Evening journal., 1922-09-23

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The wardens and vestry of tn
Church OF st. John the Evangelist
now assembled in meeting, wish t
express their heartfelt sorrow fl
the death OF their dear rector. Ed
ward Wheeler Hal, and also wisl
to emphasize their continued faitl
and trust in him, believing him e
have been loyal and true to his Goo
and the church, and that copy o
this resolution be sent to his widow
and family and the press and BIZ
spread upon the minutes"
This was signed by c. f. Phelps
senior warden, and ii. L. Bartholo-
NEW, junior warden for the vestry
Mrs. Hall IS i'll AS she has de-
MED herself to the public it is no
possible TO state her exact condition
which will probably be referred Il
as bordering on collapse. She was
nearly exhausted yesterday after
noon. It was learned. because OF the
great strain she has been under. but
nevertheless, was able TO converse
with friends, who when seen after
ward. did not seem greatly alarmed
for her health.
According to the statement of Mrs.
Harry McCabe. the wife of the ten
der Of the so-called landing bridge.
less than mile to the north OF the
srot at which the bodies were found.
she heard two women screaming on
the night OF Thursday. September
IA. or this she is positive and che
her statements.
Up to the present the authorities
assumed that II there were two wo-
men one was the dead woman and
the other some one who might have
been Jealous of her. yet was violently
over the killing. So far It
has not been suggested that the sec
ond woman might have been other
wise than a rival for the affections Of
the rector. A week of work has
failed definitely 10 establish the
rivalry or 20 determine with any de-
gree OF certainty tho identity OF the
second woman.
The elder daughter OF Mrs. Mills,
the dead church worker. though 16,
appears sometimes to have the wis
dom OF 80. She looks more than her
age and dominates her meek father.
as her mother is reported to have
done. She has been examined. but
not at great length by Prosecutor
strickler, and she will be axamined
again. A few days age she made this
somewhat surprising statement:
They will never get the person
who killed my mother. They are not
right"
Then she said that they were
trying to accuse woman who has
figured prominently in the story. but
that this person had nothing 20 do
with it," In an interviey, IN which
she referred 10 her mother as
Mom." Charlotte appeared to have
made a complete about face. She
spoke OF many things and several
persons. including Mrs. Hall, the rec
.or's wife, who had been her Sunday
school teacher.
II Is understood that Mrs. Hall
wrote her a nice letter after the trag-
sdy-just such a letter as a min
ster's wife would write in the cir
Clearly, then, there was
reason to believe that Charlotte was
IN excellent terms with Mrs. Hall.
To judge from what young Char
otte had to say yesterday the very
reverse was the case. She saw re-
oorters at the home OF her aunt,
Mrs. Augusta Relnhardt Tennyson,
1877 Albany street, New Brunswick
II was in Mrs. Halls Sunday
school class for two years." she said,
and although Nom liked Mrs. Hall
rery much never liked her. We
iever got along together. either
when I was in Sunday school or per-
onally when I saw her at times
when she would come TO the house
lere 10 see Nom about some we'd
ling. funeral or something about the
hurch.
about Z O'Clock Friday morning
IRIS. Hall came to the house about |
Ter husband and talked to my father. |
lie asked her II Mr.. Hall carried any |
mount of money when he went out |
and she said that she was
lot sure. but would go to the bank |
iere and find out. A while later she |
anne back and told Pop that the /
ector did not draw out any money |
nd so she did not think he had |
ouch with him"
Mrs. Tennyson, the aunt said:
When my sister went 10 the hos
ital she was told that It would be |
n expensive operation and also that |
Ir. and Mrs. Hail had offered to pay |
he bin. Sister said: I do not want |
he Halls to pay anything for me. /
ave a little money In the building |
nd loan that will help out This |
ras about $500. Not one cent has
cen paid by the Hall family for
he operation. It was paid by Mr..
fills"
Charlotte continued: "My Nom
eally liked Mrs. Hall. and when she
kes any one she shows II. When
he doesn't like a person she doesn't
iant anything 10 do with them. As
or me, / don't care for Mrs. Hall
nd Mrs. Hall doesn't like happers.
nd I'm a fiapper."
Here the reporters shot at the girl
he question do you know who kill
d your mother7"
ct know woman ala IT," the girl
hot right back. "and that woman
-as one who was Jealous and wanted.
evenge. My mother was one that II
ccused Of anything and knew she
'as innocent would fight to the death
, she got chance and were at
acked she would always fight back.
~ mother was a small woman and
'eighed the same as do. 11S
ounds. and wouldn't be any match
or a jealous woman who weighed
luch more"
The girl then started 70 reminlsce