Evening journal., 1922-11-02
Widower of Slain
Choir Singer THINKS
1t Peculiar Mrs. Hall
Hash I Offered Re-
tUard for Murderers.
ID enieS Rector's
wi d o 10 Suggested
Calling Police
MRS. GIBSON
ALSO CRIITCLZES

NEW BRUNSWICK, N. J.. Nov. 2.
Omitted Press)-James Mills. hus-
band OF tho slain choir singer. to-
day declared untrue several state
ments made by Mrs. Frances Noel
Hall, the rector's widow. in her in
cerning tho double murder.
Detective James Mason declared
that discrepancies existed between
statements of Mrs. Hall and those
OF "other witnesses while Mrs.
Jane Gibson. who says she witnessed
the duel murder. simultaneously at
tackled declarations made by the late
rector's wife who. she chargest was
present at the slayings.
Mills. laying aside the meek de-
meanor he has assumed since the
crime. took issue with Mrs. Halls
assertion that she notified police OF
she saw him the morning after ne
left home.
II met Mrs. Ham about $50 FRI
day morning at the church and she
told me Hall had not been home the
previous night" Mills declared.
II said: My God. neither wal
Eleanor, maybe they have eloped.
"cNo. II must have bean scui play
she replied.
Il, myself suggested calling the
police. and she said she would tele-
phone them and did not Intimate she
had already called them. Later In
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them that Mrs Mills was missing"
Mrs. Hall yesterday repeatedly
said she had not talked with Mills
as 20 the possibility OF foul play or
an elopsmeut
They can't eaton the murderers
any too quick TO suit me-" Mills con-
tfnued. II had any money I'd Of
fer Il 20 quicken the solution. am
not vindictive either. but I want TO
see those people punished"
Mills also insisted despite Mrs.
Halls denial. that he saw her four
times Friday. the day after the muir
ders. He repeated that he saw Mrs.
Hall at $50 Friday morning.
Mills also declared he saw Mrs.
Hall twice on Saturday and added
"she looked very much worried"
'T aid not see her again until after
the bodies had been found. I went
to tell her about n but she already
knew. She was not crying and was
not nearly so broken up as I was.
had a fainting spell while was
there and she got me some spirits OF
Mills declared he Certainly still
had confidence in his wife and Hall"
There may have been friendship
between them but II was friendship
OF the mind" he said. 'Nr. Hail
was a fne man and know my wife
would not have done anything
wrong"
Mills declared he had never heard
gossip about his wife and Hall and
had never heard OF her having trou-
Die with anyone
He betrayed resentment when
ihown Mrs. Halls answer Il do not
are TO say" TO the question whether
'he considered Mrs. Mills a vamp.
''she knew just as well as did
hat my wife was a good woman"
he fiared.
Mills asserted he thought II "pecu-
lar that Mrs. Hall should not wish
o offer a reward for the murderer's."
The first time Mrs. Hall came 20
he Mills home on Friday morning
after the disappearance, the first
question she asked me: Was any
'ne sick at your house last night?"
according to the church janitor. and
afterwards spoke about foul play
Mills said he had been facslmiles
" one OF the letters Hall is alleged
% have written 20 his wife and that
he was satisfied that Il was IN the
'ector's handwriting.
Usually mild hammered and timid.
Mills betrayed haring emotion again
when he declared whoever the muir
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