The Washington times., 1922-10-23
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Rector Had Woman Friend IN
New York-Rival for
Choir Singer.
BY international News Service.


BY International News Service.
NEW BRUNSWICK, N. j., Oct.
23.-Witk the possibility Of one
or more grand jury indictments
today or tomorrow, the investiga-
tion into the double murder Of
the Rev. DIR. Edward w. Hall,
rector of the fashionable Prot
estant Episcopal Church of st.
John the Evangelist, and the
beautiful choir leader, Mrs. James
Mills, has veered into new chan
nels today.
Telegram Is Found.
Evidence has been found indi
eating that Mrs. Mills was not the
only woman in the life of the
clergyman. 1t Is learned that Hail
sent a telegram to New York City
to some woman who has not yet
been identified, reading:
"Win be AT your apartment late
this evening, = -------ss-' 81
Al the sSme time DIR. Essii sent
a message to his brother-in.Iaw.
Henry Stevens. saying that he
would not be able to keep an en-
gagement that the two had to-
gether.
One theory was advanced that
DR.. Hall and Mrs. Mills may have
had meeting place in some
woman's apartment in New York
city. Another theory was that DIR.
Hall was friendly with the New
York woman and called upon her
at times.
wop,on ara o~s.,,.. a. <;-. -
the case more and more. Raymond
Schneider and Clifford Hayes, who
were In the vicinity Of the Phillips
farm on the night that the murder
was committed-Sept. 14-have told
the Middlesex and Somerset county
prosecutors that they saw one or
more women whom they recognized
as members OF prominent New
Brunswick families.
The chief difficulty, however, is
to get those women to admit that
they were in the vicinity OF the
farm aud Buccleagh park. adjoining,
because Of the bad regulations
these places have with the good
people OF the community. II was
customary for men and women
to carry out In the romantic and
frequently Illicit love trysts In the
lanes running through the farm and
park.
Sent In August.
Halls telegram to the woman of
mystery In New York city was sent
the latter part of August, or about q
fortnight before he and Mrs. Mills
were, shot to death and their bodies
laid out in orderly fashion under the
little crabapple tree on the old
Phillips farm.
This information gave Prosecutor
Joseph Stricken, OF Middlesex county,
and Prosecutor Azariah Beekman, Of
Somerset county,sa new lead upon
which to work. II Hall was in the
habit Of sending kilograms, II would
be possible to search the files Of the
local telegraph offices to get copies.
1t was persistently reported that
the pistol and the knife with which
the murders were committed had
been found and that they would be
introduced at the grand jury inves.
tigation.
II has developed. also. that Mrs.
Mills had another lover In addition
to DIR. Hall, and that this man
pressed his suit so ardently that
Mrs. Mills complained 20 DR.. Hall
and asked him to hire private
detective to protect her from an.
noyance.
While the county authorities
have refused to divulge the identity
Of the grand jury witnesses, II is
the accepted belief that the grand
Jurors will be told that an automo.
bile was seen to enter De Russey
lane on the night Of the murder
and that the persons In II were
recognized. Later the same night
the same car was seen speeding out
of the lane after four shots and
screams had been heard.
Three women who are suspected
of knowing something Of the crime
were examined by County Detective
George Totten over the weekend.
In order to save these women from
publicity, they were questioned in
secret and their stories taken down
by stenographcrs. ..'.
Man and Woman Summoned.
Later in the day Il was learned
that among the witnesses sum.
moned before the grand jury ut
Somerville were Mrs. Addison
Clarke, referred to in the core.
spondence between Mrs. Mills and
DR., Hall as Minnie" and Ralph
v. NJ. Gorsline, a member Of the
vestry OF the Church OF sc. John
the Evangelist. nr.
Mrs. Clarke was q member of .