South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-10-24
WOMAN IN GRAY
PAID ASSASSINS
TO KILL COUPLE
. investigator DisclOses Actions
of Jealous Woman and
Murdcrers.
ny FLoEENCE -. NORTH,
Attorney for Charlotte Mills.
Copyright. fg2G. by United Press.l


The rendezvous ~ death where
the hired s-ayers OF Dr Hall and
Mrs Mills hid near the scene OF the
crime en- the eve o. the double kill
ine. was discovered by my operatives
Late last night.
I believe they have located the
building. not far from the spot where
the bodies OF the pastor and the
sections wife were found, in which
the assasslus were concealed until
darkness furnished an iuscrutaole
cloak for their task II IS the same
building into which the mysterious
woman in grey was seen 20 disappear
late OF the afternoon OF Sept Il,
the date OF the murder.
In this building we believe. this
woman ln grey who instigated the
double murder met. possibly for the
first time. the gunner who were 10
do the actual Staying. There, 1t
would seem likely she gave them
their final Instructions.
Hid in Farm House.
According 20 witnesses. who fur
nished Us with this latest clue TO the
rnurderers. the woman IA grey went
10 this house which already con-
cealed the paid assassins and was not
again seen before dark. Possibly she
Acma.ned there with them, until the
our came FOR the kidnapping Of DR.
Hall and Mrs. Mills.
IL Will be asked. II we know the
building where the murder party
met why do we not obtain invalu-
able Information concerning its
members from the woman who occu-
pies the house?
The answer is that we know more,
We know the price OF silence.
have information leading me 10
conclude that $1,000 was paid 10
woman. whose house is believed 20
have been. the death rendezvous, to
shut her up Ny operatives have OBJ
tanned several leads pointing 10 this
womau-s dwelling But she herself,
each time she is questioned knows
nothing" The authorities have had.
Il is understood. an opportunity TO
question her If she has told them
more than she would tell our de-
tectlves. the fact has been kept
secret.
Leave Cars Nearby.
While the hired gunner sat in
this house WAITING for dark. the two
murder cars used in the kidnapping
and after the crime. were probably
those seen standing in Derussys
lane nor far from Phillips farm.
William D Bourke. a contractor. and
Jack White. both of this town. are
the men who have been quoted as
saying they saw cars parked there.
VIII tell more later concerning
our tracing of one of these cars. 1
want first to show how the prese nee
of the cars I'M the lane and the men
en- the house fits into the picture we
have reconstructed OF the tragedy.
4 The distance between the spot
vhere we believe the assassins lay
hidden. and that where the murder
cars waited is but half a mile as
the crow flies. But this must be
remembered:
Since the crime. all roads lead 10
the crab apple tree
Before no one who saw the loca-
ton Of the cars ever would have con-
necteI them with persons in the lit
tie group fof houses across country on
the other side OF Phillips farm.
peruesvs lane would have been a
s9fe SPOT for the murderers 20 park
their automobiles IL they wished TO
divert possible suspicion from their
hiding place. IL would have been
DAYS before any one starting where
the cars were seen got around 20 tne
murder house.
search For Autos.
ore Of the automobiles said TO
have been seen on the night of the
crime under circumstances that
would connect IL with the killing