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The New York herald., 1922-10-22

the bodies was told to-day by Charlotte
Mills with the details of the visits there
by Teddy" Carpenter, cousin of Mrs
Hall, and Mr.. and Mrs. Addison Clarke
The telling of this same story by differ
ent persons has led TO several discrepan-
cies that remain unexplained and may
have Importance.
Charlotte Mills was apprised of the
death of the rector and her mother when
Miss Mllie Opie, Familiarity known to
the Mills family as Aunt MIL" called
to Charlotte and told her about che find
ing of the bodies. This was shortly be-
fore 2 80 Miss Opie then went into the
Mills home to console Charlotte. who
was alone. Almost Immediately Mrs
Addison Clarke arrived and was let into
The Mills home by Miss Opie. Mrs
Clarke. though known AZ Mrs. Mills's
friend. rarely visited the Millses' prior
to the discovery that the rector and Mrs.
Mills had been killed and Charlotte was
surprised to see her there.
Mrs. Clarke went upstairs to the
Mills apartment with Miss Opie, and.
gcing up to the sobbing girl, repeated
several times In calm voice How did
IL all happen? How did 1t all happen?'
She stood in front of her for quite a
while Charlotte. looking at her, said:
"You loved my mother. didn't you, Mrs.
Ciarke?" and the other answered with
the same query. How did it happen?
How was 1t done?
Mrs. Clarke had been with. Charlotte
ind Miss Opie only Few minutes when
tre downstairs Coorbell rang. and Mrs.
Clarke went to the door. Charlotte and
Miss Opie walking to the head of the
stairs. At the door stood Mr.. Clarke,
and In front of the house Carpenter
was sitting inside a Ford coupe that
Charlotte had lever seen him drive be-
fore He did not get out of the car or
go into the house, and Mr.. Clarke, in
hurried tone, said to his wife:
lied Carpenter came TO our house
looking for you and ! brought him here.
He wants you to go with him at once to
the church. You have the keyes, haven't
your"
Mrs. Clarke reached into her dress
and took out the keys of the Church,
which she always carried, as she had
occasion to enter the church ana guild
room to clean up and work about the
place on many occasions. She did not
speak to either Charlotte or Miss (,pie
again, but went right down to the car
and with Carpenter drove in the direc-
tion of the church.
Getting something important at the
church for Mr.. Carpender?" and Mrs
Clarke nodded her head several times
Clarke spoke little to Charlotte and sat
in the Mills apartment until Mrs. Clarke
The New York herald., 1922-10-22

returned with Carpenter. and made the
explanation that Carpenter did not know
where the Mills home was and had gone
to the Clarke home to find that out.
Carpenter and Mrs. Clarke were gone
for some time. more than quarter OF an
hour, according to both Charlotte and
Miss opie. although the church was just
around the corner. The pair noticed
this and even asked each othe and Mr..
Clarke where Carpenter and Mrs. Clarke
could have been all that time Mr..
Clarke said: "Oh, they have gone to
get some things of the rector's at the
church. They'll be right back
The New York herald., 1922-10-22
Tells Of the Marriage.


Referring to the story current yester-
t,ay. as To who gave Mrs. Hall In mar
riage to the rector and the report that
at that time there was feeling OF
enmity between Henry and the BRIDE
groom, this relative of the Hall family
said:
Henry Stevens did not give his sis
fer away at her marriage. Her mother
gave her away. She wore her mothers
dress and was an elderly bride and 1t
was the natural thing for her mother to
DO. We are a family who act in the
open and when any one thinks any
one of us could have hand in this
crime II is too al s,rd to discuss."
Turning TO a discussion of the siam
rector. the informant said:
"The rector was a negative character.
II was impossible TO get angry with nm.
He was not attractive and was without
romance. and therefore IL is difficult to
believe he could have written such let
ters. We never had the slightest suspi-
cion of any intimacy between him and
Mrs. Mills. and this thing could not
have been going on any longer than last
spring"
This she declared in spite Of the un-
disputed fact that long before that time
virtually every one OF the Mills family
was fully cognlzant OF the fact that
there was secret affair In progress
between Mrs. Mills and the rector. and
letters and other evidence points to the
same fact.
Speaking about the story OF the dis
charging of Louise Geist. a maid In the
Hail home, the relative said:
Louise Geist left the Hall home to
get married some time ago. Mrs. Hall
liked her and she came back to the Halls
of her own accord"
AS to the manner In which Mrs. Hall
isA conducting herself about her daily
life since the outbreak of the affair,
and since her virtual imprisonment In
the house and garden In Nichol avenue.
this person said II was not unusual con-
sidcring her disposition. Here the in
terview was concluded by the statement
that there was no possible reason for
not making any statements regarding
the case and certainly no need for any
reticence or secrecy.
Barbara Tough. maid also employed
BY the Hall family. was again before
the prosecutor to-day and was ques-
toned regarding the relationship be-
tween various members of the Hall fam
ily. including The rector and his wife.
shN was asked whether there ever had
beori any evIden& strained relations be-
twcen the rector Ind Mrs. Hall and an
awcreg, Absolutely not" She stated
The New York herald., 1922-10-22
BACH CHOIR TO SING,

BErHLEHEM, Pa. Oct. 20.-The Bach
Choir Of this city. nearly three hundred
strong and 4directed by DR.. j. Fred
Wolfe. It's founder, will sing for the sec
ond time in thesAcademy of Music, Phil
adelphia. on Saturday, November 4.
under the auspices of the Philadelphia
Forum. on invitation of Edward Box.
The New York herald., 1922-10-22
Mrs. Hall Believes Her
Woes Are Will of the l. ord

Special Dispatch to TIE New YORK HERALD.
~ TEW BRUNSWICK, Oct. 21.--
M A woman relative of Mrs.
Edward w. Hall, who lives
not far from the slain rector's
widow, said tonight to reporter
for THE NEW YORK HERALD: Mrs.
Hall is acting just as her mother
might have acted. She believes all
this trouble that has come upon
her is the will of the Lord"
The New York herald., 1922-10-22

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stevns,s Enmity Denied.

A lengthy statement regarding the
relationship between the Hall family
and Henry Stevens, Mrs. Halls brother
of Lavallette, N. j., was made in the
course of a general conversation to-
night between a reporter for THE NEW
YORK HERALD and close relative OF
Mrs. Hall. VINO made a strong defense
of the entire family. According to this
statement there was never any Ques-
tion OF enmity. disorder or anything
that might be interpreted as such. 1t
was simply a case in which two men,
related by marriage, had diverging in
terests and tastes and whose circles of
social activities were remote from each
other.
This member of the family made no
reservations In these statements. She
was open and frank about everything
she said, and pointed out that this was
the only course that should have been
taken by the members of the Hall fam
lily from the first. It"was her opinion
that there was nothing to conceal. and
there was therefore no reason for evad-
ing any reasonable questions. Her
statement was as follows:
Amy story of any i'll feeling at any
time between Henry Stevens and Rector
Halt is absolutely rot They, were men
Of different type. their tastes were no<
congenia1. Stevens liked hunting and
fishing and the rector did not, but de-
spite their different tastes. there was
no lack of cordiallty between them
TT is not true that Henry Stevens has
rot been at the Hall home :. since the
rector's marriage. He has been there
on numerous occasions. He has had
meals there but Henry is a man who
travels much and. therefore. is frequent
ly away. That Is the reason that he
vas not at the Hall home more often.
"He was there at the time of the fu-
neral of Mrs. Halls mother and on other
occasions since that time. Mr.. and Mrs
Hall visited Henry at his home at Law
sllette last June"
Here the relative turned questioner
and asked the reporter: do you think
that any member of our family would
have had q hand In thing like this
We are refined people and this Is a low
brutal crime"
The New York herald., 1922-10-22
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The New York herald., 1922-10-22
GUN AND EYEWITNESS ARE
TO BE USED TO INDICT
Continued from First Page.

nesses examined ON Tuesday through
crack In the door of the Prosecutor :
office, but those stories are vague and
unsubstantiated. There would appear
to be no particularly good reason for
such tactics. as the mysterious woman
is understood to be a resident OF New
Brunswick. who probably knew by
sight many of those mentioned In con-
nection with the case.
Three women are members of the
Grand Jury OF Somerset county which
will return the indictments. IL any are
found, In the Hall-Mllls murder mystery.
The full list Of the Grand Jury IL as
fellows:
Russell I. Cruzer Of Hillsboro. Henry
w. Spice. Franklin; Maude S. CASTOR.
S.,mervile; Frank Nichwitz Warren.
William ]. Cortelyou. Franklin; Arnold
Owens, Bedminster; Agnes II. Banks,
North Plainfield: Sanford w. Tunison,
Barnards; Frank Rowley. North Plain
field; Parker r. Ramsey, Pearack;
Cornelius X. Compton. North Plain
field; Michael Ruggieri. Bridgewater;
Alfred B. Gibbs (foreman). Barnards,
Andrew Koehler. Somerville; Leighton
A. Nevius. Bedmfhster: Charles r.
Welsh. Barnards; q. Clifford Nevius.
Franklin; Peter c. Van Nuys. Somer-
Vile: Elizabeth Taylor. North Plain
field: Harry w. Miller. Peapack;
Charles Fl. Miller. Bound Brook; Ma
thaniel J. Sproul. Somerville; David J.
Smith. Somerville.
1t was ascertained to-day that no
matter whether 1t was the vestments
OF the dead rector that Edwin Car
pender and Mrs. Addison Clarke went
to the church to get on the afternoon
after the bodies had been found it Is
a fact that the desk that Hall had in
his study In the church was rifled on
that day. This somewhat startling in
formation comes from the sexton.
James Mills, husband Of the dead choir
singer, through his daughter, Charlotte
Mills, who related at length the Incl
dents of that tragic afternoon.
Mills Sees Desk Looted.
Charlotte says that Mills had not re-
turned to his home at the time the
Clarkes. after Mrs. Clarke and Car
pender had gone to the church, left.
When he arrived he saw Charlotte. who
told him of the visit of Carpenter and
Mrs. Clarke to the church.
Her father. Charlotte says, at once
went out into the church and returned
little later. On his return he told
Charlotte and Miss Millie Opie. the next
door neighbor. that he had found the
church open and had gone directly to
the rector's study.
He found, he saide the drawer OF the
desk wide open. papers scattered all
about the floor and the few things that
were left in the drawer In complete dis
order 1t had been Halls habit. he said,
to open all sorts OF papers and pamphlets
into the drawer and these had been
taken out in apparent haste and had
fallen to the floor. 1t seemed, Mills
told Charlotte, as If some one had been
looking for particular object or pack
age Of papers, which had been found.
The New York herald., 1922-10-22
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Evening star., 1922-02-08
VETERAN BUREAU CLERK
HAS SLEEPING SICKNESS
Terrence Wolford Is Now Exported
Improved at Hospital Where
He Is Under Treatment.

Terrence wolford. twenty-three
years old. employe of the Veterans
bureau. who was taken suddenly i'll
at Sigma Alpha Epsilon Alumni
house. $500 18th street, a week ago,
has sleeping sickness. Monday after
noon his spine was tapped at Emer-
gency Hospital by DIR. Elliott Camp
bell. his attending physician. and
yesterday the patient was able to
recognize and converse with friends.
When the young man was stricken,
it is stated, he displayed symptoms
suggestive of ptomaine poisoning.
Later his ailment was diagnosed as
sleeping sickness and he was treated
accordingly. 1t was said that the
patients illness is of an unusual
form of sleeping sickness. In most
tackled usually are sick q day or two
before losing consciousness.
With Wolford, however. he COM
planned of being sick only an hour
or two before he was found unable
to talk. He told friends yesterday
he had no recollection of what took
place the day he was stricken. 1t
was said at the hospital today that
the patients condition seemed much
improved.
Wolford is a graduate of Wash
ington and Lee University and West
ern Maryland College. A sister has
been at the hospital with him much
of the time since he was taken there.
and his father. who gas on a husi-
ness trip in Kansas, was summoned
here. The young mans recovery Is
expected.
Evening star., 1922-02-08
ROY &. ARNOLD INDICTED
IN DOROTHY BATES CASE
Grand Jury Also Returns Other
Indictments Today-Certain
Charges Ignored.

An indictment charging a violation
of the white slave traffic act was re-
ported today by the grand jury
against Roy E. Arnold. Arnold. who
formerly conducted an automobile ac-
ceesory shop. was recently arrested
at Chattanooga. Tenn, In connection
with the disappearance of Dorothy
Bates. sixteen-year-old high school
girl, who left her home. 1920 Morri-
son street northwest. January S last
The couple were said to have left
Washington in an automobile. Both
the girl and Arnold were returned to
Washington by the police.
Others indicted and the charges
against them are: James Busey, as
sault with dangerous weapon; Daniel
Dyson. grand larceny: James Cooper.
assault with dangerous weapon;
Charles F. Haner, Raymond w. Max
we'll, robbery; Samuel l.. Saylor and
David w. Upperran. housebreaking: /:
Samuel L. Saylor and Everett Jewell,
housebreaking and larceny.
The grand jurors ignored a charge
Of housebreaking against Harry Fes-
tus, Of receiveing stolen property
against Gust Tokas, and of assault
to kill against Redgar Glenn.
Evening star., 1922-02-08
GIVES DRIVE CAPTAINS
CONVENTION HALL PLANS
Chairman Harper Informs Workers
How Gathering Place viii
Fill Needs.

Captains of teams selected to con
duct the drive for funds with which
to erect large convention hall in
Washington have received from
Robert n. Harper. chairman of the
auditorium organization comfhittee,
Instructions in writing to guide them
in their work, it was announced to-
day.
The captains are informed Of the
contemplated location. design, ca.
pacity and proposed purposes of the
structure in the statement by Chanr-
man Harper.
It IL pointed out. as heretofore an
nounced, that the auditorium will be
one story high, with q seating ca-
pacity. including gallery. OF 5000 Fer
sons. II finances permit, q voice
amplifer and an organ will be tn
stalled.
washington will be, without com.
petition, the convention city Of this
country, with this auditorium" the
chairman stated. "In addition to con.
vention requirements, the building
will be for the purpose Of holding
grand opera, IL SO desired; concerts,
lectures. theatrica1s, first runs Of
large moving pictures, balls and ex-
hibits of any desirable character
which the board of managers, elected
from the stockholders. may deem
proper"
Evening star., 1922-02-08
THE IRISH FREE STATE IS A FACT!

What will be the effect Of admitted freedom the Irish
people?
Will the accumulated anmosties and Misunderstanding
of seven centuries disappear like the mist before the setting
I'D of an autonomous government in Dublin?
How will the individual benefit where will be the gain for
Terry Skifngon the Dublin greengrocer; Dennis ODonnel
the dairy farmer and Bridget his wife Shaumus Collins the
poet-priest; Sir Harry the squire?
How will the people, who have fought stubborny for
serule hold of the complicated machinery Of
ment? .
Their economies their finance their paintings and reap
ines fisheries and anufacories their arts and letters
how will they appear in the light of new condtons7
= THESE QUESTIONS ARE BEING ASKED BY AMER1-
CANS r
Forrest Davis has gone to Ireland to find the
His articles the first of which received today will
appear times weekly in The STAR They will be series
Of pictures Of the actual situation and countryside
done clearly bringing the individual fig
ures to foreground and emphasizing the human
elements over the political and economic ones
He will travel up and down and the island
tratne to the country towns visiting hall and cottage alike
getting the viewpoint the dairy farmer the fisherman the
squreand He will observe the first steps toward
erection Of institutions In the Irish Free State trans
latne his observations into their effect the individual
Mr. Davis has dramatic and literary critic politi-
cal reporter and is of the editors Of the Detroit Free
Press assignment for the Free Press the Wash
inston conference which he covered for six weeks writ
ing daily nterpretative article. s'> p. e
He has read widely the field of Irish literature and
drama and interesting acquaintaneeshps with striking
figures British letters including Philip Gibbs Johns Gals
worthy, W. LsGeorge, G. K Chesterton and H. G. Wells
HE is in Ireland representing The STAR without bias,
political religious and his only 10 get
varsion Of the realities Of the new dayi Ern.4
THE FIRST ARTICLE SENT FROM IRELAND BY Mr.
DAVIS, WILL APPEAR TOMORROW IN THE STAR
Evening star., 1922-02-08
PICKED AS ENJOYS
TOCENTRALPOWERS
President Names A. B.
Houghton for Germany.
Washburn to Austria.

diplomatic representatives to the
central powers were nominated yes
terday by President Harding and dip
lomatfc relations between the United
states and the former enemy coun-
tries Will be resumed as soon as
these nominations have been con-
f1rmed by the Senate and the new
ENJOYS have presented their creden-
tials at Berlin, Vienna and Budapest.
AS has been intimated previously
from the White House. Representa-
tive Alanson B. Houehten of New
york was nominated to be ambassa-
dor to Germany. Albert Henry Wash
BURN OF Massachusetts was named for
minister to Austria and Judge Theo-
dore Brentano Of Illinois as minister
to Hungary.
The President also sent to the sen-
ate the nomination of Fred Morris
Dearing of Missouri, assistant secre-
tary OF state. to be minister to Portu-
gal. and Roy T. Davis of Missouri to
be minister to Costa Rica-
Rev. Joseph NJ. Denning, pastor of
st. Mary's Catholic Church Of Marion.
Ohio. and lifelong friend of Presi-
dent Harding. was named to be agent
and consul general at Tangier, Mo-
rocco.
Personal Sketches.
Representative Houghton, the pro-
spective ambassador to Germany. Is
now serving his second term in the
House from the thirty-seventh New
York district He is regarded as well
suited to play an official role In Ber-
lin. having lived many years in Ger
many at different times in his life
and having been educated at the uni
versities Of Berlin and Gottingen.
Mr.. Washburn, named for the
Vienna post. a graduate OF George
town University, is a lawyer with Of
fees in New York city. but whose
home is in Middleboro, Mass. After
graduating from Cornell University
he studied law at Georgetown and the
University of Virginia, later serving
as consul at Magdeburg. Germany.
For a time he was secretary to Sem
ator Lodge Of MASSACHUSETTS,. and
held the position of assistant United
States attorney for Massachusetts,.
Judge Brentano has been a member
of the superior court of Cook county.
ILL.,, for more than thirty years. serv-
ing as chief justice part OF the time.
Previous Appointment Nullined.
1t was pointed out at the State
Department today that the nomination
of Mr.. Davis as minister to Costa
Rica nullif1es his previous appoint
ment as minister to Guatemala in
which Office he had been confirmed.
The change in government Of Guate-
lmala and the fact the United States
has not recognized the de fActo
regime brought about the second ap-
pointment, it was stated.
Evening star., 1922-02-08


home at Garvaghy. He also was
wounded.
Three motor cars drove up to the
residence in Enniskillen of James
Cooper, a member of the Ulster parlia-
ment, and attempted to gain admis-
sion. Cooper opened fire on the men,
who hastily retired.
A series of raids also was made in
South Donegal. Maj. Miles of Bally-
shannon, william Hamilton. q magis-
trate of Ballintra, and Back1er Doug.
las of King1ough were carried or by
the raiders.
tured a lorry load Of the "A" class Of
special constables near Clones. shoot
ing and killing one Of the constables.
Sixty lorry loads OF the class "a"
speciais were sent to Tyrone and Fer
menagh from Belfast today.
The majority of the men arrested
came from Longford. One of them.
the authorities state, wore an Irish
republican army uniform. /.
Extensive kidnapings also were re-
ported early today in County Sligo,
where Sir Josslyn Gore-Booth, q
brother to Countess Markievicz, a
members of the dali eireann, was re-
ported to be among those carried of.
cRAIG ENDS PARLEYs. =
Evening star., 1922-02-08
CRAIG ENDS PARLEYs.
May Stand on Irish Act Of 1920 in
Ulster Boundary Dispute.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, February 7.-sir James
Craig, premier Of Ulster. announced
last evening that he would hold no
further conferences with the, i'm
perial government, but would stand
firm on his letter to Prime Minister
Lloyd George. In this letter he said
Ulster would insist on the ~applica-
tion of the terms of the government
of ireland act of 1920 unless boun.
Diary adjustments could be made
through mutual agreement.
Sir James has obtained important
concessions whereby a substantial
portion of the claims for compensa-
ton for malicious injuries committed
in northern Ireland win be met By
the imperial exchequer. the first pay
ments to be made In May. :
The reassembling Of tha northefn
parliament has been postponed until
March II.
Evening star., 1922-02-08
Born as a Plus Reigued,
In Rome Under a Plus,
Plus I'll Be, Says Pope

By the Associated Press.
ROME February S.-The fea.
son for his choice OF the name
"Fius~ vvas explained by the
new ponti6 yesterday to. Car
dinal Laaldk
NJ was horn under . Piuss
came to Rome under q Piuss
Pius is the name Of peace
then Plus shall be my name."
he said.