Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-11-02

AnOlneT was tne evident ulbudln
with which the question Were you
born in New Brunswick" was re-
ceived. Mrs. Hall was born in South
Carolina and she was just as proud
OF that fact today as she ever was.
There was a much keener note of
appreciation in her voice as she an
swered that question than was no
ticeable when she replied Il do" to
the question, do you still believe in
your husband2"
Through the fifty-three minutes
Mrs. Hall turned her head slightly
this way and that as the questions
came from another and another.
/ Once or twice she moved her feet
little. Once she readjusted her
scarf Otherwise she scarcely NOV
ed. Then when Mr.. Pfeiffer came
back into tho room she rose. stood
an instant while he spoke. said with
acidlty: Yes. they have asked ques-
lions enough" and walked out of
the room with a curt nod and was
not seen again. She had answered
nearly every question put to her.
but she had disclosed nothing not
already known, except her own per-
sonality.
The questions started with ons
which concerned the story told by
Mrs. Jane Gibson, pig raiser, who
claims 10 have been on the Phillips
farm the night of the murders and
to have been an eyewitness TO the
double staying.
Contradicts Mrs. Gibson.
Q. Have you any comment TO
make. Mrs Hall. on that part OF
Mrs. Gibson's statement in which |
she said you were present on the
Phillips farm on the night OF Sep
TENDER IA?
A. What comment could make
OF course that was not so, and that
Is all.
Q. You weren't there7
A. I certainly was not.
Q. Did you leave your house at
any time that night except when
you went out with your brother7
A. No.
@. VIII you give your movements
as nearly as you can recall on the
night of September IA?
A. Wouldn't you rather ask
questions?
@. VIII you tell us your move
ments on the night of September IA
as near as you can recollect?
A. We had our supper about $50
and I went on the porch for a little
while after that. had Mr.. Halls
little niece with me. His brother
was there and Mr.. Hall was here
It suppertime. stayed out on the
porch for n little while and then
little later came in with the little
yirl and played games with her for
/ while until $50 or s.45. some
where along there. Then put her
o bed upstairs and came down
gain.
IL was somewhere along after ..
should say, and sat here in the =,
library reading until about 1890.
md then l went upstairs and pre- :
Jared for bed. I waited for Mr.. !.
Hall to come In and I went to bed, +,
,ut l did not go to sleep.
Accounted For.
@. SO between. the time that he
eft the house and the time you
went out with your brother in the
early morning you did not at any
time leave the house.
A. No
@. DO you know now. Mrs. Hall
rom whom that telephone call was
hat evening?
A. That came that evening. ,
@. Yes.
a. They told me II was from Mrs
dills. but l only know that from
he outside. r
Q. Did you overhear any OF the e
A. No. 1
Q. Have you ever been 70 the r
farm that you know OF in
our life? a
A. Never. I did not know until n
,ter that It was the old de Russey
lace. As a child l had been there v
vice. a
Q. Mrs. Hall, after you had gone {
D the church at o'clock in the a
forming. and not having found your h
there. did you take any
Irther steps between that time ana X
o'clock in the morning7 Notify
our friends or inquire OF the police,
r do anything about your hus- d
and,s absence7 s.
{ Mrs. Mills House q
A. As you all know, I walked
own past the Mills house to see II g
Y any chance any one was III or :.
lere was any light there. Knowing
lat Mr.. Hall had gone out. and as
e left the house saying he was go
g TO see about this bill (referring
a hospital bill of Mrs. Mills to-
ard which both the rector and his
ife had been contributing, but
~ know all this; I have repeated -
many times. have told you he
as going TO see about this bill that -,
RS. Mills spoke of. and l knew II
as the last thing he said TO me and
thought he might have sent word r,
ere mills house) where he was bs
,ing. 1 went up there to see If
ere was any light or anything TO
e II he was there, but seeing no m
yht 1 came back. in
@. About how long were you abb 10
mt from the house? di
A. II was about 2.30 when I IN
essed and got up and was back WI
ere about $50. &C
Q. From $50 until approximately
ven in the morning you took no tn
rther steps TO find out what caused
'ur husbands absence? WI
A. telephoned TO the police. be
@. That night? I'll
A. NO. think dt was about seven
the morning. NJ