The New York herald., 1922-10-27
All Mrs. HAIRS statements.

All Mrs. Halls Statements.
Regarding the whereabouts OF Henry
Stevens on the night and the suggestion
that he was in the neighborhood OF New
Brunswick. Mr.. Pfeiffer said:
That statement is also contrary to
the facts"
The statements about Mrs. Halls
whereabouts came from Mrs. Hall, he
said. and he knew OF no one in the
household who had made supporting
statements.
stevens Mrs. Halls brother, came
down to breakfast the next morning,
that of September Is, with this state
ment:
Gee, my sister woke me up at
o'clock and made me go out with her,
and didn't get to sleep for hours after
ward"
Thus Willie to Barbara the morning
after the murder. Then. II would seem,
Willie went to the fire house. as was
told weeks ago, and told his comrades
there to watch out for something inter-
esting After all, as the case develops,
1t appears that Mrs. Henry Stevens,
down at La Valletce, in the interview
she gave reporter for THE NEW YORK
HERALD on Tuesday, was right when
she said
intelligence despite his occasional ir-
relevant remarks"
Mott Acts with Certainty.
Mr.. Mott shows 10 indecision or un-
certainty in tackling the case. He seems
bound TO clear IL within the shortest
possible time, saying in an interview to-
day:
'The time is not yet opportune and
a case so thoroughly as TO be ready 10
go right to trial Immediately on indict-
ment. There is lot OF difference be-
tween arrest and conviction. and that
Is what ! mean when / say the time
does not appear to be opportune just
now"
Mr.. Mott. with blue eyes twinklnG
and scanned face breaking into smiles.
faced a battery of questions OF all sorts,
direct, indirect. sensible. and sometimes
foolish. To all he made as direct an
swers as appeared possible in the cir
cumstances. In some instances he re-
fused to divulge his information or
plans, showing that this could not be
done in fairness to the case. He gave
the impression that he would make no
hurried decisions nor act without an
ironbound case for the Grand Jury.
Apparently there will be no sudden
or fake arrests. nor any repetition fof
the Schneider affair. To quote
Mr.. Mott again:
"I play fair with every one. ] am
loyal to the State which L represent as
you boys are loyal to your papers. Yet
I must protect the case until there can
be no doubt Of its stability and solid
ness"
The new prosecutor arrived here
about 10 O'Clock. Soon after IL he Of
fered TO be interviewed, and said he
| will appoint specific hours each day to
see the newspaper men and as far as
possible take them into his confidence
Confederation Necessnry.
Mr.. Mott intinIated most directly that
while the statement OF the eyewitness,
Mrs Jane Gibson. is most credible, he
wants it corroborated. This corrobora-
tion is being collected. When 1t is at
hand, which may be sqpn, the arrests
will be made, and not Before.
/ Highly significant was the reply by
Mr. Mott TO one interviewer who asked /:
us the State up tree as far as
this case and its solution are con-
cerned?"
Mr.. Mott turned directly to the in
quirer and said
THE case is decidedly not up n tree
I would say no, most emphatically, 10
your question"
rs the statement of Mrs. Gibson. tho
eyewitness, the reason for your saying
'emphatically no'?"
ayes, that is one reason. but there are
also other equally pertinent reasons
for my making that statement. oth sr
reasons equally pertinent to back up
her statement"
Mr.. Mott was asked directly whether
he would arrest certain persons and said !:
II don't know. l don't want to cast
any insnuations until l am very sure
"Time Not Yet Opportune.,
The next question was:
"If the authorities have had the
statement of an eyewitness for thir-
teen days-a statement which you your
self say is most credible--why haven't
they made any arrests or taken any
action?"
THE time is not opportune to take
any action"
"Do you need confederation OF an eye
witness to a murder?'
Not necessarily, for aay actual eye
witness is a mighty good thing TO pu.
before n jury. either grand or petty
jury. But nevertheless we are seeking
everything which we can get to SUBJ
stantiate this and other matters which
we have In our hands before taking any
final step. My policy when I was Pros
ecutor OF Essex county was always.
where we had an important case. TO Le
very careful and to get II into such
shape as to be ready TO go right to
trial after an arrest and Indictment |
have analyzed the statement of Mrs.
Gibson very carefully and its most
credible"
| Mr.. Mott was asked about the own
ership of automobiese supposed to have
been seen in De Russy lane on the night
of the murders. but he refused to dis
cuss the matter. From more than one
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