The Washington times., 1922-10-18
NEW QUIZ
Of WIDOW
PHI NNEO
BY POLICE
Must Account for Every Move
ment on Night Husband and
Singer Were Slain.
International News Service.

NEW BRUNSWICK, N. j., Oc;
lS.-A Gordon of New Jelsn
State police today surrounded tn
home of Mrs. Edward w. Hall
widow of the rector of the fash
ionable Protestant Episc 30
Church of st. John tre Evangelis
who, with his beautiful choi
leader, Mrs. James M,l;L Wa
murdered OF. the night of Septer
Der ID.
Mrs, Hall and her eccen.ri
brother, Willie Stevens. both
whom were questioned at gre:
length on Tuesday, live in {
Hall residence.
Faces GriIling Again Today.
TIL, drastic measures taken
reach members of the Hall fam
Indicated that the authorities
lieve that they will prove importa,
factors in solving the mystery.
The violent Outburst of actiV
on the part of Somerset and VI.
dleseX county authorities on Tu
day, giving rise to the belief tn.
arres-s might be expected hour
had abated today and il was /?
mitted that the officials did n
know when an arrest might be G.
peCted."
Mrs. Hal was informed that 81
would be questioned again tod
and that she would be compelled
account for every minute OF hC
time between 5 o'clock on the niE!
Of September II and the carly nou
of September Is. 1t was in ths
interval that DR.. Hall and Nj
Mills were shot TO death On ~
Phillips farm where their bod,
were found on September 10
Tine most sensational developmei1
Of the whole mysteri was the /
ported discovery that the watch an
purse of DR.. Hall are now n po
Sess on of the widow. When tn
hody was found the watch and purs
together with all the money WEI
missing, indicating that robbery 10
Oeen the motive for the crime. Late
it was reported that the watch ha
De n located in Philadelphia paw
shop. II was stated shortly after IN
racedy was d sCovered by friend
Of. the Hall family that Mrs. Ha
was convinced that robbery was tn
motive. and that she based her h
lief on the fact that all Of the VI
uahles upon the person of her hu'
hand were missing.
Deposit Vault Visited.
Representatives of both Somerse
and MiddleseX counties were detaile
to accompany Mrs. Hall TO the Pet
pies Trust Company TO open In
safe deposit box tented by her hu:
band Several members Of the Stat
police also were detailed to accor
Iany the widow to make an invel
tory of everything found in the boz
Publication of letters that passe
between DR.. Hall and Mrs. Mills h4
caused change of attitude on th
part of James Mills, the mild maj
nered. eaSy.going husband OF n
murdered choir leader. He has col
tended all along that the relation
between his wife and the rleTgyma
were platon G. and that he never ~
tertained any suspicious Of GO,
traband love" He admitted toda
that the letters now being mad
public, however. show that thcr
was burning passion on both side
and that the rector and his choi
leader were infatuated with or
another in a wav far from platonic'
Mystery Woman Identified.
II was learned today that IN
strange woman" who confronte
Mrs. Hall at the M.ddlesex count
courthouse during the exam!natio
Of the murdered clergyman's wido'
was the wife of Matthew Zulie
Hungarian caretaker of the PHILLIP
farm. This witness had told til
county authorities that she saw
woman walking over the farm .
he afternoon of the day DIR. Ha
and Mrs. Mills were shot to dealt
Upon being shown picture of Mr.
Hall the Hungarian woman wa
sai Id to have remarked that II som,
what resembled the womn she ha
seen upon the farm. Prosecute
Beekman refused to say u Mrs. z,
lies had identified Mrs. Hall rs I'll
woman she had seen. but the ge,
pral belief was that sne haH failc
to do so.
Miss Florence North. NoiuhIes