Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-09-21

the Hall garage. and they found
nothing.
They also examined the old Phil
lips farmhouse, although it had been
understood that this ancient and
lonely residence had been gone over
thoroughly days ago. Detective Tot
ten of Somerset then declared:
1.-THE old Phillips farmhouse has
nothing to do with the murder of
the Rev. Edward w. Hall and Mrs.
Eleanor Mills. We have been through
the house. and are convinced that
the murder was not committed
there"
After this examination the story
of the possible kidnapping became
current. and with the suggestion OF
the kidnapping came a report that
a green motor car was being search
ed for Both these clews really in
dicated that the investigators are
cropping blindly.
STRIKERS Theories.
Prosecutor Stricken appeared more
willing to talk about the case yes
terday. He was asked If the Hall
family had not received special con-
slderation.
Certainly not" he said. when
the time comes to show special con-
to any one in a murder
case it will be time for me to get out
Of office"
Stricken was in a now, boys"
frame of mind declaring. Now, boys.
about the house. I had the same
idea about that which you had, but
haven't that idea now"
This referred to the suggestion
that It might have been used as a
rendezvous because OF
its location and the fact that it is
on the boundary line be-
tween Middlesex and Somerset
counties.
When Strickler was asked as to
the likelihood of an arrest he said, /
I'VE haven't enough legal evidence |
In hand to enable me to make a
of that sort now. OF
course I have had to draw on my
imagination in a large measure. but
imagination alone will not solve the
rhine. I will say though that it
doesn't matter who is hit when we
yet the evidence. there will be an
.rrest"
The Prosecutor was asked about
he handkerchief with bullet holes
n 1t. said to have been found after
! surprising length of time near the
lace where the bodies lay. He adj
nitted its existence, but said It had
zen crumpled up so that it was
impossible to tell how many bullet
oles there really were through it.
lie spoke of the letters from Mrs.
ILLS found in the dead rector's
tudy in the church as Of vital i'm
The handkerchief and the gun
rought in yesterday were. he said, l
he only exhibits the authorities !
ave so far found. He admitted
e did not know whether the gun
Tas. the one used by the muir
erer.
This gun was shown to Willie
Vhen he was examined and Willie
declared he had. never seen the gun
nd that 1t was not his. Stricken
you'd not say where or how the gun
ras obtained or to whom it belong
d. Then, asked about the two auto
mobiles that are figuring in the kid
apping theory, the Prosecutor be-
anne a little mysterious and said,
oh, we are closer to those two
automobiles than that" meaning
hey had done something more than
ust hear about them.
The attitude of the Prosecutor, it
'as learned. is that he has not the
light 10 make Mrs Hall submit to
n examination If she cares to stand
n her rights. In discussing this
oint he spoke of the fact that Mrs.
iall has an excellent legal adviser
! former Senator Florance. He also
poke of the danger OF running into
abeas corpus proceedings II an ar
st were made prematurely. 1t was
ear all possible obstacles had been
fought of.
An Independent investigation was
ade TO ascertain something about
Trs. Halls other brother, Henry,
Lavallette, forty odd miles away.
he place is on the sand bar that
IT'S off BarDegat Bay from the i
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