The New York herald., 1922-09-19

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May the criminal be brought to justice.
! That the Seventh Commandment has been
violated no one knows save those whose
| lips are sealed in death. l plead also
for sympathy for church and two fami-
| lies plunged into ndiscribable anguish
For humility. also l plead. Let him
that is without sin cast the first stone,
| and In all wrongdoing let us not spare
righteous condemnation OF the sin while
we manifest merciful consideration for
the sinner
Truly yours.
GEORGE III. PAYsoN.
Pastor OF the Suydam street Reformed
Church and president OF the New
/ Brunswick Pastors Association"
In their examination OF the church. 1t
is understood the authorities found ao-
solutely nothing OF Importance. There
\ Is : vague possibility that they found
| in Halls study desk, a fat topped at
| fair. letters of Importance. the contents
OF which they are Withholding for the
time but there was nothing to show that
Hall and Mrs. Mills went there on Thurs
day night after they left their respective
homes.
| The study is small, there Is no tele-
phone and very little furniture. The
| little room is behind the chancel, Oft the
ves.ry. or robing room, and everything
| in the church Is on one floor. The build
| ing has no steeple. There is cellar,
but 1t is accessible only from the out
side. Although there Is a trapdoor tn
the floor OF the nave. no stairs lead
| downward. and the cellar has dirt
| floor and Is evidently little used.
| Whatever the McCabe evidence may
amount 10 IS indicating that the murder
J was actually committed just where the
bciies We're found. the county detectives
are loath TO believe that suchs was the
case.
One OF them Is reported to have said
fatty that he knew where the crime was
committed Totten. who knows more
abo,t the case than the rest, having
been on II longer. asserted he was sure
The shooting did not take place beneath
the apple tree and added:
Il know where they were killed"
Position OF Bodies stilI Mystery.
| Every scrap Of evidence about the
manner in which the bodies lay seems
| to bear out the detectives and throw
| the McCabe evidence somewhat into
| question. AS has been told, the bodies
| lay In orderly fashion. not as II the two
had fallen where they were shot The
mans coat was buttoned, the womans s
dress was lying about her quite neatly.
| The mans hat was over his face and
beneath his hat his srcctacles were In
! place. The womans scarf was over her
! face.
1t was quite clear tlPt no two persons
shot to death could have fallen in any
| such fashion. Care had been shown In
their laying out. This would, perhaps.
! lend color to the contention of Mrs.
McCabe that there was two women at
the scene.
| The forces of the detectives were
augmented tonight by the arrival Of
State trooper. Juliani. who Is regarded
| as the murder expert of the constabul-
ary He came at the request OF the
Prosecutor OF Middlesex, Joseph T..
! Stricken, after q conference this morn
| ing. He will be here about three days,
the Prosecutor having asked for his
services for a period lasting not longer
| than Thursday morning. This Is addi-
tional proof that the authorities expect
to clear up the mystery In short order.
James Mills to-day had more peace
than at any time since Saturday, for
he had nothing more to say and hence
was left alone. His daughter. Charlotte.
however, figured slightly. having re-
ceiyed, according to report, letter
from Mrs. Hall. +.
1t was said this letter was written
on note paper bearing gold embossed
letter II and that it read Dear Char
lotte DO not worry. everything VIII
be all right You will be lookcd out
for. Sincerely, Mrs. Hail." The word
Ing and the manner OF signature, con-
sidering Mrs Halls station in life. are