Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-10-27

| ment that she heard the man, whom
| she alleges sne saw fire series OF
shots at the rector and the choir
| singer, addressed by his companion.
The cries Of Mrs. Mills. which Mrs.
! ears at night" had hardly echoed, the
woman farmer said, when the second
| woman in the quartet screamed in
terrified tone: "Oh. Henry"
| No hint of when the climax, Gull
| minating in arrests, might be ex-
pected, was given by Special Deputy
General Wilbur A. Mott, placed in
| charge of the case by the state when
| the county authorities had thrown up
| their hands.
| He told newspaper men that he
was in position to make an arrest
at any time, that one might come at
any minute; but that you never can
| tell"
Admitting the importance Of the
story told by Mrs. Gibson. he pro-
| fessed to have other information on
| which he could act independently of
her affidavits, but insisted he wished
to wait for an opportune time before
making any arrests.
Mrs. Gibson introduced herself un-
obtrusively into the case when Cliff
rested. Keeping silence, 1t is set
forth, because of the financial in
fluence of persons. whom her story
would implicate, she nevertheless
went to the authorities with her story
when she found Hayes falsely ac-
cused.
At this time, it was learned today,
she was brushed aside in the excite
ment of the arrest. When that trial
proved a blind alley, some one re-
membered the pig woman" as Mrs.
countryside.
Detectives went to her humble lit
tie home for the preservation of
which she has been straining every
nerve to meet mortgage engage
ments. 1t then was reported that the
authorities had located a woman who
had been an eye witness OF the double
murder, but it was not until Tuesday
that her name became known.
At that time, it was learned that
she had identified the woman with
the murderer and had heard her cry
out the murderers name. She had
met the woman some time ago at a
rummage sale.
Today she told newsrapermen in
a graphic account of the shaving.
that she did not Know the murderer
at the time, but that she met him
again in the prosecutors Office and
recognized him. This assertion has
not yet been incorporated in an affi-
davlt, but the following story of the
shooting is contained in a sworn
statement turned over to Mr.. Mott;
Mrs. Gibson said that on the night
of the murder she rode on muleback
from her home into De Brussey's
lane and followed that road through
the woods half a mile, following a
wagon without lights which she
thought was driven by corn thieves.
She said she saw the wagon turn
into Easton avenue towards New
Brunswick. The lane intersects
Easton avenue just beyond the So
called lovers lane on which the two
DOuleS were ICuI1C.
Just at the intersection, Mrs. Glib
son said, she saw an old STYLE auto
mobile standing in De Brussey's
lane. Beside the machine, she de-
clared. were man and a woman,
and she stopped her mule about &C
feet from them and just then. her
story goes, another machine turned
ir,fn 10,
from its headlights fell upon the
two persons beside the old automo-
bile.
The second automobile, she said.
backed out CT the lane and sped
away on. Easton avenue. Mrs. Gibson
says. but while its lights were thrown
on the old machine she recognized
the man and woman. She says they
both stepped out of the light into
the shadow before the second auto
mobile turned around.
Mrs. Gibson said today that the
woman wore a gray coat extending
to her knees. She says the man had
a heavy dark mustache, bushy eye
brows and was of a heavy build.
when l went to the prosecutors
office" the farm woman said TODAY,
II saw this man and recognized him
as the one who was standing beside
the car
Mrs. Gibson says that after the
second car had withdrawn, the man
and woman crossed De Brussey's
lane and went into the fields in
general direction of the crab apple
tree.
She said that instinctively she fol-
lowed them.
When l turned into the dirt
road" she said. Il lost one of my
moccasins. l dismounted to get it.
When I had put it on and climbed
back upon my mules back. the
couple had disappeared.
"A few moments later. I heard
loud voices in the direction of the
crab apple tree. / saw a man and
a woman each with fashlight.
They threw the beams on another
woman. Then out of the darkness
1 heard more loud talking as if all
were quarrelling. Then l heard a
shot.
Il heard a woman's voice scream
in horror"
Mrs. Gibson said the woman who
screamed uttered name and shout
ed: Please, please"
And then" said Mrs. Gibson, II
put my heels into my mule and we
went on home"