The New York herald., 1922-09-22
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singer. was being sought to-day and
could not be found. but authorities did
not regard this as of Importance.
No credence is placed in the theory Of
robbery, advanced indirectly by MEM
bers of the Hall family.
Have you any reason TO believe that
Henry Stevens was In or about New
Brunswick on Thursday night or last
week." Toolan was asked.
After a long pause he replied: II
dort know that could call IL reason.
but we think that he might have been.
Regarding the story current this after
noon that indirectly Mrs Hall had Jet
1t be known she favored the theory of
robbery Toolan said. II they are sug-
gestng theories they are being elm
mated to-day and not before. They
haven't been burning UP the telephone
wires with suggestions TO this Office"
TooIan Is stiII Openminded.
Toolan let it be clearly understood
that as far as he is concerned no one
has been eliminated from consideration.
He said that Mills had not intimated
to the Prosecutor that he knew previous
to the crime of his wifes possible con-
duct with the minister, but to a direct
question he said that he had some doubts
as to the sincerity of the attitude of
both Mills and Mrs. Hall on the ques-
ton of their belief in their respective
spouses.
The Assistant Prosecutor declared also
that he did not know whether any keys
had been found on Hall when the body
was discovered. He knew the ministers S
gold watch was supposed to be missing
but the family had not been able to sup
ply the authorities with the number of
the watch so that 1t might be traced. He
acknowledged that il had been found inn
possible so far to check up the move
ments of Mrs. Mills and Hall after the
time they left their houses on the night
they were murdered That they had met
frequently before the time of the mur-
der, he said, had been well established
He said:
1--WE are going to call practically all
the members of the vestry, the principal
church members and others who knew
the dead man well. We have called many
OF those already. and all they have done
is to Hold up their hands in horror and
say that the whole thing is beyond them
and they know nothing. or course they
have to say that, for 1t would look bad
if they knew OF anything irregular in the
actions of the rector and did not investi-
gate it.
Checking Up Stories.
Il have reviewed the stories OF Mr..
Mills and Mrs. Hall, which have tailed
fairly we'll, but we are looking into them
carefully. Willie Stevens has the mind
of child, but it fs evident also that, like
child, he can be told to do or say
thing and will obey. He showed that in
his examination, answering parrotlike."
Does your investigation tend to show
that there was any struggle or fight
before the killing?" he was asked.
mo. To the contrary, / would say
1t was a very quick job and was done
in very few seconds and with efficiency
A. stupid story current tonight was
that Mrs. Mills had been poisoned in
the Hall home only short time ago.
Behind it lies the simplest of explana-
tions. She with other women were at
the rectory for tea. Mrs. Mills refused
tea and asked for coffee. She got 1t
and after a few sips said she felt ill.
She went home soon thereafter and was
ILL., but she did not require the services
of a doctor.
The facts as to this and also much