part OF this remark
able romantic tragedy.
With none OF the characteristics OF the
modern woman. living in shack the
outside of which is covered with roofing
paper raising pigs and trading mules
for living apparently, but nevertheless
tilling some sixty acres of land and
raising a corn crop that must be worth
q good deal of money Mrs. Gibson Is a
living contradiction. as she is an intelli-
gent. well bred woman.
Her abode stands in Hamilton road
about 200 yards beyond the end OF De
Russy lane that is furthest from the
Phillips farm. The farm Is perhaps
mile or more away the lane forming, 1t
might be said, the base of triangle
Of which Easton avenue and Hamilton
rodd form the two sides. The Gibson
home stands back about 100 yards or
more from the road. There is no garden,
nc yard worth spaeking of, just clear
ing in n vast cornheld, with pigs and
dogs and mules about the open space.
the whole presenting general air OF
Lntidiness.
Her Talk Causes Surprise.
The woman is stocky. her hair is
brown, her eyes bright. She may be 80,
but would probably look 40 or less II
she were found IN a different environ
Ynent. differently garbed. AS IL Is. she
amazes those who talk to her for the
iirst time by speaking English fuently
and German rather better. Her gram
mar, Is all that could be desired and
she evidently thinks. for at one point
ct her conversation to-day. talking or
the murder case, she said:
II haven't read a great deal about
this case. but / know that IL II had
been my husband / would have gone to
the end of the earth to kill the woman.
But then ] am q mother and that
-aIr q M q
love for a husband is different, deeper.
when she is the mother of his children"
The story of the night OF the mur-
der, which is understood to be matter
cf record in the Hall-Mllls case now.
although Mrs Gibson would not confirm
* and refused time and again to talk
OF IL or TO give her interviewers any
encouragement, is typical Of this pioneer
type of woman. who sells mules and
rides them bareback. as well.
Tale Credited to Mrs. Gibson.
1. is in effect this, as was learned
to-day from excellent sources and suf-
ficiently verified to justify belief in it
OF the FIVE dogs that Mrs. Gibson
owns one never barks but has an ex-
traordinary sense of hearing. even for a
dog.
On tnc rikut Oh september IL 1DOut
. or little before this dog came scratch
ing imperatively at the door. warning
his mistress that something was amiss.
HRS Gibson had been missing consider
able quantities OF corn and was enraged
over the thefts. so the dogs warning
meant one thing TO her. and she ran out
Of the door of the transformed barn in
which she lives. She saw a man run
ming away.
Mrs. Gibson ran to one OF her mules
and mounted II. as she has frequently
done. barefooted and started off after
he man. She had a suspicion that II
vas mike" Sulitz, the caretaker at the
Phillips farm, a Hungarian. already
mentioned in the case and man who
has a COW and little 10 feed II upon. SO
Mrs Gibson started off in the direction
of Mikes shack and that took her di-
rcctly toward the Phillips place.
She did not take De Russy lane. as
some accounts have II. but a less trav-
eied road 10 the northword. running
closer to the house and also closer 10 the
crabapple tree that has become famous.
She rode her mule in fact across lots
and went down into the darkness be-
meath the trees OF the Phillips place.
even to the old and mysterious appear
irg barn. for il was there she believed
Sulitz was hiding her corn.
She has told the authorities and the
afidAvit that they have sets forth that
when she was near the apple tree che
saw four figures, two men and two
women. limned against the light of
Easton avenue beyond This is In part
of her story that - scarcely credible. for
there IS not sufficient light at night out
there to show figures at all plainly and
the spot BY the apple tree was In the
shade and very dark.
Woman I'm Long. Light Coat.
However. continuing her story Mrs.
Gibson asserted that one of the women
wore a. long rather light colored coat
that she heard voices as of people
quarreilng and that suddenly there was
first one shot and then three more and
two OF the figures disappeared from her
view while the woman who remained
standing cried. "Oh, -. why did
you do that?"
Then, says Mrs Gibson. she turned
her mule about and made for home.
This story OF running away is an
other doubtful point In the story, as
Mrs. Gibson does not impress one as
person to run from anything. She
lives alone except for her son, Willie,
aged 81. However. the story as given
is the story the authorities have and
was turned over to-day TO Mr.. Mott by
MI. Beekman with the other documents
IN the case.
Mrs Cifsson is called tho mig woman