Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-10-06
NEW ATTEMPTS
To SOLVE BIC
MURDER CASE
Many Called Before for Cues
tioning in Case Are Again
Before Prosecutor
ARREST MAY BE NEAR
Learn Mrs. Mills Buried il,
Silk Stockings Given Her
by Mr.. Hall

NEW BRUNSWICK. Oct. s.
Possession OF new facts bearing on
the killing of the Rev. Edward
Wheeler Hall, rector Of the Epis>
copal Church of St. John the Evan.
gelist, and his choir leader. Mn,
Eleanor Reinhardt Mills, on tl1e
night of Sept. IA, led investigators
today to order the re-examination Of
many persons previously Interview
ed.
Despite the note of condolences
with which the inquiry got Under
way today. those inside of It were
reluctant to make predictions con-
corning possible arrests.
They expressed the belief that the
inquiry was now proceeding satis-
factorily and that there was every
likelihood of the mystery being
clear ed.
Apparently much Significance was
attached to the discovery OF two
letters written by Rev. Mr.. Hail
to Mrs. Mills. These letters were
an abbreviation of the German
sentiment: "Deine treue liebe,
meaning your true love-
1t was disclosed also that Mrs.
Mills was buried wearing pair of
siig stockings which tho rector gave
her.
Detectives now are convinced
that a letter from Mrs. Mills in
tended for the rector reached some
other hands and that ths couple
were watched on Thursday night
when they met in the dark lane
near the spot where the bodies were
found. They. attach much impor-
tance to the fact as indicated by
the autopsy that the shots were
fired by someone thoroughly FAM
iliar with firearms and who was an
excellent shot.
After a conference this morning
the authorities announced their in
tentions to requestion Mrs. Frances
Hall, the pastors widow. and James
Mills, husband of the slain choir
singer. 1t was said they would be
asked to explain certain apparent
discrepancies between their drst
stories and information later obtain
ed by investigators.
Considerable significance waH
placed this morning upon the erec-
ton of a barbed wire fence, about
eight feet high, across a narrow
passageway in the rear Of Rev. Mr..
Halls church leading to an old barn.
The vestry of the church ordered
this wire fence put up James Mills.
husband of the slain choirleade
said today. The reason given by sie
vestrymen for their step was to
prevent the boys of the neighbcr-
hood from running through the
church yard and creating q uuis>
ance, Mills said.
1t would seem upon Investigation
however, that this wire fence would
not stop the children from playing,
if such was the real reason for orr
dering the fence built. as on either
side of this netting there is only a
low fence which could easily b.
scaled by the boys.
1t was common talk at the TINS
the wire fence was erected. 1t was
learned today from church meIn-
bers and those living In the vicinity.
that frequent meetings Of the rector
and Mrs. Mills in the barn and the
use of this path as the means Of
going between the church and barn
were the real cause for this step.
A member of the church who has
been in the choir man y years is re-
ported to have told authorities one
of the members of the choir remark
ed about a year ago at. choir prae-
tice: IT notice Rev. Mr.. Hall and
Mrs. Mills are not here tonight. They
must be in New York buying Christ
mas music" Mrs. Mills. with few
exceptions, was the last to leave the
church on choir practice nights. the
detectives have been told. and the
growing frfendliness between the
two was the cause of considerable
comment.
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