Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-09-18
MURDERED REcToR's
WIFE NOT IN HOUSE
At TIME OF TRAGEDY

Beyond establishing this fact, no
developments thus far have born direct
~ on the mystery. What purported to
be an autopsy was held by Dr. William
II. Long. Coroner's Physician, Mt
Somervtlle, fifteen miles from here.
but his most recent examination Of
the bodies served to throw little light
on the tragedy.
The talk Of the prosecutor with
Mira. Hall really brought forth little
save her acknowledgment that she
had left her home early Friday morn
| INK In search Of her husband. Her
statement cccroborated that made by
the wutchmen Of the State College for
Women. which adjoins the Hall place.
He said he Ind seen a woman dressed
In A polo coat enter the Hall home
about o'clock in the morning.
According to Beekman, VINO was In
tervicwcd as he left the Hall home.
Mrs. Hall said that Mills. sexton of
the church, recei2ed small pay which
was being applied now. In It's entirety,
to paving tho bill at a hospital wnere
Mrs. Mills was operated on. Hall, Mrs.
Hall said, left his home for the last
time on Thursday night about $50
or little later, and he went out, she
understood. In connection with the
payment OF this bill.
As It became late. Mrs. Hall said
snd her husband, contrary to his usual
custom, did not return. she became
agfta,cd. When It was long after mid
night she realized her husband had
never satyed out 90 long and at
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her brother, Willie, and with him w~nt
10 the church. In the belief that hel
husband might have been studying
.hcre and fallen asleep. She found the
church locked and returned nome Will
her brother, entering the house BY tbs
rear door.
Long found, so he says. that th'
woman had been shot only once. anS
; not three or four times as the super
flcial examination had seemed to indi
cate. Tho physician expressed the be
, lief that the bullet was OF 80 caliber
1t entered her head about two inches
above the nose and came out abov
, the right ear. According 10 Long, hi
autopsy did not clearly disclose whethe
, the wound on the woman'e neck ha
, been made by knife or was the re
suit of her scarf rubbing on the neck
The coroner's physician was eQuall
vague as to the wounds In, Halls head
+, He says tho bullet entered Halls hea
on the side. behind the right ear. II
: found also n wound in the neck whica
he says, may have been caused by an
other bullet. but he is not certain. II
also found a slight abrasion on Hall
q right wrist. but how II had been cause
L. he WAS unable TO tell,
n The two bodies were brought bac
r from Somerville to New Brunswic
y late yesterday.
According to Beekman, Mrs Hs
l. answered all questions readily, thouS
= 1t was obvious she was laboring und
e a great strain. He did not ask her CO
o corning the love letters found close b
)? side the two bodies and supposed
30 have been written by Mrs. Mills
re Hall. She told the Prosecutor. aowev
n that she knew Of one who had
9. grudge against her husband.
NJ do you accept that story as true
n Beekman was asked when ne had (,
M ished his recital Of what Mrs. IL
T. had told him.
That's what she SAID said {
re Prosecutor.
" II was to Mills. husband OF the "
~ man whose body wns found beside /
II. husbands. that Mrs. Hall spoke mc
r. openly and emphatically. Mills s
re her yesterday before the Prosecu
All got to the houee, and he said aft
to ward in the course OF one Of the ma
en- interviews he gave during the day:
n Il asked her about the letters a
Of what she thought about the VIII
no thing. She was crying hard and CO
q, hardly speak. She told me she W
"a shipped Mr.. Hail. She said:
"a al trusted him absolutely. and s