The New York herald., 1922-11-21
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that Sipel is the man whose automobile
lights allowed Mrs. Gibson to see the
figure she described In her statement in
cluding the woman In gray. SipeI, It ap-
pears. had told a friend. John Garry.
who lives in Derussey's lane, wha, he
had seen on the night of the murder
and Garry had repeated 1t to Mrs. Glib
son. who communicated it 70 the au-
thorities.
Sipel has said tlst on the night in
question he was driving his farm truck
OFT Easton avenue from New Bruins
wick and for some reason unexplained
turned into Derussey's lane and then
changed his mind and backed out again.
He apparently had run far enough into
the lane for the lights of his truck to
illuminate the field in which Mrs. Glib
son says she saw the woman in gray and
a man.
Sipels coach had high hay wagon
sides and this is supposed to explain how
Mrs. Gibson described a motor car with
high back seat. In the semidarkness
the mistake might easily have been
made. Sipel. therefore. now figures as
the driver of what has been described
as an old fashioned car and also as the
man whose headlights revealed to Mrs.
Gibson the figures of what is believed
to he the murder party.
This is the first time Ford autono-
bile has figured in any Of the stories in
directly. Mention OF the roadster may
also be of the greatest significance and
explain the confusion about the man
whom the officials have in mind as the
slayer. A roadster Is owned by one
man figuring in the case and a Ford
station car by another.
II is recalled that there was a story
at one time that a knife such as fisher
men use might have been the instru-
ment with which Mrs Mills's throat
was cut. II has been clearly estab
lished that the choir singers throat was
cut after she had been killed by three
bullets. The question arises. in view of
the statement OF Sipel, whether the
shooting may not have occurred, as Mrs.
Gibson says, about twenty minutes after
10. and the throat cutting about an hour
later, when Sipel says he saw the Ford
in the neighborhood. That Sipel's evil
dence is considered important was indi-
Gated by Mason. who, when asked
whether he knew Mrs. Sipel, saidi
NO, but know her husband
"Is he to be called as a witnessr'
Mason was asked.
II hope to tell you he will be-
us Sipel one of the two important
surprise witnesses you said you had?"
"Now you're getting altogether too
close"
The rest Of sipors interview served
TO dscredt Mrs. Gibson in a sense,
bringing up again one of those contra
dictions with which the case has been
replete. He went on:
Last Saturday Mrs Gibson came
over to my farm and went over the story
again. asking me particularly when l
was in Derussy's lane and what ! saw
there. Then she asked me 10 agree TO
something | would not agree TO. Mrs.
Gibson misjudged the nnau she was talk
ing to- She thought l was a different
type OF man. and she made a mistake"
''what did she ask you 10 agree tor
THAT don't care To say at this time.
l must talk tine matter over with my
wife now that she has published this
letter in the evening paper"
"Did Mrs. Gibson ask you 10 say hat
you saw her at the Phillips farm on the
night?'
'wen I'm not going 70 say anything
about the matter. / was not on the
Phillips farm that night and didn't
see Mrs. Gibson there. nor the mule, and
I didn't see any wagon either in Ea-s:on
avenue" This last Is reference TO the
farm wagon. horse drawn. tAa. Mrs.
Gibson says she followed.