The New York herald., 1922-11-01

the case thus far and that every effo't Z
| ras being made by the authorities 10
prevent them from becoming knowp.
The authorities stated to-day that
they attach no Significance to any OF
the remarks made by Sigourney Smith,
grave digger who boards with Mrs.
A. c. Fraley, whose home overlooks the
crab apple tree where the two bodies
were found. II has been established
that Smith was home and In bed asleep
at the time OF the shooting and knew
nothing Of H.
The story OF Mrs. Gibson still holds
good In the minds OF Mott and Mason
and the othera authorities. they stated
positively to-day.
Mott was asked. do you doubt Mrs.
Gibson's story?" He answered: Il am
/ not going TO throw any bouquets or as
PERSONS. and | haven't any reason to
doubt her story. The case stands as II
is"
According to Mason the description
given of tho man she saw at the scene
OF the shooting. would tit three per-
sons known locally, but he would not
reveal who they were, II was stated
also that the theory OF self-defense as
far as the Staying of Hall Is concerned.
is being followed closely, and that il
fits In well with certain evidence, TO
which heretofore the authorities did not
attach much significance. The killing
of Mrs. Mills, however, they believe was
done deliberately and probably to cover
up any possibility of her telling about
the Staying and killing of the rector.
Mrs. Gibson took hand at shooting
to-day, and fred both barrels of "a shot
gun In the general direction of several
photographers who had ventured too
near her house on the pig farm. AS the
men were rather slow about leaving her
premises at her order she kneeled In
| the doorway and fired at them, but did
not hit any one. They drove rapidy
away and confined their talks with her
to- telephone calls.
Why Mrs. Gibson Shot.
When questioned about the shooting,
Mrs. Gibson said:
"Yes, / shot at them ana 7 am going
| 10 get some OF them yet. They come
out here all the time and / am tired
Of It,"
Then she complained that untrue
stories about her had been printed and
that she doesn't want any notoriety. she
was questioned this evening over the
selephone regarding the relationship be-
tween herself and William Easton,
| known as Willie, who has heAetofore
been known as her son. She said:
'sWilliam Easton is the son of Mrs.
Jessie May Easton. my sister. and is my
nephew. Jessie May Easton is nurse,
and also has q daughter Alice, eighteen
years old, who is also married and does
not live here. My sister is away on
cases most of the time. but when she
| is In town she lives here with me.
William II. Easton is hes husband. not
| mine, and he is the father Of Willie and
Alice Easton."
Mrs. Gibson then stated that her own
| maiden name was Mary Jane Eisleitner.
and stated that she had come to New
Brunswick from Trenton In 1901 and
| had lived here ever since that time. Her
| husband died on her farm IN 1909, she
| said, after an attack of pneumonia.
List in Postal Directory.
AS against this story OF Mrs. Glib
| sons as to her relationship to william
| H. Easton and Willie stands the fact
| that the local postal directory states that
there are only William i. Easton, Will
lam Easton, Arthur Easton and Mary
| 'Easton and Jane Gibson listed at that