Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-11-01
EYE WITNESS STORY
OF. CRIME CL|NCHED
BY NEW STATEMENT
Continued from page 1.

This makes 1t clear that Mr.. Mott
has determined to go to bat, 80 10
speak. on the story told by Mrs. Jane
Gibson of having witnessed the muir
der. He had talk yesterday at
Somervillo with Arariah Beckman.
prosecutor of Somerset county, who
would not take the action Mr.. Mott
contcmplates, as he did not believe
Mrs. Gibson's story. The information
referred TO was obtained after this
interview, and shows that, having In
vestigatcd Mrs. Gibsons story and
questioned her and having read also
many attacks upon her veracity and
character. Mr.. Mott still believes he
can make out n case.
Mr.. Mott has charge of tho investi-
CATION. Should there be an indict-
ment and a trial. Mr.. Beckman. as
the regular prosecutor. may be In the
position of having to try case with
star witness no has once discarded.
Guard For Hall Residence.
Last night special guard was on
duty about the homo Of Mrs. Hall,
widow of the murdered rector, but no
laiu bttU HhA ny Aht AhiiliN b'i
the advice of Timothy ~ pfeiffer,
counsel for Mrs. Hall. lie Is for
mer New York policeman, and his
duty Is not only to see that the Halls
are not disturbed. but that there ia
nothing dong that might make FOR the
production of evidence that does not
exist. These precautions indicate that
Mr.. Pfeiffer is prepared for tho ac-
ton MIR. Mott IL understood to con-
template.
There has been somewhat OF a re-
State police have succeeded In check
ing up some of her story and have a
measure of confederation. In any
event. while she may have added 10
her story and elaborated II. che has
not modified II. or retraCtcd what she
told the Prosecutor. II may be said
too. that within the last day or two
she has added details that have aided
the authorities
Motor Car Figuring Again.
The motor car in the case IL now the
chief concern Of the sleuths and ir
this connection "A surprise will prob
hptN we lOIAHfbilAlIk. 1ntIN WAS
old fashioned car. said To be an ole
Haynes, kcut In a garage that has fig
ured IN the story before and in rather
n remarkable way. Whether tina
Haynes car was out on the night o
September IA and who drove It, ar,
two questions FOR which the IN
vestigators are seeking an answer.
For the first time yesterday tn
theory that Hall was killed in self
defense was advanced and with
came acknowledgements OF the belle
that Hall may have been killed witt
his own gun. The self defense posi-
hility and the remarks concerning IN
gun came from James A. Mason, Els
sex county detective n chief assistan
: 20 Mr. Mott.
IL Hall was killed In self-defens,
then the case assumes an entirel
new aspect and Il becomes eviden
that tho actual killer was. as Mr.,
Gibson has said. man and not
! woman. rs II is highly improbable tina
i a woman would have been stron
= enough TO wrest gun from Hall. VIII
weighed one hundred and eight
pounds. But the killing OF Mrs. Nil!
> in such case clearly resulted from fca
that she would disclose what Ia
taken place. and the cutting OF he
throat is unexplained and apparent
uneXplalnahle.
In connection with the possible mui
ders, detectives hold that there ar
three men IN New Brunswick who ar
swer Mrs. Gihson's general descriI
"a ton and might have been connects
j. with the crime. This theory eliminate
Henry Stevens. of course. as he do,