Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-27
MRS. G|BSON'S STORY
OF DOUBLE MURDER
IS FULLY VERIFIED
Staying of Hall and Mrs. Mills
No Longer a Mystery,
Mott Says.
NEW WITNESS NOT NAMED
By Associated Press to Every Evening


eral Mott stated today that he had
found a person who corroborated the
story told by the farmer woman. Mrs
Jane Gibson. who witnessed the slay-
ing the night of September ID of Rev.
Edward w. Hall and Mrs Eleanor II.
Mills.
This case" said Mr. Mott. 'is com
plex. but II is not n mystery"
lie said that he could take his cvl-
dence to the grand jury Immediately
but the complexity of the case made
II necessary for him to go slowly.
He would not name the witness he
said had corroborated Mrs Gibson's
statements.
| Mrs. Gibson. accompanied by a
county detective, arrived at the court
| house and Mr.. Mott went over her
tale with her point by point.
Old Auto Ordered Seized.
Mr.. Mott had also ordered seizure
Of an antique automobile which Mrs
Gibson asserts stood In DE Brussy
| Lane the night of tho shooting. Ac-
cordlng 10 Mrs. Gibson. the woman In
gray, whom she identified IA having
| been present with the slayer. was
| standing beside this car when another
machine. turning into the lane, threw
it's headlights upon it.
Mr.. Mott indicated today he was not
ready to accept. without "A careful re-
! checking, the alibi established by the
man named by Mrs Gibson as having
been present when the double shoot
ing occurred. This alibi. county in
vestigators had indicated. previously
! had been regarded as copper-riveted.
Mrs. Frances Hall. wife OF the
slain rector OF the Church os St Johr
/ tho Evangelist. and her brother Henry
Stevens, are named in the eworn state
ment OF Mrs. Jane Gibson, ae the elay.
ers OF the Rector and his choir singer
Mrs Eleanor Mills. As stated II
! these dispatches yesterday, Mrs. Glib
son declares and reiterates that sh,
saw the murder OF DR. Hail and tn,
singer by the bright light OF a parke,
automobile on the night OF Septembe
4 IA
In addition 10 this important link n
the mystery chain, Wilbur A. Mot;
Z SPtGAdt h'bAAN AANpi ttDtEdl, VIII
has taken over the inquiry into tn
Hail. Mills murder mystery. expecte.
70 interview a prominent churchmal
late today in an effort to corroborat
the statements OF Mrs Gibson, the al
legged eye witness OF the double .lay
ing
May Arrest Member Of Church.
Mott Indicated that he Intended {
cause the churchman's arrest unles
he agrees TO become a witness for III
prosecution. Failure of the man. sal
TO have been near the scene OF tn
murder. 70 acquaint the authoritie
with his alleged knowledge OF the af
fair. has laid him liable 10 arres
Prosecutor Mott believes.
Mott is said 10 be in possession c
data showing that this same man ha
discovered the letters OF Mrs. Eleano
r. MRls, slain choir leader. TO the Re,
Edward W. Hall. who wac killed wit
her. and that he showed them to Mr.,
, Frances Stevens Hail. the clergyman
wife.
His car is said 10 have been parke
t'Ne4' Aaat ~ NAdbfRPRAt Nft b4A ING Oh
Philips place, and it's headlights mad
! Il possible for Mrs. Gibson 10 see tn
5 battle that ended IN the death OF d
Hall and Mrs. Mills
= Prosecutor Mott indicated that al
2 rests were imminent. but that he pre-
r ferred 10 wait unit! he had an "iro
% clad case Persons under suspicio
! are being watched closely
To Question yestryman.
g One Of the witnesses to be ques
toned today by Mr.. Mott. It was r,
4 ported. Will be Ralph V. NJ. Gorsllne.
S member Of the vestry and the cho
20 in Halls church. the Protestar
q Episcopal Church OF St. John II
Evangelist
Gorsline has been an enigmat
= figure throughout the investigation
= He has denied that he ever attempte
TO WOO Mrs Mills On the contrar
d he says. she once tried 10 make al
y vances 10 him and he repulsed he
= He has denied that he had taken Il
love letters from Mrs. Mills to Ha
which were found between the bodi,
after the murder He has admltte
that he drove Miss Catharine Rasta
another member of the choir. to h,
:, home in a part Of New BrunswiC
near the Phillips farm. on the nlgl
OF the murder. but he has denied tn.
, he Witnessed the killing, or knew an,
. thing about IL that any one else d
u not know. His green automobile w,
: destroyed by fire after the murder
i IT Is understood that the authoriti
r think they can induce Gorsline al
e Mrs. Addison Clarke. another memh
= OF the choir, TO tell more about Il
= affair between the rector and MI
IT Mills than they have told 1t is sa
Mrs. Clarke is the Minnie" referr,
Il TO in one of Mrs Mills letters to Il
J. effect that Minnie" had to be "satl
g fed with the crumbs" Mrs. Clarl
IS accompanied DIR. and Mrs Hall al
v Mrs. Mills on the automobile trip tn
IS made TO Lake Hopatcong the day
fore the murder. and she went to &
Hall home TO take pictures OF a
n other girl in the choir on the afte
)f noon OF the murder.
If Henry stevens Alibi.
Mr.. Pfeiffer did not elaborate up
This statement, but 1t was construed
mean that Henry Stevens alibi was
good that the prosecution could ne,
% prove that he was anywhere but
le I.avallette on the night of the murd
I'd and that therefore the credibility
IL, Mrs. Gibson's entire statement woI
ut be open to attack. Neighbors OF Hen
he Stevens have borne him out in
I'd statements TO the authorities that
was fishing alon. the beach in frc