The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-10-26
MORE LIGHT IN
DOUBLE MURDER

New Hdtnswick, Oct. 26.-Mrs,
Jane Gibson, who claims to have wit.
messed the murder Of Rev. Edward
w. Hail and Mrs. Eleanor r. Mills,
told Newspaper man that she had
idsntihed the man who shot the rec
tor and identified the woman she AS.
serts wss present.
Mrs. Gibson said she recently recog-
ntssd the man whose name was called
~ . woman. companion during the
killines while visiting the district at
torney's ofnce. She said she knew
the woman at the smurder scene and
has seen her since then.
New Brunswick, N. j., Oct Is (By
the Associated Press) Mrs. Jane
0ibeon, alleged eyewitness Of the
Hail-Mills murder, signed a statement
today giving the name of a woman
who. she declared, was one of the
staying party, and reports immediate
y were circulated that the arrest Of
the woman-prominent since the start
among those. under nvestigation-
was imminent.
Wilbur A. Mott, special prosecutor
tn charge Of the case, was quoted to
the effect that there might be an ar
rest within an hour but tonight Mr..
Mott added to his quoted utterance a
phrase which he says he used in the
first, instance-"or in two weeks"
He intimated, although he would
not say definitely, that no arrest
would be made until the case had been
laid before the Somerset county grand
jury and an indictment-or indict-
ments-returned. He declined to say
when he would go before that body.
While it was true, Mr.. Mott said,
that Mrs. Gibson, farmer and pig rails
or, had signed statement today, that
document did not contain anything
she had not already told the authori-
ties and he could see no need at pres
ont for an immediate errest. He de-
clared, however, that he was ready to
order one or several arrests without
waiting for grand jury action if cir
cumstances made it advisable.
Mr.. Mott expressed skepticism as
to Nm. Gibson's Identification in her
statement Of the Rev. Edward Wheel
er Hall-victim with Mrs. Eleanor r.
Nills Of the slayers' furyAbecause
thst ideHtt tfcatlen yeS made on the
strength OF . plh6t0gFaph Mr.: Gib.
son never had seen the rector before
the night of the shooting, he said.
Asked whether Mrs. Gibson ever
before had seen the woman she iden-
titled as being present at the shoot
ing and who, she declared, had
screamed the name Of man long un-
der suspicion, he declined to answer.
As soon as Mrs. Gibson's statement
had been obtained, Detective Mason
took 1t to Mr.. Mott at Newark, while
Sol. Schwarz Kopf, head of the state
police, started about the same time
for Manhattan police headquarters.
What his mission was could not be
learned. It was recalled, however,
that the theory had been advanced
that persons who had reason to be
jealous Of the relations Of the minis
ter and Mrs. Mills had hired New
York gunner to do the actual staying.
After refusing for two days to see
reporters who sought details Of her
statement to the authorities and turn
ing watch dogs loose on those who
approached her little farm two miles
ont from New Brunswick, Mrs. Glib
son tonight relented and spoke freely
Of what she said she witnessed on
the Phillips farm on the night Of Sep
tember IA.
"Those awful shrieks," she said,
"are palmer In my ears tonight than
they were 1t the moment Of the mur-
der. They haunt me-"
She said that she could positively
identify one Of the persons she saw in
the struggle beneath the tree as a
woman who has since figured promi-
neatly In discussions and inquiries
into the case.
Grs. Gibson said she was riding on
her mule, Jennie, seeking a trail Of
tAisvss who had looted her barn, when
she became aware Of the fight under
the crab apple tree.
my first impression was that Of a
terrible battle-a fight for life," she
said. "All four Of the people seemed
10 be struggling together. They were
talking loudly but together, 20 that I
could not distinguish what they said,
until the shots were fred and one
Of the women screamed the name Of
ths man ! mentioned in my statement.
III I had had the presence Of mind
% can out, ! might have prevented
the naprder, But It all happened so
suAdsnly ! was stunned. And after
tAe sAets the asonixsd cries Of Mrs.
MN Al1sd me- With terror. All I sue
cssdsd in doing was turning Jennie's
heed around sgd riding away. My
MID = ma With those cries and I
caA not slssp st night