The New York herald., 1922-10-21


Stevens. who was telegraphed to com
here from La Vallettc He was ques
toned for more than fifteen minutes
and allowed 10 return. From all tina
can be learned the questions put q
him We're not important. and there ap
pears 20 have been no particular reasoI
why he should have peen sent for. III
appears. for the .)resen' at least, the on
person more or less directly connected
with the case. who has what might o.
regarded as a perfect alibi against the
law to withhold service of warrant
As soon as the Grano Jury indicts th'
Officers have to make an arrest. Mr.
Beekman was told that In the course o
the day Joseph Z. Stricken. Prosecutor
of Middlesex county. had declared him
self out of the case. He said:
Il have no comment to make furthe'
than that Mr. Stricken has not so in.
formed me- l won't believe that story
until hear II from Mr.. Stricken"
Prosecutors Seem mt Odds.
Notwithstanding the statement there
Is considerable contention between the
two Prosecutors. Mr.. Strucker asserting
that It is up 10 his colleague of Somerset
county TO make an arrest and Mr.. Beck
man holding IL is the part of wisdom to
proceed slowly.
Until Beeikmanis action to-day in go-
ing before the Grand Jury 1t had been
presumed that a summary arrest would
be MADE be fore an indictment was
sought. In that case II might have been
possible 10 bring about the release OF
those arrested by application for a writ
of habeas corpus
The finding OF an Indictment, however.
forestalls habeas corpus proceedings. IL
a. 80 l. 49, Iii
est likelihood OF those under suspicion
no advantage gained by premature ac-
tion in making an arrest. though 1t has
been held that an arrest would open the
mouths Of some of the people who have
proved reluctant to talk.
To-day's activity of the prosecutors
and detectives took on various forms.
Rumors of a pending arrest spread
from the moment that the prosecutors
arrived at the local courthouse. 1t was
learned early that Barbara Tough, a
servant in the Hall household. is TO b.
recalled for questioning 10 correct some
discrepancies.
Prosecutor Beekman. although unusu-
ally cheerful and exceptionally loqua-
cious. in his statement this afternoon
10 newspaper men. said only: There
is no arrest contemplated on this day
We have maze considerable progress
to-day and can say truthfully that We
are certainly not standing STILL"
Beekman. this afternoon. brought out
the garments worn by the slain couple
on the night they were killed, and per-
mitted the reporters to make an inspec-
tion OF them. They are still in charge
of the Middlesex prosecutor. With them
is the little tie clasp with the gold irii-
tial C, which was bought for the
rector by Mrs. Mills
1t has been reported that the CLASP
was buried with Hall. but it was In
the prosecutors office today.
Clothing Worn by Mrs. Mills.
The clothing worn by Mrs Mills was
of cheap material and consisted of
blue lawn dress with small red polka
dots, blue velvet turban, black silk
stockings. tan low shoes. and under
wear. She wore no jewels and had no
trinkets with her.
The blood stains on the clothing were
all about the neck of the dress. in
front on the underwear about halfway
down to the waist. and on the inside
or the brim of the velvet turban. The
turban had no bullet hole and the stain
of blood was only inside the hat brim
and not inside the lining. Mrs. Mills
in the pocket of which is small pow.
der puff. The scarf is also heavily
blood stained.
The rector's clothing consisted of a
plain dark gray worsted suit, soft white
shirt and stiff collar, white Panama hat
with round crown, white tie. black silk
socks and black shoes. The shirt and
collar were heavily bloodstained about
the back of the neck, no stains having
been found on the front of either the
shirt or the collar. This fact is con-
sidered unusual by the authorities and
ohers studying the case.
The coat was bIoodstained between
the shoulders and marked with red soil
similar to that where the bodies were
found. The back. where all the stains
were. had three II tie holes, one
a triangular tear as though the coat
had been caught on some sharp objec,
or a bf'amble bush. The two other
holes were about the size of the diam
eter of an ordinary lead pencil but were
not bullet holes. according to the au-
thorities.
The rector's suit of underwear was
also bloodstained on the back and near
the neck band. The white necktie with
its gold engraved tie clasp was un-
stained. but the stain of blood on the
back of the coat was about foot i'm
diameter. The rubber heels of the
black shoes worn by the rector also
had a quantity of red soil on them. The
white Panama hat was undented and
unstained.
The story of Edwin Carpenter cousin
OF Mrs. Hall. was checked up to-day
and several discrepancies were found
as against the story told by Miss Miliie
Opie. who lives next door to the Mills
IN, "a f.f11a N OF
denied reports that he went to the rec
tors home and to the church study on
the afternoon of the day the bodies
were discovered and took a considerable
amount of the rector's private papers
He said that he had merely gone to ths
Hall home to get some vestments n
which the rector was to be buricu.
Now the story told is that about
o'clock that afternoon, while Mrs. Add
son Clarke and her husband were a.
the home of Mrs. Mills with Charlotte
Carrender drove up in a small car re
sembiing Ford sedan and. according
TO Miss Opie. he and Mrs. Clarke drov,
off toward the church. returning a shor
time later. In Mrs. Clsrke's hand wal
the key of the church. Miss Opie says
and she Is sure that neither Mr. Car
pender nor Mrs. Clarke carried any
bundle that could have been the rec
tors vestmcnts.
How stories Disagree.
Mr.. Clarke told Miss Opie. she said
that his wife and Mr.. Carpenter hae
gone to the church to get some privat,
papers belonging to the rector, ant
nothing was said about getting any vest
ments.
Mr. Carpenter did not drive his owr