Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-19
Direct Testimony
Given by Mrs. Gibson

1S.-(P)-The direct testimony of Mrs.
Jane Gibson in the Hall-Mills trial to-
day was:
Q-On the night of the 4th of Sep
TENDER, 1922, what was your occupa-
ton?
Alarming.
Q-Where was your farm
A-Hamilton road, New Brunswick.
Q-On that night where We're you
between the hours of eight and nine?
A-Between eight and nine l was
sitting outside, listening. l had been
robbed on Sunday, or I discovered it on
Monday. and 1 tied the dog out to q
tree between the road and the house,
and I listened there; listened every
night.
tening?
Ayes, sir. was listening then.
Q-What had you been robbed of
on Monday?
Acorn. two rows; they took all
the ears off.
Q-How many acres of corn did you
have?
Al had % acres
Q-How many acres of farm land
did you have?
A-Sixty-one acres.
Q-How many have you nowe
A--Well. not quite 90.
Q-When you heard the dog bark on
Thursday night what did you do?
Al went outside and walked
down where the dog was and listened.
and when the dog stopped barking |
walked back and ! sat on the swing
and listened
Odd you hear anything?
ing from Milestone to New Brunswick.
Q-What time did that bus pass
there?
"A quarter to nine.
Q-After the bus passed what did
you do?
A.-Then a wagon came, a rickety
old wagon that ratified and ratified
and ratified.
Q.-Where did it go?
Alt went down the road and
stopped right at the middle of my
corn field.
Q.-Is that the same cornheld that
had been robbed,
A.-Yes, sir.
Q.-What did you do then when
you heard the wagon stop in the
middle of the corntield that they had
stolen from the Sunday night be-
fore?
Al went to the barn and put the
saddle on Jenny and | started out on
to the road.
Q.-Which way did you go?
A.-Towards New Brunswick.
Q--Did you or did you not hear
the wagon ahead OF YOU as you fol-
lowed?
Ayes, | did 1t ratified and went
down DeruSseys Lane.
Q.-And did you keep following it?
Al did. When | got in the Lane
the mule brayed
Q.-What happened to the wagon?
Al was afraid to so too close, so
| stayed about fifty feet behind
WAS afraid.
Q.-After the mule brayed what did
you do?
A-Then the man got going and
going and going. He got down East
on Averue before | did. The sound
OF the wagon sounded like it was go
ing TO New Brunswick.
Q-Did You see anything up to
that time?
Ayes.
Q.-What did you see?
A.-When the wagon got out and
turned around toward New Bruins
wick an automobile came in the Lane
a little ways and | saw two people.
Q.-Who We're they-A man and a
woman or two men or what?
A-No. l saw a white woman and
a colored mainland she didn't have
no hat on.
Odd you know who she was?
Al see her face before but | did
not know who she was.
Q.-Now, have YOU learned who she
was"
Ayes, Mrs. Hall.
Q.-Have you learned who the man
was with her?
Ayes.
Q-Who?
A-Stevens.
(Which Stevens?
Awhile Stevens.
Q-After you saw those two get
out of the automobile?
A-They didn't get out of the au-
tomobile
Q-Where were they?
A-Standing in the road.
Q-Were you on your mule then?
Ayes. right across from that
when / looked at them. When the
car backed down | went to Easton
avenue and | turned around to try
to listen to the wagon but | could, not
see it. Then | came around and +
saw a sedan standing o. the corner
Q-Then what did you do?
A-Then l came back in the lane
Q-What lane did you go into?
A-Derusseys lane
Q-Where did you go in Derus-
sey's lane?
Al kept going up and peekins
and peeking and peeking and
thought it might be some of those