Evening journal., 1922-11-25
GIBSON STORY
UNSUPPORTED
Mott Depends on Woman
for HallS-Mills Murder
Indictment
LOOKING NOW
FOR CONFESSION


On one woman's word will depend
the outcome of the inquiry by th'
Grand Jury of Somerset county Int
the mystery Of the murder of the
Rev. Edward Hall and Mrs. Eleanor
Mills. Mrs. Jane Gibson Is to tel
the story that may indlct a man anC
a woman, and Il was ascertained tha
Wilbur Mott, special deputy attorney
general has virtually no corrobora.
tion of Mrs. Gibson's statements
None of the witnesses who have al
ready appeared have substantiated
her report. There is one unknown
witness being kept IN reserve by Mr.
Mott, but IL is understood this wit
ness will not corroborate Mrs. Glib.
son.
on one woman's words will de-
pend the outcome OF the inquiry into
the mystery. Mrs. Jane Gibson is
10 tell the story that may indict a
man and a woman. and It was ascer-
tanned that Wilbur A. Mott has vir-
Tually no corroboration OF Mrs. Glib
sons statements.
Questioning of some witnesses who
have already been before the Grand
Jury and of officials shows clearly
that 10 date Mr. Mott has not been
able TO lay before the Grand Jury
anything not known to the general
public for weeks. Some stories told
are eo old that they have already
been forgotten and therefore appear
new. But actually the Grand Jury
knows no more than the public does.
One unknown witness Is being kept
in reserve by Mr.. Mott. but II is un-
derstood this witness will not cor
rororate Mrs. Gibson, nor give tes-
fimony dealing directly with the
ecrime. The story Of Mrs. Gibson.
The ~efore. that while on her mule
she saw four persons quarreling.
heard four shots. saw four flashes
and notice& two OF the four persons
fall to the ground. is the essence of
Mr. Motifs whole case.
A.rs. Gibson, at the Court House
hers has identified the person re-
ferI ed TO originally by her as the
woman in gray" This is the per-
son who she says cried out in the
darkness, "Oh, Henry. please, please.
please!' She is the woman who has
been regarded as a prospective de-
PENDANT for weeks.
Mrs. Gibson has gone far wrong,
though, in her Identification OF the
man who Is supposed to have done
the actual shooting. At the Court
Ho ,se, weeks ago. she became con-
fused and mixed up two brothers
VIII, bear a marked family resem-
blance TO each other. One lives in
New Brunswick. the other does not.
Many days later Mrs. Gibson at
Tho railroad station identified still
third man, a relative of the woman
and of the two brothers. The identi-
flcation is understood to have been
faulty. but it is this man Mr.. Mott
hopes TO indict.
II may be said with authority that
Nj. Mott has given up all hope OF .
indicting a third person. a second
men. AS to this person he has no
testimony from Mrs. Gibson or any
one else. The talk regarding this
man has been entirely based on sur
n,tse. Mr.. Mott will make no effort
10 bring him into the case. In fact
except for Mrs. Gibson, Mr.. Mott is
drding his case even weaker than
he thought II was.
Tales Of trouble between the rec
tor and his wife are being retold and
Barbara Tough, a servant in the Han
hcme. is again figuring prominently !
in the anonymous reports, some7 /
lines being mentioned by name and .
sonetimes being referred TO in /
roundabout way. The fact that sne
Joined the guild of the ehurch Is
reqarded as indicating that. she
tspt watch on the rector ana MIS-
Mills at Mrs. Halls request. Ihat
ho+h she and Louise Geist, the other
mid. were at different times drlenoly
v-.th Mrs. Mills Is being made the
most Of.
II was reported yesterday that one
OF the maids said at one time; mrs
Hall always got her nose out OF JOINT
vvhen Mrs. Mills would send the rec
tor a birthday or a Christmas pres
ent or little remembrances IN the
name Of the church guild" Then,
TOO. the story of the quarrel and
Halls unseemly behavior at wed
alag on the Tuesday before the
crime is being both denied and an
firmed.
Mr.. Mott and those associated WIN
him are hoping for what is referred
TO more or less technicaliy as
break" They believe it is posslo!e
that the pressure Of events WIN
bring forward some one VINO wiz
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