Evening star., 1922-09-17
RECTOR SLAIN WITH
Z. HIS SEXT0N'S WIFE
Bodies of New Jersey Couple
Found Lying Under Tree
Along Lovers Lane.
.ENDEARING NOTES NEARBY
Police Stationed About Pastors
Home, Refusing to Let ANY
One See Frustrated Wife
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associate Press.
NEW BRUNSWICK. y. j., Septe1n-
ber 16.-Rev Edward ". Hall. rector
Of the Protestant Episcopal Church
of St John the Evangelist. and Mrs.
church, were found dead from bullet
wounds today under ali apple tree In
a secluded lane in Somerville town
ship. The two had been missing from
their homes since last Thursday night
Coroner r. NJ. Long OF Somerset
county declared it a case Of double
murder. He said the two had beer
dead at least thirty-six hours before
the bodies were discovered. and was
emphatic in stating he believed that
the shooting did not occur in the
rustic lane. No weapon was found
near the bodies. which were lying
about a foot apart. Near the woman's
side, however. the exploded shell OF
a .32-caliber bullet was found.
The woman had been shot between
the eyes. Marks of clinched fingers
brui sed the left arm. The body Of the
was over the left eye and two in the
neck. Scattered in the greatest pro-
fusion about the mans body were
cards and letters taken from his
pockets.
Husband IL Questioned.
Mills was questioned by the authori-
ties and gave an account of his wife's
movements up to the time she left
her home on Thursday night. He is
not being held.
Police tonight were stationed about
except officers Of the law to enter
or leave the house. officials said
the guard was maintained ito see
that no one molested Mrs. Hail.
who, they added, was prostrated.
Mills said that on Thursday night
shortly after Z o'clock, his wife re-
ceived a telephone call. which she
told him came from >"Henry's," the
neighborhood grocery store. Turning
from the phone. Mrs. Mills. he said
went upstairs. where he heard her
moving about in her room for nearly
half an hour. When she appeared
again she was wearing one of her
newest street dresses and her new
est hat.
Naturally. asked her where she
was going" Mills is reported to
have said, "and she told me that, II
1 really wanted to know, I could fol.
low her and find OUT"
Spoke to Child.
Playing on the front steps as She
went out was Mrs. Mills sixteen.
year-old daughter. Charlotte. II
answer to a question from the girl
the mother is said to have replied
she was going out for little while.
Mills told the authorities he die
not follow his wife. He said Al
the evening wore on he was tot
nervous to go to bed. He said tina,
at 2 o'clock in the morning he wen,
out for q walk His walk led hin
up the hill to the little Church O.
St John the Evangelist, an edific,
which crowns a rising knoll-th.
church which he served as sexton
where his wife sang as one Of thu
leaders Of the choir. where a small
but rich congregation -worshiped, ant
where Rev. Mr.. Hall had been rector
for ten years.
Mills said he entered the church ant
sat down In one of the pews. Neal
dawn, he said, he got up and returned
to his home. to find that his wife has
not returned. Again at o'clock tina
morning. he said he wandered back I.
the church. On the front stoop h
met Mrs. Hall, the rector's>wife.
She asked him, he said. II he hat
seen her husband. He declared tha
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