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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-02-07
Pig Woman, Witness
in Hall Mills Case
SuCC1tn1bS TO Cancer
Dramatic Career Is Ended
After Seven Years on
Hospital Bed.
BIZ United Press

JERSEY CITY, N. J., Feb. T.
Jane Gibson died today of cancer
and thus ended the life of the
woman whose testimony provided
the most dramatic moment of the
century's most publicized murder
trial.
Her death in the charity ward of
the Jersey hospital came seven and
a half years after that celebrated
September night when, astride d
mule in De RusSey'S Lane, she
passed near the crabapple tree under
which on the morrow would be
found the bodies Of the Rev. Edward
Wheeler Hall and his choir singer
sweetheart, Eleanor Mills.
Eyewitness or perjuror extraordi-
nary-that was Jane Gibson. If the
pig woman" $50 she was known the
country over) told the truth under
oath, then there was no mystery in
the Hall-Nills case, but a jury de-
cided her evidence a Pigment and
hence the double killing remains an
unSolVed crime.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-02-07
Days of Days

Certainly the day of days for Jane
Gibson was Nov. 10, 1926, when she
was called as a prosecution witness
at the trial in Somerville, N. j., of
Mrs. Frances Stevens Hall and her
brothers, Henry and Willie Stevens.
When the frosty morning of that
day daWned, Mrs. Gibson lay i'll in
the hospital here. Not only was
the cancerous growth even then adj
vanced but a complication of other
diseases had made it doubtful
whether she could testify.
But Alexander Simpson, the
prosecutor, was a Snowman. Her
evidence would carry more weight,
he reasoned, If her own death
seemed near at hand.
Carried From Hospital
So she was carried from the hos
pital. Over the road to Somerville,
an ambulance rolled. Up the court
house steps and into the packed,
nervously taut, courtroom four
huskies bore her on an iron bed. A
doctor and nurse stood by her side.
Court convened.
Her face as white as the pillow
case, her voice weak and of a
curious sing-song quality, Mrs. Glib
son told the story of her journey
abroad on the night of Sept. ID, 1922.
1.-THE moon was shining bright and
pretty" she said, and in its light
she was able to see the slayers. She
identified the defendants (and also
a cousin, Henry Carpenter, who was
indicted, but not placed on triaD as
the guilty.
For three hours, she lay on the
cot and answered the questions of
rival attorneys. There were incon-
siStencies and contradictions, but for
the most part she chung to her
story. For three hours-and then:
1.-THE witness is excused!"
Evening star., 1930-06-16
SENATORS APPROVE
PURCHASE OF BOOKS
Fund to Buy VoIIbehr CoIIec-
tion of IncunabuIa Is Fa-
Vored by Committee.

The Senate library committee Or
dered a favorable report today on the
bill already passed by the House au-
thorizing not to exceed $1,5o0000 to
purchase for the Library of Congress
the noted collection of fifteenth century
books known as the Vollbehr Collec-
ton of ncunabula, The collection con-
sists of 5000 items, together with the
copy on vellum of the Gutenberg AZ
line Bible.
The bill is sponsored by Senator
Bingham, Republican, of Connecticut.
The library committee also indorsed a
resolution passed by the House a month
ago, granting permission to the citizens
OF Pennsylvania to erect an ornamental
fountain in this city as a gift to the
people Of the United States. The foun-
tain is to be placed at an appropriate
point on Pennsylvania avenue in con-
nection with some of the Federal i'm
provements now being carried on, and
will be presented through the Pennsyl-
vania Gift Fountain Association.
The committee also reported favor
ably the resolution of Senator Fess, Re-
publican, of Ohio, authorizing the Sec
retary of War to erect a monument al
Manila, In the Philippine Islands, in
memory of the late Chief Justice Will
liam Howard Taft, who at one time was
Governor of the Philippine Islands. The
resolution authorizes $35000.
Evening star., 1930-06-16
RELIGION AND SCHOOL
DECLARED LINKED
Impossible to Disassociate Them,
Catholic University Faculty
Member Tells Graduates.
speclal pispatch to rhs Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HYATTSVILLE, Md, June 16.-That
it is impossible to diSassociate religion
and education was emphasized by DR..
George w. johnson, prominent member
of the faculty of Catholic University.
addressing the graduating class of
Maryhurst School at closing exercises
last night In st. Jerome's Catholic
Church here. He said that the value of
parochial schools had long been recog-
nized. DR.. johnson declared that 1t
was appropriate that the school was
holding its exercise on the Feast of the
Holy Trinity and expressed the hope that
the graduates apply in life the lessons
they have learned from the study of the
Blessed Trinity.
There was special music. Rev. An
drew j. Carey, pastor of st. Jeromes,
presented the certificates. Benediction,
was pronounced by Rev. L. j. Fealy.
pastor of the Church of the Holy Re-
deemer of Berwyn.
Certificates were presented to 13, as
follows:
Robert Thomas Anson, Theodore AL
bert Bosnia, Edward Tarbell Dyer. Rob-
ert George Fuerst, Richard Neal Jar
poe, Leonard Ferdinand Keegin, Will
nam Francis Lawrence, John Noble
wilson, Clara Cecilia Hall, Mary Agnes
Manuel, Amy Roberta McNally. GLADYS
Mary Ann Rice and Catherine Eliza
beth Weikinger.
Penmanship awards went to William
Francis Lawrence, Mary Agnes Manuel
Amy Roberta McNally, GLADYS MARY
Ann Rice and Catherine Elizabeth
Weikinger.
Evening star., 1930-06-16
BAR ASSOCIATION
LIBRARY MUST CO
Supreme Court Justice Office
Forces Transfer of Old
Legal Volumes.

The Bar Association library, where
justices and lawyers have pondered over
law decisions contained in the thou
sands Of books belonging to the aSsocia-
ton, Is scheduled for eviction from the
third floor of the court house, where II
has been located for many years.
David Lynn, architect of the Capitol
with two of his assistants, con-
ferred today with United States
Marshal Snyder concerning the al
terations to be made in the build
room and Offices for the ninth
justice and his secretary. There are
already eight court rooms and space ad-
jacent to the chambers of Chief Justice
Wheat for the eighth justice. The on
cials are convinced that the only avail
able space for the ninth justice and
his court will be the space now given
over to the library Of the Bar Associ-
alton.
One of the rooms now used by the
library was occupied in 1898, when the
District Court of Appeals was first
organized as q court room. That tri-
bunal was then transferred to larger
accommodations in the rooms now oc-
Rover and his assistants until the erec-
ton of the new building for the appel
late tribunal
The passing Of the law library out
side the Court House will be a setback
both to the lawyers and the court, due
to the delay incident in locating ref
erence books. AT present it takes but
a minute to dispatch a deputy mar
shall to the library when court or law
yer desires to read a decision on q
point raised during q trial.
Evening star., 1930-06-16
IS GIRLS RECEIVE
DIPLOMAS TONIGHT
Exercises Will Be Held al
Immaculate Conception
High School.

Commencement exercises Of the I'M
maculate Conception High School for
Girls will be held tonight in the parish
auditorium, Eighth and N streets, when
1s graduates will receive their diplomas,
The graduates attended a communion
mass yesterday said by Rev. Francis j.
Hurney pastor of the church, who later
was their host at breakfast.
The General Scholarship Alumnae
Award was won by Genevieve Finzel.
Lucretia Riccucci received the John
Shugrue Memorial Award for modern
languages. After the diplomas are con-
ferred by the pastor, Rev. Francis x.
Cavanaugh will deliver an address.
The graduates are Nora Cahill, Helen
Cogan, Caroline Dixon, Eileen Finneran,
Genevieve FinZel, Dorothy Harper,
Helen Hayden, Mary Mahaney, Helen
O'Connor, Marian Richter Lucretia
Riccucci, Catherine Ryan, Nora Ryan,
Edna Sheehan, Margaret Stevens, Louise
Sweeney, Grace Wiley and Dorothy
Zeaman.
Evening star., 1930-06-16
ENROLL ST. MARYS
HOLY NAME SOCIETY
Pensioners Hold Impressive Cere-
mony in Rockville Grove,
Adjoining Church.
speclal ptspatch to rhs slnr.

ROCKVILLE, Md, June 16.-Impres-
sive ceremonies In the grove adjoining
st. Mary'S Catholic Church here yeSter-
day afternoon marked the inauguration
OF Holy Name work in ST. Mary'S parish.
The occasion was the enrolment of
the Holy Name Society recently or
ganlZed among the members of st.
Mary's Church and the solemn exer-
clses were attended by several hundred
members Of the numerous societies In
the archdiocese of Baltimore, which
comprises Maryland and the District of
Columbia, and others from various parts
OF the country, the District Of Column
bia and elsewhere.
The Right Rev. John M. McNamara,
Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore; Mgr,
Peter L. Ireton of St. AIMS Church,
Baltimore; John F. McCarron arch
diocesan president; Caesar L. Aiello,
president of the Washington section of
the Holy Name Union, and Rev. Charles
r. O'Hara, pastor Of st. Mary's Church.
were the speakers, and upon the con-
cluSlon OF the ceremonies Bishop Nc
Namara oficiated at solemn benediction.
Father OHara presided, introduced
the speakers and called the roll of the
members OF the new branch and Mgr.
1reton ornciated at the acceptance Of
the Rockville society into the Holy
Name Union Of the archdiocese of Bal
timore.
William Z. Morgan, president; Louis
]. Ryan, vice president; Leland L,
Fisher, secretary; j. Hampton Jones,
treasurer; Jacob Poss, marshal, and
Rev. Charles r. O'Hara. spiritual ad-
wiser, are the ofncers Of st. Mary's
branch.
Evening star., 1930-06-16
BAN ON PRISONERS
IN CLERICAL Jobs
At JAIL IS SOUGHT
Funds Asked in Budget for
Creating Two New Sal
aried Positions.
HANDLING OF RECORDS
is POINT AT ISSUE
Possibility of Collusion With In
mates of District Prison
Is Given Stress.

The District Commissioners today re-
newed consideration Of the 1882 flnan-
cial estimates of the Board of Public
Welfare, giving special attention to an
item for the creation of two new cleri-
cal positions at the District Jail to
relieve prisoners who are now doing
important clerical work.
Jail officials are not satisfied with the
present system of using prisoners for
the office work, because of the possi-
biltty that carelessness on their part
could result in the release of prisoners
before the expiration of their term
No special cases of this kind have been
discovered, 1t was said, but officials do
not believe 1t is good plan to place
the handling of prison records in the
hands of other prisoners and thus pave
the way for colluSion between the prison
clerks and other prisoners.
With a turnover of a thousand pris-
onerS or more a month In the iail pop
ulation, 1t was admitted that it would
be comparatively simple process for
a prison clerk to favor another prisoner
by crediting him with extra days of
service in making up the record cards.
The chance of discovering the tam
pered records, it was said, also would
be dtfncult.
George S. Wilson, director of public
welfare, pointed out that the jail rec
ords are important legal documents,
and that 1t Is the desire of jail officials
to put them in the charge of clerks
over whom the District would have con-
troll as an employer. Hence, the Com
missioners have been asked to approve
an item for inclusion in the 1882 bud
get for the employment Of two salaried
clerks.
Evening star., 1930-06-16
2 MARTINSBURG MEN
KILLED IN COLLISION
Three Others Injured When Auto
and Motor Cycle Meet Head-on
on Winchester Pike.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


MARTINSBURG, w. Va, June 1s-
Two men were killed, one instantly.
when their motor cycle collided with
an automobile at Pikeside, several miles
south of this city. on the Martinsburg-
Winchester pike late Saturday night.
The dead are Adrian Hutzler and AL
vim Mongan, both about "a, of this CITY.
Marion LaiSe Of Bunker Hill, driver of
the car, was seriously injured. Laise
lost several fingers as the result of the
crash and his wife and two children
suffered numerous lacerations and
shock.
The cyclists were en- route to this
city when the accident happened. the
head-on collision occurring along a
level stretch of the road. Hutzler. who
was riding tandem, was thrown hipf
INTO the air by the impact and killed
instantly, while Mongan suffered a
punctured lung and fractures of both
arms and legs. He died in a local hos
pital yesterday.
The collision resulted in almost total
demolition OF both machines. HItzIsr
Mongan and Laise were rushed ia fhis
city, while treatment was given I,atse's
FAMILY at house nearby. Several oc-
cupantS OF machine following the
wrecked car and who witnessed the
tragedy also required treatment. 1t was
Evening star., 1930-06-16
STORE STOCK Is USED
AS MISSILES IN FIGHT
Colored Pair in Alexandria Pelt
Each Other With Merchan-
disc Before Arrest.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, June 16.-Pop
bottles, canned goods, fresh vegetables,
eggs and almost all of the usual stock
OF grocery store were put into use
Saturday night when two colored men
selected local Sanitary Grocery store
IN which to display their mutual dis
like for each other.
Three clerks and a like number of
customers hastily quit the premises
when the alteration started and hur-
ried calls were made for police. When
the officers arrived the air was still
f1lled with merchandise and one officer
had to make a flying tackle to escape
an upraised pop bottle.
The affair occurred at the Sanitary
Grocery store at 600 North Columbus
street about $50 o'clock Saturday
night Detective Sergt. Simms, Sergt.
Padgett and Officer ]. Bayliss, who
answered the call, arrested Mack Holley
40 colored, of 412 North Columbus
street, and Richard Manley, 36, color
ed, OF $40 North Columbus street. Hol-
ley was charged with being diSorderly
and fighting, while charges of being
drunk, disorderly, fighting and de-
stroying property were placed against
| Manley.
Evening star., 1930-06-16
ACCOKEEK SCHOOL
TO CLOSE WEDNESDAY
Certificates of Graduation and Spe-
cial Awards Will Be Given
to Pupils.
snscia1 n,snateh to The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ACCOKEEK, Md, June 16.-The Ac-
cokeek School will close Wednesday.
The principal, Miss Jennie De Wilde,
will attend the University Of Maryland
Summer School. Miss Nancy Blanton,
the assistant will spend her vacation at
her home, in Newport News.
Certificates Of graduation for having
satisfactorily completed the seventh
grade will be awarded TO the following
pupils: Esther Louise Pearce, John Will
bur Kenlon, David Smith Wilson and
Albert Underwood.
Gold seal certificates for having read
and reported upon the required number
of library books will be presented to
Lucille Wilson, Susie Penn. Esther
Pearce, Margaret Bryan, Blanche Aitch-
eson, Louise Jenkins, Richard Vinol,
Robert Vinol, John Kenlon. David Will
son, Joseph Kenlon, Claude Blandford
Mildred Willett, Elmer Pickerel, Eta
Penn, Harold Kremer, Keith Kenlon
virginia Pickerel, Hubert Pearce, Eunice
jenkins, Adrian Willett. Ellen Dyke,
Irma Willett and Preston Penn.
Gold seal certificates for attendance
will be given to Margaret Bryan and
Harold Kremer
Plain certificates for attendance will
be given to D. Gosnell and E. Penn.
Evening star., 1930-06-16
WASH NGTON TREE
PLANTING POPULAR
BiCentenniaI Group Favors
Nationwide Honor to
Country's Father.

One of the numerous and most
popular methods of honoring the men,
ory of George Washington on the occa-
sion of the 200th anniversary of his
birth in 1882 is a plan, approved by the
George Washington Bicentennial Com
mission, for planting millions of George
Washington memorial trees all over the
country between now and the year 1882.
Some details of this program were made
public today by the American Tree
Association, which is working in CO.
operation with the Bicentennial Com
mission, whose headquarters are here
in the Washington Building.
Charles Lapthrop Pack, president of
the American Tree Association, has
just received news that the first tree
has been planted in this program. which
is expected to result in the planting of
100000 trees.
This first planting is registered in
the name of Edward w. Yiehe. Forest
Hills, Long Island, N. Y. Notifications
have since been received of other plant
ings in various parts of the country in
this program. The National Council
of Gun Clubs will make memorial road
side tree planting it's objective.
Various organizations are taking part
in the program. All the George WASH
ington tree planters will have their
names registered on roll Of honor.
Evening star., 1930-06-16
HIGHWAY ENGINEER
TO RETIRE JULY |.
C. B. Hunt Has Had Charge
of Street Work Here
for 80 Years.

G. B. Hunt, District highways en-
gineer, who has directed the Districts
street work for 33 years, was granted
his retirement today, effective July l..
Mr.. Hunt is now on annual leave.
He came to the District in August,
1890, as an assistant engineer, and
two years later won promotion to
engineer of bridges. In 1897 he was
made computing engineer. The work
OF the computing engineer was identi-
cal whit hat now done by the engineer
of highways, but his title was not
changed until 1908.
Served During World War.
He has had charge of the expendi-
ture of millions of dollars in streets,
bridges and grade crossings. All of
the Districts grade crossing elimina-
ton work has been done under his
supervision. While he was engineer of
highways the Anacostia Bridge and the
Million Dollar Bridge across Rock Creek
on Connecticut avenue were built.
Mr.. Hunt is 8 graduate of the
Rensselaer, Polytechnic Institute. Be-
fore coming to work for the District
he was employed by the PENNSYLVANIA
Railroad. He is life member of the
American Society of Civil Engineers
and also a member of the Cosmos Club
and the Bannockburn Golf and Coun-
try Club. During the World War he
was made a major in the Reserve of
the Engineer Corps, but did not see
active service
Mr.. Hunt is a bachelor. He lives at
2015 N street.
Robertson May Get Post.
He is the son of Gen Henry T. Hunt
who won fame in the Civil War as the
general in charge of artillery at the
Battle of Gettysburg. Gen. Hunt later
served for several years as commandant
OF the Soldiers Home here.
1t is believed that l.. P. Robertson,
who Is now Mr.. Hunts deputy and Sec
ond in command of the Highway De-
partment, will be promoted to fill the
vacancy. Mr.. Robertson, according to
Capt. Herbert C. Whitehurst, who viii
probably be allowed to name the sue
cessor by the Commissioners, is an ONCE
engineer of extraordinary ability and
thoroughly competent to I'LL the place.
Evening star., 1930-06-16
LEE HIGH LETTERS
IN SPORTS AWARDED
Principal Vanderslice, at Ballston,
Names Students Winning
Coveted Trophy.

BALLSTON, Va, June 16.-The
award of letters to the students in ath-
letics events at the Washington-Lee
High School has been announced by S
P. Vanderslice, principal, as follows:
For basket ball-James German, Leon
ard Golden, Lorraine Branson. Nancy
DeLashmutt, Lucia Graber, Dorothy
Leighty, Estelle Goldsmith, Dorothy
Moreland, Esther Murray, Ann Petty
and Evelyn Kines.
Foot ball-Allen DuvaIl, William
Davies, James Hood, Wingert Harrison
Roue Hogan, Frank Scott, Paul Robin
son, Everett Conner, Allen Willis, Wal.
ter Sauls and H. Gordon Gonyea.
Base ball-William Clark, Sanue
Seymour and Carl Wolverton.
Track-HoWard Crouch, Paul A
Fischer, Pierce Bragg, Gordon SinRhas
Ernest Hagan and George L. Tabor.
Base ball and foot ball-Archie Via.
Foot ball and basket ball-Edwarc
Chewing and David Young.
Base ball and track-Roland Man.
ming.
Basket ball and base ball-Claudt
Rosenberger, Gordon Ball and Pau
Helms.
Foot ball and track-Clifton Stone.
burner and Wilson Goodrich.
Foot ball, basket ball and base ball
Harry Chase and Allen Goodwin.
Foot ball, base ball and track-Stan.
ley Mortimer.
Evening star., 1930-06-16
PARK POLICEMAN HALTS
RACING CAR WITH GUN
Former Marine Pistol Expert Pune
lures Tires to End Chase
Around Memorial.

A merry-go- round motor chase early
yesterday morning around the Lincoln
Memorial that ended only when Park
Policeman Ignatius Connole succeeded
in puncturing three tires of the flee
ing automobile with a volley of we'll
aimed shots had its aftermath in Po-
lice Court today when a man identified
as Wilson Levi Parker OF the HOO block
OF Eleventh street was arranged on q,
charge OF driving while drunk.
The prisoner pleaded not guilty 10
the charge, demanded a jury trial and
was released under $500 bond.
Policeman Connole, former Marine
pistol expert, was attracted to the vi
cinity of the memorial about 2 O'Clock
in the morning by the noise of az car
circling the imposing edifice at high
speed. with the driver yelling like a
wild Indian" according to his report
to Capt. P. j. Carroll today.
Connole endeavored vainly to over
take the careening car in its circuits of
the memorial, and finally began firing
at the tires. Not until three tires and
a mudguard had been punctured did
the car stop. The officer said he had
to enlist the aid of James r. Pennv-
field and Frank w. Tompkins, who had
assisted in the pursuit, to subdue the
prisoner.
Evening star., 1930-06-16
BAGGAGE CAR INJURIES
D. C. RAILROAD WORKER
William Raymond, 67, Is Struck
by Swaying Carrier While Walk
ing Between Tracks.

William A. Raymond, 81 years old,
of 906 Thirteenth street northeast, a
railroad employe, was seriously injured
ing when struck by sWaying baggage
car while walking between the tracks.
Raymond, a car cleaner, was said by
fellow employees to be unaware of the
approach of an engine shunting a bag
gage car to another part of the yards
and to have ventured too close to the
track. He was taken to Emergency Hos
pital, where staff physicians diagnosed
his injuries as possible skull fracture,
fracture of the left shoulder and scalp
lacerations.
Evening star., 1930-06-16

3537 S street, was also treated at Cas-
ualty Hospital for injuries received
when he fell from his motor cycle at
North Beach, Md.
Max Fischer, 36 years old. of 1854
Emerson street. and Hyman Woods,
colored, 90, of lit Third street south
east, escaped with minor cuts and shock
when truck driven by the former
crashed into an electric light pole at
Fifteenth street and Pennsylvania ave-
nue. southeast early today. They were
treated at Casualty Hospital.
Struck by an automobile driven by
Frank Norris, colored, of 1882 S street,
while playing in front Of his home.
Walter Easley, colored, years old, Of
ll6 Twelfth street was treated at Chill
dgen's HoSpital.
Evening star., 1930-06-16
Herndon to Have Dance.

HERNDON, Va, June 16 Especially -
On Wednesday evening the women oi
the auxiliary of the fire department will
give dance in the auditorium of the
high school for the benefit of the fire
department. Mrs. Arthur Hyde Buell. i:
chairman of the committee, with Mrs
George Ramsey Bready, Mrs. Henry
Kephart, Mrs. John Itlrst, Mrs. j. l.
Nachmann and Miss Faith Reed assist.
ants. -l.--l..,
Evening star., 1930-06-16
Huntington High Graduate,
ecial Dispatch to The Star.

HUNTINGTON, Md, June 16.-Di-
plomas were presented to five grad
yates of the local high school here last
week by j. Briscoe Bunting, Chairman
of the board of education, at exercises
in the auditorium. The salutatorv was
delivered by Kenneth Cox, while the
address to the graduates was made bv
Theodore McKeldin of Baltimore. Miss
Mary King received the Milton medal
for the best English essay from samuel
BuTleigh Miltona the donon
Evening star., 1930-06-16
SYLVAN THEATER TO GET
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
Bids for Apparatus to Permit Mod
ern Stage Effects May Be
Opened Thursday.

The Sylvan T'heater in the Washing
ton Monument grounds is to be equipped
with permanent electrical apparatus to
permit modern stage effects.
The office OF Public Buildings and
Public Parks expects to open bids on
Thursday for the supplying of electrical
equipment. 1t hopes to have part of
this equipment in place for the presen-
tation of Tempest" by the Diana
Guild Thursday and Friday of this
week. Foot light, spotlight and other
electrical effects are expected to be in
stalled.