Evening star., 1922-11-04
Eyewitness, After Trip, Says
She Was Questioned by
"a Judge"
INVESTIGATION NOW
CONDUCTED SECRETLY
Authorities Shield Activities From
Public After Adopting
New Policy.
BY DAN RING.

STAFF Correspondent Of The Star.
NEW BRUNSWICK. N. j.. November
4.-Secure from interference by in
quisitive newspaper men. officials in
charge Of Hall-Mills murder investi-
cation are questioning witnesses in
a secret place. screened from public
observation and probably miles from
New Brunswick.
Early today Mrs. Jane Gibson, pig
farmer and reputed eyewitness of the
shooting Of DR.. Edward Wheeler Hall
and Mrs. Eleanor Mills. returned to
New Brunswick from what she said
was Brooklyn. after having left town
yesterday afternoon on the same
train with Lieut.. Detective James F.
Mason. Every train had been watched
for her return.
Il have been to Brooklyn to visit
relatives. but 1 also stopped to see
judge about the case" she told
newspaper men.
Was it Judge MOTIF" she was asked.
"Oh. no. she declared. TT was an
other Judge"
Promises \ Surprise.
What do you think Of things now.
Mrs. Gibson?"
You'd be surprised" she said in
reply. why. gentlemen. the story
told the prosecutors about the mur-
der and the one have told newspaper
men are two entirely different things.
When get on the witness stand you
-
some big surprises"
She took herself off to her pig farm
on Hamilton road, where there Is a
sign. Keep out"
Detective Mason was at New Bruns-
wick today. but his supervisor, Dep
uty Attorney General Wilbur A. Mott,
has thrown veil of secrecy over his
movements. He Is no: here. He may
be in Newark, but no one can tell his
exact whereabouts from one hour to
the next. .
No Action This Week.
Over the week end there will be no
action. This assurance was given
confidentially to a number of corre-
spondents, who feigned a desire to
play golf at their home country clubs
during the next few days. They are
still sticking here.
This correspondent learned today
from official sources that rumors OF
another witness to the murder at the
Phillips farm on the night Of the
shooting are substantially correct.
The reason that the authorities don't
want to give ou: the dope" is that
they already fear too much of their
case has reached the parties under
suspicion. Also. 1t is definitely estab-
lished that the course of procedure
in this case will be grand jury action
first and arrest next and not vice
versa. Attorney Mott has a much
stronger case inside his head than
he will present to the grand jury. 1t
was stated today. 1t Is even possible
that only Mrs. Gibson and a few
others may be called before the grand
a few of the witnesses will be held
in reserve for the prospective trial
and that only SO much OF the evil
dence accumulated as may be neces-
sary for indictment will be placed
before the grand jury.
Politics Again In Air.
Politics is in the air here. 1t has
caused the subversion Of the mys-
terry in popular interest. Until the
election blows over during the early
part of next week there is expected
to be no big move made by the prose-
cution. But next week. 1t is declared
there, will be action.
That action will form the presenta-
tfot of the case to the grand Jury
and the request for an Indictment.
It ought to come Wednesday. but it
it possible that it may drag over
until Thursday.
An abnormal calm has settled over
New Brunswick, so far as the mur-
der solution is concerned. After al
most seven hectic weeks, hot with
feverish excitement and speculation,
things have cooled down Immensely
since the interview with Mrs. Hall.
Attempts have been made since then
to pick Mrs. Halls statement to
pieces. On the whole, it remains firm
in substance. with but slight devia-
tions from what is regarded as the
absolute deadline of accuracy. For
instance, it was learned today that,
despite her statements that she had
never visited the Phillips farm since
childhood, witnesses have reported to
the prosecution that they had seen a
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