The New York herald., 1922-09-27
HALL STOCK SOUGHT
SINCE THE SLAYING
Continued from First Page.

admitted to-day that they had a single
shot 20 caliber rifle OF his which he has
owned for years. and used last on the
Fourth Of July to show his patriotism
The photograph Of Mills on the back
porch OF his second story flat on the
Fourth OF July firing .22 caliber rifle
is a thoroughly consistent picture Of
this man.
Through the discovery that Hall pos
sessed $4,000 in negotiable securities,
the blackmail theory came to front
again tonight. The securities were
linked up. too. with the wholly uncon-
firmed report that Hall contemplated
eloping with Mrs. Mills to the Orient.
Just where these securities are Is not
known, but the family are convinced
that the stocks and bonds have nothing
to do with the murder case. though
why they are so certain Is not known.
According to Judge Wicks who set
tied the estate of Mrs. Halls mother,
Mrs. Stevens, in January, 1921. $4,000
was left to Hall. The will gave a
similar amount TO Mrs. Henry Stevens,
wife of Mrs. Halls brother: SIS. 900 eacn
to Henry and Willie Stevens; $4,000 to
charity. 5000 in small bequests. and
the house the Halls lived In to Mrs.
Hall.
Mrs. stevens Left 100000.
The total of the estate was about
s200,000 and the residue. after about
$50. 900 had been paid In specific be-
quests, was to be divided among tho
three children. Henry. Frances who was
Mrs. Hall. and Willie. the halfwit.
To Hail. it is understood was offered
cash, but he took securities in prefer
ence. What securities he took Judge
WickS does not know and as far as
his knowledge goes. there IS no public
list of the securities the will disposed
OF. The division was made between the
heirs themselves. The one-third share
going to Mrs. Hall, Henry and Willie
amounted to between SOS, 900 and $4,000
each.
Henry Stevens, who is still here, was
asked tonight what became OF the Sc
curities Hall, the slain rector, got. He
said there was a record OF the stocks
somewhere but he did not remember
where. He made inquiry of Mrs. Hall
and returning said Mrs. Hall felt that
nothing can be gained by delving into
this matter. He added: sy
"She Is absolutely sure that the
stocks and bonds received by Mr.. Hall
have nothing to do with the case And
that is the way ! feel about II myself.
But | will be glad to look into the
do So
When it was suggested to Mr.. Stevens
that the purpose in inquiring into the
securities was to determine the possi-
bility of the rectors having been black
mailed. he replied: Il thought of that
myself"
Because OF the evidence of the motor
man Coyne. 1t is now pretty well estab-
lished that Mrs. Mills went out to the
park by trolley about 80 the night of
the murder. This park is at the end OF
the trolley line. which Is a full mile
TO the east of the Phillips farm.
only the evidence of Mrs. Leo Har-
kins is available as showing that Hall
followed Mrs. Mills on the night of the
murder. The motormen and conductors
on the cars that followed the one In
which Coyne saw her have been Ques-
toned They say they knew Hall, and
would have recognized him no matter
how he was dressed. and they did not
see him on the night in question. Mrs.
Harkins's story, therefore, already con-
tradicted as to tho time by the evil
dence of Coyne, fails to stand up.
Slowly. however. IL is being estab-
Ilshed that the relations between Hall
and Mrs. Mills were about what the
gossips suspected. Detectives allege
they have ascertained that the two made
trips to New York together, not always
Oh business and not always openly.
Tell. Of QunrreIs I'm Mills Home.
Miss opie, who lives next door to the
Mills home and whose telephone Mrs.
Mills used frequently for incoming and
outgoing calls. asserted to-day that she
often heard Mills and his wife quarrel
ing, and that at one time six months
ago she was in the Mills home, just
before Mrs. Mills came home. MT.
Mills. as soon as his wife came In, ac-
cording to Mrs. Opie. demanded to know
where she had been. and was told she
had been at the church.
"You care more for the church and
Dr. Hall than you do for me- MiIls is
reported to have said angrily.
,sWhy shouldn't II" Mrs Mills Is said
to have responded. II care more Tor
DR.. Halls little finger than i do Tor
YOUR whole body"
last spring after the operation Miss
opie says Mrs. Mills complained that
she was not happy at home ana that
she wanted to go to church retreat
but was dissuaded because OF her Two
children Miss Opie said. too, that IN
her opinion Hall visited the Mills home
fNr TOO O1ttn hl"h S'N'
was afraid months ago that scandal
would develop.
Miss Opie has told the authorities
that on the afternoon before the muir
der n call came for Mrs. Mills on the
telephone. She says she recognized the
voice OF Hall speaking. She tried to
get Mrs. Mills by calling out the win
dow. but was unsuccessful and Hall
rang or. Later she told Mrs. Mills Of
the call.
At that time Mrs. Mills discussed with
her a new dress she, Mrs. Mills, was
wearing II was the polka dot affair
that the woman was wearing when she
was shot She thought. she told Miss
Opie, that II was too gaudy. The RIB
bon trimming. Miss Opie says, was lden-
tical with ribbon that Hall had used
months before for tying up Christmas
packages, and she also recalled that a
considerable quantity had been left
over.
Prosecutor Beekman said to-day that
The body of Mrs. Mills would probably
he exhumed within the next few days
10 determine definitely the number OF
times she had been shot. Or. w. II.
Long. Somerset county physician who
performed an autopey upon the woman's
body said only one shot had struck her,
while DR.. 10. I. Crom, local health off,
cor. maintained that she was shot at
least three times and that the autopsy
Vas incomplete as the bullets we're not
recovered