The New York herald., 1922-11-02

one, In your opinion!
A. Not that I know of.
Q. The question is, why do you think
or feel that to offer reward would
clear this thing up?
A. don't think it would help.
About Offering Reward.
O. What | would like 10 ask you.
Mrs. Hall. is just exactly why-what
feeling would prompt you to think it
would be terrible to offer reward?
Just put it your own way.
A. don't think l could put it in
words
Q. Mrs. Hall. you said a little while
ago that It seemed as If the authorities
have let things go by. What was in
your mind? Anything particular?
A. Well / am told in the beginning
they took no photographs and it was
three weeks before an autopsy was per-
formed and it seems to me If there was
to be an autopsy that it should have
been done right away.
@. Did William make a remark after
the tragedy at the fire house that some
thing terrible had happened?
A. Not that / know of.
O. Will you tell us why you acted
through Mr. Florance to notify the po-
lice about your husbands absence in
stead of your own relatives?
A. sent for Mr.. Florance the after
noon that Friday. and l had business
dealings with him; other business. and
felt lawyer was the person to send
for.
Q. And Mr.. Florance made an ap-
pointment for about noon and did not
n in
the meantime, ask any of your rela-
tiyes to take the matter up with the
police?
A. No.
@. Will you tell us why you did not?
A. was simply waiting for Mr.. Flor
ance to see what he would tell me to
do or advise me what to do.
@. You mentioned the matter to none
of your relatives?
Told Rector's sisters Only.
A. Excepting Mr.. Hall SISTERS.
Q. Who were out of town?
A. Yes.
O. Were you concerned that day from
the time you knew OF Mr. Halls alb
sence with the possibility Of the whole
thing getting into the newspapers?
A. IT seemed as If something must
come to me without making everything
public.
O. What did you mean by the state
ment If you made it, This is an awful
mistaken" Did you make any such
statement like that after the tragedy?
A. / don't remember any such thing.
Q. You want to see the murderers
punished. don't you?
A. / don't want to see anybody pun
-. tl,.. xl,ttt
haven't a vindictive feeling to see any
committed a murder is not safe per-
son to have at large. but as to vim
dictive feeling, l have none.
O. But Is your desire to see the per-
son or persons who killed your husband.
or Mrs Mills, apprehended.
A. Naturally they are not safe people
to be at large.
O. Did that occur TO you when the
question of offering a reward first came
up?
A. ! don't know what I thought when
first heard OF a reward.
@. Did you yourself appeal to Jus
tice Parker for an appointment of a
special prosecutor?
A. You saw Mr. Pfeiffers letter.
O. No, that was to the Governor.
A. NO, i MADE no Olncr ellOTt.
Made only One Suggestion.
Q. Did you suggest to Mr.. Pfeiffer
that he do that?
A. That he do what?
@. To ask that the State take hold
of the investigation.
A. Just that letter that was written
to Mr.. Edwards. | suggested nothing
else.
O. Mrs. Hall. Mr. Florance was your
first attorney when Mr.. Pfeiffer took
ii over, very efficiently. what was the
reason for the change?
A. II seemed wiser to have some one
perhaps not 50 connected with New
Brunswick.
O. Isn't Mr.. Florance still acting for
you?
A. No.
@. He is no longer your family at
torney9
A. Have called on him in connection
with another affair entirely.
q. Yes. But ] understood you 10 say
that he was the man whom you turned
TO TO handle this thing-he had done
your previous business.
A. I said some previous business with
Mr.. F'lorance, and he is still on that
particular business.
@. And he had nothing to do with
the investigation. Mr.. Pfeiffer has
taken that over?
A. Yes.
@. Well. haven't he and Mr.. Pfeiffer
conferred7
A. oh, yes.
O. mean subsequently to the orig
inal conference?
A. No.
O Are YOU in any way. no matter
how distant. related to Mr.. Beckman.
A. No.
@. To Or. Long Of somervillc?
A. No
O. or to Mr.. Stricken?
A. No
O. Mrs Hall, do you believe in di-,
vorce?
A. That Is a large question.
O. Let us have your opinion on N.
A. would not go into that question
O. You must have thought of that
question good deal?
A. Naturally.
@. Won't you let us have your views
on that subject?
A. No, IL Is not question to go into
here.
O. You were asked what you woul
have done if YOU were told of the inti-
macy, or che alleged intimacy of Mrs.
Mills and Mr. Hall. and you said that
hat MI,