New Britain herald., 1922-10-16
TAP PHONE WIRES IN HALL MYSTERY Claim Cler6yman's Wife Makes
 This Charge LETTERS PROVE LOVE AFFAIR
Prosecutor Also Says Ills Telephone Has Been Tapped-New Prosecutor May Be Called in on Case Some Time Today.

New Brunswick. N J., Oct. 1s, (B, Associated Press).--A charge that tn, telephone belonging to Mrs. Edwart Wheeler Hall, whose husband wa slain with Mrs Eleanor R. Mills, 6 choir singer in the church of which he was rector, had been tapped, wa. the latest development today in the investigation of the double murder. This charge was made by Sally Peters, who lives in the Hall house. hold She said that no important calls now were being made over it. Others Complain Too. A similar charge was made by Ralph V. M Gorsline, vestryman of the church of St. John the Evangelist who at one time was questioned as to his whereabouts on the night of the murder. MT. Gorslne declared he was not greatly concerned about the wire tapping, as he had nothing to conceal"
 County Prosecutor Strcker of Mid dlesex also declared he had a good reason to believe that the wires lead . ing into his office had been tapped
 Mrs. Hall Guarded.
 Mrs. Hall whose counsel has pro- tested against what he termed bung- Hing investigation which he asserted has turned ill-founded suspicion against his client, had her porch lights turned on all last night. It previously was learned that she had surrounded herself with bodyguards, day and night. for the announced purpose of protecting herself against further bungling. Investigators to- day claimed to have learned that shortly before the murder the slain couple had spent day at Manhattan Beach near Coney Island.
 Love Note Is Found.
 As tending to prove that affection existed between Mrs. Mills and the rector a letter alleged to have been written him by the choir singer was made public today. This letter ap- parently referring to the Manhattan Beach outing read in part; ~ !.
 Yesterday I was happy in a why. in the boat and in the water; but cte the way home l was thinking hard. Y. Oh, my darling babykins what muddle we are in. But l will be content. I will"
 New Prosecutor
 Supreme Court Justice Charles w. Parker was expected to announce to- day a special prosecutor to take charge of the inquiry into the murder He is expected to name Attorney Gen. McCran but it is thought unlikely that McCran will personally look after the investigation. McCran is expected to designate an assistant to handle the matter.
 Private detectives working on the case declared yesterday that their in yestigations have convinced them that the murders resulted from jealousy.
 Jealousy The Motive
 Julius Braun, employed in the in terest of Charlotte and James Mills, daughter and husband of the slain choir singer, said that Miss Florence North, a woman lawyer, representing Charlotte, has in her possession q packet of letters showing beyond a doubt that the rector and Mrs. Mills were in love.
 Braun expressed belief that the love 9ffair became known to some member | of the congregation and the pair were l lured from their homes by thA tele phone calls known to have been r ceived about 7:30 p. m of the day | on which they were killed. He ad- vanced the theory that the rector and | Mrs Mills. were confronted with each | other, slain and then taken to the spot | lnder the crabapple tree on the Phil ips place, where the bodies were l found two days later.