The New York herald., 1922-11-14
Mrs. Gibson Still Has Con-
fidence of Prosecutor
and Says Nothing.
HENRY CARPENDER Is ILL
Somerville Session Postponed
From Thursday-Case Fully
Outlined by Mott.

Special Dispatch to THE New YORK HERALD
New BRUNSWICK, Nov. 13.--Consid-
GRAFTON of the murder Of the Rev. Ed
ward W. Hall and Mrs. Elenor Mills
by the Somerset County Grand Jury
will begin at 10 o'clock on Monday
morning at Somerville. More than
fifty witnesses will be examined. 1t
Is possible that Mrs. Frances Stevens
Hall, widow of the rector, who has
made request to be heard, will be
examined.
Definite announcement was made
to-day by Wilbur A. Mott, Special
Deputy Attorney-Gen that the
Then Mr.. Mott went home. A little
later Prosecutor ~Azariah Beekman re-
membered that a new Sheriff of Som
erset county is to take Office to-mor-
row and decided that the whole county
machinery would be upset thereby.
So Beekman called Mott on the tele-
phone and another delay resulted, the
presentation being put over from
Thursday to Monday, by which time
Justice Samuel Parker of the Supreme
Court. whom Mr.. Mott wants to have
charge of the jury, win have returned
from his vacation.
DR.. William II. Long, Coroners
Physician OF Somerset, probably will
be the first witness called by Mott
The presentation will take several
days, and may continue into the fol-
lowing week.
Notwithstanding reports to the con-
trary there is no certainty about the
returning Of indictments. Mr.. Mofts
star witness will be Mrs. Jane Gibson
who alleges she saw the four people
quarreling. heard the shots and saw
two of the figures fall.
Wftnesses to Back Mrs. Gibson.
To support Mrs. Gibson a number oi
witnesses will be called, including Mrs
A c. F>raley, whose house is not far
from the crab apple tree where the
bodies were found. and the Tingles. who
heard shots at about the time Mrs
Gibson said she saw the quarrel. 1920
P. NJ. The second highly importan,
witness, whose identity has been care
fully guarded. also will be called to
support certain parts OF the woman's
story
Mrs. Nellie Russell. the negro woman
whom Timothy n. Pfeiffer. counsel for
Mrs. Hall, has produced to refute Mrs
Gibson's story. win not appear before
the Grand Jury. nor will Mrs. Hanlor
Of Queens. whose circumstantial tale
which contradicted Mrs. Gibson's state.
ment was repudiated In a few hours
by Mrs. Hanlon herself. Mrs. Hanlor
is regarded as out of the case. Mrs.
Russell can tell her tale at the trial
II there Is a trial. In Somerville the
expectation Is that the trial will take
place in January or early February.
Tho information that at last the
Grand Jury is to take up the case with
Mrs. Halls request that she be ex-
amined were the chief developments OF
the day. Another feature was the sud
den severe illness OF Henry Carpenter,
cousin OF Mrs. Hall and her near neigh
DOT. MT. WAS NdkeI 10 the
Middlesex County Hospital, where II
was said later that an operation for APP
pendicitis had been performed.
Friends Of Carpenter say he has been
fearing such an attack for some time
and has talked almost necessarily about
appendicitis. He Is n broker In New
York and goes back and forth every day.
Lately he has been worrying consider
ably about the murder case. OF which
he knew nothing. he said. until the after
noon OF the Saturday on which the bodies
were found.
Case Again Canvass~d.
Mr.. Motifs reputation is that Of a
man who never gives UP. As far as
information Is concerned ne lived UP to
that reputation to-day Following his
talk with Mr.. Beekman Mr.. Mott called
in his chief OF stan. Lieut. James A..
Mason, and some OF the State troopers
and several phases Of the case We're
gone over in detail. including the story
OF the Russell woman. Detective Totten
furnished Information TO the effect that
there had been something In the nature
OF a feud between Mrs. Russell and Mrs
Gibson for some time.
After the case had been canvassed and
list OF witnesses prepared for sub
penas and Jury notices sent out Mott
and Mason went to New Brunswick.
where they had an early dinner and
talked over other aspects OF the case
Then they went TO Newark and home
for the evening. Mott is to be In SOM
erville again tomorrow and probably
will spend a good part OF Wednesday
there also. preparing for the presenta-
tion 10 the Grand Jury.
When lie was seen after mis- talk with
Mr.. Beekman Mr. Mott did not even
mention the Grand Jury. He said he
had gone 10 Somerville TO work on the
case with Beekman: that he was glad
TO work with Beekman and that he felt
that Beekman was glad 70 work with
him. Then he paused to give his Inter-
rogators a chance 10 go away which
they didn't take.
Mr.. Mott went on to say that he
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