Evening journal., 1922-11-14

dctudl slayer OF Hall and Mrs. Mill
is not certain. 1t therefore is prob
able that Mr.. Mott will ask for {
John Doe Indictment.
To support Mrs. Gibson a number
of witnesses will be called. including
Mrs. A. c. Fraley. whose house is not
far from the crab apple tree where
the bodies were found, and this
I1ngles, who heard shots at about
the time Mrs. Gibson said she saw
the quarrel, 1920 p. NJ. The second
highly important witness. whose
identity has been carefully guarded.
also will be called 10 support certain
parts of the woman's story.
Mrs. Nellie Russell, the Negro wo-
man whom Timothy n. Pfeiffer.
counsel for Mrs. Hall, has produced
/ to refute Mrs. Gibson's story. will
{ not appear before the Grand Jury.
I nor will Mrs. Hanlon of Queens.
whose clrcumstantial tale which con-
tradicted Mrs. Gibson's statement
was repudlated in a few hours by
Mrs. Hanlon herself. Mrs. Hanlon
is regarded as out of the case Mrs.
Russell can tell her tale at the trial.
if there is trial. In Somerville the
expectation is that the trial will take
place in January or early February.
The information that at last the
Grand Jury is to take up the case
with Mrs. Halls request that she be
examined were the chief develop
ments of the day. Another feature
Ua he ctfddan f11naGG nf
Henry Carpenter. cousin of Mrs.
Hall and her near neighbor. Mr..
Carpenter was taken 10 the Middle
sex County Hospital, where ii was
said later that an operation for ap-
pendicitis had been performed.
Friends of Carpenter say he has
been fearing such an attack for some
time and has talked almost in
cessantly about appendicitis. He is
broker in New York and goes back
and forth every day. Lately he has
been worrying considerably about
the murder case, of which he knew
nothing. he said, until the afternoon
of the Saturday on which the bodie. |
were found.
whether Mr.. Carpenters Illness
was due. at least in a measure, to |
worry over the murder case could |
not be learned.
Mr.. Mott went to Somerville, ar
rivlng about o'clock. He spent
about an hour with Prosecutor
Beekman and then. but only after
being aggresslvely questioned. ad-
mitted that the Grand Jury is to be
called.
Mr.. Motifs reputation is that of a
nan who never gives up. As tar
~ informa tion is concerned he lived
ID to that reputation yesterday.
following his talk with Mr.. Beck
nan Mr., Mott called in his chief OF
taft, Lieut.. James A. Mason ana
iome of the State troopers and sew
raj phases of the case were gone
over in detail. including the story
II the Russell woman. Detective
rotten furnished information to the
,ffect that there had been some
hing in the nature of a feud be-
ween Mrs. Russell and Mrs. Glib
ION for some time.
After the case had been canvass
ID and a list of witnesses prepared
or subpoenas and jury notices sent
,ut Mott and Mason went to New
where they had an early
dinner and talked over other as
,ects of the case. Then they went
o Newark and home for the even
ng.
With the decision to go to the
ury the whole matter is finally TAX
n out of New Brunswick and Mid
Ilesex county. much to the relief
4 the Middlesex authorities. All
evelopments of importance Will
axe place in Somerville. Mr.. Mott
nav. however, be here to examine
witness or two for convenience
AXE.
When he was seen after his tax
nth Mr.. Beekman. Mr. Mott did not
ven mention the Grand Jury. He
aid he had gone to Somerville to
york on the case with Beekman;
hat he was glad to work with
and that he felt that
,eekman was glad to work with
i'm. Then he paused TO give his
a chance to go away
,hich they didn't take.
After Mr.. Mott had acknowledge
hat the message he had sent 10
ustice Parker remained unanswer-
d. some one spoke OF the Grand
urv and asked when It might be
allied.
"Oh. before very long, said Mott.
I'm few days?" was asked.
yes. perhaps in a few days
This week?"
'Why. yes. I think this week.
ION Wednesday,"
Mr.. Mott hesitated and then said:
"Why. I don't know about that I
aven't talked with Mr.. Beekman
bout that"
He turned to Mr.. Beekman.
How long did you say II would
Ike to get the Grand Jury together
?" he asked.
Beekman thought II would take
,rtv-eight hours. Then he and
lott wondered for a moment wheth-
r that made It possible to get the
rand Jury together by Wednesday,
nd then Beekman rememberd that
lfrd 3. GLIB. the foreman of the
rand Jury had asked that they be i
OF called until Thursday After
few more remarks Mr.. Mott said
ute decisively:
THE Grand Jury will meet on
thursday If that's agreeable, to you
eekman."
Beekman said it was.
with that settled, the matter of the
our was taken up. Mr.. Mott ex-
lained that in Essex county Grand
lry meetings begin in the afternoon.