Evening journal., 1922-11-06

through Timothy n. Pfeiffer, Mrs
Hairs attorney. The news cause
amazement in New Brunswick wher
Mrs,s Halls passiveness mas peer
much commented upon.
Nfs Gibson's accusations agalns
Mrs. Hall made the latters reiusa
tosoffer the rewards and push TN
prosecution a subject for specuia
ton which will be largely removed
II The townfolk confirm the curren
renort about the widows acuV'ues
There has been a slight change III
,,,ns regarding the Grand Jury pre-
sentauon. Instead OF rev W.,
nesses only being examined VH,ua'
w every onewho knows ahy'n.ns
about the case is TO be called oy az.
Mott. AS far as can be learned ~
rad not been the intention TO car
Mrs Han. but in view of her VIII
sasness 10 waive immunity the
chances are she will get an oppor-
-unity 10 testify. There has oeen
some, question, too, as 10 whether
Henry stevens. Mrs. Halls brother,
who lives at Lavallette, should De
called. II is not known yet whether
hss would or would not waive I'M
munity. Mr.. Mott has been devot-
ing a good deal OF attention In the
1ast few days 10 the alibi Henry
stevens has put up. 1t is improbable
that William Stevens will be asked to
weSve immunity.
One of the principal witnesses Is
likely to be Barbara Tough. the maid
ttshn "A
member of the church guild and as
such had an opportunity 10 observe
the. friendship between Hall and
Mrs Mills. Strangely enough, Bar.
bara. made II clear that she does not
relish appearing as witness before
the Grand Jury or any other body of
the sort. for to an interviewer she
sad.
81 won't testify before any Grand
Jury. I won't testify either for or
against Mrs. Hall even II have TO
geoto jail. People over her don't un-
derstand the blood OF a Highlander"
This was vehemently uttered in the
crisp burr of the Scots woman's
speech. She also gave an account OF
how she spent the afternoon and
=
that she had been close TO the old |
farm during the afternoon and part |
ofsthe evening.
On the Thursday afternoon Bar |
bara was off duty and she decided TO |
visit her friend. Mrs. Elizabeth An
thony, who lives at 1919 Easton ave-
nue.. She went TO Mrs. Anthony's
hons early in the afternoon soon
after 2.30 and they both walked out
TO the Parker Home for the Aged TO
visit friend OF theirs. Mrs. Mar
gsret Thompson, who has been an
inmate OF the home for more than
year and is an invalid.
They had both met Mrs. Thomp-
sqsl while engaged in doing church
work. The two women remained
with Mrs. Thompson until about
$50, when they left TO go to the An
thony home TO have dinner. After
they reached the Anthony house
they waited awhile for Roy Anthony.
Mrs: Anthony's husband. TO GOMEZ
home as he came from work When,
he, did not arrive about $40 they de-
ciced 10 have dinner without him..
After dinner Archie Cooper Of / SO
Bayard street. who has been very
attentive to Barbara. came for her
in his Ford coupe and they suggested
they go for Anthony.
This they did, Barbara and Cooper
being in the coupe. and the entire
party stayed at the Anthony home
untlabout 9 O'clock. Then Barbara
andssGooper left and drove into New
Brinswick and stopped their car lnl
trent of the home OF James Nelson 4
on. George street and sat talking.
Barbara telling Cooper OF having re-
ceived news from Aberdeen. Scot
land. AS they were sitting there
talking. Barbara says. the clock in
nearby church struck 10 O'Clock and
she told Cooper she must go home
which she did. She went to bed at
approximately 1920.
She did not see any one when she
arrived al the Hall home and went
vAghtato her room. She says that she
did not hear anyone go out during
the night and that she knew nothing
OF Halls disappearance until the
following day. That she says. is all
she knows about September "a and
then she reiterated her statement
that she would not testify before the
Grand Jury or any one else
The statements OF Barbara are
interesting in view OF
the fact that II had come TO the ears
Of Mr. Mott that Hall knew for some
time previous to his death that he
was being watched. He believed he
was being followed on his visits .
he old Phillips farm and the neigh
oorhood of Easton avenue, for sew
sral reputable persons have stated
hat they had seen the rector on
many occasions and that he got OFF I
he Easton avenue trolley car AT .
Sudden street, several blocks before
the end of the line. and that he
would cut across the fields toward a.,
the general direction Of the farm =
rather than walk along Easton ave- q
nue. to the place at which the trystsl :
were formerly kept at an old bench =
in the shrubbery there.
On these vnsite Hall would stop !,
after getting off the car and care :
fully look about before walking !.
down Guilden street preparatory to .
cutting across the fields toward the 7
farm. He invariably waited until /,
the street or Easton avenue was >
fairly clear OF traffic or pedestrians
and then slipped across the fields to I
where he was meeting Mrs Mills t
This Information again leads to the :
bstser that the coupe may have been {
using the Phillips farm as their $
love nest and that they met inside