Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-11-08
ACTION SOON
IN HALL CASE
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almost Immediately after the con-
ference.
Glib pointed out that the Grand
Jury would not be called together
inside OF forty-eight hours. or. In
an emergency, within thirty-six
hours. In the latter event the coun-
~ would be forced to hire special
automobiles 20 gather the members
from their homes at widely distant
points.
The presentation Of Motifs evil
dence will take several days. The
number OF witnesses he viii summon
will be unusually large. Speculation
as 10 the identity OF the two men ex-
pected 10 be named in the event Of
an Indictment mentions one rela-
tive of a woman mentioned promi-
nently in the case, and the other
man as a member OF the Church Of
81. John the Evangelist. The woman
referred TO is also one who has fig
ured in the case as the woman in
gray"
William G. Bearman, related by
marriage TO Mrs. Hall. and manager
OF Reckitts. Ltd. said Mrs. Hall and
her family would push the case to
the limit, even II the authorities
dropped their investigation, to es-
tablish in the public mind that no
one OF the Hall family had any
connection with the murder Of Hall
and Mrs. Mills. Mr.. Bearman said:
7 do not understand why suspi-
cion should be directed toward Mrs.
Hall. The entire family is most
anxious to have the case cleared up.
We will not permit It 10 die out
even though the authorities are not
successful in their efforts. II the
authorities would pay some more at
tention to some OF the persons who
have been prominent in arousing
suspicion against Mrs. Hall, they
might be able to accomplish a great
deal. But then II IS also quite pos
sible that they are merely permit
ting suspicion to be directed in this
direction as a smoke screen TO cover
their real Investigations"
This statement coupled with the
announcement made by Henry Stew
ems at Lavallette that he Is starting
on a world tour marks the effort
taken by the Hall-Stevens families
to force action and to show that
public suspicion has been misdirect- I
ed against them. Both Mott and Ma
son have said recently that mo one |
has been eliminated from the case, /
despite several albis which stand up !
WELL" They have also indicated |
clearly that there will be no need for |
forcing action, as the action is about !
ready TO start beginning with the |
conference in Somerville on Thurs
day. They have also indicated that
the whole case will be satisfactorily
cleared up by the end OF the COM
ing week and that they will be ready
to go right to trial
Nearly every one connected with
the case was busy with elections to-
day. Jimmie Mills assisting at the
polls in the Lord Sterling School and
the officials working for their can
dldates. Mrs Hall and Willie Stew
ems did not vote. They remained
in the home all day. Mills although
a Democrat, announced that he had
split his ticket, voting for the best
man in each case" Mrs Mills, in
cidentally, was Republican.
The State Troopers collected a
number of threatening letters sent to
trades people. One came to David
Spieler, Courtlandt street. grocer,
who said recently he had heard
shots. These letters. evidently writ
ten by crank and posted from Bos-
ton. threaten Spieler and other
in the vicinity IL they
gave any information to the auth
critics regarding the case. One let
ter was written to a woman who
has been connected with the case.
doing Independent investigation.
The authorities have these letters.
but believe they are of little sis milf
canoe.
Several statements by a woman in
for the Mills family as TO
he manner In which the crime was
committed have been discredited by
he authorities. who said their in :