New-York tribune., 1922-11-08
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Will Face Hall
Jury on Friday
Woman and 2 Mem Suspects
All Declared Residents of
New Brunswick, With
Henry Stevens Eliminated
yestry viii Be Called
Mott Places Chief Reliance
ON Mrs. Gibson and Hopes
10 Make Others Talk
By Boyden Sparkes

NEW BRUNSWICK, N. J.. Nov. -
A. least twenty-five witnesses, includ-
;ro ali the members of the vestry Of
n. Church of st. John the Evangelist,
are to be subpoenaed to appear before
the Somerset County grand jury when
!. meets next Friday to consider the
Hall-Mills murde-.
Tho servants Of Mrs. Frances Ste.
sens Hall, widow Of the murdered rec
tor. are also to be brought before the
yrand jury. Each of them, as we'll as
Inc other witnesses, will be asked ia
.ign waivers of immunity. These serv.
ants are Louise Geist, maid; Bar
bays Tough, Scotch seamstress, and
Peter Tumulty, chauffeur and gardener
Besides these there will be Mrs. Jane
Gibson, the raiser Of corn and pigs
who has signed sworn statement that
she saw the killing of the Rev. Mr.
Hsll and his sweetheart, Mrs. Eleanor
Mills.
Safs. uioSon star witness
Wilbur Mott, Special Deputy Attor-
ney General. has limited that Mrs. Glib
son is the states strongest witness
and, as she is known to have identified
Mrs. Hall as the woman she says she
saw in De Russey's lane on the night
81 the murder, there is little doubt as
10 Mr.. Motifs intention in regard to
Yrs. Hall.
II had been reported in New Bruins
wick during the last few days that the
Intention of the authorities is to ask
for the indictment of two men and a
woman. the woman, sof course, being
Mrs. Hall. To-day it was said that all
three Of the persons suspected by the
suthorities are residents Of New
Brunswick. This was interesting be-
cause Henry Stevens, the brother of
Mrs. Hall, who lives In Lavallette, a
seacoast settlement, about forty miles
from here, has regarded himself as a
suspect
Mrs. Ethel Stevens, his wife. said
there to-day that they were planning
to force the authorities to act by going
ahead with their plans to start on a
trip around the world.
To Face the Issue
I'VE think it is about time that we
take our belongings and go away from
here Just to force an issue with the
authorities who are investigating the
murder" said Mrs. Stevens.
Mrs. Stevens spoke of two "state
troopers who were staying in Laval
ietts for the purpose of watching her
husband When this was called to tho
attention OF officials working on the
case fhey said that Mrs. Stevens was
mistaken, because the two troopers who
had been watching Henry Stevens were
withdrawn from Lavallette two weeks
ago.
They also said that that had elimi-
mated Henry Stevens from considera-
ton, as they were convinced that he
did not leave Lavallette on the night
DR.. Hall and Mrs. Mills were killed.
With this much established there is
considerable uncertainty in New Bruins
wick among those who have been fol-
lowing the investigation. but who are
not in the confidence of Mr.. Mott, as
to the identity of the two New Bruins
wick men who are under suspicion.
Mrs. Hall, herself, it is said, is in doubt
on this point.
One Believed a Kinsman
1t is believed, however, that one OF
the suspects is close kinsman Of Mrs
Hall and that the other is man who
might have felt jealous because of the
affair between the rector and the SEX
tons wife, but despite the hints from
officials that the actual investigation
ID at an end, that their case is COM
plete and the mystery solved, there is
agrowing feeling in unofficial circles in
New Brunswick that the grand jury
Of Somerset County is being convened
to be used as an instrument to extract
Information from recaicitrant wit
nesses.
The large number OF witnesses to be
tailed before the grand jury would in
e'tste that there is some basis for this
oenss, although there is always, the
possibility that Prosecutor Mott will
cali large number to provide some
sefs Of screen for his really important
Early in the investigation, before
Prosecutors Stricken and Beekman had
oeen superseded, it was limited at the
courthouse here that certain witnesses
wne were believed to possess more i'm
lofmatlon they were willing to diyulge
mignt be forced to tell their story to
grand jury.
!, Inc officials are not at all satisfied
'iat some members of the choir, Of the
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