New-York tribune., 1922-10-19
2 New Witnesses Tell of
Woman Scream ing
s'Don't Murder Me- I'm
Shack4 Miles FromFarD,,,
Shots Fired, Then
Speedy Car Passed
Mrs. Mills's Throat Cut
After Death, According
to Analysis by Chemist
By Boyden Sparkes

INV p1sONo lChs N. de- 0cS-
18.--Two residents Of New Bruins.
wick have given the police -
sworn statement detailing their ex-
periences on the night of September
Ia. when the Rev. Edward w. Hast
and Mrs. Eleanor Mills were NOR
dered II their story is true tbs
overs were killed In shed at Wes,
ton Mills. settlement several milss
out Of New Brunswick and four
miles from the Phillips farm.
The two men who told the story ir
affidavit form did so soon after the
arrest Of Clifford Hayes in the belief
that If they concealed their knowi-
edge longer it might make things
more difficult for him. Their az
davits were obtained by policemen in
plain clothes who had been working
on the case for weeks independent Of
the Prosecutors Office and only res
Gently were turned over by the police
to the Prosecutor. Their story Of
the murder shed is the first direct
confirmation of reports that The
Clergyman and the choir singer were
killed at distance from where thegr
bodies were found.
sss
Heard Screams and Shots
Officials who accompanied the rxsn
to this shed found there, they saw I
bloodstained handkerchief with the
initial "S," wonian's handkerchief
and two side combs. This is now sum
posed Co be the evidence upon which
Prosecutor Stricker and Prosecutas
Besknan based their plea ON SUNDAY
~ Governor Edwards and Supronss
Court Justice Parker that they be al
lpWsd 50 continue In control OF the
marder investigation.
One OF the handkerchiefs, which were
found in the shed referred to by the
men, was said to bear the clear i'm
print of blood-stained hand.
Newspaper men saw the signers 81
this affidavit to-day. They said they
had been pledged to secrecy abous some
Of their observations, but this mueh
they felt at liberty to tell:
They were driving in an susoinobiIe
from Redbank, N. j., to New Bruns-
wick. Somewhere in the vicinit OF
Weston Mills, on The state highway.
they heard woman's screams. she
was crying "Helpi Murder! Policein
Don't murder mel" "Oh, oh, don's
murder!o There were no more cries
then. They heard shot, than sav-
ersl more in quick succession. s
The two men had slackened the srsed
OF their automobile, according to their
story to-day, but prudently decided to
mind their own business, and after
only a very brief halt drove sviyffy
into New Brunswick. They fix the
time thev heard the shots and gcrearas
as about 10:30. q
Ihey drove through New Brunswick.
they said to-day, and were still won-
dering whether to do anything abou+
their experience when they reached
Buccleuch Park, where they were to
meet friend. They stopped at tbs
Easton Avenue entrance to the PARK.
They had been waiting there for nore
than half an hour when an automohiie
whizzed past them, going out EasSon
Avenue in the direction Of the PHILLIPS
1aTm. Inc lights Of the car were Ht
The men said that they were unable
" was about 1870 a m. when it passed
them. I.
Car Sped Back in Twenty Minutes =
Twenty-Five minutes later, at a quArs
ter to Q, the same car returned. passing.
them at top speed, and this time fhs
machine lights were extinguished. Y.
These two men told their story "a.
local authorities few days after The
finding OF the bodies Of DR.. Hail ana
Mrs. Mills. Investigators were cent
with them to the shed or barn, whix6
they now say is near Weston Mills. III
this place the sidecombs, the womxn,a
handkerchief and the blood -staineX
handkerchief with the initial S wexs,
found. W
Attempts were made Co see II ttas
story could be made to fit with knoyvr
facts about the Killings. First ard
most important, the information In the
affidavit ran afoul Of q report turned
over to Prosecutor Beakman to-day by
the e. r. Squibb Research and Bioioffs
cal laborstories. The report was on nn
analysis of the soil taken from ths
spot beneath the crabapple tree on &he
Phillips farm and on which the heada,
~ tA&S GU pair fSSteQ WAeB ta&y
we're found. II was signed ty HorAes
HolIaday. who Sxpresged the opinion
that DR.. Hall and Mrs. Mills were killex3
where their bodies were found. He
also expressed the positive opinion
that Mrs. Milis's throat was cut after
her heart had stopped beating. a.s
Blood Found In Soil . .
It was explained in the report tlsA
l62 pounds Of reddish soil, two poup&Y
OF grass and grass roots and about fosy
pounds OF small stones were subjscted
to analysis for blood content 1H6
materials were submi ted on Octohee,
2. The earth was screened through
fine wire meshes IN the eayly proeesS4S
OF the analysis. IL was found that tsset
grass and roots had absorbed 0 QS 1f
pint Of blood. Speaking OF this Vi
his report, Mr.. Holiaday said, ssAs
The fact that only COS OF = pint At
blood WIS fond IN $he soil Up vvh sefs.
tha bodies of the Rev. Mr.. Hsls and
Mrs. Mills were found is very .Ues
evidence that Mrs. Mills was shot Be-
fore her tifxp9t was cut, nor is II likely
that Wa would have found O.O8 az IA
pint Of blood In the soil IL the bodies
had been brought TO the spot ATS
the murdev.s q s.
= was explained BY Mr, Hoiladsy xs: x
prosecutor Reekman that {ormulSe
haze bsen WORKED ont which show