The evening world., 1922-11-11
Urges Justice to Appoint
Another to Preside Over
Panel - Case May Be
Heard Before Nov. 90.
To Fingerprint Widow and
She Will Agree, Is Report;
Prosecutors Work Baked
by Somerset Residents.
Especial from a staff Correspondents
Of The Evening Worldly

NNOElusJ
NEW BRUNSWICK, N. j., Nov
l1.-Critics of Prosecutor Mott, for
not smashing out indictments for the
murder OF the Rev. Edward Wheeler
Hall and Mrs. Eleanor Reinhardt
Mills, whose bodies were found Just
eight weeks ago to-day. should be
better informed as C his sitG--tion
1t is this: Mr.. Mott superseded
Azariah Beekman. who represents the
people of Somerset County-poultrJ
and dairy and truck farmers, for the
most part. who have a farmers ira
ditional horror OF running up tax bills
against themselves by even the frac-
tion OF q cent; these people are CON
vinced that the rector and the choir
singer crossed the boundary OF Md
desex County and came into Somer-
set for no good purpose and deserve
no particular consideration from that
county. Mar. Beekmnn sympathizes
with his fellow citizens: that is why
he was superseded.
Mr.. Mott is now acting for a com
munity in which the people have al
ready tried Jane Doe. John Doe and
Richard Roe for the murder OF the
Rev. Mr.. Hall and Mrs. Mills in the
court of public opinion and have ac-
quilted them out Of regard for the
"unwritten law" They regard a for
NAL court trial as a rank extrava
gnnce.
q,
the letter in this case is just about as
popular in Somerset County as en-
of the Volstead act would
be in the State of New Jersey gen
orally.
Those who have had opportunitlss
nt first hand to observe the difficul
ties of Mr.. Motifs assignment asserI
that he deserves sympathy rather
than criticism.
Mr.. Mott has sent kilograms to New
Orleans and radiograms to intercep
The ship on which Supreme Court Jus
ice Parker is returning from a vace
lion in the West Indies. Justice Pa
:er Is asked TO authorize another Jus
Ice to address the Somerset Grano
Jury in his ABSENCE he is asked t.
'equest some other Justice to act TO-
lim.
II these requests are granted thers
8 a chance that the Hall Mills cas-
nay be put before the Grand Jury
before Nov. 20. the first day that Jus
ice Parker can possibly sit.
Even here in Middlesex County
here Is reflection Of public opinion
n Somerset as TO the uselessness OF
Iskins for punishment OF the muir
ierers. Those who have been fol
owing the investigation for the LAST
light weeks know OF scores of per
ons who tell pertinent circumstances
o their inumates. but who stoutly
leny having said anything Of the sort
" having information when oficinI
n unofficial investigators approach
hem. Investigators who have thus
'een folled have had the very Same
PERSONS como 10 them, put them under
eai OF fraternal obligation TO So
recy and tell them stories which
ave made their hair riae,
In Newark to-day Mr., Mott. with
'met Investigator Mason, In lAylnF out
no program for tho final intorroEa.
Ion of witnesses IN preparation for
no Grand Jury hearings, because Of
aotleHsnaHA and strong arm methods
ised by some Of tho investigators who
ave attended previous examinations
( witnesses ami havs interpoiaton
lHooheertInE questions, Il has besp
eeided that Mr. Mott through neXt
'eek will be tho only efTieial In the
Dom wheh 4 Witness II questioned.
it was said by investigators TODAY
hat the report Of experts who exam.
asd the clothing Of the victims OF tho