The New York herald., 1922-10-14
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your prompt Intervention.
Whatever the situation may ne In
respect TO your legal power 10 intervene.
surely the great office OF Governor of
New Jersey is invested with moral
power to bring about through every
means available 10 sovereign State
a thoroughly comprehensive, Intelligent
and coherent investigation OF this
hideous crime. Such an investigation
has not yet been made. and the
methods hitherto employed by the pros
ent prosecutors give promise that II
never will or can be made by them.
THE net result of their activities up
to the present time, so far as a solution
of the crime or development of any clue
reasonably looking toward it's solution
is concerned, Is absolutely nil. But
other results of far reaching character
abound. The atmosphere of New
Brunswick Is charged with every sort
of rumor that political pressure. money
and social prestige have been made use
o: by Mrs. Hall and her family to
hinder and delay the administering of
justice in this case.
"In the mind of the public Mrs. Hall
is held responsible for tho impossible
condition of affairs. In truth. 1t is due
to the bungling stupidity of the officials
OF the two counties. And now the evil
dence Is unmistakable that the author
tiles OF the one county are at odds with
the authorities of the other county, with
the efforts Of the State troopers. stand
ing between the two. rendered abortive.
Mrs. Hall and her family cannot
longer maintain silence. To do so would
be facility TO admit the false accusations
leveled against her and them. Mrs.
Hall, her brothers and all her relatives
are now and have been from the begin
ming desirous Of submitting to every test
OF their complete innocence which a
thoroughly comprehensive. intelligent and
coherent investigation demands. But If
the investigation is to continue in the
hands of officials who have caused an
arrest for murder on tho accusation of
an admittedly irresponsible person. and
then state that they are not interested
in whether the accusation Is or Is not
true, neither Mrs. Hall nor any one else
Is free from the menace of official hys-
terra and tyranny
1T Is not pleasant for me to write as
have. for New Jersey Is my own native
State and 1 share with your Excellency
the deepest respect for the traditional
integrity OF its institutions of govern
ment. / cannot, without protest, see
their integrity debased-
Il respectfully request therefore, that
as Governor of the State. you take such
action at once as may be necessary to
cause tho conduct of this investigation
to be under the exclusive authority and
Jurisdiction of a competent and fearless
officer of the State who will not be SUBJ
ject to colimitations, political entangle-
ments or petty disputes between rival
detective forces. but who will be of one
mind and determination to establish the
truth and to bring the guilty to speedy
Justice"
Stricken Answers PfeiHer.
A copy of the letter written by PfeIf-
fer. who succeeded former Senator
Florance as the legal adviser of Mrs.
Hall. about two weeks after the murder,
was shown to Prosecutor Stricken Of
Middlesex. who. incidentally is a close
friend of Gov. Edwards. He said:
Although / have not seen Mr.. Pfeif-
fer's letter TO Gov. Edwards and have not
had an opportunity to analyze it's con-
tents, all that I desire to say Is that ap-
proximately two weeks ago when Mr..
Pfeiffer called upon me and stated he
would like to cooperate with the Off
cials, I told him than any information
that he could procure in connection with
Mrs Mills would be welcomed. but at
the same time did not think 1t would
be wise to take him or anybody else into
my confidence In the investigation of
the case.
'T personally have not changed my
mind as to the wisdom of that course.
AS to the question of jurisdiction. I want
to state definitely that from informa-
tion gathered In this investigation. 1t
is very apparent that these murders
took place in Somerset county. My POSI-
ton in this case has been TO assist
voluntarily the Somerset officials. l did
not, legally. have to take upon myself
this duty.
"As to bringing In the Attorney Cen
eral. Mr.. Pfeiffer. as a lawyer and as
a former resident of the State of New
Jersey, should know that he should
make such an appeal to the Justices OF
the Supreme Court OF the circuit which
includes Somerset county, and II he.
or anybody else, makes such an appli-
cation l certainly shall be tho last one
TO oppose -
'It is not a question with me, and II
never was. of seeking credit in connec-
ton with the solution Of this crime.
I've got beyond that point.
"If tho Attorney-General is brought
into the case, and If he so desires. my
services will be at his disposal. as will
that of my staff. as they have been at
the disposal OF tho Somerset county
authorities"
There has been talk previously of the
Attorney-Gene being put In charge
Of the case. superseding both Stricken
and Beekman.
Earlier to-day Beekman was asked
at Somerville what he thought of this
suggestion and he replied:
.As far as am concerned I'd be