Evening journal., 1922-10-04
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were planning TO elope TO the Orient
was strengthened today when Pros
ecutor Beekman received word from
police at Miami, Fla, regarding a let
ter sent by Mrs. Mills to w. G.
Hinyhia. Hindu spiritualist. In
this letter Mrs Mills sought TO an
swer through the medium OF Hindu
spiritualism to three questions;
will the minister get a divorce
"Will he go to a foreign country?
"If he gives up the other woman
and goes to the Orient shall go
with him?"
The Prosecutor. Joseph Fl. strick-
er of Middlesex, conferred with Col.
Norman Schwarzkopf OF the State
troopers at Trenton yesterday. The
prospects became bright for bring
ing in Ellis Parker, Burlington coun-
ty detective, whose fame Is State
wide. The troopers kept on with
their work. diligently questioning
James Mills. the sexton OF Halls
church. at length and approaching
him on line so different from that
followed by the county prosecutors,
that Mills was amazed. AS far as
could be learned, however, he told
nothing new, and did not deviate
from his previous stories.
Two OF the so-called mysterious
men, who were heralded as know
ing more about the case than any
complete stories OF their wanderings
and were sent on their respective
ways unhampered after they had
been questioned for an hour or so.
They are now out of the case, and
another of the clews that the coun-
ty detectives have been following IS
discarded.
1t appears now that while Halls
reputation in this town had been
high his relations with Mrs. Mills
were pretty generally suspected and
were even talked of among the
members OF the families involved.
This talk was guarded. but Meth
er the violent denunciations from
some quarters after the bodies were
discovered nor the heroic defense
that came from other quarters were
fully justified. Events OF the next
few days are likely to demonstrate
this beyond question. That Hall re-
ceived and perhaps treasured the
letters Mrs. Mills wrote is almost
certain. That he was careless with
them TO an extent that made their
examination by some one else pos
sible is also generally believed. That
he carried them with him is be-
lieved highly improbable, and there
fore raises the question: How did he
happen to have so many OF them
with him on the night he was muir
dered7 This point VIII yet prove
to be OF the utmost Importance from
all indications.
There is'exceilent reason for believ-
ing that the church vas used as a
post Office by Mrs. Mills. It is even
believed In some quarters that she
left one there the very day OF the
crime, but there is great doubt as to-
whether Hall ever received that par
ticular letter.
Did some one else find II, and did
the finding Of It lead TO the tragedy
There is report as yet unverifled,
that this letter. together with a clip
ping Mrs. Mills had Enclosed, was
found on the rector's body.
There is some reason to believe
that the State troopers win question
Mrs. Halls brother. william Stew
ems, who objected the other day to |
being referred to as willie" and |
to the insinuation that he is not
wholly sound mentally. 1t Is prob
able, too, that they will ask whether
william on occasions carried notes
from Mrs Mills TO the rector, his
brother-in-law. There is a we'll
report that he did act as
and that. in fact, he was