The Washington times., 1926-08-05
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sells being released on
SIS. 0f0 hail.

Mrs. Russell he's figured IN
The case ever since she came
forward to deny the story of
Mrs. Jane Gibson, pig Wom-
an
Mrs. Russell declared that
Mrs. Gibson was ct her house
&C the time she told authorities
she was on the old Phillips
farm, where, she said, she saw
Mrs. Hall bending over the
bodies Of the slain clergyman
and choir singer.
Mystery Witness Calls
The unexpected visit Of > myE-
terry weman to Senator Simpsons
office preceded the announcement
that warrants had been issued.
She is said te have beeH
present on the Phillips farm On
the night Of the murders and to
have Furnished Senator Simpson
with the name of q man and 3
woman she saw there who Wit
messed the murders.
After she had lett his Office
Senator Simpson deeaareAs IL
she Is telling the truth, ena !
am convinced that she y, this
case IS finished.
The prosecutor said the woman,
whose Identity he refused to de
vulge for the present. told him
that she had Kept silent four
years beeause she bad heard that
all Witnesses who had come FER
ward had been threw beaten"
A Refined Woman
The new mystery witness ap.
peared to BE- = welI-edueatad and
refined Yeman o. mature age,
short and plump. She were an.
orange crntepae geWn and large
sunbeam hat, white stockings and
shoes.
II believe she is honest" Mr..
Simpson said when questioned about
her. IT believe she e telling q
raIghtferward story
Mr., Simpson Immediately seat
investigators locking for the .,air|
mentioned by the mystery woman,
and expects to have them cues.
TONED before many hours.
This was the most important de.
Helopment Of the day, Another
was the statement 90 George Tot
ten, former county detective OF
Somerset county, who worked on
the original Investigation, and who
has been active In recent months
IN finding new evidence.
Coroner Accused
He accused DR.. William LengI
coroner OF Somerset county. At the
time Of the murder,
II was kneeling by the bodies
under the crabapple tree" he said.
"and DR.. Long was standing close
BY examined the body OF Mrs.
Mills, and I exclaimed, oh, my
Godl Her throat Is cut"
Shut up DIR. Long said 70 me.
Don't know too much,s"
He also accused Fred David;
county detective OF MIddlesex
county, OF not telling the truth.
David, who had worked on the
murder mystery, was summoned to
Jersey City and questioned by Simp-
son before Tetten arrived from
Somerville.
Documents Gone
He was asked as to the present
whereabouts OF certain documents
in the first investigation, and Ger,
tain exhibits--the dead minister's
blood,staiRsd collar. his shirt.
card found in his shoe, his eye
glasses, and q cuff button.
David declared that he had turnst
everything over to Totten, former
Somerset County detective, and
had receipts from Totten. Tottsn
was examined later.
II never received anything from
David he said fatty when r.
porters asked him about It. II
defy him to show any receipt
ever gave him. It IL cssibIe he
did turn over some documents and
some articles to Prosecutor Azariah
Beekman, ] don't know about that
But Beekman's dead"
Totten made an affidavit before
Simpson. Major Mark Kimberling
and Captain Lamb Of the State DO.
lice, Commissioner OF Public Safety
Beggans. Of Jersey City, and Ser
geant Burke, Of the Jersey City po-
lice force.
In this affidavit he said he had
called on Mrs. Hall some few days
after the murder had been dis.
covered. lie asked her Il she had
been out Of her house on the night
her husband and his sweetheart
were killed.
'she said she had not been out
of the house" Totten told the In.
vestigators. "She was at the din.
ing table. Her brother, Willie
Stevens; her attorney. Senator Flor.
ance. and others with her.
But. Mrs. Hail. ] said, the
Waterman, Phillips. Is telling the
authorities even now that he saw
you entering the house at $50
o'clock in the morning-the morn.
ing Of Sept. 16-severai hours altar
tie murder
'She looked at Senator. Florance
and then at me. And then she
said: "Oh. yes, ! forgot. was
out OF the house that night
Things look a whole lot worse
than they did before" Simpson said,
after he had dismissed David. but
before he had seen a mysterious
woman visitor.
"A cuff button belonging to Mr..
Hall, which Is being sought. was
in the Somerset County Prosecu-
tors office as late as six months
aga An ennissAry from Mrs, Han