New-York tribune., 1922-11-02

ing about fseeknAn and strisksr.
And whom could they possibly be
shielding, or could they Be shielding
anyone in your opinion? A.--Not that
knew Of.
Q.Thc suastion is, why do you
think or fcai that TO offsr reward
would be awful, wi,en reward might
help to clear tho tMrg up? AL
don't think 1t would herp.
Q.-What / would like to ask you,
Mrs. Hall, is just exactly what feeling
would prompt you to think it would be
terrible TO Offer q reward? just put
it your own way. Al don't think
can put II in words.
O. Mrs. Hall, you said little while
ago that It seemed IA IL the authorities
havs let things 20 by. What was in
your mind--anything particular? A.
Well, am told in the beginning they
took no photographs land it was three
weeks before an autopsy was per-
formed, and it seems to me If there was
20 be an autopsy that 1t should have
been done right away.
Put Faith in Lawyer
Q.-Did William, make remark, at
ter the tragedy, at the firehouse that
something terrible had happened?
A.--~Not that l kn0w OF.
Q.-Will you tell ua why you acted
through Mr.. Florance to notify the po-
lice about your husbands absence. in
stead Of your own relatives? AL
sent to Mr.. Florance that Friday, az
had business dealings with him, and
felt 8 lawyer was the person to send
, for.
! Q.---And Mr.. Florance made an ap-
pointment for about noon and did not
arrive until four o'clock. but you did
not In the meantime, ask any Of your
relatives to take the matter up with
the police? A.--No.
Q.-Will you tell Us why you did
not? Al was simply waiting for
Mr., Florence, to see what he would
tell me to do, or advise me what to
Q.-You mentioned tne matter to
none Of your relatives? A.Except
ing MIR. Halls sisters.
Q.--Who were out of town? A.
! Yes.
Were you concerned that day
from the time you knew of Mr.. Halls
absence, with the possibility of the
whole thing getting in the newspapers :?
Alt seemed as if something must
come to me without making every
thing public.
Q.--What did you mean by the
statement, if you made it, "This is an
awful mistake" Did you make any
| such statement after the tragedy :?
Al don't remember any such thing.
Q.-You want to see the nurderers
punished? Al don't, want to see
anybody punished. l want to get the
ing to see any one punished. l think
any one who has committed q murder
Is not safe person to have at large,
but as far as vindictive feeling, |
have none.
Q.-But it is your desire to see the
person or persons who killed your
husband or Mrs. Minis apprehended !?
A.-Naturally, they are not safe peo-
pie to be at large.
Q.-Did that occur to you when the
question of Offering reward first
came up? Al don't know what I
thought when first heard of re-
ward.
Q.-Did YOU yourself appeal to Jus
tice Parker for the appointment of u
special prosecutor? A.-No, made
no other effort.
Suggested Letter to Governor
Q.-Did you suggest to Mr.. Pfeiffer
that he do that? A.--That he do
what? Say
Q.--Ask the state to take hold of
the investigation? Aust the letter
that was written to Governor Ed
wards. ;, suggested nothing else.
r Q.-Mrs. Hall, Mr.. Florance was
your first attorney. When Mr.. Pfeif-
fer took it over, very reluctantly, what
was the reason for the change :? A.--ft
seemed wiser to have some one, per-
haps,, not SO connected with New
Brunswick.
Q,-Isn't Mr.. Florance still acting
for you? A.--No.
Q.-He is no longer your family at
torney? Al have called on him in
tirely.
Q.--Yes, but / understood you to
say that he was the man whom you
turned to to handle this thing. He
had done your previous business? A
]. had some previous business, with
Mr.. Florance and he is still on that
particular business.
Q,-And he had nothing to do with