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buried In her choir vestments Albion
w. knight. Bishop of Trenton. who
preached the sermon to-day In St
Johns. will officiate at the funeral of
Hall.
Mrs. Hall Seen Out Late.
Tho talk Of the prosecutor with
Mrs Hall really brought forth little
save her acknowledgement that she had
left her home early Friday morning In
search of her husband. HeS statement
corroborated that made by the watch
man of the State College for Women.
which adjoins the Hall place. He said
he had seen a woman dressed in a polo
coat enter the Hall home about o'clock
In the morning.
Accor ding to Beekman. who was in
terviewed as he left the Hall home
Mrs. Hall said that Mills. sexton OF the
church, received small pay which was
being az piled now. In it's entirety, to
paying the bill at a hospital where Mrs
Mills was operated on. Hall. Mrs. Hall
said. left his home for the last time on
Thursday night about Z 80 or little
later, and he went out, she understood.
in connection with the payment of this
bill.
AS 1t became late. Mrs Hall said.
and her husband, contrary to his usual
custom, did not return, she became
agitated. When 1t was long after mid
night she realized her husband had
never stayed out so long. and at 2
o'clock she continued. she awakened her
brother, Willie, and with him wen to
the church, in the belief that her hus-
band might have been studying there
and fallen asleep. She found the church
locked, and returned home with her
brother, entering the house by the rear
door.
Widow Answers Freely.
According to Beekman Mrs. Hall an
swered all questions readily. though 1t
was obvious she was laboring under a
great strain. He did not ask her con-
cerning the love letters found close be-
side the two bodies and supposed to
have been written by Mrs. Mills to Hall.
She told the Prosecutor, however. that
she knew of one who had a grudge
against her husband.
do you accept that story as true?"
'Beekman was asked when he had fin
ished his recital of what Mrs. Hall had
told him.
That's what she said." said the Pros
ecutor
1t was to Mills. husband of the woman
whose body was found beside her hus-
bands, that Mrs. Hall spoke more openly
and emphatically. Mills saw her this
morning before the Prosecutor got to
the house. and he said afterward In the
course Of one Of the many interviews he
gave during the day:
Il asked her about the letters and
what she thought about the whole thing.
She was crying hard and could hardly
speak. She told me she worshipped Mr..
Hall. She said:
L trusted him absolutely, and still
believe in him. He didn't go wrong; he
could do nothing wrong: his only aim
was to help other people; would trust
him more than would trust myself and
! will do everything l can to find the
murderer. 1t could not have been case
of murder and suicide. for there was no
reason for one of them to want to kill
the other. l take no stock in the ma
licious gossip that Is going around"
Senator Knows Stevens Family.
The former State Senator took good
naturedly a long bombardment of ques-
tions. He said he had known all the
members of the Stevens family for many
years, including Frances who is Mrs.
Hall. and Willie. the brother. The lat
ter's sister and his brother, Henry.
thought 1t necessary as executors to
have willie's share of the family fortune
put into the hands of trustees. 1t was
the brother Willie, who. Mrs. Hall says.
went with her to the church. The other
brother. Henry. arrived here last night
from his home in Lavalette. N. J.
Senator Florence explained at some
length that the Stevenses. who had not
much money. married into the family
of Jacob Carpenter. The money comes
from the Carpenter side of the family.
and there is great deal of It. The
Stevenses and the Carpenters therefore
are powerful people In New Brunswick.
Florence admitted that Willie Is not