Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-22
Mills Quizzed Again
in Murder Mystery
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oughfare Of New Brunswick. There Is
no record Of any one having seen him
Mrs. Hall never made any state
mcnt in which she said she believed tha,
robbery was the motive for the crime
She merely suggested that 1t might have
been case of mistaken identity.
"Mr. Hall owned n wallet. That
wallet we have been unable to find IN
the house. We presume that Il was
on his person when he was killed. The
county detectives made n thorough
search through Mr.. Halls effects ant
papers and found nothing that would
throw any light on the murder.
"The revolver which Willie Stevens
Mr.. Halls brother, turned over to the
authorities was u small % calibe
weapon and not n 80 as has been re-
ported"
Asked why Mrs. Hall, with all her
wealth, Ind not engaged private detec-
tiv"s, Mrs Peters said:
Mrs. Hall feels that is the duty o'
the State and county. She feels further
that if she did hire detectives 1t would
create nm idea that she was seeking
private vengeance.
Mrs. Hall has no particular persons
in mind. The same answer applies to
the matter of reward"
Says She Never Heard Gossip
AS to the report that Mr.. Hall s
automobile was seen on Sunday. August
y, parked near where the bodies were
afterward found, that is not so. Mr..
Hall never used his car on Sunday. If
h" were engaged in a mission OF the,
kind rumored he would not have par rkcd
his car in such u conspicuous place
where it could be easily seen. .
Regarding the gossip circulated
about Mr.. Hall and Mrs. Mills, Mrs:
Hall wishes TO snv that she never heard
any gossip about her husband or the
choir singer in the church or any
whore else. She also wishes to say
that she has never known of any one to
create strife between her and her NUS
band
Though other theories have not been
abandoned, especially the hlackmail
theory, the Prosecutors office is bend
ing all its energies toward proving
that the minister and the chorister were
slain for motives of revenge, and as the
result Of n plot.
Mills Not Missing
Mr.. Toolnn laughed at a report given
wide circulation last night that Mills
had Disappeared The husband of the
murdered woman spent the night quietly
in his home. lie slipped away for
n while yesterday, TO avoid the stares OF
the townspcopIc and the insistent qucs-
tions of amateur Investigators. IN"
county authUriiica never for moment
believed il" had hcd. Mr.. Toolan said.
The bluckmail theory is principally
tcnable because New Brunswick is Wis
tied from tim" to time by young crlm-
ipnls from New York, who max" 1t a
s,opping off place or come here to hide
out when they are in trouJi".
The Prosecutors office. however, Is
convinced that the crime was not COM
mittcd for ga!L, despite reports that the
minister watch and money We're miss
ing.
Mr.. Toolan, who with Pro"ecu;or
Strickcr has gone into every phase OF
the case. said that IA break, leading
TO an arrest. might be expected at any
time. MIR. Tooan said -,
"Ilc staying ui the Rev. Mr.. Hail
and Mrs. Mills was cold bloodcd pre-
uoditarcd crime caused by pcalousy.
That much our Investigation proves
conclusvcly. :,
I'VE have not eliminated either Mrs.
Hall. the wifi" of TIE rectC:, or James
Mills, nor have "" eliminated any on"
who has come in the shadow o suS-
pl"ion.
''Tnr kidnapping theory has been eX-
plodcd and We hHv" uncovered no black :
mail plot. The killing was we'll planned.
The person who fired the shot knew
whom he was shooting and knew eX-
uctly the time and place to do it.
"Thc case j. growing warmer hourly.
We learned something extremely i'm :
portnnt last night thnt promises real
notion soon. The revelation is sufficient
t. warrant me stating that We know
the real motive.
Investigators Disagree
But tho belief Of several Of tho in
vcstigatpra docs not coincide with Mr..
Toolan $.
As early as Monday last an arrest
was imminent, according TO the au-
thoritics. SO it is today if the invcati- :
gators theories could 10 proved.
Every one interested in this crime
was confident that Mrs. Hall would
be placed under arrest. Many reasons
wcr" advanced for this move. Even
some of the dctectivca wer" for taking
the widow of ,h" murdered rector into
custody, but cooler heads prevailed
against such speedy action.
"A false move and our case goes on
the rocks. You are dealing with q
theory and not an established fact,
mid one OF tho investigators. Who had
in mind tho ixsuanr" of n writ of
hahcas corpus and the necessary OK
poavrc of the State - hand.
That settled all talk Of an immediate
arrest and the Investigators began &c
dir in. Blackmail, Kidnapping, mis-.
taken identity, wor" n few Of the many
throrins and the possibility of all haC
tu be eliminated.
Hand OF a Woman Seen
IJoro was a double murder, horrible
n. far as the woman was concerned
rho minister and his choir singer were
! fouud dead under a crab apple tree or
! rbc old Phillips farm. The wolnaL'
| head rested on the clergylnah's arm
Her face was badly mutilatel. PiSto
, shots had torn through the flesh. The
neck and other parts of the countenanc'
we're badly marked With scratches nnr
bruises and the clothing disarransed
! NUt so with tho man. His body Wal
not disturbed Outside of ono bulle
wound and few scratches on the face
he was unmarked ard unusual care ha,
been exercised 10 compose and arrang
the body. Even his hat was placed owe
| his face. Letters apparently writer
by Mrs. Mills, containing love passages
! but not addressed 10 any ono in partc
uar. were placed in conspicuous plac
on his body.
What did that mean The investi
eating authorities say this shows tn
hands Of a woman: of some one wh
bore unusual cnmity ngninst Mrs. Mills
' vet gocmIngly wanted 70 spare the bod