Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-03
WIDOW HAD CLOTHES
DYED AFTER MURDER
Of HALL AND SINGER
Sent Garments to Philadelphia
Directly After Tragedy at
New 1runsWick.
TROOPERS PROBE MYSTERY


TROOPERS PROBE MYSTERY
New Brunswick, N. J.. Oct. s.-Whne
the State Troopers assigned 70 the
Hall.Mills murder mystery went 10
york yesterday to learn all they could
about the Phillips farmhouse. near
which the double murder probably took
place. and conducted thorouGn
search for the automatic pistol that
the murderer used, county detectives
who have been At work for two weeks
and have found nothing OF importance
went into ecstacies Of the the fact thN
Mrs. Hall had had some clothes clean
ed ana dyed since the murder was
committed.
At tho Hall home last night, Timothy
PfeifYer, recently engaged as counsel
confirmed the report that Mrs. Hail
had sent clothing to Philadelphia to
be dyed He said that on September
20, Mrs. Hall gave to friend. Mrs. q.
Bearman, a long brown ulster and
scarf. asking her to have both dyed
black by the Philadelphia firm. Since
then, PfeifYer said. Mrs. Hall had not
heard OF the matter and the clothing
had not been returned to her.
The troopers have not finished their
work, but they have established the
fact that there was no weapon. hidden
in either of the wells near the Phillips
farmhouse. They also have learned
that no weapon was thrown into the
heavy locust thicket lying between the
farmhouse and the place where the
body was found. They are convinced
that the stains on the mating in one
of the upper bedrooms Of the house
was paint and not blood. In ascertain
in these things they had the aid OF
reporters. but not Of the county de-
tectives They have also examined
very thoroughly the clothes worn by
Hall.
Charlotte Mills Angered.
Sergeant Lamb. in charge Of the
troopers, has been busy outside Of New
Brunswick. There Is reason to believe
that within another day or two he will
question some OF the mysterious in
dividuals whom the country detectives
have been limiting about, but not find
ing, and who are reported to have left
town since the burden. One OF two OF
these individuals. who are merely sus-
poets and against whom there is, as
yet no evidence OF any value, is known
to have been in nearby towns for the
last ten days.
Apparently spurred to increased ac-
tivity by the presence OF the troopers
the subordinates OF tho two county
prosecutors. Stricken and Beekman.
as we'll as Beekman, himself. tried to
make Roadway yesterday. Charlotte
Mills was called to the court house and
gave the ofic1als piece OF her mind.
Two members Of the Carpenter family
were examined and so was Mrs. Ad-
olson Clark or Minna Clarke, as she
has been moro frequently called.
What was regarded by the prosecu-
tors as the most important lead was
the discovery that Mrs. Hall. wife of
the murdered rector. had sent some
clothing to Philadelphia on September
90 TO have IL cleaned and dyed. On
the strength Of this information Beck
man sent one OF Stricker's detectives.
Charles Collins. to Philadelphia and
sought the aid Of the police there. This
is Ne first time q man has been sent
out Of the county in connection with
this case.
Detective Ehted to Find.
Collins got Sergeant Belshaw OF the
Philadelphia Homicide Squad and De-
tective Shelter and visited the cleaning
establishment He found there that a
package Of clothing had been received
from Mrs. Hall on September 20. The
girl behind the counters said the cloth
ing had been examined before the
cleaning began, and that there was
nothing unusual about it. The clothes
were returned to Mrs. Hall on Sep
tenber -. Collins did not ind out
whether it had been Mrs. Halls custom,
10 have cleaning and dyeing done ir
Philadelphia. The suits Of Mrs. Halls
brother, William Stevens. which were
cleaned the day after the murder
were cleaned here, but the order came
TO the cleaning establishment from 6
local clothing firm from whom Steven.
had bought a new suit.
When he returned from Philadelphia
Collins was quite elated over the in
formation he had obtained. He wa:
greatly chargined to learn that the
Philadelphia police had let the stor,
OF his visit leak out. Shortly after hi.
arrival Beekman sent for and cues
toned Louise Geist. one Of the maid.
IN the Hall house, presumably abou
the clothing. What he learned from
her he did not disclose.
The examination OF Mrs Clarke wa.
nYO1nnUad -
was questioned about her knowledge O
the relations existing between Hall ant
her friend, Mrs. Mills, and also as Il
incidents on the trip the Halls mad,
70 Lake Hopatcong the day before tn
murder.
Theodore Carpenter Questioned.
Both Mrs. Clarke and Mrs. Mil
were guests 81 the Halls on that oc
easion. There has been q suspicio,
ever since the discovery Of the Grim
that something happened on that tri]
that brought on a crisis In the affair
n the Millses and the Halls.
Sidney Carpenter, it appeared afte
MS visit to the court house, was calle
py mistake. Theodore Carpenter, VIII
yves quite near the Hall home, wa
sent Tor later 1t is understood he wa
asked about 4 report that almost i'm
mediately after the finding Of tn
bodies he removed fro, the Hall hous
drawerful OF papers Imposed to hav
been taken from Halls desk. Thi
story was investigated a week ago, a
which time Carpenter said he had no
taken away anything of the sort, blu
mad taken the minister's cassock, sur
pl'ce and stole, which he carried in hi
car to the undertaking Establishment,
where the body of the rector was be.n
prepared for burial.