New Britain herald., 1922-10-20

New brunswick, N. J., Oct. 20.-- (By Associated Press)-Search for an automobile of old model, which B. K Soper, retired businessman of High land Park declared he saw in De Russy's lane near where the bodies of the slain rector of the church of St. John the Evangelist and his choir leader were found, September 14. was instituted today by all forces seeking solution of the crime.
 Tangled Mass of Evidence
 Carried into tangle of conflicting evidence by the various motives and theories advanced by detectives and amateur investigators the authorities have seized upon the automobile clue as the most reliable bit of informa tion in the Investigation They are being aided in its pursuit by Soper. who asserts that he will be able to identify the car on sight.
 Would Know Car
 Mir. Soper declared he was return ing by motor from visit to Somer- vile the night of the murder and that the car attracted his attention be- cause of its model and the fact that it was coming from a section seldom followed by motorists in the middle of the night. He was certain. he said, that the car bore New Brunswick tag alongside the license plate.
 Clue Looks Good
 While the investigators have not entirely abandoned investigation of the theory that Rev Edward " Hall the minister and Mrs Eleanor Mills were murdered in an old barn at Weston Mills, a settlement about four miles from the Phillips farm, they be- lteve the automobile club brings them closer to the slayer or slayers and are making it their first point Of inquiry.
 Suspect Mrs Hall
 Authorities also were checking ur details of new inform ation which they said dovetails with facts previously obtained and points to a definite solu- tion of the case.
 They were said to be weighing care fully a story to the effect that Mrs Frances N. Hall, widow of the Rev Edward Wheeler Hall rector of the Episcopal church of St John the Evangelist and Mrs. Eleanor R. Mills who was murdered with the clergy man, quarreled shortly before the Halls left New Brunswick for a vaca : ton last simmer and that the i'll feel ing was pronounced after the vaca- tionists returned
 Woman Gives Tip
 Information of the quarrel was given out by Miss Florence North daughter of the slain choir leader Miss North told reporters that a scene had taken place between Mrs. Mills and the rectors wife at camp main- tained by the church at Point Pleas ant on the Jersey coast last summer Reference was made to the quarrel in q letter written by Dr. Hall to Mrs Mills she said.
 Bad Feeling Existed
 The alleged trouble arose at the time the camp was breaking up, ac- cording to Miss North Mrs Hall, who had not remained at the camp, drove to Point Pleasant to get her husband As she and the rector start ed 10 drive off, Mrs. Mills ran after the car and demanded of Dr Hall if he intended to take her with him He invited her to get into the car and she rode to New Brunswick with them This incident was the prelude to a more or less open rupture be- tween the two women, it was said After Mrs Hall returned from her raaction in New England she and Mrs Mills spoke to each other perfunctor- ly, but it was evident there was no friendship between them, Miss North -t oted