Evening star., 1922-10-06
NEWL|CHT MAY END
|. MURDER MYSTERY
Authorities to Re-Examine
Old Witnesses in Hail.
Mills Case.
| LOVE NOTES ARE FOUND
Pastor Signed Them "Deine True
Liebe" - Hidden "Post
Office" Located.
LOVE NOTES ARE FOUND

! BY the Associated Press.
NEW BRUNSWICK, N. j., October
6.-Possession of new facts bearing on
the killing of the Rev. Edward
Wheeler Hall, rector Of the Episcopal
Church of st. John the Evangelist,
and his choir leader, Mrs. Eleanor
Reinhardt Mills. on the night of Sep
tember IA, led investigators today to
| order the re-examination of many
persons previously interviewed. De-
spite the note of confidence with
which the inquiry got under way to-
day. those in charge of it were re-
| iuctant to make predictions concern,
the belief that the inquiry was now
proceeding satisfactorily and that
there was every likelihood Of the
mystery being cleared.
Two Letters Discovered.
Apparently much significance was
| attached to the discovery Of two let
ters written by DR.. Hall to Mrs. Mills.
These letters were signed with the
initials ID. T. L." an abbreviation of
the German sentiment '"Deine True
liebe."' meaning your true love" 1t
| buried wearing pair OF silk stock
| ings which the minister gave her.
detectives are now convinced that
! letter from Mrs. Mills intended for
the rector reached some other hands
and that the couple were watched
! Thursday night when they met in the
| park lane near the spot where their
bodies were found. They attached
! much Importance. also. to the fact, as
| indicated by the autopsy. that the
oughly familiar with firearms and
who was an excellent shot.
Find Secret "Post ONCE.
Authorities claim to have discov-
cred the street post office used by
the couple in exchanging love notes.
This proved to be an old packing box.
! musty and dirty. in the cellar of the
Church of St. John the Evangelist.
| The cellar is little used
! Two weeks ago James W. Mills.
| sexton and husband of the murdered
| woman. claimed to have the only key
to it. He said he went there only to
\ tend the furnace.
A trap door to the left Of the altar
| opens into the cellar, but there are
no stairs leading down and the only
entrance is from the outside, through
a door below the window Of the pas
| tors study.
Finding Of the box came almost
simultaneously with discovery Of
letters written by Hall to Mrs Mills
| County Detective David pointed out
! that these letters were the first
! which showed the minister had re-
| Piled to love notes from the wom-
an, and proved that he reciprocated
! her affection.
! Besides the secret post Office" de-
tectives announced they had discoy-
| cred an elopment fund which inves-
tigators believe the minister in
! tended to use to finance a trip to tile
! orient with Mrs. Mills.
Report ON Autopsy.
! An autopsy performed yesterday on
the eXhumed body Of Mr.. Hall in Brook
lyn established that the minister was
slain while sitting or lying down. the
authorities were informed tonight.
Death was caused, the doctors reported.
by .32 caliber bullet which entered
the right temple and emerged at point
about three and a half inches lower at
the back of the neck on the left side
There was no other bullet wound.
Slight abrasions were found on the
back of the left hand and on the left
| writs and there was an abrasion also on
| the right leg. but the doctors were in
clined to attach no Importance to these
Authorities here said they might have
been caused in moving the body after
death, one theory being that the muir
ders were committed elsewhere and the
bodies transported in an automobile to
the spot where they were found.