Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-23

In the woman's case, Is buried III
Brooklyn.
The disagreement between the physi.
cinns became evident today when DR..
Il. I. Crock. of 81 Livingstone avenue,
New Brunswick, was questioned.
DR.. Crock Employed by Mills
DR.. Crock was employed by James
Mills, sexton Of st. Johns Church. and
Mrs. Mills husband. TO examine his
wife's body. The official examination
wns made by DR.. W. +. Long. the SOM
crset County Corners physician. The
bodies were found over the Somerset
County line, though the principals all
lived here in Middlcsex County.
THE examination made by the Cor.
oncr's physician was incomplete" said
DR.. Crock. HE failed to find the
bullet or bullets which caused Mrs.
Mills death.
my own examination Of her body
showed that three or four bullets hnd
been fired into her face. There were
distinct points Of entrance, but could
find no point Of exit. If the proper
kind Of autopsy had been made the
C"roner's physician would have lifted
the skull and recovered the bullets"
Shot From an Elevation
DR.. Crock said his examination Of
shots might have been fred from an
ground. or from tree.
,"Whilc the bodies may have bccn
taken to the spot where they were
found he said, Consideration must
I've given to the fact that cartridge
shells were found beneath Mr.. Halls
hody."
DR.. Crock was asked how many cart
ridg" shells were there.
II do not know exactly he an.
swered, "but more than two. My OK.
animation was confined to Mrs. Mills.
II think that the minister was shot
first, and Mrs. Wills II few minutes
later. This, of course, is orly conf
turc, but l am curious to know whether
those who heard shots noticed that they
were grouped, and wheher there were
four or more shots in succession, and
then single shot, or the reverse. Mr..
Hall was shot but once. The bullet
entered tho right side of his hend, took
n downward course, and made its exit
near his left ear.
MY own notion Of the shooting is
that after Mr.. Hall had been shot, who
ever killed him turned on the woman,
denounced her and shot her. One bull
let penetrated the bridge Of her nose.
the second entered the nose and n
third went in the right check. She was
shot from a distance of not more than
six feet. l think. think the dis
tnnce was greater in the case Of the
minister. While the accurate placing
Of the shots would seem to indicate that
hn, fraI hr ca mil lin y
with n pistol. yet this cannot he ccr-
tain in view Of the facility with which
n novice can place the shots of an
automatic at short distance.
'"To my mind the robbery theory IS
untenable. Any one Of the shots
would have been sufficient to cause
DEATH"
DR.. Long disputes Or. Crooks con.
clusions as to the number Of bullets.
'It was not necessary to look for
the bullets, because they passed clear
| through" he snid "Only one bullet
entered Mrs. Mills head. and only one
bullet entered Mr.. Halls head. Both
bullets came out again
Beel.man and Stricker Confer
"Would It BE- possible for the two
wounds in Mr.. Halls head to have been
made by the entrance of two bullet.
which remained in the skull?" DR.
Long was asked.
II do NOT think so" he said.
Detectives who earlier in the week
visited tho home of Mrs. Hall. denied
today that they had examined the cloth
| ing she and her eccentric brother
"Wille' Stevens. had worn Frida,
morning. when they said they visitrc
| the church searching for Mr.. Hall. alb.
s"nt sine. Thursday night.
! The detectives said they had examined
no clothing whatever in the Hall home
aud added that they had been treate,
! with scant courtesy on their visits tt
question Mrs. Hall and Willie.
| The attitude of the family, the de
tcctives sail, was one of contempt.
"Wil tho prosecutor office rrquos
!, n search warrant 20 az to go through
| III" Hall home unhnmpcrcd, one o
the detectives was asked.
! 1T begins to look as il wr woul;
| have to do just that he replied.
James Mills. husband of the mur
d"rrd woman, and his daughter, Char
lottn. sixteen years old, are agreed thai
the murderer was "a jealous woman.
But they do not agree on the woman
Charlotte, who broke n long silenc,
in a storm OF weeping to accuse fur.
iously "a woman whose eyes give 20,
a chill" named one person whom tn,
authorities admit they suspect.
Her father snt beside the girl.
II believe a jealous woman killed m,
wife and Mr.. Hail." he said, "bu
not the woman Charlotte thinks 4
guilty. believe she is innocent of tn,
| crime.
Stands IN for Mother
Charlotte, who calls herself n "fap
per" is hcr mothers most vehrmcn
defender. She has heard the GOSSIP
linking Mrs. Mills name with Mr.
Halls, but refuses to believe u wor,
Of it.
II was my mothers chum, and
KNOW she said. Mother was
good woman
times by tho Mddcsrx County authori
ties. They have refused to let her leav
town. She Learned this 10 her surpris
Yesterday hen Sh" announced he
plans to visit her aunt, Mrs. Elsi
BarnhGrdt, in Paterson, y. j.
In burst of fury and srorn. &
scorching as to dry all trace of tear
from her girlish eyes, Charlotte d." ,..''
her belief that her mother was n.lc
by more than one person.
"a woman can solve the mystery, "
sure" she said. her eyes flashing. "On
nf the mur,lcrrrs is a jealous woman
She wanted revenge. don't belirv
ROBBERY entered into the matter ut all.
Is Surc Woman Is Slayer
The girl talked freely, expressing he
opinion vehemently and with tirmne'
. 4 I. e..
of the matter deeply and constant,
NOT only MS tho daughter of the mur