Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-11-25
GRANDJURY To
RESUME PRnRE:
NEXT MONDAY
Mrs. Mills Three Sisters to
Tell Jury of Romance Start
ing Next Week q
SEEK INDICTMENT
Say Mott Abandons Hope of
More Than Two True
Bills
EEK INDICTMENT

NEW BRUNSWICK, Nov. 25.--
Interest in the Hall-Mills murder
mystery will again center on the
Somerset county grand jury on Mon
day when it reconvenes at Scmer-
vile to hear more witnesses. Amang
those called are Barbara Tough and
Louise Geist, domestics in the Hall
home, who have given considerable
testimony and are looked upon as
important witnesses in telling of the
home life of Rev. Mr.. Hall and his
wife. Clifford Hayes, who was
charged by Raymond Schneider with
the murder but was later freed when
Schneider admitted he had lied will
also be called as will William Phil
lips, night warchman at the woman's S
college.
One of the members of the Car
pender family-probably Theodore
is scheduled to be called, it is report
ed. as is Ralph c. M. Gorsline. a yes
tryman of the church, and Miss
Catherine Ratsell. choir member,
whom Gorsline took home in his car
the night of the murder. Mrs. Min
ME Clark, another church member,
is also to be called.
NEW BRUNSWICK, Nov. 25.-
Special Deputy Attorney Genera
Wilbur Mott was said today to have
abandoned hope OK indicting three
persons fer the murder OF the Rev,
Edward w. Hall and Mrs. Eleanor
Mills 1.-THE woman in gray and
one man may be charged with the
crime. but it is said OF good author
ity thar no evidence whatever has
been found against 3 third person.
In the effert to establish motive
and to show that snmity existed IN
Mr.. Halls church between certain
members and Mrs, Nils, number
of witnesses have beeo called for
Monday. among them Mrs. Mills
three sisters, Mrs. Elsie BARNARD:
Of Paterson, Mrs. Terreyson ano
Mrs. Reid, who are supposed to
know something of the romance be-
tween the rector ana choir singer.
Mrs. Barnhardt, in newspaper in
teryiews, has said she warned Mrs
Mills to discontinue he rfriendsnip
with the Rev. DIR. Hall. Detective
George Totten. assigned BY the New
Brunswick authorities to the Hail.
mills case. informed CAPTAIN Joseph
Mosley of the Paterson police de-
partment, Mrs. Barnhardt would D.
"a very important risness.
The whole choir and some or the
other members of the congregation
are to be called, among them MRS
Minnie Clarke and Ralph V. M.
Gorsline. The officials have not
stated whether they will subpoena
Henry Carpenter, cousin OF Mrs.
Hall, who is expected to leave the
Middlesex Hospital today after re-
covering from an operation for ap-
pendicitis.
1t is stated today that, despite re-
ports to the contrary, Mr.. Mott has
reserved only one unknown witness
and that this witness will not give
testimony dealing directly with the
crime.
His whole case will have to stand
or fall on the story of Mrs. Jane
Gibson, which is uncorroboratd IN
essential parts. Mrs. Gibson has
identified 1.-THE woman in gray" as
the one seen on the Phillips farm,
but she has identified three men as
the man with the bushy hair.
She has been unable to give any aid
in Identifying the third man. AT
least two of the men who might be
indicted as ''the bushy haired man
apparently have alibis that VIII
stand a strong attack.
Since Jim Mills, husband or the