New-York tribune., 1922-09-19
Two w olllen's
CIR lie $ Heard
Murder Night

Inns Inns time they included Police Chief
Michael O'Connell in their discussions.
While they talked at the court
nouse newspaper men who searched
me trampled grass and nearby thicket
snat guards this lovers trysting place
rom The eyes Of motorists on the main
nlghway few hundred yards away
round shell which was cast from a
,,hlfty"two caliber automatic pistol.
~ was quite like the she'll that was
round lying between the two bodies.
=, The significance of this is merely
mat vt establishes pretty we'll beyond
a doubt that DR.. Hall and Mrs. Mills
were shot down where their bodies
were found. Some of the offcial in
Testlgators have said that they were
hliled elsewhere and their bodies
planted" there.
IT was suggested that they were
a,lied In the church. The building was
examined by reporters to-day and it
was discovered that while there was
~ evidence of struggle having oc-
Surred there, or blood shed, DR.. Halls
desk had been ransacked-probablv by
friends. P'0"'S "
Mills, the sexton. in discussing his
movements between the disappearance
ol MS wife and the finding of he's body,
mas said that he went to the church
rrloay night and runmaged around in
~ halPs study. Mills said he had
no ldea what he might find there. but
was moved to do this because both his
Wue and DR.. Hall had disappeared at
the same time.
Mills was not visible at any time to-
Gay, but his daughter, Charlotte. indi
taVed mat he was somewhere around
town. Late this afternooa she dis
prayed notc that had been delivered
10 her by Tumulty, the Hall gardener.
he brought it after the funeral cortege
had started for the cemetery in Brook
lyn. -
Mrs. Hall Comforts Girl
large gold "H" was embossed at
the TOP of the heavy parchment station
cry 1t vas written in a bold script
and read:
: Dear Charlotte not worry.
iEverything viii be all right. You will
DE looked out for. Sincerely,
"(Signed( MRS. HALL
Regarding this message through tear
niled eyes, the slender fifteen -year-ol d
glrl declared her confidence in Mrs.
Hail.
81 don't think they'll ever get the
- SoiA WHO ulu II, Sne prOpheSIeQ.
Mrs, Hall knows less than any one
else, think"
Mrs. Hall has displayed a great for
tltude since tragedy invaded her home.
AS the coffin containing the body Of her
husband was carried from the church
early this afternoon she followed it
with firm steps.
Her brother Willie climbed into the
limousine beside her and other kirs-
folk, including Charles, Arthur and
.Ioncure Carpender-hcr cousins-and
thelr wives got into other machines.
Leaning on the gate of the church
yard was Bishop Albion ". knight. Of
Trenton, who had read the burial
service, Crowds of curious, gossipping
natives in the streets before the
church were held back by score Of
police-about half the force of this
town Of 10000 persons.
Tongues Clack Busily
There was little Of that charity for
which Bishop knight pleaded yester rday
as Mrs. Hall climbed into her car
Most of the men who watched remove
their hats, bit the clacking of tongues
lever ceased until the last automo obile
Lad swung around the corner and the
Rev. Dr.. Edward Wheeler Hal; was
game from his parish. A detective of
Prosecutor Stricker's staff was one o.
those who rode in the cortegc.
Tomorrow at 1890 Mrs. Mills:
funeral is to be held in the Hubbard