New-York tribune., 1922-10-15
Supreme Court Justice to
Ask Attorney General
Met Gran to Act Monday;
Gov. Edwards Is Willing
New Brunswick Is
Pleased Over T urn
Hayes Tags Everywhere; !;
Mills Girl Says Third
Mani Courted Her Mother
BY Boyden Sparkes

NEW BRUNSWICK, N. j., Oct. ID
An attempt to restore the original
meaning to the words Jersey justices"
is expected by well informed persons
here to begin on Monday with special
Assistant Attorney General in charge
Of new hunt for the murderer or
murderers Of the Rev Edward w. Hall
and Mrs. Eleanor Mills.
Supreme Court Justice Parker, after
comforting at Jersey City with Prose-
cutor Stricken, Of Middlesex County, and
Prosecutor Beekman, of Somerset, said
tkat he would act Monday on their re-
quest that he direct Attorney General
Thomas Mccran to take charge of the
murder investigation. Mr.. Stricken said
tonight that he had gone to see JUS
tice Parker at the request of Prosecu-
tor Beekman, and that they had re-
quested the justice to bring the At
torney General into the case.
But the Attorney General. it is be-
ilieved, will not be anxious to step into
the muddled investigation fotr weeks
after the finding of the bodies. 1t was
suggested here that the Democratic
Attorney General probably would find
it expedient to appoint some Republi-
can as special assistant to conduct
the investigation, directing the efforts
of the state troopers and the county
detectives from the courthouse here
in New Brunswick.
$4,000 From Hayes Tags
Thirteen thousand tags were sold to-
day for the Hayes justice fund" and
when the forty women and girls who
did the tagging reported tonight it
was learned that more than $4,000 had
been taken in.
Governor Edwards, who was motor
ing In Burlington County, which is
chiefly noted for the astuteness of its
detective, Ellis Parker, had not re.
ceiyed the letter of Timothy Newell
Pfeiffer, Mrs. Halls counsel, asking
him to place 9 fearless state officer in
control Of the investigation. The Gov
|glad to do everything IN his power
to assist in solving the murder. He
indicated that If q leader was needed
he would supply the leader.
The reply of the county detectives of
Middlesex and Somerset to the charge
Of ssbungling stupidity contained in
Mr.. Pfeiffer's letter to the Governor
was not much more than feeble
sneer of "Is that so 2"
eve have not eliminated Mrs. Hall
from our investigation" said Detective
George Totten, Of Somerset County,
"and we have no sign that we can do
SO. Her lawyer, Pfeiffer, is on guard
at the Hall home by day and has a
representative there at night. Why is
it?"
Although they say they have not
eliminated Mrs. Hall from their in
vestigation, there were indications to-
day that pending action by Governor
Edwards or Justice Parker the county
detectives have no intention of doing
any more work on the case. The state
troopers, however, are sticking at it.
Three Troopers Work Openly
There are three troopers working
officials Of the constabulary know how
many other men they have at work
tracing out leads which may be fruit
less or may be all-important
Thus far nothing has been developed
that would lead any Of the investi-
gators away from the original theory
that the couple were slain by jealous
person. A county official who is not
charged with responsibility for the in
vestigAtion expressed the opinion to-
day that Mrs. Mills may have had an
admirer other than DR.. Hall and that
this mans jealousy led him to kill the
two.
Charlotte Mills, daughter Of the slain
woman, said yesterday that there had
been another man besides her father
and DIR. Hall interested in her mother.
4 "But the man is no longer living
said the girl
She declined, to identify him. just at
present Charlotte is having a row with
her father, James Mills, who is max
ing rather futile objections to her go
ing out at night.
The eagerness of Prosecutor Stricx-
er and Prosecutor Beekman to disasso-
ciate themselves from the murder in
is no more fervid than the
eagerness of the people Of New
Brunswick to register their condem-
nation Of the methods of the officials
through the medium Of tag day on
behalf Of the Hayes justice fund"
Hayes Tags Everywhere
Early this morning every corner in
downtown New Brunswick was guard
tcsnslnud IN paps hvs)
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