Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-10-21


cradle amount OF the rector's pri-
vate papers. He said that he had
merely gone TO the Hall home to
get some vestmens in which the
rector was TO be buried.
Now the story told is that about 3
o'clock that afternoon. while Mrs.
Addison Clarke and her husband
were at the home OF Mrs. Mills with
Charlotte. Carpenter drove up in a
small car resembling a Ford Sedan
and. according 10 Miss Opie. he and
church. Miss Opie says. and she Is
sure that neither Mr.. Carpenter nor
Mrs. Clarke carried any bundle that
could have been the rector's vest
ments.
Mr. Clarke told Miss opie. she
said. that his wife and Mr.. Car
pender had gone 10 the church TO
get some private papers belonging
TO the rector. and nothing was said
about getting any vestments.
Mr.. Carpenter did not drive his
own car that afternoon. Miss Opie
said, and instead OF the green Mer-
Ger car he owned he was driving
a small sedan car, and one Miss Opie
had never seen him use before. This
fact has not yet been explained by
Carpenter.
Carpenter. however. denied that
he had taken any letters or papers.
either from the Hall home or from
the church, that afternoon or since,
and stated positively that the only
things he did take from the Hall
home were the vestments TO give 10
the undertaken. Against this state
ment Miss Opie said positively yes
terday: II saw Mrs. Clarke and Mr.
Carpenter when they returned from
the church in the small car and Mrs.
Clarke had the key Of the church
with her, carrying II in her hand.
saw no bundle or anything that
could have been any vestments. nor
any other package"
Charlotte Mills was asked to-day
whether Mr.. and Mrs. Clarke and
Mr.. Carpenter were at the Mills
home that afternoon. and admitted
they were. She said she did not
AFAA NMt A0rtEAARA = UAAANN int my
had TO come 10 her house in search |
for certain papers or letters. and
added that she knew nothing OF any |
papers or letters at that time. The |
papers in question she knows moth |
ing about, she said.
Pearl Bahmer Admits Lying.
Another minor phase OF the case |
fell down to-day as Il was announced /
by William d. Danbury and Paul F. I
Wing. attorneys for Pearl BANNER, /
now charged with lncorrigibility and |
perjury. that the girl had recanted |
her story that her father. Nick Bah
mer, held for incest. had attacked /
her on many occasions in a period /
several years. The at
torneys stated that yesterday the girl /
sent for her sister. Mrs. May Conway.
and told her that she had lied about |
the alleged attacks.
Accordingly the attorneys swore
out writ OF habeas corpus which Is
Peter F. DAILY here, and II Is posi- 1
BILE that BANNER and his. daughter
viii be again brought into the lime I
light through their own domestic 4
troubles. Raymon d Schneider
Pearls sweetheart. Is in the same
Jail here. with her. facing a charge
II perjury and one Of impairing the
morals OF the girl.
The Mlllses announced this after
noon that they have again placed
heir affairs in the hands OF Miss
Florence North, the woman investi-
;ator,-who was recently discredited
With the family when the letters OF
Mills were turned over to her for in
purposes and she per-
nitted them TO be published. Ac-
ording TO Charlotte and James Mills,
he whole matter was a misunder-
tanding and they are convinced that
Hiss North Is working in their inter
st. She will continue in the case
IS the representative OF the Millses.
Julius Braun. Hungarian sleuth.
Who volunteered his services TO the
Hills family. and worked among
he Hungar.ans here for several days
las returned to New York and evil
Iently has given up his share of the
The Mills family. Charlotte and =;
Ter father. are both outspoken in .
heir belief that the perpetrator of ,
he murder will not be found.
The girl and her father both made ,
everal statements TO that effect and
eel nothing will ever be done to ap-
rehend the murderer or their ac- ,
ompllces. This view is not shared ,
y others here. however. and the en- {
re town today was on the qui vive, 7
waiting the reported arrest. II
The much interested Mills added g.
new note to the chronicles of his {
today by declaring; IF t
had known that they were in love v
18th each other. l would have I
topped aside, and have let Hall I
ave her. Then there would have c
cen no murder"
Irs. Mills Last Letter Il
Much has been said OF the last I
liter that Mrs. Mills wrote to Hall a
ted that probably this letter never j
cached him. It is understood now +
lat the authorities have been told y
lat this letter was found in a '
nall starch box in the basement OF '
lie church. which. presumably was :
lie secret post office of the pair. II =
as found by a woman member of =
lie church who was regarded as the =
ose friend of one of the couple, =
Ut thought. nevertheless. to be n
alous of Mrs. Mills This woman. A
,cording to the story, took the let n
r to Mrs. Hall on the day OF the
urder. II is known positively that n
L. rrnraan WAS NJ The Hall hnr1n .