The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-10-28
judgment prevails the case will go TO
the Grand Jury.
.. Have any unknown warrants been
issued by you In this case?
A. None has been issued yet.

the Grand Jury.
Q. Have any unknown warrants been
issued by you In this case?
A. None has been issued yet
Denies It's stin "a Mystery.
.. Now. taking this whole affair.
don't you still think II Is a very COM
pick mystery. Mr.. Mott?
A. agree with your use of the word
complex. but L decidedly do not agree
that the case is still a mystery.
This Is the first time that any OF the
authorities have come out boldly with
the assertion that the case Is no longer
mystery or that they had direct evil
dence or indications strongly pointing
to the identity or the slayers. The
quizzing continued:
Q. Have you received any inrorma-
ton as to how the letters found at the
scene of the crime were taken there?
A. No. sir.
.. Are you waiting for particular
evidence or a corroborative nature TO
make the arrest OF the persons who Will
be charged with the crime;
A. No, sir, we are not.
q. Have you any evidence that would
tend to show that between the time or
the killing, presumably late Thursday
night, and the finding or the bodies by
the Schneider boy on Saturday. the 10th.
any person or persons visited the scene
of the crime?
A. No. 1 hardly think SO.
Q. Have you established motive Tor
the killing or Dr. Hall and Mrs. MiilsY
A. Motive, well that word means the
human impulse and who can say what
the moving impulse or the slayer might
have been that night?
Q. Having all this evidence, an eye
witness whose story is corroporated ana
other unknown evidence, why don't you
act on the case now, MIR. Mott?
Mott Using His Judgment.
A. Well. that is question of my own
Judgment.
Q. What is your judgment, Mr.. Mott?
A. You'll have to learn by my acts.
G. In a murder case where there is
an eyewitness and corroborating evil.
dence. isn't 1t then time to act?
A. II is, but that Is up to my judg-
n,ent here. You know / get from SO to
100 letters from all over every day. and
each one tells me how the crime was
done, how to solve 1t and anything else
I'd like to know.
that in view of certain stories printed
concerning Henry Stevens. his where
abouts on the night of the 14th and
other statements. 1t would be only fair
to Mr.. Stevens IL Mr.. Mott would state
whether the formers alibi stood up
under the investigation of the authori-
ties Mr.. Mott answered:
Don't you get too worried over see
ing justice given to Henry Stevens.
There is no reason why he should be
shown any more consideration that Mrs.
Hall. She has not been asked to come
here and answer any questions by me,
and there is no particular reason why
you should be specially concerned about
Henry Stevens"
Mr.. Mott then said that he could
honestly say that there had been con-
siderable progress made by his office in
the case in the last twenty-four hours.
He added that he believed his investi-
gators had also seen Mrs. Addison
iClarke and had questioned her.
GOrsline Issues Statement.
Ralph " NJ. Gorsline. who has made
somewhat of a mystery Of himself for
the last week by keeping out Of sight.
caused to be published locally to-day
"
an interview gave about the same in
formation. He adds little to what has
been known and asserted to his inter-
viewers that he was telling the exact
truth In the statement that Gorsline
sworc 10 before notary the vestryman
said in part:
Much has been published in an APP
parent effort to connect me with the
Hall Mills tragedy. so that it's my time
to offer facts in rebuttal. many such
statements being without foundation.
Though 1t has been inferred in print,
Mrs Mills has never ridden In my car
or in any other car driven by me.
have at no time been interested In Mrs.
Mills, have never met Mrs. Mills on any
corner at any time or prior TO church
meetings.
Since date of tragedy to October s
no interest was shown in the possibility
OF my car being connected with the
case so far as l know. Yet I used It
every day. and 1t therefore could have
been easily seen at any time.
Borrows Gorsline's Car.
Saturday noon. October 7. Alexander
Doucet, who does my repair work. asked
for the use Of my car to go to Somer-
WIG, stdtiliS tide Ae h"N oh Sh5ee~
ment to play In an orchestra Saturday
night and his car was out Of commits
sion. Sunday evening at o'clock
called the garage and asked for Alex.
receiving the reply that he had gone out
with my car. Monday morning early
Alex came to me with the news that
while returning from Princeton with Mrs.
Doucet. after reaching point about one
half mile above the brook on Livingstone
avenue the car suddenly took fire, allow
ing him barely time to bring IL to
standstil and get out
This incident was Immediately used
for further publicity. with the seeming
intention OF throwing reflection upon
me, though I had nothing whatever TO
do with it. n my car was a factor in
the case why was II not examined be-
gtween September II and October .?
THE car referred to had a dark green
body. hardly distinguishaIble from black,
Apperson make. seven passenger tour
ing, 1917 model, and insured for $500.
Knows Nothing OF Murder.
"I know nothing whatever about the
Hall-Mills murder or anything pertain
ing thereto and can account for every
moment of m ytime on the evening OF
September.
"In reference to the affairs OF st.
Johns Church. I have never seen or
heard tell of corner meetings OF the
choir and consequently could not be
party to them. For the last two years
in. the capacity of scoutmaster / have