Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-16
Court to Name M'Crass
in Murder Case Today


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that when the bodies were discovered
the rector's eyes were closed, while Mrs.
Mills eyes were wide open. It had
previously been stated In another quar-
ter that the eyes of both were closed,
but Totten said this was erroneous.
"The eyes of the dead usually remain
upon," said TotteT. 1T is very strnnge
that the rcctor's eyes should have been
closed. Somebody must have closed
."Trom the moment I saw the differ.
ont consideration with which the dead
bodies had been treated. with the eyes
| of the minister closed and his glasses
placed lovingly on his nose. and the
women with her head almost cut Oh
and her eyes staring. I knew ] was not
on the trail Of any blackmailer or rob.
her or any other ordinary criminal.
Totten Sees End Of Mystery
"I have had four men working on
,bot lend for three weeks. and working
en- quietly that nobody but myself has
known what they were doing. Within d
very few days now everybody will know
I and will be satisfied that we have not
been wasting time or buns1inE.
1--WE don't intend 20 ioe frightened By
| Mrs. Halls attorney. Mr.. Pfeifer. Mr..
pfciffer can write forty letters for forty
dnys in succession and they are not
going to throw me of this case.
know where We are going and we are
not going to be turned back by letters
10 the Governor. This mystery will be
| solved"
The county authorities also assert
| that they have established beyond doubt
/ XnL "a
where tho bodies were found. They be-
lieve, rs many people have believed from
| thc beginning. that the couple we're
! lrred or followed to some trSsting place.
! where they were killed. or whence they
were kidnapped TO the place where they
were killed. and that then their bodies
were taken by automobile to the spot
where they were found. They also de-
| clare. in answer to charges that they
have completely failed in their investi-
pation. that they have Information
which fixes the exact time Of the mur-
: der.
! Special detectives who made a minute
examination of the wounds received by
Mrs. Mills and Mr.. Hall. said today
/ that Mrs. Mills was shot from a dis
tancc. while the minister was killed al
! close range. The three bullets that
struck Mrs Mills remained in her head.
while those which killed the rector went
/ through his head. The deduction is
that Mrs. Mills managed to get some
distance away from the murderers be-.
. fore the bullets took effect.
! The belief that the couple were killed
BY an automatic pistol was eliminated
tnday, Thc cartridge shells found on
the ground near where the bodies were
discovered bore the name Of the Peters
Cartridge Company.
Another Critic Of Officials
Another critic of the authorities was
found Yesterday in julius b. Braun. a
rcnrrsentativc Of the Mills family.
Braun is the head Of Braun's National
| Detective Agency. : Bcekman street,
New York. He has been engaged to
investigate the case by Florence North
! of New Brunswick, attorney for Char
lotte Mills. sixteen -year-old daughter
! of the murdered choir singer.
James Mills. husband Of the muir.
! dered woman. attracted public attention
| to the suspicious against him by calling
! Mt the Prosecutors Office on Saturday
and protesting against being treated as
II suspect. Thus. the statement made
by Braun yesterday created situation
! lf WHICH tHp representatives vi lHe only
two persons with possible motive. so
far as known. are attacking the au =
thoritics for their stupidity and their
| failure TO solve the mystery and bring
the murdcrers to justice.
Braun disclosed TO reporter that
Miss North, as attorney for Charlotte,
has n large packet of letters which. he
says prove the intimacy between the
rector and Mrs. Mills. At his home at
40 East Fifteenth street yesterday
Braun said:
II have seen statement in the news :
papers TO the effect that ] had fur
rished Detective Totten with leads anG
information. | did no such thing.
am not working with the authorities al
all. They have bungled the case time
and time again. and ! DO not want them
to bungle any information / get.
Says Two Autos Were Used
81 have had four operatives worklnI
on this case for sever days, represent.
ing Miss North. ! am not getting pait
for the work. All l want is the credit
for solving the mystery if | can do it
We have several clues, all pointing ir
the same direction. When we are fin
ishcd with our Investigation. I will ~
either to Governor Edwards or to At.