Evening journal., 1922-10-24
Says Woman Tells Of
HaU-lNiIls Murder

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prevent any disposition TO make al
arrest to silence what the official:
refer to as clamor. Notwithstanding
the entire cessation Of activity in Of
fetal quarters some Developments
were forthcoming during the day.
The detectives and State police
working have found iscrepancies
between the explanations given by
1 Henry Stevens, brother of Mrs. Hall
before the Prosecutor and a news
paper interview by his wife. They
concern Henry Stevens fishing ex-
petition OF Lavalette on the night OF
the murder and the place where he
slept afterward. Stevens says he fish,
ed from the beach. Mrs. Stevens is
quoted as having said that he fished
! from a boat. Stevens said he slept in
| his own room. Mrs. Stevens says he
slept on a cot in the rear OF the
house.
Mrs. Stevens was not at home that
night and her husband had the place
at Lavellette to himself. He said he
went to bed about IL o'clock, and
there is none I ocontradict or cor
roborate this statement. The State
troopers and others. however, are
checking UP, that being their chief
occupation.
There was heard, too, a story that
would have been OF much greater i'm
portanoe had it been known earlier,
and which, while II cannot be con-
nected directly with the murder,
may have some bearing as showing
the sort of characters that were not
far from the Phillips farm on the
night OF the murder.
The story is told with circum-
stantial details by a man who works
at a house directly across from
Azariah Beekman's little red home
in Bound Brook. He,is Frank Ptster'
who for seventeen years has been
the chauffeur of s. Miller of 121 East
Union street, Bound Brook. which
lies between this town and Somer-
Vile on Easton road, tho contin-
uation OF Easton avenue. on which
the Phillips farm abuts.
Phster said that on the night OF
the murder, September IA. he was
returning from Red Bank, where
with other volunteer fremen he had
been to attend the nftieth snniver-
sary OF the Red Bank Fire Depart
ment. He was driving an automobile
belonging to G.. F.. Bunney OF Bound
Brook. In the party were the two
men. their wives, another woman
and two children. They left Red
Bank at 7.35 and arrived at Bound
Brook a t9.1O in the evening.
When about 200 yards beyond the
wireless station, close to Baston road
about a mile beyond De Russy lane
and the Phillips farm. Pfister said he
saw a small automobile drawn up at
the right side OF the thoroughfare,
with the tail light burning. As he ap- !
proaced there was suddenly thrown |
from the car an inflated tire, which |
bounded aoress the roadway and /
landed in the ditch on the opposite |
side.
Pflster damned on the brakes, and /
three men, all Negroes, jumped from \
the automobile and ran across the |
road in such a way that It was al
most impossible to avoid hitting !
them. They shouted. but what they |
said he did not know, nor did he |
know whether they wore shouting at
him or at one another.
Phster had TO take the ditch" 20
avoid them. and his automobile near
ly was stopped. As he went by he !
saw, out Of a corner of his eye. a !
fourth Negro sitting at the wheel of |
the automobile. which he thought (
most peculiar, as the man driving
would not have retained his place
had there been a puncture or a
blowout.
Pfister was sure that the tire that
nearly blocked his road did not come
from the rear OF the small car and
that the men were not standing
about. The incident caused a lot
Of talk and speculation among his
party.
Hardly had they passed on when
they came TO the Middlebush road.
which branches off at right angles
which Is OF dirt and heavily shaded
by trees. they saw another and
arger automobile standing with the
TAIL light burning. All members Of
he party were impressed with the
TACT that the two were apparently
stalled so close together. AND
neither OF those cars had any license
ags on them" said Phster.
Pfster said he was so impressed
With the incident that he sent word
% Detective George Totten that he
lad something of Importance to i'm
'art, but Totten never went near
lin
Su Klux Thory Again
The theory that the Ku Klux Khan
lad a hand IN the murder is about
gain. based this time on a letter re-
eived by Florence North, woman
awyer. acting presumably in behalf
T the Mills family. Anonymous lot
ers have been reaching all the prin-
ipals and some Of the smaller fry
n this case every day and by the
usheL Miss North showed her let
er. which was actually signed TX.
:. X" It read.
'If you do not stop your silly ac-
.vities and keep on exploding your
polish ideas the Ku Klux Khan will
i've you taste Of the same medl-
inc we gave Mrs. Mills. So beware
r you will see the fiery cross some
light and get your due reward"
Jimmie" Mills. as he has come to
q generally known, even to those
Tho interview him every day or so.
a new line OF thought
OW and than and NAV ~ 4ha caao