Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-20

made no reference to the funeral. She
then wanted To know why so many
photographers wprc there. This uucs.
ton was ais" successfully parrird. The
woman will bc kept in ignorance Of
the tragedy as long as possible.
Early today the authorities admitted
that they had the verbatim transcript of
an interview with persons thorUuyhly
, conversant with at least part Of the
conversation that Mr.. Hall had over
the telephone last Thursday night. In
making this admission one of IA" DC.
tcctivcs also said there was an cyten-
sion phone in the Hall home and that
II is at least probable that Mrs. Hall.
II she wished. could have listened in
on the c!ergyman's conversation.
According to the authorities, tho min.
lister was taking II bath when tho phone
bell rang Mrs. Hall moved toward
the telephone on the lower floor. but a
servant. who was on the upper floor.
got TO It first. The minister had peered
out the bathroom door and inquired ii
the call was for him. Receiving an af-
trmativo reply. he donnco bathrobc
and vert to the phone. The minister's
part OF tho conversation. as the police
report it, is as follows:
"Hello. yes, yes, I will io so. ]
was going to the church anyway.
There then appeared 70 De Il query
! from the person at the other end of the
wire for the minister replied
"Well, | think that 7 can make ar
rangemelts for that. I'm sure can.
That was all that was said by tn"
clergyman who went back to tho bath
, room. dressed and at : 30 o'clock left
The house by q side door. The servant
told the police that she recognized the
voice on the other end of the phone
and it was that of Mrs. Mills. who. sh"
said. often telephoncd tho minister.
Kissed Wife Goodbye
Mr.. Hail Went afoot. according TO
the servant, and before leaving kissed
his wife. rcmarking that he would be
home early.
The investigators are also looking into
tho statement accredited To Mrs. Hall In
which Sh" is alleged to have said Mt the
breakfast table Friday morning to her
brother, William:
edward has been out all night.
know hc is dead. He would not stay
away from me IL he were alive"
The detertives also checked up r"'
port that Mrs. Hall was seen In the
pennSylvanla Railroad station At II
O'Clock Friday morning last at which
time she is alleged to have inquired OF
the ticket agent IL persons answering
th" description of the minister and Mrs.
Mills had purchu sed tickets the night
before for New York. The chauffeur
drove Mrs Hall into town about that
time last Friday.
The farm house on the Phillips place
which has become such an abod" ~ my>'
tory. j. two and hnif stories high
f. j. of frame. and of Colonial type"
with porches on either side. IT i s"ru-
pulously clean. There are no signs Of
struggle Of any kind either inside
or outside the house.
The telephone Is in tho hallway an
is still connected. Though not fully
furnished, the furniture there ia very
good, The furniture Is mostly ma
hogany and walnut, Of Colonial type.
There nre four bedrooms, two of
them completely furnished and tw'
partly furnished. A room looking d.
rectly toward the apple tree. under
which tho bodies were found, j. fur
nishtd completely and tastefully.
There IS no carpet on rhe floor, hu
the floor is Of hard wood. Tl" room
is furnished with a couch Of c"idcr
velour. Near the couch is an ashtra!
with two cigarette butts, Th"y arr
turning yellow. and probably have beer
there for some time.
Near the door Is DOokchs" "lth0n
, books but with many periodicals dated
June and July of this yenr. There arr
two more bookcases in tho same room
ono holding magazines, the other ole
, books The only name in the books il
,Mndelaine Singer" and dated 1896.
This room and tho Kitchen are i'm,
, maculatcly clean. In the kitchen is al
, oid-fashioned pump, with a sign NO
for drinking purposes, There arc tw'
Ave gallon bottles Of spring water
partly filled and n glass which la,
> been used. There was no sediment il
I the water IN the bottles.
, On a rack in the front hall are ;
e couple of old derby hats, On n chat
I nearby are two newspapers, one q New
S York paper dated June H.. the other
. uoboken paper datcr June TO- 4 lam,
G half full of oil Is in one Of the bed
! rooms. There is no accumulation q
t dus, about it. The dining room
n rompIetely furnished, There is a valu
able old fashioned cupboard. hand
. carved. in 1t, probably II hundred year
Z old.
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