New-York tribune., 1922-09-18
Hunted
Slain Couple
During Night


some things we must take to ourselves
to-day. We ask God to give US faith,
hope and charity. These words which
we quote SO often we do not quite
understand and do not always apply.
To-day we must understand and must
apply, for these are three things which
are Christian beacon lights.
Calls for Faith and Charity
"Some things we hold to be true, but
we must have all the essential elements
actually to establish the truth. l say
to you, as the church says, there are
some things beyond our understanding
and beyond our knowledge. Times like
these test US in our loyalty and our
faith-our faith IN God, in human
nature-test our loyalty because we
know the eternal principles of God and
that God commits these principles to
weak, frail beings.
"The great tragedy which has come
to US as people of God may, after all,
be the power that enkindles in us
faith, hope and charity, these three
which are, after all, the fulfllment Of
human life"
After the service the vestrymen of
the church gave out the following
statement:
"We have implicit faith in the dead
rector. We have been associated with
him since he came here. We have
known him at all times of the day and
night and no finer man ever lived"
One of those who saw the feminine
figure in tan polo coat entering the
rear gate of the rectory early on Fri
day morning was William Phillips,
ir.b{ o%nb, - III
for Women, the grounds of which are
directly in the rear of the rectory.
Aroused by Barking Dog
1t was about 2:30 a. M, Phillips says.
He was awakened by the fierce bark
ing of dog belonging to ne,ghbor,
Allan Bennett. Going outside the col
lege gate to discover the cause Of the
uproar, Phillips saw q woman slip
through the rectory gate. He had no
opportunity to carry his investigation
further, for the dog sprang at him the
instant he emerged from the shadows
and he climbed tree in a hurry.
Mr.. Bennett also recalled the incl
dent. The dog set up a terrific bark
ing, he said, and he turned him loose
in the belief that burglars were abroad.
Mr.. Bennett says it was between 2:45
and q. m.
prosecutor Il. M. heekman OF S0mer-
set County had an interview with
Mrs. Hall this morning. Her brother.
Henry Stevens, was present and most
of the time her attorney, former State
Senator William Florence. He said he
found the woman to be in high state
of nervous tension but prompt in her
replies to all his questions.
"She told me-" said Prosecutor Beck
man, "that the woman seen entering
the rectory gate was herself. She
couldn't go to sleep when her husband
remained away SO late, she said, and
about 2 a. m. she got up and called
her brother, Willie, to accompany her
in search for him.
"He walked with her to the church.
she said, distance of about seven
blocks. 1t was locked and dark and
they couldn't get in, SO they returned
home"
Both Had Phone Calls
Mrs. Hall told the prosecutor that
her husband had had two telephone
calls early Thursday evening and had
told her that it was in response to
one Of them that he had to 90 out. II
also was telephone call which took
Mrs. Mills from her home. Mrs. Hall
said her husband told her that one of
the calls he answered was about some
painting that was being done at the
church and that the other, which re-
CURED his Departure concerned the