The Washington times., 1922-10-29

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I'm the consequences Of her testi.
mony. .....
broken rocker chair in her bed.
room, her lap filled with letters.
On, here you are at last" she
said. What do you think Of this?"
She showed me the death threat
scrawled on 4 sheet OF common pa.
per.
Admits Being Scared.
II thought was a pretty steady
woman," she said. "I told you I
wasn't afraid Of anyone. because
there is no reason why I should he.
but this 10 the firiK time anyone has
ever said they'd shoot me, and I
must confess that I am scared"
She was trembling. The shutters
OF the rude farmhouse had been
closed. The dogs were barking out.
side. straining at their chains. It.
was creepy.
That letter Is probably from some
crank" said, but Mrs. Gibson was
too much under the influence OF
her fright to accept any such re.
assurance.
''No; they intend to kill me for
telling the truth" she said.
you have other letters there, Are
they all threats7" I asked.
mo, there are many good letters.
have had an apron full of letters.
Most Of them are very kind. See"
and she handed over q bundle of mis-.
sives from all sorts Of people.
One said: "You are O brave woman,
to tell the truth, when everyone else
Is lying, and when the murderers
money"
Called State Guard.
"I called the State troopers in to
protect me when I read this one
about the bullet. They noticed that
the letter had come from the Newark
postoffice. also sent word to Prose.
cutor Mott that was being threat.
ened. He told me that the State of
New Jersey stood behind me and not
to worry.
But how can one keep from worry.
ing? I have my boy to protect. Just
because I happened to be the one to
see, that dreadful crime committed,
seven weeks ago. and have been will.
Ing to speak out about II, as a public
duty, should not be made to suffer-"
told Mrs. Gibson that some of the
evening newspapers had big head.
lines that she had disappeared"
you can see how much dis.
appeared" she replied. And I am
not going to disappear. But I want
be shot.
II suppose It was because I
closed the shutters. The other re.
porters probably saw the house
shut up and concluded had gone
away. They do not like II because
I told you the whole story of how
saw the murders. and came back
and saw that woman sitting by
the corpses Of Rev. Hall and Mrs.
mills.
Longs For Sleep.
Sin Is a dreadful thing, isn't
it?' she went on. moralizing. my
goodness, 1t Is true, that the wages
OF sin are death. I wish I could
have a little sleep and get this
trtghtful thing from my mind. I
near that woman screaming
screaming. And now this letter
comes and makes me think that
the same murderous person has a
bullet for me. Why, / may be the
one 70 send someone to the gallows.
It Is an awful position to be IN
l have never done anyone a wrong.
do ndS know these people and
have no grudge against them. In
fact. pity them more than any.
thing. But try to tell the truth
and ! shall do my duy in this case.
am not shot before Il comes
for me to speak"
Mrs. Gibson said she was not con.
cerned over stories that efforts were
being made to break down her story
and to impeach her credibility as a
witness.
MY life record will stand in.
vestigation," she said feelingly. "II
tell the truth and my friends win
tell you 80. ! have nothing to be
ashamed Of. I am poor and hard
working but there is no blemish on
my name. They can 20 as far as
they like. Mr.. Mott knows about
me, and he has heard my story. He
knows am telling only the things
I saw and have no motive except to
do the right things"
Mott Praises Her.
, The woman's self-defense was fully
borne out 80 far as Special Deputy
Attorney General Wilbur A. Mott In
concerned, as tonight he informed
newspaper reporters that he was
convinced that the woman had
sworn to the essential facts In the
case" He praised her. also, as a