Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-08
.NA[[-M|L[S PROBE
WILL Be CONTINUED
p..ources Of Somerset and
MlddIesex Counties Put at
4 Disposal Of Prosecutors
WILL SPARE NO EXPENSE

/, S..c,o, Dispatch to Erenin0 Public LEDGER
New brunswick, N. j., Dec. S.---The
..eources Of Somerset and Middlesex
rounties are to be nut nt the disposal
= Prosecutors A. NJ. Beekman and
ya.snh p, Stricker to continue the in
sssstieotion of the Hall-M murder
-rstery, Frank Rcmsen. director of
~ Somerset County Board Of Free
Elders, announced this today.
'That action was decided on Mt n joint
r.eting last night of the two boards.
Ma in the Record Building here, ad-
Cining the county courthouse. The
Tysseting was held to discuss matters of
mutual interest to the counties, prin-
dnally the building of an inter county
Sridvc and the murder n, ,ne Rev. Ed
yard Wheeler Hall and Mrs. Eleanor
! Renhardt Mills.
.Mr. Remsen issued this statement
v"Reports that the people Of Somerset
Ocunty are afraid Of the expense in
ccnnection with the murder probe and
Nat this fear was allowed to influence
the action of the Grand Jury are false
and malicious.
Have Met All Bills
,"The Freeholders Of Somerset County
s,e ready to meet all expense involved
n the investigation of this murder.
W. have paid nil bills that have been
incurred and are ready to pay all others
that may become necessary to the proper
nrosecutiOn of the CASE
I. Fred Orpen. Freeholder of Mid
Eesex County, said: 'This county is
inst as much interested in the solution
~ the mystery and the apprehension
and punishment of the murderers as is
somerset County. This county is no
less willing than its neighbor to spend
its money in any way it can do so
legally to run down the murderers.''
Last night ut the joint meeting of
the Freeholders of the two counties,
Howard Woolston. Somerset Free.
holder, presented the resolution calling
for joint support of the efforts of the
prosecutors to solve The mystery. He
aid at the meeting: This murder is a
blot on both counties. Both Somerset
known that hints of money figuring in
this case are false. We will let
nothing stand in the way of full and
fearless investigation"
"Pig Woman" Confident
''The Woman in Gray" in the MUIR
der case has been positively identified.
and sooner or later will be indicted
according to Mrs. Jane Gibson, the
States eyewitness of the murder. Mrs.
Gibson said today she had been as
sured by Prosecutor Beekman and Pros
Hutor Mott and by several members
Of the Grand Jury that the matter
would not be drOpped.
II was assured" said Mrs. Gibson,
"that my Identification of the Woman
IN Gray had been accepted and be.
heved. Because. however, I could not
Mentif, positively the man with her,
who did the actual shooting. they pre-
ferred not to indict the Woman in
Gray at this time. They are now
seeking evidence upon which to iden.
tfy and indict the man.
II was shown three men, and they
oil looked so much alike ] could not
tell which one of them had been at the
scene Of the murder. I am positive,
however. that one of the men I saw
was the murderer.
The prosecution rested late yesterday
In the case of Raymond Schneider, who
Is being tried for perjury in connection
, with his denunciation several weeks ago
Of his chum, Clifford Hayes. as the
Hall Mills murderer. He subsequently
ietracted. lie will take the stand IN
his own defense today. Prosecutor
Mott. who has been i'll in East Orange,
Is expected to be on hand today to
take part in the cross examination.