Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-09-26
JAMES MILLS
IS questioned
CIoSeted With Prosecutors
Stricken and Beekman
for 2 Hours
NOTHING GIVEN OUT
Willie and Henry Hall Also to
be Questioned Later in
the Day

NEW BRUNSWICK, Sept. 26:-
Indications here this morning were
that new clues had been secured
by the investigators in the double
murder case in which Rev. Edward
Wheeler Hall and Mrs. Eleanor
Reinhardt Mills, his choirleader.
were the victims. James Mills,
church sexton. the husband Of the
slain woman, was again brought to
the court house and was closeted
with Prosecutors Stricken and
Beekman and detectives for more
than two hours. 1t was understood
that he was being questioned con-
corning his knowledge of certain
stories which have just been learn.,
ed by the prosecutors once!
The two brothers of Mrs. Hall,
Willie and Henry, were also to be
questioned later in the day by .he
investigators. 1t was said this morn
ingsin the prosecutors office in an
effort to learn more from them re-
garding certain phases of the lives
of the murdered couple which were
not touched upon during their for
mer questioning.
Mrs. Millie Opie, of 81 Carman
street. whose telephone was used
by both Mr.. and Mrs. Mills in re-
ceiving and making calls Is today
| quoted as making certain state
ments which would indicate that
the home life of Mr.. and Mrs. Mills
was not as peaceful as they would
have others believe.
According to the statement attrib-
uted to Mrs. Opie. Mrs. Mills
was hot tempered and had numer-
Gus quarrels with her husband.
When Mills would raise his voice in
| the course of a bitter argument.
Mrs. Opie is quoted as saying, Mrs.
Mills wouli proceed to sing loudly
in order to prevent the sound OF
her husbands voice reaching the
neighbors.
About six months ago, Mrs. Opie
| is reported to have said today. she
went into the Mills home, Mrs. Mills
entering shortly afterwards. The
following conversation then took
place. Mrs. Opie declared:
Where have you been?" Mills
asked his wife.
II have been to the church." Mrs.
Mills replied.
What. again? You do more for
the church and Mr.. Hall than you
do for me-" remarked Mr. Mills.
II do. but L care more for Mr..
Halls little finger than for your
whole body" Mrs. Mills replied.
Mrs. Mills is reported by Mrs,
Opie to have remarked to her last
fall that her home life was becoming
so distasteful to her that she was
contemplating going into retreat.
"You are not a Catholic. How can
you go into a retreat?" Mrs. Opie
| is quoted as asking Mrs. Mills. "Oh.
you know we Episcopalians have
those too" Mrs. Mills is said to have
lreplied. "Instead OF doing that you
Ishould think of your two children"
Mrs. Opie replied, according TO her
statement.
Mrs. Opie said she had long an
| Iticipated a "flare-up" in the Mills
lhcm owing to the numerous phone
lcalls exchanged between Mr.. Hall
and Mrs. Mills and the hours Mrs.
Mills spent away from home.
| About o'clock on Thursday after
lnoon Sept. IA. Mrs. Opie said q
call Tor Mrs. Mills came over her
Telephone. She said she recognize
tho voice OF Mr.. Hall as she had
often heard him speak over the wire
IN calling up Mrs. Mills. he havipg
called two or three times 3 week.
Mrs. Opie said she went to the Mills
homo and tried to rouse Mrs. Mills
but did not succeed, she believing
her to be sleeping.
At 1880 o'clock that night. Mrs.
| Opie is quoted as saying she met
Mrs. Mills and her daughter, Char
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