Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-28
HALL GRAND JURORS
HEAR EYEWITNESS
ACCOUNT OF MURDER
Continued from page 1.

Jane Gibson. pig raiser. hailed by the
state ae It's star witnSss. arrived at
the courthouse shortly after 1870.
Mrs. Minna Clark was the star wit
ness before the grand jury yesterday.
She had prcviousiy refused TO discuas
tho murder with anyone except the
authorities.
Mrs. Clark was a close friend of
the Halls and q frequent associate
Of Mrs. Mills. She was with tho Halls
and Mrs. Mills whom they motored to
Lake Hopatcong the day before the
murder. She WAS with Mrs. Frances
Noel Stevens Hall now tho widow. the
day OF the murder. ostensibly TO take
about pickles and preserves" She
was the Minna who. according 20 Mrs
Mills. was satisfied with the crumbs"
from tho dominine's hands.
She was the witness detectives close
To Special Deputy Attorney General
Wilbur a. Mott In charge of tho prose-
cutiou. had boasted would have to talk
and 10 tell once she was brought be-
fore tho Grand Jury. She. 1t was raid.
might hold the key TO the entire situa-
ton.
Mr~. Clark did talk. for exactly four
minutes.
There was another dramatic moment
near the close OF the days session.
we'll on toward o'clock. whom Mr..
Becltman stepped from the Grand Jury
room and told T. Edwin Carpendcr.
the INST close relative Mrr. IIell To
he summoned. that no wa free 10 go
home. as his testimony would not be
needed.
Mrs. Anna X Bearrnan, a cour n
Of Mrs. Hall. was tho frat witness II
%as che who sent the Widows coat 20
Philadelphia after the murder TO be
dyed.
Ralph V. NJ Gorsl,ne, ve~tryman
Of the Church OF st. John the Evan
gcl!st. who has been mentioned IN con-
nection with the case. was the second
witness, being questioned nearly an
hour.
q. Russell Gldcrrleevs. a member
OF the Church OF 50. John, who saw
the rector and Mrs. Mills arm in arm
In front OF the Rivou Theatre In Now
York year ago, was the frat wit
Barbara Tough and Louise Gei~t, ser.
wants in the Hail house. were cx-
amined- one report "a 10 the effect tha,
Louisc testified 10 seeing Mrr. Hal In
the house at : o'clock. $50 and lois
on the night OF the murder. This
would tring Mrs. Halle aiihl up "a
| the time that barbara Tough returned
home and found the house dark and
| quiet. Louise Is said Co have testified
| that Af~. Hall won't To hcr bedroom
a. about 10 o'clock and that lit,ls
| latcr. when Louise went up 10 bed. eh,
saw her mistress moving around IN
her room.
Misc Lillian ople. IN whocc home
Mrs. Mile used 20 telephone. wa
next. followed by Mrs Elsie Barn.
harit. a sister OF Mw Mills, who knew
Of her affection for tho rector: and
Mrs. Clark. william Phillips. tn,
watchman who saw Mr~. Hail return
to her homo the nigh, OF the murder
and Peter Tumuliy, Mrv. Hail.
chauffeur. followed
Then came Mrs Elizabeth r. Kcl
lev, who lives underneath the Mlllsos
and Mrs. Augusta rcnnoeon. another
sister O. Mr1. Mills.
Public opinion lao; night inclined =,
the view tha; tho prosecutions cas-
stands now on the shakes, OF legs. ]
definite action 10 not reached by 20
night. it was freely predicted the Hall
Mills case Will in all probability TAX,
Its placc In the dust ,-covered fliee o
unsolved mysteries.
Mrs Gibson and Mrs Hall did no
meet when the pig raiser" arrived "a
the court house. The star witness
was ushered through a side door an,
taken directly 20 the prosecutors pri
ynte office.
Mrs. Hall and her companions "A
alone In the foyer.
Jesse Jameson. a choir singer, an
Henry Mills. brother-in Of IN
slain woman. We're the second an
third witnesses and then A. ". Ben
nett. a neighbor OF the Halls. wh
heard the widow open her gate wher
she returned home few hours afte
her husband had been killed wa
called. When he left the grand jur
room. he crossed the foyer 70 wher
Mrs. Hall was seated and shook ne
hand.
Frank Pfister. a Bound Brook ma
who was held up on Easton avenu
by a band Of Negroes a few hour
after the murders occurred. was IN
next witness.
Mrs. Gibson was called shortly bs
fore 1i.30. Before she was put o
the stand, Eugene Zlmmerer, r,
: porter. and Charles Alpaugh. a jltne
driver. were called
IL was understood that thinner,
was questioned concerning the intel
. View which Mrs. Hall gave at h,
= home and at which he was present.
The nature Of Apaush's testimon
0 was somewhat OF a mystery His nan
had not previously appeared amor
n the list OF witnesses.