The New York herald., 1922-11-20
Mott Hopes to Indict Two
Men and q Woman for
Crime of Sept. Ia.
THREE WOMEN IN PANEL
Inquisitorial Body to Decide
on Plea of Rector's Widow
to Be Heard.

Special Dispatch to THE NEW York HERALD.
New BRUNSWICK, N. j., Nov. 49,
At 10 o'clock tomorrow morning the
Hall-Mills murder case will go before
the Grand Jury of Somerset county, at
Somerville, for a determination as to
whether indictments shall be found
charging two men and a woman with
the crime committed here on Septem-
ber IA. The presentation will take
probably four and perhaps five days.
BY the end of the week it should be
known whether there are to be in
dictments.
The Grand Jury will sit every day
from 10 until 4, and more than fifty
witnesses will be examined. The case
will be presented by Wilbur A. Mott,
Special Deputy Attorney General, as
sisted by Azariah NJ Beekman, Prose-
cutor of Somerset county Some time
tomorrow, possibly soon after 10
o'clock, the Grand Jury will be spe-
cially charged by Charles Parker, Su-
preme Court Justice, who returned to-
Gay from Havana. it was stated to-
day.
To Pass on Mrs. Halls Plen.
One matter that the Grand Jury will
have to determine at the outset will be
whether Mrs. Frances Stevens Hall.
widow of the slain rector, shall be al
lowed to tell her story to the Grand
Jury. She requested that privilege In
communications to Mr.. Mott and Alfred
p. Glib. foreman of the Grand Jury.
The decision will probably rest with
the jury itself. Mr.. Mott is believed to
be opposed to the appearance of Mrs
Hail.
1t is possible also that the Grand
Jury will delay the presentation Of the
case. Mr.. Mott has intimated that he
fears something of the sort by his
reference few days ago to juries COM
posed of little prosecutors" 1t is
known that this particular Grand Jury
is likely to show its independence. 1t has
already heard. informally, about the
case from Mr. Beekman, who before
Mr.. Mott was brought into the case
was opposed to presenting the evidence
to the Grand Jury.
Three women are on the Grand Jury.
Maud s. CASTOR of Somerville and
Elizabeth Taylor and Agnes III. Banks
of North Plainfield. The women
prominent in the case are Mrs. Hall.
Mrs. Jane Gibson. the woman farmer.
who makes the chief, accusation against
"the woman in gray" she says she saw
at the murder scene on the night OF
the crime Mrs. Nellie 10 Russell.
negress. who asserts that Mrs. Gibson
was not at the Phillips farm on the
night in question. and Charlotte Mills,
daughter of the murdered choir singer.
Besides. there are a score OF i'm
portant women witnesses. Mrs. Russell
may not be called on the score that
she knows nothing of the crime.
~ Won't Promise Indictments.
After long talk to-day in East Or
ange with James A. Mason. his chief
aid. who has gathered the evidence.
Mr. Mott said:
Everything Is going along to our
satisfaction. No, I won't promise in
dictments. We have all the evidence
available at this time. A prosecutors
duty is to present his evidence. His
responsibility ends then. l: Is for the
Grand Jury to determine whether TO
indIct A case is not closed until II Is
In the hands of trial jury"
This Is the third time Mr.. Mott has
Coutiuued on Pare. Thrae