Evening star., 1922-10-28
MURDERS SOLVED,
BUT PROSECUTORS
HOLD OFF ARREST
matter of Judgment" Says
Mott, in HaII-MiIIs In
vestigation.
MORE DETAILS GIVEN
BY WOMAN FARMER
Declares Choir Singer Slain With
Rector Was Dragged Be-
fore Death.
by the Associated press

By the Associated Press.
NEW BRUNSWICK, n. J., October
2S.-Four hours after she had wit
messed the shooting Of the Rev. Ed
ward Wheeler Hall. rector OF the
Episcopal Church of st. John tho
Evangelist, and his choir leader, Mrs.
Eleanor Reinhardt Mills, on tho night
Of September IA. Mrs Jane Gibson
returned to the scene ana saw the
woman she says was present when
the two were slain. bending low over
the body Of the rector. weeping bit
terly. Neither the man who, Mrs. Glib
son has told the authorities, shot DR..
Hall and Mrs Mill. nor the automo-
bile parked nearby at the time OF tho
murder was in sight when she made
the second visit.
This and the statement that Mrs..
Mills escaped from her assailants
after the rector was killed and hid be-
hind bushes nearby. only to be recap
tured and dragged back to the spot
under the crabapple tree. were amaz-
ing details in the eyewitness story as
retold yesterday by Mrs. Gibson to
Special Deputy Attorney General Will
bur A. Mott.
Assembling Evidence.
Confident that he has solved the
murder. which. he says. Is complex
but not a mystery" Prosecutor Mott
went ahead today with the work OF
assembling corroborative evidence.
He ventured to newspaper men that
no arrests will be made until he has
presented the case to the Somerset
county grand jury.
The pig farm of Mrs. Gibson was
again under guard today to prevent
newspapermen from talking further
with her. She Is said to have tolo
Mr.. Mott during the lengthy inter-
view that she lost one OF her mocca-
sins as she rode hurriedly away. after
witnessing the shooting of the pair.
and returned four hours later to
Her statement tina. Mrs. Mills ran
away after Dr.-Hall. had been shot
apple tree and the old Phillips house,
where the man and woman nurderefs
found her with the aid of flashlights
and dragged her thirty or forty yards
over the rough ground. Is borne out
by the autopsy. The slain choir
singer oOQy gave eNioehoe VI ioueh
treatment Mrs. Mills fought desper-
ately, Mrs. Gibson is said to have told
the authorities, but the murderers
overpowered her and dragged her
back to the spot under the tree where
she was shot three times.
Questioned by Press.
Mr. Mott received newspapermen yes
terday and answered a series Of ques-
tions.
In connection with a report that state
troopers had been ordered to search for
an antique motor car, which Mrs. Glib
son. riding on muleback in search Of corn
thieves said she had seen in the lane
the night of the shooting, Mr.. Mott was
asked if he had the number Of the car.
Il have a combination Of figures, but
l don know whether 1t Is right" he
replied.
Q. Have you any description Of the
carr"
A. Yes, but it not very definite"
Q. Have you any one watching any
car in any garage in this city,"
A. IF answer that l will be telling
too much"
O. Have you any information on both
the cars which Mrs. Gibson says she
saw"
Asked If he intended to make an ar
rest or first go before the grand jury,
Mr. Mott replied:
III my judgmen prevails. the case
will go before the grand jury"
"When?" the newspaper men asked
him.
II won't say" he replied, and I
hope that when 1t does you won't
know it,"
Q. Gould this case be taken before
the grand jury now"
A. 1T could be, yes"
Q. Gould you get an indictmentT
A. II think So
Q. Then what are you waiting
a. 1T is my Judgment to wait"
"Following Every Lead"
@. Are you following any other
lead besides that furnished by Mrs.
Gibson"
A. II am following every lead"
@. when. in your judgment, the
time comes for decisive action. will
YOU order an arrest or go before the
grand jury?"
A. Il don't know. but I should be
inclined to go before the grand jury
unless something extraordinary de-
velops.'
@. I'm New Jersey, with an eye
witness story called creditable. what
corroborating evidence is needed?"
A. None legally, but 1t is good
thing to have"
In connection with his statement
that he had found a witness aubstan-
tlatinR part of Mrs. GibsOn's story.
Mr. Mott was asked II he had learned
Of another eyewitness being present
1t the murder.
NO" he replied.
@. I'm your judgment. does the un-
supported statement OF person most
interested constitute an alibi?'
A. That is a matter for jury to
decide"
Asked II he had any corroboratinG
statement as to Mrs. Halls actions on
the night of the murder. Mr.. Mott
said: =.
II have evidence describing Mrs.
Halls whereabouts for considerable
period of time before 2 am. on the
night Of the murder"
Mr., Mott questioned Mrs. Gibson for
a long time yesterday.
ulncE pAMcEY MEAN