The evening world., 1922-11-27

These women were unwilling WIT
nesses when they were called to the
Court House early in the investigation
Up TO two weeks ago they had limited
themselves TO signing non-comInittaI.
negative statements which were Of no
|parrieumf Value n the Investigation
But the persuasive methods and per
sistency OF Mr.. Mott and his Investi-
gator. Mr.. Mason. in the end pre-
vailed and both OF them have re-
covered their memories to an extent
that the authorities regard as graft
flying.
Their examination to-day follows
the late additions to their first state
ments. One of the things which Miss
Tough Is asked to talk about was
what Mrs. Hall said to her on the
afternoon OF Tuesday. Sept. IL, tvs
days before the murder. after her
mistress failed to find her husband
by telephone inquiries. Mrs. Hal
wished TO urge him to hurry home to
mako himself ready to officiate at the
Terhune-str wedding She h
asked to repeat what Mrs. Hall sad
as the maid was buttonlng Mrs. Hall
into the pink frock which she wore
at the wedding. She Is asked 70
repeat the angry dialogue between tins
rector and his wife on their arrival
home after the wedding, and which
put the minister IN such an ugly
frame OF mind that he was rude TO
Miss Koch, whom he married to How
ard Even. to the extent that she
tainted
Another question put to Miss
Tough is as to the actions of Mrs.
Hall Friday evening. Sept. Is, the
day before the bodies OF her husband
and the choir singer were found, ana
what Mrs. Hall said when she ceased
pacing the moor and moaning and
threw herself on a couch headlonE
and covered her face with her hands.
The questions put TO Louise Geist.
whose relations with her mistress
were never so intimate as those OF
the seamstress, are OF q nature to
.corroborate Miss Tough's testimony
by repeating bits of the converse
tions which she overheard.
Mrs. Anna X. Bearman, wife of
William G. Bearman, who is related 20
Mrs. Hall, was the frst witness Of
the day and was followed by Ralph V
NJ. Gosallne, a vestryman OF the
church and general manager OF MI
Bearman's bluing manufactory, who
has persisted up TO this time that he
knew nothing which would help the
jury in fixing the blame for the mur-
dcrs, although the investigators frank.
ly assert he is Withholding something
There was nothing TO indicate that his
attitude has changed,
Harry McCabe. lock tender on the
Raritan Canal, who heard shots in the
direction OF the canal on the night Of
Sept. ~, was before the Grand Jury
for few moments. Louise Geist was
called at ll.S0 and remained in the
Grand Jury room a fun hour
Clifford Hayes. who was for time
charged with the murders on the false
accusation OF his companion, Ray
mond Schneider-made with the jsal
Gus purpose OF interfering with a sus
pected effort OF Hayes to lure away
Schneider's child sweetheart, Pearl
Behmer--has been called to tell what
he saw on Easton Road on the night
Of the murder. Peter Tumulty, the
houseman Of the Hall home, who had
charge OF the garage: William
Phillips, watchman of the Xomen's
College, and Il, p. Bennett. Red
mond Street resident. tho barking OF
whose dog caused Phillips TO go 20
Redmond Street end see, m he aaya.
Mrs. Hall entering her home alone al