The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-18
sYOu Sweet Babykins of Mine,"
Wrote Mrs. Mills. {
Other People Irritated Her Dur
ing Dream Times.
MYSTERY FAR FROM SOLVED
Gordon State Police Surrounds
the Widows Home.
Authorities Do Not Know When
Arrest VIII Be Made.

New Brunswick, N. J.. Oct. 1s.-A
Gordon of New Jersey state police to-
day surrounds the home of Mrs. Ed
ward Hall, widow of the rector of
the fashionable Protestant Episcopal
church of st. John the Evangelist,
who with his beautiful choir leader
Mrs. James Mills. was murdered on
the night of September IA. Mrs. Hall
and her eccentric brother, ''Willie''
Stevens, both of whom were ques-
toned at great length on Tuesday,
live in the Hall residence.
: The drastic measure taken to watch
members of the Hall family indicates
that the authorities believe they will
prove important factors in solving the
mystery.
The violent outburst of activity on
the part of the Somerset and Middle
sex authorities on Tuesday. giving rise
to belief that arrests might be expect
ed hourly, had abated today and IL
was admitted that the officials did
not know when an arrest might be
expected
Mrs. Hall was informed she would
| be questioned again today and she
would be compelled to account for
, every minute of her time between
J o'clock on the night of September IL
and the early hours of September Is.
4 1t was in that interval that Doctor
Hall and Mrs. Mills were shot to death
on the Phillips farm where their
1 bodies were found on September 16.
Letters Arc Revealed.
! Another amazing chapter in the
] tempestuous love tragedy of Rector
Hall and Mrs. Mills was made public
| today in, the form of six additional
letters received by the clergyman from
! his wonder Sweetheart" choir
singer.
| The letters follow:
! dearest. Dearest Boy: Wasn't I
! happy to find a sweet note. for did
not expect that you would risk leav-
ing one for me yesterday. Such DELI
cious eclairs
l. And the book is more interesting
i than you thought it would be. After
| 1 read it we will talk about it.
! my darling, how will you seem
today. I must have caught cold but
1 don't know when and ! am tired to-
| day-want to lie with you and rest
for hours.
And, honey. you put the dear pic
ture in my hymn book. Oh, you
sweet, adorable babykins of mine.
Minnies used my hymnal for the organ
and l wonder If she saw them, altbo I
don't care one bit. She provokes mo
so at times and then if her flowers are
/ still here. I'll put them in the Kitchen.
Not that I am jealous of Minnie. Why.
darling, there isn't anything TO be
jealous of. But I hate her to do for
you what I thought OF first. She
COuid not swear 1 put tne IlOWerS on
your desk-she surmised 1t was 1. Oh.
| well. poor Minnie. She is easily con-
tented with crumbs, isn't she, dear?
How are you tonight, dsrling2
You seemed rested and happy. We
didn't have minute alone, but ii will
appear SO at times"
Hid Notes In Purse.
Dearest. 1 am not dreaming today.
AS l look out of the window / form
no thought in my mind-just drifting
on, staring at nothing in particular,
and always DO that when / am tired.
The notes left yesterday were crurn-
pied, but / have to hide them in my
small orange purse, as 1 met him. And
please excuse hurry in writing some
times. as / cannot be alone always.
and I can be alone to write. 1 could
never belong to club or go where
there is always laughter. 1 need my
dream times. my hours alone and
Dther people irritate and disturb me.
There is not much interest in the
papers today. One line in an article
says All life is a hunger. and how
true that is. A hunger for what will
satisfy, but what a variety of tastes In
people And because you and I
hunger for the same thing is the res-
son for our longing to I've together as
>. much as possible.
i Love Deep, Calm, Quiet.
my love is deep, calm. quiet today.
1 am in the mood to listen to music
Yesterday I was talking to Mrs.
Burns. Couldn't pass and not listen
as she was ready for conversation.
She was saying some one next to
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