The Washington times., 1926-08-06
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cu.or in the murder eases four

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c.lsor In the murder eases four
years ago.
Recognized By Neighbors
State troopers frightened the two
mar away. They were seen hy
John Neuhauser Of Bound BFoek'
) He said he recognized them as
narsons' interested in the renewed
Investigation Of the murders.
senator Alexander simpson, Epe
eisI prosecutor, today reiterated
that he had orderd the arrest OF
RaIph Gorsiine, vestrynlAh In the
Rev. Halls church at the time Of
the murders, and Mrs. Nellie l..
Russell, negress and material
State troopers guarded the homes
Of these servants last night.
Mrz. Louise Geist Riehl, one OF
the IMPORTANT witnesses in the muir.
der mystery, was taken by the
state police yesterday to the office
Of State Senator Simpson to be ques'
toned.
She was escorted by Captain John
J. Lamb. OF the New Jersey State
Police, a trooper and John Beggans,
commissioner Of public safety OF
Jersey City,
Peter Tumulty, the Hall family
chauffeur: Mrs. Maria Gildea. the
cook: Mrs. Minnie Clark, q member
of DR.. HALLS church; Raymond
Schneider. ana Miss Pearl BANNER,
who found the bodies. and other
HfNnG4H4A.
The state police have been oraer.
cd to find and hold each and all %
these persons until the special
assistant attorney general has had a
chance to question them. The
roundup viii begin today, it wAe
decided ct conference in Somer-
Vile yesterday afternoon. There are
perhaps 40 Witnesses to b exam
aned.
Mrs. Minnie Clark 70 missing. She
left her home In New Brunswick
three days ago. The house II locked.
She Is said to be one OF two women
who actually witnessed the murder.
A minister OF Scranton, Pa, will
also be questioned. He has declared
that no met the Rev. Edward w.
Hall two weeks before the murders
kt Metuehen, ana that Drs Hall told,
him then. that he had been having
some domestic trouble ana that Wfl.
lie Stevens. his wife's brother, had
threatened 70 Kill him.
Two Warrants Out
Troopers still have the warrants
for the arrest OF Ralph v. Gonslias
and Mfs. Nellie Russell The war
rant against Gorsline charges him
with being accessory to murder and
rails FOR his detention without bail.
But Simpson has ordered the
troopers not to serve Ii just. yet,
inaSmuch as Gorsline has not left
New Jersey. The warrant was
issued In the belief that Gorsline
had gone away.
Mrs. Russell IL to be held as a
material witness. She attacked the
story OF Mrs. Jane Gibson, one OF
the States star witnesses. She win
be released on $4,000 bail. Moth
ing less than that sum will satisfy
Simpson.
But the witnesses Simpson most
wants to find are the man and
woman named by the mystery
woman I'm the orange dress who
visited him wednesday. These
two, the woman said, saw the murs
der committed.
Five of the best detectives in
New Jersey-assigned to the case
by Mayor Frank Hague, OF Jersey
City-are looking for this pair.
The grilling OF Louise Gefst Ii
expected to give Mr.. simpson i'm:
portafit leads IN the Hnfaveiine ct
the Hall-Mills murder mystery.
Louise Geist made a statement
TO Mr.. Simpson and bis iflvestiga'
tors. and after she had signed 1t,
was released. )
Denies Ills Tale
IN this statement she denied all.
the allegations eentained In the suit
OF her husband, Arthur RIehl, who
asks for an ai1nuli11ent of theif
marriage "a, -.
She never was intimate with the
Rev. Or. Hall, she said, and never
told her husband such was the case,
She denied she had ever received
any money from Mrs. Hall to keep
stili about what she knew, or that
she had ever permitted her has.
band to think SO.
ION Saturday morning, Just be.
fore the bodies were f6uad,' She
said yesterday, "Marla Uildea, the
taIsIt. Sai11e Il, me and said! 'sIfe's
murdered; hes been murdered
'At o'clock that. Afternoon,
after tl1e bodies had been found,
Henry Carpenter, Mrs. Halls, cousin,
came Into the house. l0Ohed at
Mrs. Hall and said: "lt IL just AZ
Mrs. HAN was quite calm and
showed no emotion Dis She an:
swered: 4 kn0W It, know it, 1
knew IT," -
DIR William II. Long, who was
Somerset County physician at the
time of the murder, took occasion
yesterday TO deny the statement
made Wednesday by former County
Detective George Fettei1;
Doctor Denies Statement
Tottefl had said that as he kfielt
beside. the. bodies he remarked that
Mrs. Mills throat Aad been cut: and
that Df. Long said to hif1i. shut
UP: don't know too much"
THAT is entirely untrue" Dr..
Long said. ~ knew the WoinAh's
throat had been cut when I examined
the bodies and Immediately notified
Prosecutor Azafiafl Beekman OF
that fact ir
while Gorsline was being sought
he is repoAed to be at Wildwood
n. j., guarded night and day by
troopers ready to arrest him at any
f1omeflt-reporters visited ihe home
Of Miss Catherine Rastail, New