Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-11-02
JEALOUS WOMAN IS
BLAMED BY MILLS
!. FOR DOUBLE MURDER
Stories Of Janitor and Rector's
Widow Differ Somewhat
in Details.
DEED PROMPTED BY SPITE

by Associated PRESS 20 Every Evening
Somerville ". J.. Nov. 2--Tha pre-
dIctlon that presentation Of evidence
In the HaIl-Mnls murder case would
begin Saturday waa freely made to
day IN official circles
II was learned that Sheriff Conk-
lin bad been notified to bo prepared 20
call the Somerset county grand Jury
together IN hurry. No notices
however. yet have been cent Jurors.
The opinion prevailed here thnt the
state would try 20 d.apoee Of tech
nicolitlcs Saturday. and Monday would
seek an Indictment
New Brunswick. n. T.. Nov p
looking mp from work I'm coal bin
In tho basement Of tho school house
where no Is tanItor. James Mills
whose wife Eleanor was murdered
with tho Rev. Edward w Hall. today
| took issue with some Of the state
men's made yesterday by the clergy
mans widow in an Interview.
| Mr.. Mills said that he met Mrs. Hsn
| At the church M $40 o'clock on tho
| morning of September 10 Mrs. Han
/ enid yesterday that she was AT tho
/ caurch az Z O'Clock
Il know Il could not have been carl
icr than $40" said Minis, because
my children had already gone to
school.
The first thing Mrs. Han asked mo
was: Was anybody sick ~ your
house last night We then comment
cd on tho fact thet both my wife
and her husband were missing. and
said Maybe they have clopod'
No was Mrs Halls reply. !
think something has happened 10
them"
AT noon when Mrs. Hall came 10
my house. ! told nor ] had not heard
anything, and she said she had not
either.
Then she went away. She is in
correct In her statements IN saying
that she did not come to my house
again al $50 O'Clock, remember had
just returned with some ice and was
putting It in the refrigerator. She
stayed only a minute.
{ II saw Mrs. Hall again at o'clocl
/ AiA AltA iAOtAtfs 4 NFiAN tttfkF ~ f1h iAfl
II she had any news. | stayed on IN,
porch to talk. She did not seem q
b take II as hard as I did. l had al
: idea that DIR. Hall and my wife ha,
been together. but I did not thinl
: there was anything wrong. 7 don
r know why I ever suggested an elope
2 ment."
= Mills said that when he saw Mrs
Hall Mt the church at $50 IN tn,
morning, she had assured him tina
she would notify the police. Mrs Hal
stated yesterday she was not certain
whether she called the police befor,
e or after she met Mills.
: Commenting on Mrs. Halls state
ment that she was not vlndictive an,
: that she did not care TO see anyon
5 punished for the murders. Mills said
Il am not vindictive either. but
i want TO see the murderer punished
l believe IL was a wontans s deed. Al
these theories about blackman an,
= robbery and things are rot. II wa
- jealousy and I think her threat wa
{ cut in spite, because Of her beauti
a ful singing"
never ntdEO any gossip 3pOu
my wife and DIR. Hall. II 1 had
would not have stood for It for
single minute. l am man enough no
, to have kept that job at the churcI
= il l thought there was anything wroh
: between the minister and my Wife.
e live right and l want others 10 do In
e same. l would have gone 10 Mr. Hal
and If he would not listen I woul
: have gone 70 the bishop and 20 n
= vestry."
\ Mills said he had never heard Of hi
y wife having trouble with anybody an
said he knew Of no enemies that Di
Hall might have had.
There was plenty OF gossip abou
: members OF the choir. though" h
d added.
o The authorities are closely studyin
Mrs. Halls replies 10 newspaper me-
= yesterday in which the rector's widoN
T. voiced her faith in DR. Hall; main
@ tanned that she had no theories as :
the murders. said she did not seek re
venge and denied the accusations mad
Z against her by Mrs. Jane Gibson.