The New York herald., 1922-10-23
INDICTMENTS ARE NEAR
Suspicion OF Another AT
fair Of Rector Seen in Mes
sage to New York.
APPEARED LIKE 4 TRlST
will BE at Your Apartment
Said Telegram to Woman-
Despatch to Stevens Too.

Special Dispatch to The New YoEK HERALD.
New BRUNSWICK, Oct. 22.-Three
women were examined to-day in CON
nection with the Hall Mills murder
mystery, but the utmost secrecy was
maintained as to who they may be or
where they were examined. What was
learned regarding them makes il clear
that the investigation is to continue
and it may continue some time If no
indictments are found to-morrow, as
seems possible. 1t is known that the
chief difficulty Prosecutors Stricken
and Beekman have encountered is i'm
getting people to talk
1t is known that there were women
in the neighborhood of the Phillips
farm on the night of the murder who
will not come forward and say as
much because the place had an un-
savory reputation, II is known, too
that Schneider and Hayes. who were
arrested and then released saw some
people in that neighoorhood during
their nocturnal rambies, recognized
some of those they saw and have told
the authorities.
1t is possible. it appears, that there
may have been still another woman
in the life. of the Rev. Edward Hall.
The proof is not clear, though il may
be within twenty-four hours. II lies
in telegram.
Clue 10 other woman
The telegram was addressed 20
woman in New York and read:
"will De at your apartment late this
evening"
Joseph l.. Striker. Prosecutor of Mid
dlesoX county, wants TO see this telc-
gram and also one that Hall sent at
exactly the same time to Henry Stevens
at Lavallette, ". j.. Henry stevens be
ing that brother Of Mrs. Hall who IL
an expert marksman This telegram.
sent. tho. same day read Sorry I cant
get down"
In these two te!esrams lie not only
DtoslbIiltN VI IbUkdUNE II
Halls life. but also an indication Of III.
coolness said 10 exist between him and
his brother-in-law Henry. To-day fun
ther information regarding this same
coolness was obtained and Hall wa
quoted by one who knew Mrs. Mills II
timately as having said to her tina,
Henry Stevens had always hated him
since his marriage was arranged
In view OF the telegram TO New York.
Il was suggested tonight that it wa~
sent to a woman at whose apartment he
and Mrs. Mills met on their Journeys to
the metropolis. This of course, Is pos
sibility and may prove TO be the ex-
planation. for there are no other indica-
tions OF still third love affair in the
lie OF the rector whom one OF Mrs.
Ha0s relatives refers 10 as being with
out romance. II he was unromantir.
Hall was rather more different in char
acter from Mrs. Mills than has appeared
1t has been amply testified to that she
was fond Of the society of men, and one
member Of the congregation of st. John
the Evangelist. Ralph V. NJ Gorsline
has said that she spoke TO him in
somewhat anectionatc tone moro thsa
once but he did not reciprocate. Cors
line. 1t will be recalled. was one OF those
who were called 10 the office Of Prosecu-
tor Stricken on Saturday.
IL is understood that besides being
questioned as 70 his whereabouts on the
night of the murder. September IL.
which he has explained frequently. Gors-
line was asked also about the burning
of his motor car two weeks ago to-day.
II has been q matter Of surprise TO him
that this should be regarded as Of the
ffT4 fstsfI A.
thoroughly burned and It's wreck is now
once. but ne did not reciprocate. Goss-
and Ice Company where it was hauled
the day after the fire ft Is said by
enc who has examined Il that the tan'S
still contains considerable gasoline.
Another witness examined on Satur-
day was barbara Tough. II is now
understood that her loyalty 10 Mrs Hal
is one OF the outstanding and natura,
traits OF her Scotch disposition. II was
to her that Mrs. Hail is understood 90
have said on the day before the bodies
were found when handing her pair
of Halls socks TO wash. that she tclt
that the rector was dead. There Is
marked contradiction IN the evidence
that has been transcribed in the pros
eeutor'a Office as to whether Mrs. Hal
made this remark. which might be taken
as showing a prcmonition OF tho DEATH
OF her husband. or Which sne was 70
hear ia twenty -four hours.
Barbari & appears. knew much that
vas going on and told her employer
Certainly II there was aught that Mrs
Hall should have known about what
went on az the church social asfair,
Barbara would have told Mrs. Han. a.
Ia also barbara who remembers Mrs
Hall Knocking on Willie Stevens's doot
vnen the rectors wife prepared to mak
hor late night trip to the church In her
efforts 70 locate her missing husband
Azariah Beekman paid no attention %
the Han-MIlls case to-day, but It Is WI.
derstood he played excellent golf at ia
Rari,an Valley Country Club, where De-
told friend, II was reported, that ther~
will probably be no indictments found in
the case tomorrow.
The belief persists in both somcrvilie
and New Brunswick that iriictmcr..