Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-11-15
SAY CHAIN OF MURDER
EVIDENCE is COMPLETE
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Next she said she stepped over a
strawberry patch and came to a
clearance and another cedar tree.
The detectives asserted hat heir
investigation tailed in every way
with her story.
Doubt was cast today upon the au-
thenticity of a statement ade yes
terday by two detectives hat one of
the witnesses to be called would tes-
tify that Mrs. Hall hurried to
the homo of her cousin, Henry Car
pender on the night of the murder.
Some officials denied that such wit
ness would be called and counsel for
the widow emphatically denied the
story of Mrs. Halls alleged visit.
James Mills, husband of the slain
woman, today made demands on
Florence North, attorney for his
daughter, Charlotte, for the return
OF letters alleged to have been sent
by Mr.. Hall to Mrs. Mills and a diary
in which the woman is said to have
recorded details of her relations with
tie minister.
These are the letters and diary
which the woman attorney sold to
a newspaper a short time after the
discovery of the murder.
These letters and diary belong
to my wife's estate,' Mills said.
Neither my daughter nor myself
has received a cen of the money
for which they were sold. l did not
know of their existence until they
had been sold. Had 1 known they
would never have become public.
Since they have been sold, if they
have been sold, 1 demand the
money which they brought that 1
may apply it to my wife's funeral
expenses.
IF Miss North refuses to return
them or turn over the money l shall
start civil suit against her imme-
diately, asking the court to compel
her to give me either the money or
the letters and diary"
Denial is Made
NEW BRUNSWICK, Nov. ii
Deputy Attorney General Mott in
an interview at his Newark Office to-
day took exception to the story in
the morning papers that a new wit
ness had been located who saw Mrs.
Hall go from her home at s o'clock
on the night IF the murder to the
Carpenter house adjoining. The
story tells further that the new wit
ness will be the main lever of Mott
in forcing an indictment by the
Somerset county grand jury.
The deputy attorney general said:
''The last thing that I have in
mind is an attempt to force the
Somerset county grand jury to find
an indictment against anybody. My
duty is performed when I lay all
available evidence before the grand
jury. The responsibility then is
theirs, not mine. A forced indict-
~ mt Sarxyno M ntth1in infarack aud
an attempt on my part to force an
indictment would be beyond my
sworn duty to the pubic"
This is one reason why no one
except Mr.. Mott himself knows the
full strength of his case. 1t is likely
there will be more than n surprise
when he reveals it to the grand jury,
beginning next Monday.
The latest story concerning mys-
ferrous states witnesses appeared to
be of doubtful authenticity today, In
declaring to newspaper men that
several persons not mentioned here
tofore in the case are to be called
before the grand jury, two officials
associated with the states investiga-
ton said one witness would tell of
having seen Mrs. Frances Stevens
Hall, the reetor's widow, hurriedly
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murder about 8 O'Clock.
This was about fifteen minutes af-
ter Mr.. Hall had left for his last
tryst with Mrs. Eleanor Mills. Ac-
cording to the alleged new witness
Mrs. Hall appeared to be angry or
excited. She was said to have run
to the home a short distance away
of her cousin, Henry Carpenter, who
is now in a hospital here recovering
from an operation for appendicitis
performed last Monday. The impor-
tance Of the story, if true, would bt
that 1t would refute Mrs. Halls &C,
count of her movements the night o.
the murder. When Timothy n. Pfeif
fer, her counsel, was told about tn
reported new witness he said:
That story is untrue. When Mr.
Hall left his home about 1880 o'clocl
the night of Sept. IA, Mrs. Hall wa
playing with her husbands ten-year
old niece, little Frances voorhees,. OF
the front porch. They were trying I
solve a picture puzzle. Mrs. Hall an
frances continued at this game, frs
on the porch and then in the house
until the little girl prepared for bee
between $3.50 and S:45 O'Clock. Mr.
Hall then went upstairs and near
Frances prayers before the chi
went TO sleep. Mrs. Hall did not leaN
fhe house at s o'clock.
Moreover, Henry Carpenter wa
ma at home at s o'clock. Mr.. an