Evening star., 1922-10-15
Supreme Court of N. J. Asked
to Assign Attorney General
to HalI-MhIs Case.
WIDOW OF PREACHER
READY FOR QUlZzING
Promises to Tell All She Knows
Troopers Seek Light on Lives
Of Slain Couple.
RY DAN RIM.

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Cram would be placed In control OF
the investigation into the murder OF
Rev. Edward Wheeler Hall and Mrs.
Eleanor Mills was regarded a GER
tainty in New Brunswick tonight.
Joseph Z. Stricken, local prosecutor,
and Azariah Beekman. prosecutor for
the adjoining Somerset county. have
appealed to Justice Parker of the su-
preme court of the state to request
the attorney general to take hand.
To refuse such n request, 1t is
pointed out, is to take full respon-
sibility for the outcome of the case.
The local prosecutors. in other words.
have asked for aid. A refusal would
be the same as telling them to go
back themselves and work out the
case in their own way.
The request of 4 justice OF the
Supreme Court to the Attorney Cen
eral in such a case is provided for
by law. The Attorney General. al
though nominally in charge of the
investigation after receiving such a
request, would be able to appoint
visable. The best available investi-
eating and detective talent in the
state of Now Jersey therefore would
be at his beck and call.
State Troops AcTve.
State troopers are working On the
case independent of the local prose-
cutor already, 1t Is understood The
announcement today was that $50
troopers already are digging up data
into the antecedents of both DIR. Hall.
the murdered rector of the Church
Of st. John the Evangelist, and Mrs.
Mills, the choir leader at the same
church.
Both the rector and the choir lead
er were unaccustomed to leaving
their respective homes after night
fall. According to Charlotte Mills.
daughter of the slain woman. who
was interviewed by newspaper men
again during the day, her mother, al
though rather unhappy in her mar
ried life, seldom went anywhere
without telling her daughter upon
her return. AS a result of this very
definite opinions are held that Mrs.
Mills had never visited the Phillips
farm, where the murder took place,
previous to the night of the murder.
Charlotte said that when her mother
left home at 1880 on the night that
she did not return, she said to her:
wait for me, kiddfe." The girl said
told her to go to her aunt's.
A number of books, it was revealed
today, had been given to Mrs. Mills
by the rector, which were more or
less of the highly sexual type. One
of these, 1t was stated, was a story
of a clergyman who entered the
world war, worked behind the
trenches and became highly enam-
cured Of a girl who afterwards be-
came his light of love.
Husband Non-Communicative
James Mills, husband of the deceased
woman, protested today that he knew
nothing Of the case other than what
has already been told. AS a matter of
fact, he went down to the courthouse to
protest against the visit Of news SAITH
erers
Mrs Hall will give some time 20 news
paperment next week, 1t was intima.ed
today. She will then answer all ques-
tions regarding the double murder that
correspondents can ask. She has kept
rather secluded. and the opinion Is
freely expressed that she knows bit
more than she is telling. but, say the
Hall family supporters, she's doing the
natural thing, in keeping away from
the limelight
The Hayes expense fund is a big
success, judging from the number of
people who were tagged today on the
streets. Final tabulations have not
been made. by the committee in
charge, but it seems that everybody
who went through the business dis
trict was buttonholed and came
across. Local politicians are pointing
out these facts.
stin Held Schneider.
Raymond Schneider. who caused
the arrest Of Clifford Hayes, is in jail
charged with perjury and a statutory
offense. in which Pearl BANNER 10
implicated. He went to Middlesex
County Hospital during the day, for
an operation on his finger, which had
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