The Washington times., 1922-09-19
EXPECT Z
ARRESTS|N
CASE
Detectives to Grill Wealthy
Man in Staying Of hector
and Sections Wife.
BY International New. Service.

BY international News Service.
NEW BRUNSWICK, N. j.,
Sept. 19.-The finding of three
new witnesses led to the predic-
tion today that one, and perhaps
two, arrests would be made with
in twenty-four hours in the MUIR
der of the Rev. DR.. Edward
Wheeler Hall, wealthy rector of
the Protestant Episcopal Church
of St. John the Evangelist, and
his choir leader, Mrs. Eleanor
Mills.
Jealousy Seen As Motive.
The funeral Of Mrs. Mills took
place today. II was attended larg ely
~ women. The ceremonies were
,arried out in accordance with in
structions left by the slain woman
when she went into the hospital last
winter for what she feared might
prove a fatal operation.
Prosecutor Beekman, of Somerset
county, and Chief OF Police O'Con-
nell, of this city, said they had
information in their possession
which led them to believe that the
mystery would be entirely cleared
up before midnight"
The authorities believe that the
slain man and woman, whose bodies
were found Saturday morning side
by side under an apple tree in an
orchard two miles from New Bruins
wick, were shot by man, but
that both had been attacked first
by a woman. Scratches on the
throats of both victims are be-
ieved to have been inflicted by a
woman mad with jealousy or hatred.
Witnesses Tell Of Screams.
The witnesses-who live near
the scene of the double tragedy
told the authorities they heard the
screams OF two women and two or
three shots about midnight Thurs.
day.
These witnesses are Harry Nc.
Cabe, his wife, and a Mrs. Waters.
"I think 1t must have been near.
ly midnight Thursday when I was
awakened by terrible scream"
said Mrs. McCabe. 1T sounded
hideous-like shrek Of death.
1t was repeated and repeated. Then
mingling with them came the
screams Of second persona
woman. They could not have be.
longed to one voice.
Enlightened, ] jumped from my
bed and aroused my husband. He,
too, heard the screams. We heard
no shots, but after a few moments
the screaming was renewed. Then
II grew fainter and died away"
McCabe put on his trousers and
ran down the road. but II was so
dark he could see nothing and soon
returned home and to bed.
II was Mrs. Waters, a neighbor,
who heard the shots.
The authorities expect to take
into custody a wealthy man. but
whether he will be arrested or
merely detained for a thorough in
vestigation Of his movements Thurs
day night, when the murders took
place. is not known.
To Question Widow Again.
Mrs. Francis stevens Hall,
wealthy widow OF the slain rector,
will be subjected to a second ordeal
OF questioning today. She was first
on the scene Monday and admitted
she is the woman who was seen
entering her home at 2:30 o'clock
Friday morning, a few hours after
the murder was committed She
had gone to the church. she ssid,
10 see II her husband had fallen
asleep in his study.
Reports that Hall and Mrs. Mills
were planning to elope to China
were under investigation today.
Authorities believe Mrs. Hall had
been apprehensive Of such a de-
yeiopment for days. She is said 10
have visited the Mills home Thurs
day, and one theory is that she
was led there by her suspicious.
public Prosecutor Beekman spid
today that the double murder was
no longer a mystery to him. He
would not explain his theories,
merely saying:
Everything about this case viii
be cleared up in a day or two"
He said the murders were not
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