Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-11-09
MOTT TALKS
DUAL crime
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authorities say that they know tn
actual murderer and that the othel
man will be charged with aiding fl
the escape. 1t is said that the wo-
man will be charged with encouras
ing the actual slayer
stTwenty- witnesses will be call
ed before the grand jury, twelve OF
whom will testify 20 events having tc
do directly with the commission OF
the crime.
Hall and Mrs. Mills, were MUIR
dered at about 1920 o'clock on the
night OF September IA by a man
who. besides having bushy hair
and a heavy moustache, as Mrs. Jane
Gibson has said, was proficient in
the use of firearms and kept a re-
volver in his home. This man has
been identified by a person other
Than Mrs. Gibson
This information the first to fix
the time of the killing as the Off
cials have II and the first to make
it known definitely that there has
been a second Identification OF the
person who did the actual killing,
was obtained from official sources.
Itywas ascertained also that the man
referred to, the woman In gray men
toned by Mrs. Gibson and a second
man will be the persons named II In
dfctments are found by the Somerset
Grand Jury as is confidently ex-
pected.
= The three persons under suspicion
are constantly watched and Will be
arrested II they attempt to leave the
vicinity. II IS not thought that any
OF them will try TO leave the state,
but II they should do so, there would
be no waiting for the Grand Jury
action.
If a John Doe warrant is Issued
II will not be because Mr.. Mott does
not know the identity of the man
indicted, but because for a time I
may be wise 10 withhold information
on that point. The authorities, il
may be said, are absolutely certain
that they know the man who fred
the shots that killed the rector and
the choir singer and they believe (
they have a strong case agains. all
of the persons mentioned.
The third person will not be
charged with the actual killing at
the trial, but with being an aces
sorry after the fact. The Indictments,
however. probably will charge all
three with murder in the first de-
gree. Certainly the woman in gray
and the man believed 20 have done
the killing viii be so charged.
THE identity OF the woman in the
case is pretty well understood by
those who have followed the case.
The identity Of the man wAo fired
the shots is being guarded with
great care. Though two or three
men are under suspicion, the author
ties will not eliminate any one for !
fear OF disclosing the identity OF the I
man they want II is believed TO be
for this reason that the statement
was made and repeated today that
the man is a member OF the church
and that all three OF the persons
concerned are residents of New
Brunswick II this statement is
true there is certainly a surprise In
store for many people.
The information that the prose-
c,ifor now has will be given into the
Grand Jury by more than twenty
i've witnesses, some of whom, per-
haps helf, have proved recalcitrant
I'M 10 the present and have caused
a great deal of trouble. The power
Of the Grand Jury will be invoked
70 make them talk and some may
be~threatened with a charge of OBJ
strucing justice, It was learned to-
day.
II This connection it should be
sssd mat there is no evidence Of any
preconcerted plan TO obstruct justice
ana that the prosecutor is not IN
nossession of any evidence Whatever
tba- anv of the witnesses have been
hammered with. It eeems that the {
taefics pursued have been due to
desjre 70 help the woman In the
r.so In the group referred TO there {
. deem sympathy for this woman !
and II has led some OF her frienas
-. arouse the wrath OF the oihclals'
.Four Of the witnesses viii corroD-
80 Mrs Gibson in part. They Will I
testify TO facts which VIII sho" sna' Z
n4vts of her story, at least are apso- {
iutelv true. One Of these VIII De me
driver of the Midtown bus whlch ]
masses the Gibson farm on Hamilton I
,-oaa Another is believed to be a q
,,.,,,s,an who saw Mrs. Gibson on her 7
,,,,la At the time she says she went a
da1Sn De Russys lane TO the Phillips +;
farm in search of the man who sto-e n
be4s corn. One other is understood
,be a man who saw her near
EaFton avenue. Il may be that this .
last is Tingle, who lives In Easton
avenue lust beyond the Phillips farm
and who said he heard shots at
lt the time set by the authori-
ties as the time of the shooting. In
any event, Tingle's testimony as to
the time OF the shots would corrob-
crate Mrs. Gibson II she agrees as TO
the time.
The car that turned into De
Rnssys lane and thus enabled Mrs
Gibson by The light from the head
lights to see the man and the wo-
man she names in her story has
been traced. This, il appears, was
the Haynes car which has been
mentioned in these dispatches. 1t has
high back seat.
Kegardless OF VINO OWNS IT, the
officials believe it was driven
that night by a member OF the
.hurch congregation whose name has
frequently appeared in the stories OF
this case. but who has said he did
not go TO the Phillips farm or near
1t on that particular evening.
An official quarters it is stated that
this man left his own car downtown
and used this other car. as he had