Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-02

concerned the story told by MIS-. jane
Gibson, pis raisef, who claims 70 have
been on the Phillips farm. the night OF
the murders and TO have been an eye
witness to tho double slayine. .. n...
Mr,, ria fis,,,' 'V% on Ss shst p"rt of Mr.. GiS:
sons statement in. which she said you
tSs n,sht of Septcmber i4f'' "What
comment could I msk.' . q q course,
"You wcren't there'" II certain',
ibid you leave your house at any
time S that nishs except when Soy ycn went
III. % Ssbt yS% ts ssptsmes Ss ss' ss n.ss
,%S vou nam csn mrecoilectY" r. I'VE had our
sSuo.r sSu 60" about 4 10 and I went on tie
porch for q little while after that. I
had Mr., Halls little niece with me. Hia
brother was there and Mr.. Hall was
there at supper time. stayed out on
the porch Tor q little while and then
a little later came in with the little
sirl and played games With her for q
while until g 80 or S:4b. somewhere
along there. Then put her to bed up.
stairs and came dcwn 1 q sss'rSi nSo,,It 4 wa was
dnu @ IN .on .nJ .h.n I wsnf I'M.
1nt,l a0oS' .I..:d .v ;"v: "'s% -, N.i waited
starr anG ~, psepassa BY rs,n. III =, and r w"nt 20
bed, but I did not 20 TO Sleep
$50 between the time that he left
tho house and the time you went out
with your brother in the early, morning.
So, you .. 5!a Y! nSs "No." :s any time leave 'n'
do you knoW no", M.n. TO-. 49,. . ..."
whom thes te.epnohSS %. ~ T"' y 80" srn,n
ninS!, Aney "M ,. s,oa, .h.t f.on,
YRS. MM!s, Vue ""' ~""" '""' ''0''
the ousside. .. 80 a.. ms,
Ind you ~! . GSernsar ""' VI VIC e'"'
Vetsn!.on ,,sy. 10 ~, h.., ~ ths rh,,i,n,
farm that you know Of In your lief"
"Never, I did not know until later
that It was the old Derussey. place. Az
fhld had be-. been tn, thsr. ,,.sa twice" ,,,, ~
"Ne,"
s sSr:ch h: st aoeI oS N nss 'ss Sorsss nS%s ss
and not having found your husband
there did you take any further steps
between that time and Z o'clock in the
morning: Notify your friends or IN.
quire Of the police; or do anythinS
about your husbands absence? As
you all know I walked down past the
sSqTe n to .S gee Sy amy iscs Ss hs, any
Knowing that Mr.. Hall had gone out
and as ne !ett . ene mouse t s rHyne &c was
heb Soh the e rector :, Mrs and hs we Sa
peen Gohh.r.o".ns.; % nu' YOU you know .ao az
ms s"vs I'VE. rspea.e" 'no ~ m"S y. M u".IS. w..
this % bill % that lat Mrs. M Miiis smoke X Of and 'i I
smS 7 th""sbt bc m,sht kave sent ~ word I'D
! IVA went tI IN there to s.e n thsr. 80 Gas Fan. nnv
lu.ht NJ nnrthin, to see 10 he vss thsrs
OUT '''"s ~ ".". e""' 0"sA'
! .., Absent one Hour ,.
About now long were you absent
from the house IT was about 2:8O
when / dressed and got up and was
back there ABOUT , . :aO:
ON %6rU,,s ;S u"y vou epGso1,%ase. eda nn sM.
IN tne m"Inih6 YOU TOOK nT lur'
s tnes steps % 20 nna 9"e Wnat susey Sausea yots "
nusoanas 9osehce' teAepooheo 70
tue R1nce. .,...,, ..N. .,,,. :. ..
nst n'tI.' t o. '""A " ""'
aooTs :.m,. t.,e, IN .me "'.s OK "a s;,,.. ro,
but Ostweem y 10y she aaan yot
awar, a"usT a"S '"'u'r'eS' ~'"e "'"'
|
nj w. "s your "ro.ner ONE W'e WI WHa Soo
u" tne t'me you were OUT LEE
ana you never !etI sny your mouse e.'
cept 10 go 70 ne tns M'lis home ana 70
the church, No
....Ms,t,l .M,t,lhe was WAS win you ~nen you came
pncx ics.
Mrs. hail. nave you seen any o'
the letters that are supposed to have
esen W written BY Your husband to Mrs
J Mills" VERY little.'
Are they IN his handwrittingr IL
haven't seen them, except the one saw
! In the prosecutors Office
DO you believe he wrote those let.
ters?" II think It very unlikely that
} he would"
; Did YOU ever see nEy letters from
Mrs. Mills to your husband or from
, your husband to Mrs. Mills before this
tragedy occurred" mo"
. "Did you know that they were cor.
} respondins?' II know that he wrote
"es s.n,s l"st ,",, summer: i.r,, A.. ,,n..u.. .
of those icttcrss" "No - '"'
"Md anvhodv over corrv INV toI. ,,
Won or 9ossin conrernins wnnr hue.
!. bands relotions with Mrs NilIs y,
Absolutely notbins
"No member ~ the church cve,
brought Won letter nor tclcnhonet
anything to arouse your suspicionsT
HTHG :.m;,, %natever' nshna,. ., 81, ,,, ,... ,
husbond wv w"s D Wr,,;nv % '. 90 rs Ni;,iy. yoo, y,
she 20 him ~ "Ncvcr ."
"Did vnu exer have havs anv reason bc,or.
the shooting to susucct your husband,
e rcluiinns ~, far ~ Trs Mills wns com,
nn', '' q" - - ''H' '"h,H, W." WI"