The New York herald., 1922-10-06
Officials Say Pastor Signed
Letters With Mysterious
Initials ID. L. L.
PROMISE NEW ARREST
Prosecutors Say Results May
Be Expected Soon in Double
Killing Investigation.


ing pair of silk stockings which the
rector gave her.
She had on n silken scarf, which he
also gave to her, when they met clan
destinely three weeks ago tonight and
died together.
These bits of information tonight
furnished two rare morsels of gossip
In this town. where little by little inti-
mate details of the couples romance
are leaking out
Following the New York autopsy
on the body of DIR. Hall the report
was current tonight that an arrest
would be made within short time
1--WE have built up a strong case,
+ Prosecutor Stricker of Middlesex
county, said. Results may be expected
soon, but 1 am not going to forecast
an arrest within few hours. When
we make arrests the case will be cop
per riveted"
In the Judgment of the authorities
the autopsy in New York did not dis
close much that was not known be-
not show it, there was a mark of an
other bullet fired at the rector 1t
nicked the lobe of his left ear, the
mark being hardly perceptible.
The lines have been drawing, tighter
and tighter in the last two days in the
Hall-Mills mystery. The advent of the
State troopers. with Sergeant Lamb in
command has so spurred the county de-
tectives that much has been done that
should have been done earlier.
Seek Trace of Keys.
IL has been settled definitely that let
ters were written by Hall to Mrs. Mills.
Two are in the possession of the County
Prosecutors. Stricken and Beekman.
This finally disposes of the idea that
the correspondence was one sided one.
or that Mrs. Mills never sent the loving
epistles she penned and which her hus-
band. James Mills. said he believed she
copied out OF books Halls letters to
the woman were not found with che
bodies. though her letters to him were.
Detectives learned Hall had signed
the missives with the initials ID. 7. L."
There is no explanation at hand as to
what the letters meant but 1t is be-
lieved they stood for the German words
"Deine Treue Liebe," meaning your
true love"
A thorough examination has been
made of the boilers in the Lord Stirling
School where Mills Is janitor. The eX-
animation disclosed nothing.
1t has been ascsrtained that Mrs.
Halls brother. Henry, who is a rifle
expert and lives at Lavalette. sent
clothing from New Brunswick to Laval
ette the day after the Hall funeral.
There are on the record now instances
I.1r aIZ 1Iz v,aI Il
dyed, of William Stevens having two
suits cleaned and of Henry Stevens
sending a suit by express from here
to his home. all after the commission
of the crime.
One of the matters which the State
troopers will take up Immediately Is the
question what became of Halls keys.
He had set of keys to the church. and
Il was his habit to carry them with
him wherever he went. AS far as can
be ascertained they were not on his
body.
Believe Letter Bred killing.
The last letter written by Mrs Mills
10 which THE NEW YORK HERALD called
attention on Tuesday morning. is play
ing an important part in the inquiry
Another phrase from it leaked out to-
day. Mrs. Mills wrote most ferventlJ
"Oh, / love you so much, love you,
love you, / love you, 1 love you sc
much"
1t is firmly believed now that Mrs
Mills left the letter in the secret post
office in the church. that tho rector
failed to get 1t and that, falling intc
the hands Of someone else, II led d.
rectly to the murder.
A week ago there was a report that
$1,000 belonging to Hall possibly was
missing. The next day the statement
was forthcoming that the amount hao
been found intact in his safe deposit
box. It now appears that the amount
was 10000. The rector had this sum ir
what are understood to be readily
negotiable securities. where he could lay
his hand on IL at any moment Tn,
.umor that Hall ana Mrs. Mills planned
an elopement TO China or Japan has
gained new life through the discovery
that Hall had so large a sum readily
available.
The prosecutors will. unless there is
wholly unexpected development, recal
Mills Mrs. Hall and other witnesses 70,
further examination within day or so
dispute has arisen as to why DR.
r.. T. Cronk was engaged TO examine
the body of Mrs. Mills. Cronk made the
statement yesterday that he was en-.
gagged by former state Senator Florance
counsel of the Halls. Florance denied
on the other hand, supports Cronk by
saying he was told to engage a physi-
clan to make the examination I'm order
TO protect the interests of the Hall fam.
ily." lis asked Florance, he said
whether Cronk would do, and Florance
said he would.
Ellis Parker, Burlington county de-
tective. asked by Charlotte Mills to take
hold OF the case. has replied TO the girl
He pointed out that his own work was
so pressing that he could not grant her
wish When that work is finished, he
said he would be glad to assist on the
case. IL the authorities requested him e
do so.
An inquiry has been made among the
members OF tho choir Of the Church OF
ST. John the Evangelist. Halls church
TO ascertain whether gossip about the
slain couple was current among the
singers. The result has been negative
II made clear, however. that Mrs. Mills
was none too well liked because OF her