The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-11-19
MOTT NOT PROMISING
ANY INDICTMENTS IN
HALL-MILLS MURDER
Investigator Has All His
Evidence Ready for the
Grand Jury Monday.
WITNESS LIST DRAWN
Pearl Bahmer and Schneid-
er Will Be Among First
to Be Called.
WIDOW MAY TELL STORY
Decision To-day Whether or
Not Mrs. Hall Is to Give
Testimony.
WIDOW MAY TELL STORY

speeto, Diepatch 70 THE NEw Yonx HmAtp.
NEW BRUNSWICK, n. j., Nov. 1S.-
With his case ready for presentation
to the Somerset County Grand Jury or
Monday morning, Wilbur A. Mott, Spe-
cial Deputy Attorney General, is by no
obtain indictments for the murder on
September IA Of the Rev. Edward w.
Hall and Mrs. Eleanor Mills. He ns6o
that clear tonight in this statement:
Everything Ia now ready to lay be-
fore the Grand Jury. do not say
now, and never have said, that am
confident of gaining an indictment.
| shall simply do my duty by presenting
the case to the Grand Jury. 1t Is UP
TO them to decide whether there shall
be an indictment. ! have my evidence
in shape and I am now prepared to go
before them and let them pass judg-
ment."
This statement is entirely in accord
with Information obtained from other
sources on the strength OF Mr Motifs
case. As has been said, the evidence
against the so-called woman in gray
is strong. in view of the testimony of
Mrs. Jane Gibson, but the evidence
against any man is hardly strong
enough to warrant the returning OF a
true bill. Mrs. Gibson's story does not
accuse the woman In gray of having
done the killing.
Mr. Mott and his chief aid, Jamee
Macon, conferred in Newark to-day,
check up some minor details. Mr. Mott
said tonight there would DO no con-
! ference tomorrow. But 1t Is likely he
and Azariah Beekman. Prosecutor OF
! Somerset county, with talk things over
before the Grand Jury meets, and pos
sibly determine whether It would be
wise to accede to Mrs. Halls request
| that she be allowed to appear before
the Grand Jury after waving inn
munity. There are three women on tho
Grand Jury which will hear tho evil
| dence In this case in which women
play supreme part. The presentation
of the case is likely to tako four and
possibly five days. it is estimated.
watcbman to Testify.
A partial list OF the witnesses IL is
known Dir. Mott will call was made up
! to-day. Necessarily Pearl BANNER and
Raymond Schneider head It, AS they dis
covered the bodies. Mrs. Edward Striker.
! from whose home the telephone message
was sent to the police by Schneider, will
be called next. Then the two police
men. Garrigan and Curran. who guarded
the bodies until the arrival from Somer-
willie of County Detective George Totten.
will appear. Frank Deiner. reporter for
local paper, v o aided In the identifi-
! cation Of the bodies, also is TO be a
witness. The members of the vestry OF
/ the church are Charles r. d. Phelps.
senior warden; II. l.. Bartholomew.
Junior warden; Robert Turton. William
| G.. Bearman. William Goodwin. Richard
| Parker, Harry De La Bar Carpenter,
Sidney d. Carpenter. Ralph " NJ. Gors-
line. William Hubner and Franklin
1 Stokes. All will be called and so will
some members OF the choir. including
Mrs. Addison Clarke, Mrs. Jessie Jame-
son and Mrs Alva T. Jordan. Three
of Mrs Mills's sisters. Mrs. Elsie Bern
mart, MTS. AuRuSta JeHneSSon ana llfs
X. Whitaker. will be witnesses. James
Mills and Charlotte Milfs. husband and
daughter, are included.
! William Phillips, the watchman who
saw Mrs. Hall enter her home early on
tho Friday morning. and A. II. Bennett,
whose dog awakened him at the same
time. will be called. and william
O'Rourke and his wife. who saw Mrs.
Mills and Hall near the Phillips farm
in the early evening. Then there is
/ Thomas Coyne. the motorman. who rode
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