Evening journal., 1922-10-26

peared to be the motive for the slay-
ing. or IL a notion had been appar-
ent to her as she sat in the dark
ness and watched the whole thing
take place.
yes. it was very apparent that
the motive was jealousy and the
Jealousy was that Of cold woman
In all her story Mrs. Gibson re-
ferred more than once TO a cola
woman"
Men have to have love and sym
pathy," Mrs. Gibson went on in
philosophical mood. "If they don't
get it at home they are going to
get 1t somewhere else. 1t is differ
ent where there are children and
where their blood has mixed. But
when there Is no family II Is just
man and a woman without ties"
Then referring back to the actual
killing Mrs Gibson said: Il don't
think she really did it alone" re-
ferrlng again 20 the cold woman"
in the case. 1T was a cultivated
mind"
Mrs. Gibson said that the story
OF her actually witnessing the kill
ing had leaked 10 the authorities
through her talking about II to one
or two of her neighbors and the
authorities finally came out to see
her. Then she was questioned at
length and finally drew up the af-
ndavit which Is now In the hands
OF the authorities and which they
feel is one of the strongest links in
their chain OF evidence pointing to-
ward the perpetrators of the crime.
Il haven't told 1t all. Wait and
see. II will all come out. Mrs. Glib
son prophesized. There is only one
way TO prove IT, and that is to put
them on trial"
She was asked what she meant,
and replied enigmatically: Walt and
see"
She was asked II II wasn't posi-
bic from what she saw that either
Hall had shot Mrs. Mills and in tho
struggle shot himself, or that some
one else had shot Mrs. Mills and
accidentally shot the rector. She
systematically answered;
well. how did the throat get !
cut?" Concluding her Interview with
a general remark directed at the
various phases and principals OF the I.
case Mrs Gibson turned slowly TO
her inquIstor and said; "A creased |
wagon wheel runs smoothly"
II is interesting to note that Mrs.
Gibson owns the only spotted Poland /
China boar in this part OF the State, !
md II is reputed to be valued close
o $4,000. II is a big. heavy tusked
lnimal, but 10 Mrs. Gibson the boar
& "mRma's boy" and according TO
Ter own statement. as she patted
he animal on the back, "and he
owes his Mama"
The boar. her pigs. chickens, dogs
md particularly the mules are a
-ltal part OF the daily life and COM
OF this truly remarkable
character.
Start EARLY.
Activities of James T. Mason the
state Troopers. and others interest
"a in clearing up the mystery that
las surrounded the case for more
han six weeks. started early yes
.erday Mason arrived in Somerville I,
At nine o'clock, and after a short /
with several OF the troop |
srs, and Prosecutor Beekman, left T
'or New Brunswick. That u.s. New /
was the expressed des-
lnation but IL Is understood that on
he way several important persons
n the case were interviewed.
From a source In the Office OF the
ooal prosecutor the information
vas obtained that Mrs. Gibson made
and an affidavit TO the
today TO the effect that
he had recognized Hall as one OF
he four persons she saw on the
light OF the shooting at the old
phillips farm, and that she had
llso positively identified the woman
Who screamed TO the man who did
he shooting calling him by his first
lame.
While in somerville, Mason was
lsked whether Mrs. Gibson would
,e questioned and he replied. "Oh!
certainly" He stated further that
zone OF the witnesses would be call
"a for examination yesterday, and
hat Deputy Attorney General Mott
lad remained in Newark TO clear
ID his personal business before un-
lertaking the actual work OF the
Iall-Mills case. Then he left by
automobile with the troopers for
Iew Brunswick.
Some time later. longer than It
should take a car to make the trip
o New Brunswick without any stop
m, the party arrived in New Bruins
yiek and imme diately. without see
ne anyone or making any comment.
Jason took the first train for New
rk to confer with Mott. At the
anne time some Of the State troop
RS hurried to Trenton for a con
erence with Col. swarzkopf. return
ng here later in the day.
Both prosecutors disappeared and
or time It looked as though things
rere about to- break in the whole
ase. Then came the information
egardlng The statement OF Mrs.
iihson Identifying two OF the four
ersons she saw at the crab-apple
rec on the night Of the murder.
II was reported in New Brunswick
hat Mr.. Mott had given out a state
lent after talking with Mason to {
he effect that he was expecting an
rrest to be made hourly and that s
e would not wait for the Grand
ury to return an indictment, but :
you'd order the arrest of certain
ersons at once as the result of in s
ormation laid before him today. A
hort time after this statement was !
ent broadcast It was denied by