The New York herald., 1922-11-27
Grand Jury Will Hear Also
the Man Who Saw Widow
Return at 2 A. M.
MRS. HALL TAKES STROLL
None Of Carpenter or Stevens
Family Likely to Be Called
to Testify.


converting of the Somerset County
Grand Jury in Somerville tomorrow
morning the Hall Mills murder case
will enter into it's final phase, for the
time being, at least, as the expectation
is that the Grand Jury will complete
its investigation by Wednesday at the
latest, and its deliberations will either
bring indictments or the shelving OF
the case possibly for all time
1t was ascertained tonight that the
expectation Of Wilbur A. Mott, Special
Deputy Attorney General, and his as
sistants Is that the presentation OF
evidence will be concluded on Tues
day, with the testimony Of Mrs. Jane
Gibson. the woman farmer. who fig
ures as the eyewitness of the murder
on the night Of September IA. If the
Gibson testimony Is lengthy, as it
probably will be, the Grand Jury may
adjourn until Wednesday to hear Mr.
Mott sum up. Thus on Thanksgiving
eve it will be known whether any one
is to be indicted for this mystifying
crime.
Forty witnesses have been examined
30 far and there are more than a score
to be heard. How far Mr.. Mott will get
down the list tomorrow is problemati-
cal.
Hayes Likely First witness.
The first witness will probably be
Clifford Hayes, boy pal of Raymond
Schneider and at one time incarcerated
in Somerville Jail charged with having
killed the rector Of the Church of St
John the Evangelist and Mrs. Eleanor
Mills. choir singer. Afterward the Hall
servants. Barbara Tough and Louise
Geist, and possibly the Hall chauffeur
and gardener. Peter Tumulty, will be
examined. In the morning too William
Phillips, the watchman, who saw Mrs
Hall enter her home after o'clock on
the night of the crime. will be called,
and also e. p. Bennett whose dog
barked about the came time.
Turning next to the church people and
others who may have been conversant
with the affair In progress between Hall
and Mrs. Mills, Mr.. Mott is expected to
call Mrs. Addison Clarke. "frend" OF
Mrs. Mills; three of Mrs. Mills's sisters
Mrs. Barnhart, Mrs. Tennyson and Mrs
Reid; Mrs. Jessie Jameson, choir singer
Mrs Jordan, leader of the choir, with
whom Mrs. Mills Is said to have been
on rather unfriendly terms; Mr.. Jordan
her husband; Ralph V. M. Gorsline. who
also has figured prominently In the case
from time to time; Miss Catherine Ras-
tall, friend of Gorsline with whom he
was for a short time on the night of
the murder, and possibly some members
of the vestry, such as w. G.. Bearman,
who is relative OF Mrs. Hall. and
Henry L. Bartholomew.
Through these witnesses Mr.. Mott Is
expected to demonstrate that the affair
between Hall and Mrs. Mills was known
TO many people and that there was
every reason why Mrs. Hall should have
known of 1t.
Having shown the relationship and
indicated Mrs. Halls knowledge thereof,
Mr.. Mott will take up the next phase of
his case and thus lead up through the
unknown witnesses, OF whose probable
testimony nothing Is known. to the story
of Mrs. Gibson. OF what she saw on the
Phillips farm on the night of the mur :
der Mrs. Gibson will probably not be
called until the very last. say, on Tues
day afternoon.
member of the Stevens or carpenter
family Is to be called by the prosecutor.
This Is In marked contrast with the
early stages of the investigation, when
Willie Stevens. brother OF Mrs. Hall.
figured as ono Of the principal witnesses
and was kidnapped one night and taken
TO Somerville for third degree" ex-
animation. Henry Carpenter. cousin
and near neighbor OF Mrs Hall, Is Just
80 Al te,l AZ.
sibility of his being called as witness.
Mrs. Hall. for the first time since the
murder. walked outside the garden OF
her home to-day. About church time
this morning she emerged from the big
house, hatless and accompanied by her
steadfast companion OF many weeks.
Sally Peters, and started to stroll along
the street toward George street on
Nichol avenue. She was unaccompanied
by the private detective who has been
on guard for nearly two months, and
walked with Miss Peters in the direction
OF the church.
stares Drive Mrs. Hall Home.
Gus persons recognizing her. congre-
gated and stared at her Several au-
tomobiles containing sightseers slowed
up and Mrs. Hall turned and walked
back to her home. She has not been TO
the Church of st. John the Evangelist
since the day of Halls funeral.
small sensation was created among
the church members to-day when Il was
unofficlally announced that Mrs. Hall
stated her intention of resuming her
Sunday school work soon after Christ
mas. To one of the vestrymen OF the
ci urch. who by the way Is n relative, she
said she wished II announced among her
former pupils that she would be back to
teach her class again after the Christ
mas season.
Charlotte Mills. cne of Mrs. Halls
former Sunday school pupils. will not
return to her class Since the murder
Charlotte has not entered the church.
saying that with her mother and Mr..
Hall absent the place seems totally for
erxn. Jimmie Mills. husband Of slain
victim and father of Charlotte. goes to
the church daily and with his charac-
teristic ease works about the place Just
rs he did before the tragedy. He en-
fers the rector's study and the choir
room and guild room without tremor
Jimmie was at the church to-day and
discussed the case with several re-
porters He is always willing to talk
about the case and lately has begun to
thcorize about various phases Of 1t.