Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-10-06
NEW ATTEMPTS
To SOLVE BIC
MURDER CASE
Many Called Before for Dues
tioning in Case Are Again
Before Prosecutor
ARREST MAY BE NEAR
Learn Mrs. Mills Buried in
Silk Stockings Given Her
by Mr.. Hall

NEW BRUNSWICK. Oct. g.
Possession of new facts bearing on
the killing of the Rev. Edward
Wheeler Hall, rector of the Epis-
copal Church of St. John the Evan
gelist, and his choir leader, AIn.
Eleanor Reinhardt Mills, on the
night of Sept. II. led investigator1
today to order the re-examinattcu of
many persons previously interviews
ed.
Despite the note Of conf1dencs
with which the inquiry got under
way today. those inside OF It were
reluctant TO make predictions con-
corning possible arrests.
They expressed the belief that the
inquiry was now proceeding satis-
factorily and that there was every
likelihood Of the mystery being
clear ed.
attached to the discovery of two
letters written by Rev Mr. Half
to Mrs. Mills. These letters were
signed with the initials E. L. -
an abbreviation of the German
sentiment: "Deine treue liebe.
meaning Your true love-"
1t was disclosed also that Mrs.
Mills was buried wearing a pair Ok
silg stockings which the rector gave
her.
Detectives now are convinced
that letter from Mrs. Mills tn-
tended for the rector reached some
other hands and that the couple
were watched on Thursday night
VIXEN they met in the dark lane
near the spot where the bodies were
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tance to the fact as indicated by
the autopsy that the shots were
fired by someone thoroughly fam
iliar with firearms and who was an
excellent shot.
After a conference this morning
the authorities announced their In
tentions to requestion Mrs Frances
Hall, the pastors widow. and James
Mills, husband of the slain choir
singer. It was said they would be
asked to explain certain apparent
discrepancies between their first
stories and information later obtain
ed by investigators.
Considerable signifcance was
placed this morning upon the erec-
ton of a barbed wire fence, about
passageway in the rear of Rev. Mr.
Halls church leading to an old barn.
The vestry of the church ordered
this wire. fence put up James Mills.
husband of the slain choirleader,
said today. The reason given by the
vestrymen for their step was to
prevent the boys of the neighhor-,
hood from running through the
church yard and creating = uuia~'
ance, Mills said.
1t would seem upon investig4tfod55
however, that this wire fence wou111
not stop the children from p1ay1nEs4
if such was the real reason for orr
dering the fence built. as on eithen=
side of this netting there is only q
low fence which could easily bA5
scaled by the boys
1t was common talk at the times
the wire fence was erected. it was
learned today from church men1-
bers and those living in the vicinity,
that frequent meetings of the rector
and Mrs. Mills in the barn and rhe
use of this path as the means OF
going between the church and barn
were the real cause for this step.
A member of the church who has
been in the choir man y years is re-
ported to have told authorities one
of the members of the choir remark
ed about year ago at choir prac-
tice: 81 notice Rev. Mr.. Hall and
Mrs. Mills are not here tonight They
must be in New York buyingC Christ
mas music" Mrs. Mills. with few
exceptions. was the last TO leave the
church on choir practice rights. the
detectives haye,heen told. and tho
growing fEi1 dAhess between the
two was cause OF Considerable
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