The Washington herald., 1922-11-07
JERSEY WILL ASK
INDICTMENTS OF
WIDOW AND2 men
Grand Jury Will Get Case
Friday of Slain Rec
tor and Singer.
MRS. HALL STUDIES
Woman Corroborates Eyewit-
ness Story - Identity of
Two Men Mystery.

NEW BRUNSWICK, y. J., Nov. 6.
The indictments of Mrs. Frances
Stevens Hall and two men. will be
osked when the Somerset County
grand jury meets this week to hear
evidence in the Hall-Mills murder
mystery.
Lieut.. Detective James Mason.
chief investigator for special Deputy
Attorney General Wilbur Mott. con-
fdently expects the grand jury TO
return indictments before the end
of this week, he said todty.
Mrs. Jane Gibson. who. despite her
many fanciful tales, is considered
by officials as the States star wit
ness. has identified the woman in
gray" os Mrs. Frances Stevens Hall.
widow of the rector of the Church
of ST. John the Evangelist, whose
body was found beside that of Mrs.
Eleanor Mills. on the Phillips farm
at the outskirts Of the city more
than seven weeks age.
Action This Week.
Mott has an appointment to con-
fer with the foreman of the grand
jury Thursday. Mason said The
grand jury will then meet and
exepct some definite acton by the
end of the week.
1t is reported that a true bill.
charging murder in the first degree.
will be asked. This done. with the
knowledge that Mrs. Holl is not
suspected Of actually firing the shots
which killed the husband and his
beloved choir singer but would be
based n the suspicion that by ac-
companying the murderer to the
scene of the crime. as Mrs. Gibson
has sworn she did-she becomes
technically an accessory.
There is much speculation as to
the identity Of the two men il is re-
ported will also be indicted.
The man with the stubby. black
mustache and bushy hair" described
by Mrs. Gibson as Mrs. Halls COM
panion on the night Of the murder
mas not been Identified.
Men Are Mystery.
Three men are under suspicion
One was not brought into the case
until recently. Another has an alibi
which is supported by corroborating
evidence. The third has an alibi but
no testimony to corrohorate IL. All
three f.t the description given by
Mrs. Gibson.
Mrs. A c. Fraley. whose home on
DeRussy's lane is the nearest habt-
tation to the Phillips farm. was
questioned today by Mason and. to
some extent. corroborated the story
told by Mrs. Gibson as to the hap
penings on tn enight Of the crime.
Barbara Tough and Louise Geist.
Mrs. Halls seamstress and maid.
were also questioned briefly.
Barbara was asked regarding the
number of flash lights in the Hall
house and Louise was questioned as
to the reported attentions of Hall to
her.
Mrs. Hall Prepares.
In the meanwhile Mrs. Hall is
being acquainted with every ru-
mored ramification and is being
prepared for whatever ordeals she
may have to meet. Nightly confer
ences are being held at the Hall
home.
her attorney. Timothy ". Pfeiffer; !;
one of her detectives. Felix De Mar
tint; her close friend, Miss Sal'ie
Peters. and several Of Mrs. Halls
relatives.
Mrs. Halls remarkable interview
with twenty newspaper representa-
tives is believed to have been for
the purpos of schooling her for any
grilling to which she might be sub
jected by. the authorities and not
because she desired to place her
story before tn world