Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-09-22
MURDERED SINGERS
HUSBAND 'GR|LLED
AGAIN BY OFFICERS
Authorities Want Name OF the
Woman Who Told Sexton OF
Wife's Relations With Hall.
MRS. HALL MAKES DENIAL
ny Assdrlated aress 10 Every Evening.

tly Associated J'ress 10 Every Evening.
New Brunswick, N. j.. Sept 22.--
Authorities investigating the Staying
II the Rev Edward Wheeler Han,
and Mrs. Eleanor f,elnhardt Mills.
his choir leader. turned again 10
James Mile, husband of the dead
" man today. in their efforts 10 solve
he mystery which dix days of prob
ing hns only served TO deepen
by DOM T.. TOolan. asssis.td. prose
cu;cc of Mldilcsex county and detec-
Mills was re-exnmined at length
ives, but they declined to indicate
what line the questioning took. II was
understood. however, that they made
s.renl Gus efforts to help him recall tho
mar Of the woman who he says told
him several months ago that gossips
were linking the names Of Mrs Mills
u Mr.. Hall.
The questioning of church members
t'tt continued today. The questioners
re ready TO follow lines supporting
a.. one of three theories:
That the murders were con mittet
with n Jealousy motive.
That they were committed by black
mailers who had become desperate
That they were committed by some
eelf appointed moral censor" in the
minister's flock
The only theory which has been ad.
vanced that they APPEARED UNWILLING
% consider seriously was that Of a
robbery motive Their hrmest faith
however. ia pinned 20 the Jealous,
| motive.
Mr.. Toolan voiced the firm belle
that the slaylngs were deliberate, wei
p.anrel !. Geld b'oc ded mIrIcrs."
! Authorities have been unable to ~.
any information as to who called Mrs
Mills the Thursday night OF he
death. or who summoned Mr.. Hal
from Lis home by telephone the sam,
! night
Mrs. Hall. the rector's wealth,
widow. iseued n statement ttda,
through Miss Sally Peters. q friend o
tho family. denying reports yester
day that she had Suggested robber
motive for the murder.
James Mills. sexton OF the Epiaco
pal Church OF st. John the Evangells
was missing yesterday, and an all
day search by the authorities failed {
discover any trace Of him.
Mills returned late last night ssy
ing he had left town to avoid put
licity. He Will be questioned by III
authorities today.
The officials wanted TO questio
the sexton as to the identity OF II
| woman member of the church VIII
he said yesterday. first told him I
the stories going around the tow
regarding the friendship of the rectt
land the sections wife. Mills in h
lengthy defense OF his wife and II
, clergyman refused TO name the IL
, formant
The authorities are particular
anxious 20 learn who she is. belize
ing the knowledge will furnish the
lead in questioning other membe
of the church with whom Mr.. Ha
and Mrs. Mills were on familiar term
Their line of inquiry will be based {
, the theory that vengeance was Il
motive of the double murder. II WI
! plainly stated yesterday that de-
mite line of investigation concernir
definite person is being pursued.
The official statements regardir
! the vengeance motive followed. by
few hours. indirect utterances fro
Q Mrs. Hall expressing the belief tn
Mr.. Hall and Mrs. Mills had be,
slain by persons who mistook the
for other persons. rby robbers WI
[ believed Mr.. Hall to have a lar
= sum of money. 1t was said on b
= half of Mrs. Hall that she would n
j lbelieve her husband and Mrs. Mi
guilty of improper relations. ev
4 We're she confronted with sworn tes
y mony TO that effect.
= Taking Mrs. Halls statement III
r her husbands watch. and probat
his wallet. were missing for what
e may be worth, the Middlesex a
e Soplerset County authorities clung
d the vengeance theory and laid tn,
s plans to bring within the scope of
It quiry large number ofpersons wi
y whom Mr.. Hall and Mrs. Mills h
been on more or less familiar terms
the affairs of the little church..
Two things We're definitely esta
Ia lished in yesterdays Investigate,
One is that Mr.. Hall did not go to
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