Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-11-02
JAMES MILLS
ALSO Tells Of
MURDER VIEW
Does Not Agree With Every
thing Said by Mrs. Hall in
Interview
WANTS TO SEE ARREST
Says Woman SIashed Throat
of His Wife--Probe is
Continued
TO SEE ARREST

NEW BRUNSWICK, Nov. 2.--tBy
The Associated Press)-Looking up
from work in coal bin in the base
ment of the school house where he
is janitor, James Mills, whose wife.
Eleanor, was murdered with the Rev
Edward W. Hall on September IA,
today took issue with some Of +he
statements made yesterday by the
clergyman's widow in an Interview
with newspapermen.
Mills saiy that he met Mrs. 1sall
at the church at $3.50 o'clock on the
morning of Friday, September is.
Mrs. Hall said yesterday that she
was at the church at Z O'clock.
Il know it could not have been
earlier than $780, said Mills, "be-
cause my children had already gone
TO school"
= The first thing Mrs. Hall asked
me was: Was anybody sick at your
house last night?' We then COM
nented on the fact that 5otl1 my
wife and her husband were missing
and I said:
Maybe they have eloped.'
No was Mrs. Halls reply, I
think something has happened to
them
AT noon again Mrs. Han came
to my house. l told her / hadn't
heard anything and she said she
hadn't either. Then she Went away.
She is incorrect in her Statements
in stating that she did not come to
my house again at SEQ O'clock
remember that I had just returned
with some ice and was putting it in
the refrigerator. She stayed only
minute. ~<'
Il saw Mrs. Han again at 7
O'Clock in her home. / went there
to ask her if she had any news
stayed on the porch to talk She
didn't seem TO take it as hard as
did. I had an idea that Dr. Hall
and my wife had been together but
I didn't think there was anything
wrong. I don't know why 1 ever
suggested an elopement,s
Mills said that when he saw Mrs.
Hall at the church at S:3e in the
morning she assured him she would
notify the police. Mrs. Hall stated
yesterday she wasn't certain wheth-
er she called the police before or
after she met Mills.
He declared he didn't know why
Mrs. Hall couldn't remember seeing
him at her house on Saturday.
4 went to her house for news and
she looked worried. There was a
lady sitting on the porch who said
to me: You have a daughter. Why
don't you put her to work p Mrs.
Hall was there at the time"
Comm enting on Mrs. Halls state
ment that she was not vindictive and
that she didn't care to see anyone
punished for the murder, Mills said !.
Il am not vindictive either, but
l want to see the murderer punish
ed. I believe it was a woman's deed.
All these theories about black7nafl
and robbery and things are rot. II
was jealousy and think her throat
was cut in spite because of her beau
tiful singing"
II never heard any gossip ahout
my wife and DIR. Hall. If I had r
would not have stood for it for a
single minute. I am man enough
not to have kept that job at the
church if 1 thought there was any
thing wrong between the minister
and my church. I live right and I
want others to do the same. I would
have gone TO Mr.. Hall and then to the
bishop and the vestry."
Mills said he never heard of his
wife having trouble with anybody.
There was plenty of gossip about
members OF the choir. he added:
1.-THE authorities are closely check
ing Mrs. Halls reply TO newspapcr.
men yesterday in which she paced
faith in the murdered rector.
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