Evening star., 1922-10-29

"I have been honest and honorable
in this community. Doesn't per-
sons past count for anything"
At the Hall home tonight We're Mr..
and Mrs. Moncure Carpenter. Mr.. and
Mrs. Sydney Carpenter, Mr. and Mrs.
Edwin Carpenter. all relatives; Miss
Sallie Peters, friend of the family.
and Timothy n. Pfeiffer, counsel for
the Hall interests, AT first, it was
learned, Mrs. Sydney Carpenter had
invited Mrs. Hall to her home for
tea The latter was closriei .ur
such a long period of time with her
attorney that she was unable TO make
the engagement and as Il result rcla-
tives gathered in the home of Mrs.
Hall.
Here's the way Mrs. Hall is de-
scribed by one of those who saw her
last night:
Nervous reaction from the horrible
crime and the attendant publicity is
felt by her most in the morning
She has breakfast generally in bed.
No human being can be as natural as
she is, however. with something prey
ing on the mind. If she is guilty she
is the cleverest woman l ever met,
and she's not the cleverest woman l
ever met"
While friends Of Mrs. Hall gath
cred in her home tonight, the story
Of Mrs. Jane Gibson. regardless Of
the insinuations cast abroad IN New
Brunswick regarding her reliability,
was gaining strength and formidable
ity with the passage of each hcrr.
Persons who are living in the neigh
borhood of Mrs. Gibson laugh and
smile knowingly when asked about
the story. They shrug their shoul-
ders and say: Wait: just wait"
The story OF how Mrs. Gibson saw
II q nn Ire 1'e- Sl y.
the Phillips farm more than six weeks
ago and OF the manner in which she re-
turned to the spot later and saw wom-
an in a gray cloak bending over the
bodies remains the same, after almost
a week has passed since she first told
the story; 1t is easily the sensation OF
the case thus far.
And Deputy Attorney General Wilbur
A Mott has assured the public there are
more equally pertinent and potential
items of evidence in the hands of the
investigators.
New Figure I'm Case.
A new figure entered the case TODAY,
when Mrs. A. c. Fraley, who lives a
few hundred yards above the site of the
tragedy. was questioned by news gath
erers. She declared that she and mem
bers of her family were up until long
after time set for the shooting YET
heard no shots and no screams. She
called attention to the fact, though. that
they were on the opposite side of the
house.
She laughed about the story Mrs. Glib
son tells. But. on the other hand. made
a remark almost identical with one of
Mrs Gibson's when she said that if Mr..
Hall and Mrs: Mills had been at home
where they belonged on the night of th.
shooting no harm would have come TO
them.
She said that she knew Mrs. Gibson.
who recently had purchased some
corn husks from her. This was
some time after the murder. but she
declares Mrs. Gibson made no state
ment about it TO her
Asked what she thought of the
story Mrs. Gibson tells, she declared
Mrs. Gibson had been reading and
memorizing. newspaper accounts.
Just wait until they get through
with her" she said. When asked
Never mind"
Tale-bearing newspapermen took
the account of Mrs Fraley's talk
to the ears Of Mrs. Gibson. ut is very
easy for her to have been in bed and
heard nothing. 1t will all come out.
holding back"
Deputy Attorney General Wilbur
A. Mott declared a few days ago that
the state had other items of evidence
equally as important as the story
Mrs. Gibson tells.
The question of moonlight plays
rather important part in Mrs, Glib
sons story. She declares she iden-
tihed the woman late that night at
the scene of the murder by the flashes
of a pocket light.
Officials have been checking up on
the strength OF the moons light that
night and this angle from nature
1t is expected. will prove important
in the case
There is no definite indication as
70 When arrests may be made Mr.
Mott says that his case is ready to
spring at 'an opportune time" He
mas admitted that the case will go
10 the grand jury. but he has given
no hints as to how soon such action
Will be taken.
Attorney Seeks Slayers.
Timothy N. Pfeiffer. attorney for
Mrs. Hall, visited Lieut.. Detective
James F. Mason at the courthouse
here this afternoon. He refused to
discuss the nature of his visit. In
conversation with newspaper men
afterward. however, he stated that
ne had men investigating facts sur
rounding the murder in an endeavor
to run down the slayers of Rev. Ed
ward Wheeler Hall
He said that his investigation thus
far had not unearthed any clues and
had established no motive for the
crime. He declared also that he was
not interested in any reports as to
the whereabouts of his client on the
night of the murder of her husband,
but wished to enter a denial of the
story Mrs. Jane Gibson has told Off
Gals about the murder in so far as
Mrs. Hall by inference may be con-
cerned.
Regarding arrest of Mrs. Hall he
sald: i don't see how it is possible
unless some false testimony is offered
have told Mrs. Hall part of Mrs.
Gibson's story, and l will make her
familiar with all of it this afternoon.
Mrs. Hall does not read newspapers,
by my advice"
MRS. GIBSON THREATENED.
By the Associated Press