Hickory daily record., 1922-10-26

Goes Into Details of Double Murder of Rector
and Choir Leader-Prosecutor Mott Back in
New Brunswick to Question All Principal
Characters in Mystery Today.
L ythc Associated Press.

New Brunswick, N. j., Oct. Co.
Mrs. Jane Gibson, pig raiser, VIII
claimed to have witnessed the murde
of the Rev. Edward Wheeler Hall an,
Mrs. Eleanor Mills, today told
newspaper man that she had identi
fled the man who she says shot th.
rector as well as identifying the wo
man who she asserts was with tht
murderer.
Mrs. Gibson, who was on the Phil
lips fran on the night of the double
murder looking for corn thieves, and
who claims to have heard the murder.
er's name called by his woman com
panion, said she did not know ths
woman's name at the time, but since
had recognized her picture in the
district attorneys office.
The Gibson woman, who it was
learned yesterday has told the au-
thorities the name Of the murderer's
campanion, said today that she had
once met her at a rummage sale and
instantly had recognized her at the
scene of the murder on the Phillips
farm. She added that she had seen
her since the murder and recognized
her.
Amplifying her previous story, Mrs.
Gibson said she rode on mule back
from her home into Brussy's line fol-
lowing wagon without lights which
she thought was carrying stolen corn.
She said she saw the wagon tur,
into aEa,tern avenue towards New
Brunswick. The lane intersects East
e,n avenue just beyond Lovers lancso
Just at the intersection Mrs. Glib
son said she saw an old car standing
ia the Brussy's lane. In the s'aciiina,
she declared, were man ana a wO-
man and she stopped her nuie about
10 feet from them. Just then, her
story goes, another machine came lnto
the lane and it's headlight fell into
the two persons in the old automobile.
The second automobile backed out
and S1cd away OH Eastern avenue,
Mrs. Gibson said, but while its lights
were thrown on the old machine she
recognized the man and woman who
stepped out Of the ilgnt in.o rn>
shadow and disappeared down the
field in the direction OF the crab
apple tree.
Mrs. Gibson, said the woman wore
gray coat extending to her knees.
She said the man was heavily built
and had dark hair.
When | went to the prosecutor
Office the farm woman said today.
Il saw this man and recognized him
as the one who was standing beside
the car"
Mrs. Gibson said that after the
second car left the man and woman
wenr into The field in the direction
Of the crab-applc tree. Mrs. Gibson
said she followed about 10 yards be-
hind en- her muie.
When I turned into the dirt road,
she said, II lost one of my moe
casins. | dismounted to get it. Wheh
got back on my mule the couple
had disappeared.
"A few moments later | heard lout
voices in the direction Of the CRAB
apple tree. / saw q man and woman
each with flashlight. They threw
beams on the other man and woman.
Then out Of the darkness | heard
quarrcling. / heard woman's voice
scream in horror"
Mrs. Gibson said the woman scream
cd, uttered name and screamed
please, please"
'Thcn," said Mrs. Gibson, II pu'
my heels into my Jenney mule ant
hurried home."
Wilbur A. Mott, new prosecutor
came to New Brunswick today
Mrs. Hall, widow Of the rector
James Mills, husband Of the woman
who was killed, Charlotte Mills, THE
daughter; Henry and William Step
hens, brothers Of Mrs. Hall and MRS
Gin Cibsol all.will testify.