Norwich bulletin., 1922-10-18
Letters Written by | Mrs. Mi|lstOReV. Hall
Made Public by Prosecution
 Were Found on Body of Slain Minister.

New Rr.rsgick, N. ]. Oct. 17-Prose- cutorss seeking to pierce the barriers of cncertainty about the murders of the Rev. Edward Wheeler Hall and Mrs. El- eanor Reinhardt Mills, the wife of hia sexton, more than month ago, today turned from search of theoretical by paths and massed an attack against the center Of the drama-the families ot the dead man and woman. x
 The Hall family trio, Mrs. Hall, her brother, Henry Stevens and Willie Ste yens, her eccentric brotisar. were exam ined one by one in the court house, Mrs Hall for full hour and the others for shorter periods. Each was examined a-one only officials were present and the results were guarded.
 ! But one eerie aspect of Mrs. Hairs questioning was made known by ner counsel, Thomas N. Pfeiffer.
 Mrs. Hall was seated at the end of long room alone Attorney Pfeiffer says. She was asked to remove her hat land to put on the grey coat she says She wore when, at two in the morning
 on September 15, she went to searcf for her husband. She put on the coat. Then the door opened at the end oi | the room; and a woman, of foreign as pect, poorly dressed, and alone, entered and sat staring at Mrs. Hall, her st torney says For minutes she looked al the widow of the slain rector, turnint
 her head this way and that. Then, with out saying a word she left the room
 Mrs. Hall was permitted to go soon al terward. :. Whether the unknown woman identi fled Mrs. Hall or not, was not aRnounc l ed The description of the silent figur Italics in many points, with that of tn | peasant woman wnose nome He1r tn old Phillips farm, long mortgae . wa
 cleared of obligations by a recen, entir payment. The peasant woman va brought into the case yesterday, whe l she spoke of having seen, several day T previous to the murder, a woman search ing the fields near the spot where tn I couple were later found -' Prosecutor Beekman of Somerset coun
 ty today made public some of the lei
 ters found on the body of the Rev. Hal
 They were, he said, in the handwritin
 of Airs. Mills although unsigned.
 one of them is critical epiiogue
 book the rector is said to have giN , en Mrs Mills, "The Mother of All Li, ing, by Robert Keable, described a
 love story of Africa, exotic in atno: phere, and frank in treatment ii Dearest" the letter says, "how fal Il I read remember too, honey min , what a lot there is to talk about aftt ,l l read this book-We must take it wit us when we ride and talk about it, e { pecialTy the marked partsrthis Keab certainly knows hesFts -it Is sweet b' 6 nothing compared to ours-I don't wal I to read such books ever again. Why You know. They make me 'yearn fl
 what perhaps I missed in this life. AT 2 to think that now and hereafter l shs : never escape this longing until our sou
 are one at last"
 l Dearest, dearest boy of mine, go, n morning." another letter begins. Win t joy and peace is ours today, and strengt Y Now, gracious God Is to privilege n to know this most joyous, greatest ble o sing-I am on my knees, darling, loo h ing up at my noble man. worshippin : adoring. Wonder of wonders, that I 10
 you even more than yesterday"
 Prosecutor Beekman attaches impoi ance to a third letter in which is forl . Honey mine, I was needing you, as on o you know, but he was here and so sa
 not to come"
 n Henry Stevens was questioned, accor : ing to Attorney Pfeiffer regarding e alibi for the night of the murder, wh ,e he said he had been hunting near L
 vallette, N. J. He announced today tn l. his trim had been one planned to Sou ,r America, not Europe, as has been ;sa " but stated that arrangements had be E. cancelled.
 ell Officially, the results of today's ] ts examination were not made known. On l. more, new drive has been starte
 vaguely, it is believed that new eviden n has been uncovered, and the return frt T. scattered trails to the massed attack Id day is expected to bring definite IS tion No arrests were made.
 le "If Charlotte was paid any money
 the letters which have been publishe
 said James Mills. husband of the de [ choir singer. tonight T will make VI give it back. That is blood money, ana
 want none of it.''
 al When asked if he still believed u h there was nothing unusual in the friei D. ship between his wife and the mirdst d MT. Mills said:
 i- If these letters are real. and tn l. seems to be little doubt of that now le cannot help but believe what see. te Mrs. Hall doesn't see it, she must le blind"
 h. Two state policemen were placed
 guard at Mrs. Halls home late tpnigh 'e CTRERsoN MURDERL CASE