Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-20
Czes In Ne Brunswick Murder Found at Mystery Farm
Continued from Pnse Ono
widened today in the hope of finding
evidence Of the marksman's targets.
Automobile Tracks Found

evidence Of the marksman's targets.
Automobile Tracks Found
The searchcrs found also the unmis-
taxable tracks Of automobile tires In an
n1d red shale road which runs to the
houae. This IL road never used by
automobilists. Yet machine has re-
Gently stopped at the house. swerving
bit as II to turn. The new non skid
tires have left their imprint n the dry.
red -shalc dust. no rnin having falleN
since the n isht of the murder. TheN
tire prints have been photographed and
drawings made from them. The de-.
tectires today are comparing the draw.
ings and photographs with the tires a
certain cars in New Brunswick
Both Prosecutor Bcekman. Of Soner-
set County. In which the bodies we're
found. and Prosecutor Stricker, of Mid.
d!eseN County. where the principals
lived, have made at least half dozen
visits to tho old house.
Mr.. Beckman stated today with great
postivcness thnt the murder was not
committed in the house itself.
I'VE have been through II time and
again he said. 'anI have examined IL
with the utmost minutcncss. There is
no spot or speck of blood anywhere.
and no sign of struggle. However.
the old house may have figured in the
crime even Il Il WAS not tho sccne OF
the actual rurder.
The police are trying to learn whether
any member Of the Stevens or Hall
families had a key to the Phillips farm
hoUsr.
Investigators repcrtr las, night that
the minister rarely visitHl tho Home
fer tho Aged Oh f,G.on avenue. near
= tIn srI fn pp.l k1,st
Mills scarcely eyer had been there.
After the murder was first discovered /.
was reported that the minister had gone
there frequently and the choir singer
had accompanied him TO lead the
singing
Mills and Daughter Eliminated
James Mills. husband Of the murdered
woman. and his sixteen. year old inugh.
ter, Cha rlotte. have been eliminated by
the authorities. according to Prosecutor
Strirker. who examined Mills early yes
tc.day and summoned him again, this
time with his daughter, in the after
noon.
The prosecutor was asked IL the
father and daughter would be subjected
to further quizz!ng. lie answered that
they would not.
every DETAIL he said. and in every
detail have found them correct. They
are eliminated from the case abso
lutely.'
The prosecutor added significantly
This Office Is satisfied tha, member
of some other family is responsible for
the murders. He would not even mint.
however whom he meant By the "othNr
family
Another Woman Is Sought
Another woman l. being mentioned by
tho townspcopl" aE possibly knowing
something about thc affair. She j. de-
scrihod a- rich. handsome, in her thir-
ties and very much In love with Mr.
Hall. II was not dcmonstrativc uf-
fCctiou. however. according to Prose.
cutor Stricker'S informants. and she was
never seen with hn. This woman has
not rs yct been questioned by tho
authorities. The persons who gave the
"t!p' to the prosecutor said that since
last Thursday the woman has been the
victim OF strange agitation.
Yesterday there was found n pistol
which may or may not have been used
for tho commission of the crime. The
detectives seemed to be elatcd over the
discovery. but they would not explain
whore II came from.
i""I, I,. ns,' "f ,ho hni;o. -, ~,
anc u.,'ns -, w. 'n ,i'o ,oo WV ho,,.,
OF the morning II was expected that
Mrs. Hall. hcr brother William and an
other brother. Henry "Bunkie" Stcv-
ems. would be subjected Ia n grilling
at the hands of the authorities during
the afternoon. but IL was not done and
no "NP!uiI"'.o. Mus 'o''''''"e 'S W
why II WIS no' "ohe'
\ mysterious midnight trip made ny
tho detectives may har" taken them I"
tn" Hai! home hower'r. ih'F .I!
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m . noirt oway from tho main road
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