Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-21
Henry Stevens Felld
With Dr.. Hall Barred

Continued from Fare One
dentown, and Henry Carpender and
Edward carpenter. relatives Of Mrs.
liail, were ushers Mt the wedding in
Shrist Church and witnessed the brief
furry caused by Mr.. Stevens absence.
Mr.. stevens has accounted for all his
movements on the night Of the murder
september 14-and says he was fish
ing that evening near his home at La.
va!ettc. n. j. State police have had
hin under surveillance for the last four
weeks.
Four other witnesses were TO be ex-
amined today, and real climax to
me Investigations seemed fast approach
ing. County officials are preparing to
press for indictments before the Som.
'rset County Grand Jury.
Say Climax Is Near
There are more than surface in
dications that the hand Of the law il
at last about to descend on the person
or. persons believed responsible for the
crime where two murders ended drama
Of hidden love.
Ralph v. NJ. Gorsline. a vestryman
at the Church of st. John the Evan
geilst. OF which DR.. Hall was rector.
Is another to be examined at length.
who say they saw Mr.. Gorslinc and a
woman in motorcar on the night OF
September IA near the old Phillips
farm. where the bodies Of the rector
and choir singer were found two days
later.
Mr.. CorSline's companion is believed
to have been Miss Catharine l.. Ra-
stall. IL Senior street, this city. Il
member of st. Johns choir. She Is n
stenograp ph"r employed by the Howell
Lumber Company.
Miss Rastall, twenty years old and
plump. admits she was in the vestry-
mans auto the night of the murder.
but denies she was anywhere ncnr the
Phillips farm. She said she met Mr..
Gorsline by chance in n theatre and
that he took her home.
The identity Of two other witnesses
is carefully guarded by the investiga. |
tors. It is believed they have informa-
zion that will lead to positive !den-
titication of the slayer.
Eye. Witness Is Found
\ woman eye witness to tire murder |
Of ! inll and Mrs. Mills has taken aft
darit 10 what she saw. and will tell |
her story To the Grand Jury.
This statement was made positively |
quay W tur county authorities VINO |
are Investigating the crime.
There IA n feeling here that the !
woman in question may already have |
told the Grand Jury her story. That |
body met yesterday. md as the murder |
Is tho one question which is interesting
Somerset and Middlcsex Counties be-. ,
yond all others. It ia thought likely !
that the jurors made some inquiry into |
the case.
The authorities have been informed
that a woman jealous of Mrs. Mills
found n letter she had written TO Mr.. !
Hall the afternoon of the murder and !
took il to Mrs. Hall. The letter had .
been left in the Glove postoffirc" which |
the two used in the church building,
1t is said also that this same after
noon another woman went to the church .
and having searched found large !
packet of letters written to the min |
lister. Mrs. Hall and Mrs. Mills are
said to have talked together on the tel
cphonc that same afternoon.
Mr.. Hall said at the dinner table he
would remain at home for the evening.
4 little later. however, the telephone
bell rang and Mr.. Hall answered from
the upstairs extension line. The cali
was from Mrs. Mills. The police are
tho theory that she told
him Of III" events of the afternoon.
which led him to eXclain. "Thut's
bad