Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-17
SUBP0ENAS SERVED
IN HALL.M|LLS CASE.
Fifty Men and Women Sum.
moned to Appear Before
Grand Jury Monday
ANOTHER NEW WITNESS
BY a Sto6 Correspondent

New Brunswick. ~. j.. Nov. IT,
The service Of subpocnas on witnesses
in the Hall-Mills murder case began
this morning in preparation for the
Somerset County Grand Jury session
which begins Monday.
County Detective Totten started from
the courthouse nt Somervillc with the
notices which command the attend.
ance Of more than fifty men and wom-
en-. From their testimony Deputy At.
torner Genera! Mott bones to weave
consecutive story of the double mur-
der that viii lead 70 indictments.
Mr.. Mott spent the morning in Som.
erN lille. comforting with \. NJ. Beck
man. county Prosecutor of Somerset
Counts. tying up the loose ends of the
ease in expectation of the Grand jury
INVESTIGATION. Joseph f.. Strickcr.
prosecutor of Middlesex County. was
not present
Al the end Of the conference neither
Mott nor Hickman would make any
statement. Mr.. Mott left Immediately
for his home IN Newark.
The Rev. Edward Wheeler Hall and
Mrs. Eleanor Mills were slain on the
night Of Sentcmbpr II on the old
wcr" found two Days later.
Another new witness. in addition to
two surprise witnesses who are being
concealed hv Mott. will appear before
the Grand Jury.
The new witness il Wade II. Johns.
local manager. of the Public Service
Electric Company. who is said to have
important evidence"
The house Of the Phillips farm is
not furnished with electricity. and as
Nothing has been said by the prose.
cutorS. there iA much speculation as 10
what important evidence" the new
witness may have.
Call Evidence "ImpOr'ant"
The two witnesses who arc being kept
in cGncealmrnt have not figured in Tho
case before. It is said. 1t wls admitted
Mr.. Motifs investigating stnff thai
'ncir testimony was considered vitality
| Important.
Statements accrcdited TO Mr.. Mason
ard Mr.. Mott would indicate that they
, consider the evidence to be supplied by
the two surprise witnesses equally as
! significant as that to be offered By Mrs.
+ Jane Gibson. who will tell an "cye-
witness story.
The failure of the authorities to find
the wagon and its driver detracts1 con .
sdcrub'y from the strength of Mrs
Gibsons story. County Detective Fcrd
\. David. of Middlesex. however. an.
nounccd that he had discovered the
whereabouts Of the wagon and had
traced its owner. 1t was picturcsquels
described as a remarkable cd farm
vehicle that crcaked and scrccched as
it moved. This would give weight tc
Mrs. Gibson's story. for she referred
TO the noiSircsS of the wagon in he!
pursuit Of thieves.
AstOnisl,ed ut Story
Not only did the owner of the wagor
deny today that he left his houS" OF
the nigh, of the tragedy. but also De
tcctivc Mason profcssed astonishmen
over tho whole story.
Il don't know anything about It, h.
said. II. am very much surprised.
was with Detective Davis for fully tw'
hours this afternoon and he never salt
word TO me about that. Certainly 1
this story We're true he would have tol'
me about it. Ever since we started TN
investigation Of this ease l have hat
mrn endeavor!ng to trace this wagoi
ard its driver. hut we have never beel
successful Right now We have th"e
men doing nothing else