Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-10-30
GRAND JURY ACTION
DELAYED IN MURDER
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by the New Jersey Weather Ba-
reau.
1t is not known what evidence Mr..
Mott has to support the statements
| of Mrs. Gibson, but it is understood
that despite efforts to discredit her,
she is still the central figure in the
case as MI. Mott is building it.
Mrs. Gibson is not only standing
pat on what she has told, but prom
| ises to reveal more at the proper
time" On Saturday night a friend
of the Hall family gave out, as COM
ing from Mrs. Frances Hall, the rec
tors widow, in regard to Mrs. Glib
| sons story of the oma in gray:
II wasn't there. / know l wasn't
there. but they probably Won't he
lieve me-" In reply to this Mrs. Glib
son challenges Mrs. Hall to meet her
face to face and deny the story
"I could have a deep sympathy
for Mrs. Hall had she frankly ad-
mitted her knowledge of the muir
ders and said she was there that
night to defend a wife's honor. But
the hand of Providence and destiny
has guided me and 1 will tell the
whole truth"
1t is understood that the authori-
ties do not now expect to identify
the murderer from Mrs. Gibson's
story, and that Mrs. Gibson did not,
as reported, know the woman in
gray from having seen her before.
The authorities are said to have
eliminated for the time the two men
who had been suspected from Mrs.
Gibson's story, leaving the investi-
gators just where they were in the
haoinninO co far QG lFnnvuinp Uhn
the murderer a 1t is said they
have gone back to some of the old
clues that were passed over in the
beginning.
No could get by the guards at
the Gibson farm, but over the teIe-
phone Mrs. Gibson hurled defiance
at those who have questioned her
story. She said:
81 have not disclosed all I know,
Murder will out. Wait and see. oh,
I've been threatened with death al
ready. Efforts have been made to
buy my silence. But I am going to
stick to the truth at all costs. MY
life will stand investigation, and L
don't care how many people attempt
to discredit me.
1.-THE neighbors who say I am a
faker and a liar are comparable only
to Judas. But they can't nail me to
the cross. What | have told the u
thorities is true. And my son, Willie,
will bear me out as to my leaving
the farm the second time that night
to return to the Phillips farm. l
must admit I did not at first tell
the authorities about the second
visit. but hat was because they 5id
not press me for details, and L guess
it slipped my mind"
1t is reported a witness has been
found to clear up n thing that has
never been explained-how Mr.. Hall
reached the TRUSTING place. Street
car men had told of seeing Mrs.
Mills going toward the place on a
car, but no one could be found who
saw the rector. Now the investiga-
tors have discovered evidence that
Mr.. Hall rode to the end of the line
on the car following that Mrs. Mills
took.
Another important discovery is
made through William O'Rourke, a
contractor of No. 16 Central avenue,
who was driving with his wife to
New Brunswick about 9 o'clock on
the night Of the killing. He says
they saw Mr.. Hall and Mrs. Nils
somewhere between $40 and 0
o'clock walking beyond the far end
Of BuccleUgn Park, toward Ie Rus
sy lane
O'Rourke said the couple seemed
much absorbed in each otner and
while he did not admit it to report
ers. it is Understood he told the in
vestigatcrs Mrs. Mills carried a pa
per package and was weeoirg, He
said there is no doubt 1t was Hall
and Mrs. Mills. as he knew the rec
tor and his wife knew Mrs. Mills.
Something about the Woman's
face drew the attention of my
wife he said. What 1t wac I do
not wish to say. If the authorities
wish to tell. let them" 1t is sup
posed he referred to the report that
Mrs. Mills was weeping.
Detective Mason. chief investiga-
tor of Mr.. Mott, will conduct a
search today of the Phillips farm for
a pistol or further evidence This
is due to the finding yesterday of
Two .32 calibre cartridges. Cne with
a nose that appeared to have been
filed or worn off. They were picked
up by s~ightseers about 100 .eet from
where the bodies were found. The
place has already been searched and
thousands of persons have overrun
it, so not much is expected to come
of the new outlet clue"
For a time yesterday the investi-
| gators thought they might recover
the watch that Mr.. Hall was suppos-
ed to have worn the night of the
murder, which has never been found.
They heard of a watch answering
the description that had changed
hands several times in New Bruins
wick.
Charlie Anderson, a negro porter
in a confectionery store. said that the
watch had been offered to him for
$40 by Mrs. Aleck Williams, wife of
a porter in a furniture store. At the
time he saw the watch, he said. Mrs.
Williams also had a flashlight and a
elm of cartridges for a 80 automatic