The New York herald., 1922-09-19
ARREST TODAY sure
in MYSTERY KILLING
OF HALL AND singer
Detectives at New Bruns-
wick Get New Evidence
About Midnight Crime.
WOMEN'S VOICES HEARD
Eccentric Actions of Willie
Stevens, Mrs. Halls
Brother, Stressed.
RECTOR is BURIED HERE
Investigators Find No Clews
at Pastors Church-Mills
Funeral To-day.
RECTOR is BURIED HERE

Special Dispatch 10 THE NEW YoRK HERALD.
NEW BRUNSWICK, Sept. 1S.-Detec-
tives of Somerset and Middlesex coun-
ties. after working all day on the mys-
terry around the killing of the Rev. Ed
ward w Hall and Mrs. James Mills of
his choir some time late Thursday
night, made preparations tonight TO
make an arrest tomorrow
Whether there will be one arrest or
two is still to be determined. 1t Is also
uncertain whether the officials will act
early in the day or wait until after the
funeral of Mrs. Mills at 1920 o'clock.
1t is regarded as probable that no
action will be taken until the after
roon.
Careful checking UP of the stories
that have been told since the finding
OF the bodies on Saturday rior.ing
show certain discrepancies which are
considered significant.
Early tomorrow an effort will be
made to straighten out some CT these,
and II Is anticipated that the servants
II the Hall household, will be qucs-
timed. 1t is not improbable. TOO. that
SINE Of the members OF the Mi ls fam
lily will be questioned more closely.
The most important evidence yet
was obtained this evening by George
Totten. county detective Of Somerset.
He found and questioned Harry Nc
Cabe and his wife, Catherine. who live
between the Raritan River and the
canal. at what Is known as the landing
bridge. three-quarters of a mile to the
north of where the bodies were found.
The gist of the story of these two
was that at a little before 12 o'clock on
Thursday night they heard screams
which were OF such a nature that Nc
cabe dressed and went out to see what
was going on. And. says Mrs. McCabe,
with every air of perfect surety.
There were two women's voices
am sure OF It. 1 cannot be mistaken
The women screamed and then at the
last there was one scream. dying away.
into moan"
Screams Audible Half "a Mile.
AIcCabe told his story thus:
II had gone to bed at about half past
eleven. My wife was saying her rosary
we are Catholics. I heard something
and she nudged me and asked me what
l heard. ] told her l heard a woman
scream piercing scream.
u Jumped up and put on some
clothes. The dogs were barking. /
n ha
TO house where there had been some
trouble little while ago. There was
no one there and | came back after lis
tenins minute. When l got up stairs
again heard another scream and then
another. Then there was "a long cry
like a moan and it died away til IL
was so faint 1 could not hear il any
more
McCabc said the sounds came from
the south. To the south runs Landing
Lane. dirt road over hill leading to
Easton avenue. near which the bodies
were found. The road passes by the
Parker Home for the Aged, which Hall
and Mrs. Mills used TO visit In connec-
tion their church work In direct
line the distance frem the McCabe homo
to the spot where the bodies were found
is probably a little more than half a
mile.
McCabe says sounds travel freely in
the nelghborhood and that he could
easily have heard shouts and screams
from the spot where the bodies lay. H.
agreed with his wife that there were
two women's voices.
Another Heard sho...
The point OF this testimony IL that it
definitely establishes the time Of the
crime as between III and IL o'clock OH
Thursday night and reveals the entirely
rcw point that more than one woman
was near the scene OF the murder Tho
testimony about the time Is corrobo-
rated by Mrs. Mary Waters. who lives
across the river on River road. She
told Totten she heard shots between II
and IL o'clock, but was unable TO fix
the time more accurately.
This afternoon Tottcn and other de-
tectives began measuring distances from
the scene Of the crime TO nearby places.
notably along a dirt road that is almost
hidden In high grass and toward the
Phillips farmhouse. now untenanted.
Their actions Indicated clearly that they
had concluded that IL the shooting did
not occur exactly where the bodies were
found II occurred IN the immediate
vicinity and not at such a distance as
10 neccssitate the use OF an automobile
10 take tI1 b'ditS u Ait
where they were discovered six hours
later.
MN. out OF Consid~ ration.
Chief among the days Developments
in the double murder mystery was the
sudden joining Of forces IN the morning
by the authorities of Mlddlcsex county
and those of Somerset county, In which
the bodies Of the murdered rector az
the church Of st. John the Evangelist
and his choir leader. Mrs. Mary Mills.
were found.
This cooperation is in exact conform
ity with statements made on Saturday
by George Totten. county detective Of
Somerset, who said the authorities Of
New Brunswick and OF Middlesex
county would be called in just as soon
~ II became evident that definite action.
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