Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-29

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after being questioned Mrs. Gibson.
her face flushed after her experience
before the Grand Jury. stared mt Mrs.
Hall for n moment an she walked past.
Mrs. Hall paid not the slightest attcn- |
ton to the farm woman. but kept her
eyes stcadfastiy upon the door OF the
Grand Jury room.
Crowd Ready For Indictment
The greatest strain upon Mrs. Hall
At $50 o'clock Deputy Attorney Gen
eral Wilbur A. Mott. representing the
state Of New Jersey. and Prosecutor
Beckman. for Somerset County. left
the Grand Jury room.
This is a dramatic moment" said
Mr.. Pfciffcr. Mrs. Halls attorney. who
knew that the departure OF the prose
cutors meant that the twenty men and
three women on tho Grand Jury Mere
ready TO discuss the case among them
selves preparatory to voting on Indict-
ments.
There was hustle Of excitement
throughout the Court House. County
Judge Frank l.. Cleary arrived I'm case
the Grand Jury should wish To hand
up indictments. The court crier took
his place In the court room. Prosecu-
tors Mott and Beelman went into con
ference with Judge Cleary. State
troopers and connty detectives were
much in evidence. II. Mrs. Hall had
tu.l sx. i.s.x tl... N.f
by any exit. II was observed, she
would have 10 pass an officer. News
that the Grand Jury was ballotfng
spread along the main street OF Som
ervile. A hundred men and women
leaned over the railings on the mez-
canine floor 10 watch Mrs. Hall and
the door of the GRAND Jury room.
Rector's widow Calm Throughout.
Mrs. Halls face was as expression
less as the door. But Mr. Pfeiffs. on
one side OF her, and Miss Peters on
the other, were plainly nervous While
Mrs. Hall sat with her hands calmly
folded In her lap. Miss Peters DIT her
lip and twirlcd her fingers. and the
attorney sat with his hand 10 his
| face. looking at the floor. II was
learned aftcrward that M'~ Peters
had overheard n man she thought was
an official say that the grand jury
| had voted TO indlct and had told this
| TO Mr.. Pfeiffcr, and that both Of them
had kept this information from Mrs
Hail. After the grand jury had beer
alone for % minutes. Prosecution
Beekman was summoned and wen
back into the grand Jury room for Ave
minutes. Then ne came out with
leather travelling bag In his hand.
The suspense reached It's height hv'
minutes lato. when County Detectiv.
George Totten and Sheriff JOSEPH
HanlOn went 20 the door Of the gra M
Jury room. They stood there as !
awaiting orders to make an arrest
Wild rumors followed. Everybody Il
the Court House was agitated eScep
Mrs Hal. Nothing happened De
tective Totten talked with the eherii
for moment. and then walked away
lilo passed Mrs. Hall. raising his ha
and bowing lie was the only ofilcia
who paid any attention % Mrs. HIa
or her partS throughout tho day.
II was 423 o'clock that the doors q
the grand jury room opened for IN
last time and tho % persons. VIII
had reached their decision. began Z
nle out. None OF them would tllI
MIR. Gibh. foreman. from a piece q
paper. slowly read the fo,lowin
statement
J For reasons. which TO them seer
.. sufficient and controlling. the gran
jury took no action on the Hall-Miil
e murder case and laid tho matter owe
, This does not necessarily mean tina
- the matter cannot be- taken up BY thi
l. or a subsequent grand jury"
Grand Jury Sat Five Days.
when Il finished It's work yesterda,
: the grand jury had sat for nve dag
of about five hours each. and ha
heard 81 witnesses. IL met Monda
Tuesday and "Wednesday last wee
and Monday and Tuesday this Wee
Aside from Mrs. GIBSON. whose stoi
is we'll known. the most impOrta'
e witness heard yesterday was Charl'
!, Alpaugh, whose namc and coReCtic
n with the case had not been public
y known until yesterday. IL was r
/ ported in Somerville that Alpaugh hs
not been served with a grand tui
!. subpoena until yesterday, although
story has been known to au.horiti'
: for some time.
: Saw Sedan Parked In Easton Ayenu
a Alpaugh lives In Raritan, nes
: Somerville. and Is a supervisor OF m
tor buses for the Public Service Co
| porarlon OF New Jersey. He al,
a drives buses OF his own. On the nigl
o OF the murder ne took bus load
y iiremen from Somerville and Bour
K Brook TO a fireman's carnival in r.
i Bank. passing through Now Hun
J. wick on the way.
. Henry Mills Greafs Mrs Hall