The Washington times., 1922-10-26
MRS. Hall SAW RECTOR SLAIN DECLARES.
HALL
CASE To TEST
GIBSON STORY
Writsr and Companion Find
ldsitification Possible Despite
Darkness Of Night.

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Idsntifica alton Possible Despite
Darkness Of Night.
by JOHN l.. sPIyAk,
International News service Staff
Correspondent.
(copyright. 1899. by International 4
News Service.) 49, 80
NEW BRUNswICK,s N. J.. Oct.
ss,--Under weather conditions sbni,
lar To those existing on the night
Of September IL and at approxi'
mately. the same hour when DR..
Edward w. Hall and his choir
singer. Mrs. Eleanor Mills. We're
slain, on the old Phillips farm. was
re-enacted last night part OF the
tragic scene to ascertain whether q
person could actually Identify an.
other person. as has been claimed
in the development Of the famous
murder case. E
(Note: Since her original version,
the woman eyewitness. Mrs. Jane
Gibson, has added further details.
saying that the moon and stars
did not furnish the only light by
which she saw man and woman
on the scene. She said that there
Russey Lane, near the scene of
the murder, with the headlights
turned on, and that this glare was
reinforced by light from two flash
lights which the man and woman
carried In their hands and which
were turned on nj frequent In.
tervais. II was by the artificial
light that she saw the faces and
the clothing worn by the man and
On September a.. the day had
been clear. No rain had fallen
and the night was warm There
was little or no. moon, but the
stars were out. Other persons, in
addition TO the woman eye-wit-
ness. corroborated that such were
the weather conditions.
According TO the various investiga,
tons. the hour Of the shooting was
between $50 and 10 o'clock.
Same Conditions Last Might
Last night. between $50 and 10
o'clock, with the exception OF its
being nearly six weeks later In the
year. conditions were about the same
as those described as existing on the
night OF September IL. 81
Covered with light coat. such as
that described as having been worn
by the woman In the crime" the
writer and o companion Journeyed
over theiroa traversed by the en-
amored couple when they went TO
keep the lovers tryst that has never
been broken.
The weather, as on the fatal night.
was idyilic. stars giittered In the
dark blue vault overhead. Twisted
and naked branches Of the trees
could be seen outlined gloomily
against the sky. Fallen leaves on
the roadside rustied under the
1 walkers tread. There was a slight
breeze. hut aside from the movement
OF the leaves and the leafless boushs
there was no sound. II was q silent.
lovers. One could almost see the
ghosts of couples walking arm in
arm and observation-disclosures, whisper
ing. .-..
/ Luxnriant Grass Gone.
! The iuxuriant grass that carpeted
the feet OF unnumbered couples was
gone and nothing but the bare. hard
earth remained.
In the darkness. despite the moon
I, and stars. one hsd to walk carefully
to avoid the tufts OF tall grass that
stood up here and. there. As one APP
preached the little crabapple tree
where the murder took place one
could barely make out the branches.
II was, in fact, difficult to see any
thing,
To the left Of the tree is a dark
background OF bushes and trees that
flank the ghostiy old Phillips farm
house. The bushes have not yet
fallen victim to autumnal frosts and
still grow luxuriously to "a point
within some thirty feet Of the crab
apple tree. To the right was q
patch of bare ground, but nothing
could be seen in the darkness.
The writer and his companion
paused for q moment on the exact
spot where the bodies of the, two
lovers were found lying In their
eternal peace. The only sound that
could be heard was the occasional
barking Of a dog upon the farm Of
Mrs (iihaof, thn -xuritN>oa