New-York tribune., 1922-11-19
jury Will Meet
Tomorrow to
Get Hall Case
Mott, Still Not Predicting
Indictment, Declares He
Has the Murder Evidence
Complete; so Witnesses
May Ask 3 BE Named
Raymond Schneider Ordered
to Testify; Say Widow
Knew OF the Love Tangle
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NEW BRUNSWICK, N. j., Nov. 18.-
Finishing touches were given to-day
to the extended investigation into the
Hali-Mills murder mystery Prepara-
sions for the meeting Of the grand jury
in Somerville on Monday morning to
Ger slider the evidence surrounding the
murder of Mrs. Eleanor r. Mills and
the Rev. Edward w. Hall have been
completed
Everything is now ready to lay be-
fore the grand jury" said Special Dep
utY Attorney Wilbur A. Mott late to-
night. Il do not say now, and have
,cver said. that am confident Of get
ting an Indictment. / shall simply
do my duty by presenting the case 30
he Jurors. The rest Is up to them. /
have all my evidence in shape and I
I'm prepared to go before them and let
them pass judgment"
1t is nine weeks since the bodies OF
the clergyman and choir singer were
found under the crabappie tree on the
Phillips farm. The speculation and
suspicion that have clouded the case
are likely to peter out during the week,
with attention focused on this proceed
ings of ths grand jury. The fact that
it has been called TO consider the evil
definite action of some kind.
Mott Has Fifty Witnesses
There is no pre-visaging what the out
come may be. Mr.. Mott 10 known 20
nave considerably more evidence than
he allowed TO become public knowl-
edge. He has more than fYty wit
nesses, and two whom he is believed
TO consider his strongest have not yet
been named. On the grand jury which
will decide as TO whether indictments
should be returned or not are three
women. They will have a chance to
Judge for themselves the worth Of Mrs.
Jane Gibson's eyewitness" testimony.
The prosecution places much dependence
on the effect her presence will have In
lending conviction to her story.
II still is matter Of uncertainty
il Mrs. Hall, around whose figure the
keenest interest centers, will be called.
Her brother Willie undoubtedly will
appear to testify that he went out
with his sister on the night of the
murder to lock for Mr.. Hall.
That three indictments may be
sought is indicated In the service of
writs on Sheriff Elmer e. Wxckoff,
signed by Chief Justice Gummere, or
dering him to produce Raymond
Schneider to testify before the Grand
Jury,
The order sets forth that the state
seeks to procure the Indictment of
John Doe, Thomas Doe and Richard
Doe. A legal authority said later in
the day that no particular significance
need be attached to the use Of three
namss in the legal fiction.
1t did not necessarily indicate the
number Of indictments that might be
sought or the sex Of the persons under
suspicion, he said.
Say Mrs. Hall Knew of Relations
The authorities declared to-day that
they have evidence which will show
conclusively that Mrs. Hall was aware
of the relationship between her hus-
band and Mrs. Mills before the crime
was committed. A new witness is said
20 have been found who will testify
that at meeting of the church guild
at the Church of st. John the Evangel.
lst prospective social was discussed
This was shortly before the murder
The witness is supposed to have asked
Mrs. Hall whether she would attend
She looked across the room in the di.
rection Of her husband and Mrs. Mills
who were engaged in conversation, and
said. according to the witness: "No.
had better not"
James +. Mason, chief investigate,
Tor Mr.. Mott, was positive that nc
further attention would be paid to the
story told by the Rev. Paul Hambor-
szky. He said to-day: "The story NAV
be true, but it has no evidential value
II 1t were dying statement it might
D., Of some. use to US, but statement
alleged to have been made six months
before the murder has no value. If we
were to consider it seriously we 1n,oht
as well call any one who talked to Mr.
Hall six months ago.
|. Judge Peter r. DAILY, who is promi
4 nent here, said to-day that he knew
Hamborszky and had considerable