Evening journal., 1922-11-15
WIDOWS
MURDER STORY
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niece, Frances Voorhees,, and tw
children OF Edwin Carpenter. Tn
Carpenter children went home be
fors Hall left the house. Mrs. Hal
continued playing with a jls-saw puz
zle with little Frances. as she ha,
said, until she put the child TO bed
come time after o'clock. She dc
not leave the house that evening
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry carpenter. as
they have said went to the home OF
J J. X. Rice, in Highland Park, for
dinner, and remained there until
nearly 1890 in the evening. This
is corroborated by Mr.. Rice and his
wife"
The statements OF Carpenter and
Rice have been published and agree
with Mr.. Pfeiffer's statement. Henry
Carpenter has never been called for
examination by the authorities.
9ir. Mott made known some OF his
plans for the Grand Jury presenta-
tion next week. DR.. Long. who per-
formed the autopsy; Pearl Bahmer
and Raymond Schneider. who found
the bodies; Policeman Curran and
Garrlgan OF the New Brunswick po-
lice force. and George Totten, coun-
ty detective. will be about the first
called. The same day. Monday, Mott
will also call Mrs. Edward Stricken,
from whose home the police were In
formed by telephone of the finding
Of the bodies and Frank NJ. Diener,
peWgnanofrrr, n ha~a ,,-l,o 80. Al.
bodies soon after they were found.
On the second day Mr.. Mott will
attempt TO establish the motive for
the crime and 10 this end he expects
to present to the Grand Jury the
originals of the letters that passed
between Hall and Mrs. Mills. He has
the letters the woman wrote TO the
rector and he expects 10 yet from
a newspaper the letters that Hall
wrote TO the choir singer from Maine |
In August and the diary that Hall
kept during that period and later |
gave to Mrs. Mills.
In addition 10 establishing the |
relationship between Hall and Mrs.
Mills, Mott will attempt 20 convince
the Grand Jury that Mrs. Hall knew
OF this relationship. This the rec
tors wife has stoutly denied time
and again. To prove his contention
Mott will call members of the choir
members OF the congregation that
were at the Point Pleasant outing
early in the summer, where a quar-
rel between Hall and his wife is nm
lerstood to have taken place. and
'rooaoly Mrs. Addison Clarke. So
'aiied friend OF Mrs. Mills, who was
member Of the party that went 70
lake Hopatcong the day before the
MURDER y He may call also Ralpt V.
Gorsline, vestryman.
Mr.. Mott made it evident vester-
lay that he Is not certain of clear
aiiing with the Grand Jury. He an
'reeiates that with local favo-ite
on Azariah Beelsman. contending
he evidence is not sufficient for an
Indictment the Grand Jury, Jointly ,
nd severally may prove balkv.
Nhen he was asked how long an ,
'roximately. he thought the presen-
alton Of the case would take ne said ]
hat would depend on circumstances.
he continued:
This is country Grand Jury and
hey have already distinguished
themselves from a city Grand Jury
~ deciding to work from 10 in the
morning until O'clock in the after
loon instead OF $50 until s o'clock
3 in the city. Apparently they mean
business.
However in my experience I have
ften run up against Grand Juries
made up of number Of little prose-
utors who like TO ask a lot OF i'm {
Material questions instead Of letting
he foreman and prosecutor run !
hings in an orderly manner That Is \
II in the game and they have a per-
ret right TO do so, but II naturally 2
elays matters good deal and Il s
axes longer than the regular way"
Mr.. Mott made it clear he did not
Ike much stock in the tale OF Mrs. I,
russell attacking the truth of the '
tory OF Mrs. Gibson. his star wit =
ess and inferred that he might call =
he Negress out OF a spirit OF fair =
ess. IL is improbable that this will :,
g done. though. for the reason that :
Irs. Russell knows nothing OF the =
-ime and it is the crime the Grand !,
ury has to consider.
Mott said he had several Inter
sting" questions he'd like to ask Y
Irs. Russell. Mott would say Moth
ig about the possibility of Mrs. Hall v
eing called, as she has requested a
oreman Glib. OF the Grand Jury. g
, whom she also wrote. said he a
ould acknowledge receipt of the p
tier but would not say whether Il b
'ould be handled as a personal COM 81
lunication or one addressed to the d
rand Jury as a whole. Some OF n
lie Jurors are likely TO insist that a.
le woman get a chance to be heard. o.
Mrs. Gibson, It appears. has q ei
larry IN the shape OF a large wall n
alendar and referring to this she Il
ontends that the incident OF Mrs. II
ussell and her lost dog occurred d
OF on September IA. the day of the n
lurder. but on the evening Of Sep W
imber .. She says there IS nota- tc
on to that effect on her calendar.
iu Mrs Russell she says. did not nj
I've her a dollar for returning the q,
og. The calendar will be introduce Y,
in evidence. II