New-York tribune., 1922-12-06
Mott Ordered
To Push Hall
Case to Finish
Jersey Attorney General
Keeps Special Prosecutor
and Says Inquiry Will Go
On With Unabated Vigor
Henry Stevens DefersTrip
Sister-in-Law Of Widow Says
the Hunt So Far Has
Been for a Scapegoat
80 Q elar cerre,rg.deal

NEW BRUNSWICK, n. J., Dec. D.
Special Prosecutor Wilbur A. Mott will
remain in charge Of the Iiall-Mills
murder investigation and the inquiry
will not be dropped until II has been
carried 70 a successful conclusion"
This announcement was made by At
torney General Thomas +. MeCran to-
day following a conference at the
State House In Trenton. It Is under
stood that Mr.. Mott offered TO with
draw, but was persuaded by Mr.. Nc
Gran, who believes the crime will yet
be solved, to remain In the case. Ara
rish Beekmsn, Prosecutor of Somerset
County, was not present at the con-
ference.
"Mr. Mott is in the same position
to-day as he was last week." the Attor'
ney General told reporters. lie viii
continue 70 be 30 undl the case has
been carried 20 a successful conclusion
The status Of tho investigation Is just
the same as e wns when Mr.. Mott COM
oleted his presentation Of the evidence
TO the Somerset County Grand Jury
To Act With 'Unabated Vigor' .
Mr.. Mecran supplemented this state
mens with the information tha. the
conference had been devoted 20 dis
eussion Of plans for continuing the
investigation with undated vigor. lie
indicated that the failure Of the grand
Jury 20 return indictments would in
no way interfere with the work Of the
investigators.
Mrs. Henry Stevens talked 20 re-
porters to-day at her home in Layalette
In the presence OF her husband, who
Is Mrs. Frances Stevens Halls brother
"We certainly do not want 10 see the
investigation dropped she said. we
want TO see the murderers brought
90 justice. But Il rather looks az
though. instead Of conducting an in
vestigation IS they should, the author
tiles have simply been looking for o
scapegoat. II seems 20 me the Of
fcials merely wanted 20 fasten tho
crime upon somebody. anybody, and
they have been bending all the evil
dence toward building up case
against the first people who came
along"
Both Laugh at Suspicion
No attempt was made by Mrs. Ste
vens to ignore the fact that her hus-
band had been under suspicion as the
"bushy.haired man" who figured in Mrs.
Cibsou's eyewitness story as the com
panion OF the woman ia gray.
"Here is the bushy-haired man." she
said In Jest ag her husband walked into
the room, and they both laughed
about H.
"ln spite Of the fact that no indiet-
meat was returned, We have decided 70
give up our trip abroad this winter
she resumed. ave understand that the
case is TO be brought up again. and
naturally we want 10 be where the au-
thorities can reach US IL they want us.
We are most anxious 70 avoid con-
ficting with their desires In any way.
Mr.. Stevens was packing Up TO 20 on
his duck shooting trip in North Caro-
lima with ". Edwin Carpenter. Mrs.
Stevens was also preparing for de-
partu<p as they arc moving into New
York for the winter, she said. Later
they intend TO make O brief trip 20
South America 10. attend the Brazilian
Exposition, but will wait. at any rate.
until the December term grand jury
meets.