The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-10-18
EXPECT ARRESTS
IN CHURCH CRIME
Woman and Man Suspects
May Be Charged With
Double Murder
NEW EVIDENCE FOUND
Witness Discovered Who Saw
a Woman Looking Over Farm
Where Bodies Were Found

SEW BRUNSWICK, n. J.. oct.
II All Of the most important wit
r,.scs In the murder OF Rev. Ed
ward ". Hall. rector OF the Prot
,s8ut Episcopal church OF st. John
the Evangelist and his handsome
choir leader. Mrs. James Mills,
were grillcd for several hours to-
day by Prosecuting Attorneys
Joseph Stricken OF Middlesex coun-
tv. and A. NJ. Beckmnn Of Somor-
sc' county.
before the examination began 81
was reported that two or more ar
, rests might be expected hourly.
Miss Mills questioned.
Those facing inquisltion were
CLERGYMAN; Henry stevens wealthy
brother OF Mrs. Han: willie" Ste
vcus another brother; Barbara
Tluche. one Of the three maids in
the Han household ana Charlotte
Mills l6-year-old daughter OF the
murdered choir leader.
Mrs. Han, Miss Mills and Miss
Touche left the prosecutors office
shortly before o'clock this aft
ernoon while Henry stevens and
willie stevens were stiil detained.
A state policeman had been sent
out to find James Mills. husband
OF the dead woman, In case his
story was wanted.
As a result Of the new drive"
Of Prosecuting Attorney a. NJ. Beck
man Of SomersF county. supreme
Tourt Justice Parker has postponed
his decision upon the request to put
State Attorney McCran In charge Of
the investigation.
New Evidence Uncarthcd.
The following new evidence has
been unearthCd and Will furnish
much of the ground upon which
the proposed arrests are to be made:
I. Discovery of love letters
written hy Doctor Han ito Mrs.
Mills. showing shat he was in
fatulted with her: that he had been
Keeping love trysts with her and
that he had proposed elopement
with her to some foreign country.
.. Finding OF a witness who saw
a woman looking over the old Phil
lips farm whcrc the bodies were
discovcred) on the afternoon Of the
day OF the murder. september II.
Q. Discovery of two blood
stained handkerchief near tho
two bodies were found laid out be-
meath a stunted crgb-applc tree
one o.. tlc hlud, arcAi"fs bearing
a monogram, the letter IS
g. Finding OF witness who
saw a motionless automobile in Dc
russo lane on the night OF Sep
temScr IA. when Doctor Hall and
Mrs Mills were shot to death.
Identified by Photograph.
The witnesses who saw "A woman
looking over the old phillips farm
on the afternoon OF September
has Identified her from a photo
graph
10 he courthouse this morning for
fnrl examination before the autho-
rifles acted.
They were Mrs, Han, widow Of
the slain clergyman: Henry stevens.
her brother. and Miss Louise Geist,
one OF the three maids In the Han
home.
Chief interest today centercd upon
two subjects.
/. Identity Of the suspect
2 Contents of the love letters
that passed between Doctor Hail
and his charmer. Mrs. Mills,
Hall often referred TO Mrs Mills
as my gypsy" my gypsy queen
and my wonder sweetheart" Mrs.
Mills referred to the clergyman as
dear babykins."
Sent Her Cards, Too.
In addition to letters, there were
number OF postcards that Doctor
Han sent to Mrs. Mills while he and
Mrs. Hall weBe spending the SUM
mer at their cottage in Isleford,
Maine
That Mrs. Hall knew there was
an attachment between her husband
and the choir leader was indicated
by frequent urFlngs OF the clergy
man 20 Mrs. Mills mot to mind