Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-11-02

Ale was travelling Mt the time.
Mrs. Hall. In speaking OF Charlotte
Mills. daughter OF tho slain woman.
who. has sold some Of her mothers
letters FOR publication, said she had
written the girl comforting letter
after the murders. but did not receive
her when she came to call.
Gave Charlotte Mills No Money.
II had seen no one but my family
and intimate friends" Mrs. Hall ex-
planned. 81 wrote her n letter at once.
She was girl ] taught In Sunday
school and this tragedy was also
tragedy to her So I Just tried 10
write her word OF comfort" She saId
sho had given her no financial aid.
Q.--What is your opinion on Char
lotte's action In selling these letters?
Al make no comment.
Odd you quarrel or have a dis
cussion with Mr.. Hall about shorten
Ing the Maine vacation to three Sun
days?
A.--No. we decided TINT In tho he
ginning.
Q--wcre you over Jealous Of Mira
Mills or any one clse9
A-Absolutely never.
Says Sho Never Fired n Cun.
Q.-slIayc you ever fired O gum
| A.--Nevcr IN my life
| Q.--Ever used n pistol7
A.-Ncver.
Q.-Was Il ono OF Mr.. Halls pas
times tn practice shooting?
| A-No.
Odd he possess revolver that
YOU know OF?
| A-No.
Odd YOU over ask Barbara Tough
to- keep an eye on your husband and
Mrs Mills3
A.--Ot course not.
Didn't Know Mrs. Mills Had Gone
Again asked why she had not men
toned her name when inquiring Of the
police regarding her husband. Mrs
Hall said she simply didn't think OF
mentioning t. and that n did not ot.
cur tu her that II would aid tho po-
lice to know exactly who was missing
| Odd YOU know at that time that
Mrs Mills alao was missing
Il A--No don't think knew II whct
, telephoncd before sawp VA w
telephoned telephoned before saw
MIR. Mills | think,
Q-It wasn't until YOU saw Mr.
Mills that you knew Mrs Mills wal
missing?
A-No.
! Odd YOU attach e'snlfca nee q
I tho fact that both were missing
Al thought e strange Yea
+ Odd you suggest 10 Mills that h
notify tho police7
r A-Nut that | remember,
+ Odd Il occur To you then tina
t they might be together
Al hardly know how 10 answer
Tho fat that they had disapp"aro
! and he had gono t0 SEQ her though
p some accident might have overtnkc
'thom both.
J. q. Dd YOU on the Saturday af''
g Mr.. Hall disappeared. give Rarhar
Tough some elk socks Of his 10 waah
Yes
Did Not Talk OF Halls Death.
did you say anything tr tho q
:. feet that YOU Thought him dead
y No
Asked further about tho two, lc
tera from Mrs. Mills which Mrs. LIN
d said she had seen. she declared the
q merely described Sunday school se
II vice. She said MIR. Hall showed the
10 her. and she insisted there were :
Is terms Of affection or familiarity
O them.
= Tell, OF Husbands Finances.
/ Mrs Hall corrected reports that h
husband had $4,000 in negotiable Il
curities in a safe deposit vault wh'
he was killed. declaring the amour
was about $4,000.
Can you tell ur what the source
It was" she was asked.
lis that necessary? All those que
tons Have you anything to do wi
IT," she replied,
When the reporters insisted. decla
Ing Il might have some bearing on {
blackman theory which has been "A
VanCed as "a motive, Mrs. Hall fina
~ consented TO say that half OF the ~
=. was left him by her mother. She stes
- tasty refused 10 say where the l
-. mainder came from.
- Later her attorney said her delica
- In speaking OF the rest of Mr.. Ha
=. securities arose from the fact that =
herself had presented him with the
eel Denies Mrs. Gibson's Statement
Her auestioners next Jumped To
n so-called eyewitness story Of M
Jane Gibson. the pig farmer. asking
she could explain why Mrs. Gib'
on I would have told such q story IL It "
". pot true.
Il haven't the most remote idc
she declared.
81, She denied Mrs Gibson's staten
that they had met at a rummage s
. asserting:
u have never seen her.
Would you be willing 10 confr
her II Il became necessarily" she
asked.
= "I would do whatever the prosecu'
wish me TO do"
You have no fear in your mind
the outcome OF this case at ALP
NO | don't SEQ that / have
| slightest thing to worry about"
| How many times, Mrs. Hall,
, | you see Mr.. Mills on that Friday
4 II know OF two times He says
| came here in the evening. but l d.
| remember"
When you were first notified I
your husbands body was found. "
you also told Of Mrs. Mills body be
found?"
IT think so; I think immediate
Had her body been identified
that timer"
- II am not sure, I think So"
Asked What She Thought.