Evening journal., 1922-11-21

which she said she sat and saw the
Staying OF the rector and the sex
tons wife. The jury expects TO fin
ish today with the witnesses who are
establishing the ground work" for
the case-those who found the bod
les and those who saw them shortly
after they were found. The corpus
ldelicti is to be established and the
cause OF death before important wit
nesses will be called.
There came TO light yesterday
knowledge of one additional witness
who is regarded as Of first import
ance by Wilbur A. Mott. Special
Deputy Attorney General, and his
chief aid. James F. Mason.
This man is George slpel, a small
farmer, and while parts Of his story
oorroborate that OF Mrs. Jane Glib
son his tale has an even more i'm
portant bearing on the men said to
be involved in the murder.
The Grand Jury proceedings yes
terday. developed little surprise, but
indicated that the hearings will last
longer than anticipated. Nine wit
nesses were examined, but at ad-
Journment at AIS D. m, the Jury
had barely dealt with the prellrni-
naries and had not even heard in
full OF the finding OF the bodies.
IL therefore Is easily probable that
the hearings will continue into next
week. especially II the jury elects 10
SIT few days in succession. Il may
adjourn from Wednesday 20 Mon
day morning.
Slpel, whose name has never be-
fore been mentioned in connection
with the case, lives at Bound Brook
lane, about a quarter OF a mile from
the Bush road. and 10 about 80. He
Is a raiser Of pigs and a small trad
or, and he has had business deal
ings with MRS. Jane Gibson. who
accuses a woman in gray OF being
at the murder scene. and Mrs. Mel
lie Russell. Negress, who says Mrs.
Gibsons story Is untrue.
Some time ago, said sipei last
night, he sold Mrs. Russell some
pigs and a week ago last Sunday
Mrs. Gibson asked MIN 20 go TO her
farm 10 identity pigs that Mrs. Rus
sell said had been stolen from her.
When he got 10 the Gibson farm
Mrs. Gibson began 10 talk about the
murder, telling OF her alleged ride
on her mule Jenny TO seek the corn
thief and OF having witnessed the
murder.
Sipel then told Mrs. Gibson, so he
says, that on the night OF the naur-
der he had taken "A friend 70 New
Brunswick returning 10 his home by
Easton avenue and Derussy's lane
about IL o'ciock. As he approach
ed the neighborhood OF the Phillips
farm, where the bodies Of the Rev.
Edward W. Hall and Mrs. Eleanor
r. Mills were found he observed
what he described as a Ford truck
standing at the side OF Easton ave
nue., just beyond Landing lane, and
not far from the Parker Home for
the Aged
When he came abreast OF this We
hicle, Sipel says. It started UP and
turned into Derussy's lane. It was
closed and he could not see the oc-'
nor tell how many there
were. The lights on the Ford were
out. Slpel continued:
This was some time between Il
o'clock and 1870. What I said 20
Mrs, Gibson was, What you want TO
do IS find out who was in that car.
for they may be able TO help you
with your story. I believe they
we're bootleggers.' She said 70 me.
No, it's not a wagon l am looking
for. its a roadster. And anyway |
{ happened before II o'clock"
This is the first time a Ford auto
mobile has figured in any OF the
stories indirectly. Mention OF the /
may also be OF the greatest
sginificance and explain the confu-
sion about the man whom the of
1cials have in mind as the slayer. /
A roadster IS owned by one man fig
lring in the case and a Ford station |
ar by another.
An official who Is thoroughly con-
with all details of the case,
said that Sipel is the man whose |
automobile lights allowed Mrs. Glib
son TO see the figure she described |
IN her statement including the wo-
nan inlgray. Sipel it appears. had
old a friend. John Garry, who lives
n Derussey's lane, what he had seen |
on the night OF the murder and
iarry had repeated it to Mrs. Glib
ion. who communicated It 70 the
authorities.
Sipel has said hat on the night in
question he was driving his farm
ruck out Easton avenue from New
Brunswick and for some reason un-
explained turned 'nto Derussey's
ane and then changed his mind andi
packed out again. He apparently
lad run far enough into he lane
or the lights Of hts truck to iilum-
ma the field IN which Mrs Gib-
on says she saw the woman in gray
nd a man.
Spells truck had high hay wagon
ides and ;his Is supposed TO explain
low Mrs Gibson described n motor
ar with a high back seat. In the
emil darkness :he mistake might
asily have been made. sipel, there
ore. now figures as the driver of
What has been described as an old
fashioned car and also as the man
whose headlights revealed TO Mrs
iibson the figures of what is believed
o be the murder party.
It is recalled that there was
tory at one time that a knife such
S fishermen use nigh have been the
instrument with which Mrs. Mills's
hroat was cut. It has been clearly
established that the choir singers
hroat was cut after. she had been
He'd by three bullets. The aucs-
On arises in view OF The statement
Z SipeI. whether the shooting may