New-York tribune., 1922-11-01
Ref,lse to Believe Diary
.nd Love Notes 10 Singer
His and Uphe & Widow ;
eu Of Love st Mother
M Arrests Now ON
Mr.. (sibson's Story
1lott Still Credits Farm
II oman Whose Accounts
81 Husband Conflict
rrom q s.ar coresponders

NEX BRUNSWICK, ~. d., Oct. q l.----
mere will be no immediate action in
tks Hall-Milis murder case. which has
dragged along at iaggard pace for
r,ore than six weeks. This was frankly
sinitted here to-day by Wilbur A.
Mots, special deputy attorney general,
uho said he planned no Immediate ar
rest.
He added In an offhand manner that
tho case eventually would 90 to the
Grand jury, as all murder cases do
sooner or later. At the same time
hs defended Mrs. Jane Gibson, the
farm woman whose story OF being en-
eyewitness Of the Staying of the Rev.
Edward Wheeler Hall and Mrs. Eleanor
r. Mills has been badly shaken in
he last few days. Mr.. Mott said that
ser story Stands up"
4 Mrs. Gibson's last word tonight was
81 dramatic statement naming the
soman she charges is implicated in. the
murder.
4 have been assured that Deputy
Attorney General Mott has corrobora-
ton Of my story" she said, II know
that he has confederation. know that
he has found at least one other person
who was In De Russys Lane on thu
night Of the murder and that ~
person has told Mr.. Mott, detectt~<4
iotten and Mason, and state troopaEa
that q woman wearing gray cont wHs
ON the Phillips farm that night.
Expects Arrest Any Time
'This person is reputable and has
supplied sufficient evidence for one or
more arrests. These arrests, am told,
will be made at any time now.
know that am to be supported in my
Identification Of the woman l and
sthers saw under the crabapple tree
the night Of September IL.
There is more that can say. L
c9lld give the name of the person who
corroborased me, But l viii not until
ara pernaittad to dc 50 by the au-
thorities. 1 know who has been watched
since told my story and since cor
roboration came | know who is going
to be arrested eventually. I know who
and what interests have sought to dis
credit me, but must remnin silent,
.ot because ! am simple woman
farmer raixed up without her will in
horrible affair of this nature. but
because ] have given my word"
Mr. Mott was closeted with Prosecu-
for Azariah Beekman for two hours
hls morning 1t was at the conclu-
sien Of this talk that the specia. deputy
attorney general made his statement.
he refused to discuss the matters
taken up at this meeting.
DO you still think Mrs. Gibson's
story stands up despite these recent
deyelorments Mr.. Mott was asked.
Thinks Her Story Stands
y think her story will stand up" he
replied II know Of no reason why it
should not stand up. About one-haIf
cf the things that Mrs. Gibson is cred
tied with having told the newspapers
were put into her mouth.
Newspaper men, resenting Mr.. Motifs
Implication. discovered that he could
rot be specific in supporting his asser-
ton. He said he had corroboratiye
evidence supporting the woman's state
mcnt, but refused to reveal its nature.
Two black-clad figures arrived at the
home Of Mrs. Hall to-day and gave an
Interview extolling the family life of
the late rector. They were Mrs. Paul
bonner, Of S29 Park Avenue, New York,
and Mrs. Frank Voorhees,, of So Crit
nth Street. Jersey City, sisters Of the
murdered rector.
:, a!tnough they have been to see Mrs.
nan several times since the, murder,
tney have had nothing to say UP to
tnis paint. To-day, however, they were
euMe ready 20 speak OF their brother
ahu his family relations. They re-
NAMED with Mrs. Hall for several
nogrs ! subsequently, their widowed
MsSer-in-law had conference with
aer attorney, Timothy N. Pfeiffer.
Family Voices Faith,
sitting in the parlor Of the Hall
nome and showing signs of emotional
s. .saMsturoance, M Mrs. Bonner, speaking for
slsr .,, sister IS we'll as for herself, said:
4, hnowing all the circum stances as
WY stand to-day, we have most inl-
lsseH faith in Mrs. Hall and confidence
~ Iour brother. Our mother, Mrs. Ed
s1, ws1c y. Hall, of, Jersey City, who for-
,saesiy made her home in New Bruins
sxxaca, ny Is right with us in this faith in
We feel that the whole thing Is
4 =, ayfE E,p!e mistake that could have been
ssssred Up If our brother were here to
sApiain. My sister and I have been
tcen,laua on ssss asht,