Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-06

the murdered man. and Mills. husband
Of the murdered woman. are to he
brought face TO face this afternoon in
the prosecutor office. and mad" 10 rr-
cite their stories all over again. De-
trrtivrS will check them up with the
written drpositiOnS now in hand.
To-day III" detectives undertook to
question every person living on Abeel
Str"rt. near the church.
The detectives are trying 10 prove
that Mr.. Hall and Mrs. Mills were in
. 'hc habit Of keeping their trysts in an
olh-faShion"d hors" and carriage she'd
back Of the rhurch The rumor is that
people living on Ab"cl street began to
gossip 1T their frequent meetings. FL
nally also III" rnssageway to tho shed
+ was boarded off bv the sexton. Mrs
Mills husband. and barhcd wire put on
the ton.
Mills Questioned. Makes Denial
Mills was questioned on tho subject
and Indignantly denied that his wife
and the minister had beer meeting
there ''That'S all bunk" lie said.
when told of the report. He was asked
why he had boarded M the passage and
strung tho harhcI wire.
! Il was told to do that by Mr.
, Hall" hc said, "Boys were getting in
by th" paSSag"way and damaging the
church property"
He was asked why hc had not closed
off the passagcway Ht the rear exit in
stead Of the front entrance If his pur-
, pose was to keep boys from coming in.
rather thnn to keep some one from
going out, and hc replied he did not
! know.
Boilerroom Searched
Mills had visit last night from tho
detectives, who went 10 the boiler room
at the basement Of the public school,
near tn" church, wh"r" he is employed
aS janitor. They searched the place
thoroughly. but found nothing.
\ report has been received Mt last
on tn" autopsy performed on Mr. Hall.
Tn" minister's body was cXhum"d yes
t"rdny and examined in New York. The
report. given ont LAT" last night. shows
that only one bullet had been fired into
the minister's skull. There were Sigh,
abras!ons on the arm and leg. but these
wor" not considered important.
The bullet had been fired from 80
cnI!hr" automatic pistol. II was the
sam" typ" Of bullet used for the mur-
der Of Mrs. Mills. The experts who
examined DR.. Halls body yesterday
said that the bullet had entered the
IN WI ON lIt liEHt si'I'' I!' iI INV l'lIII'l''
and passed 10 the left and downward
leaving through the back of tn" mech
ON the left side.
Arrest Again ''in Sight
Though the authorities say they ar,
moving forward fast IN Il very we'll
defined direction. with mn arrest III
sight" as usual. the Developments over
might were not important They ha,
to DO mostly with rumors. One o
thcsr rumors was that the scarf Whirl
covered Mrs. Mills face when her bod
was found had been given her by III
minister another was that the hlnc
silk stockings In which she was hurie
were his gift also.
There seems to be- no doubt in tn
l.ght VI what the detectives have lcaruc
! tho last few days. that Mr.. Hall wrot
at least two letters TO Mrs. Mills /
answer to those which II Is general
believed she sent him. He is said I
hGvr signed his m!ssivC ID. l.. r.
There rumor In the town that an
other woman had written several letter
70 Mr.. Hall. and after his body va
found. had gone to his study, scarchc
for them. and removed them.