Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-02

HnOuIIOerS DIdck crepe de chine 0c0ff,
with a deep border. Her stockings were
o. black silk, her slippers Of dull black
Bhs wore two rings. One had three
diamonds. the other was her wedding
rins-both on the same finger. She
wore no other ornaments.
Her interview developed nothing par.
ticulerly. new. She simply ''stood
pat" In all her answers, during an
interview OF questions and answers that
covered twenty .seven typewriter pages,
she seemed never in doubt. mo-" or
absolutely not" about describes II.
She finished strong, as the racing
men say, and seemed scrercly confident
that she had carried the day. Around
dinner tables last night, however, the
interview was dissectcd.
Whether she contradicted other state.
ments Of hers or not will bc for Pros.
ecutor Mott to say when he consults
records Of her previous prOnouncemcnts.
| She denied quietly ind pointblank
that she had ever been clipped of" BY
any one In In any way concerning her
husbands love affair. Indeed. she snid
shortly. II knew him too well for him
to be in love-"
She insisted she felt her husband had
been true to her. This question she an.
swered several times. However, when
asked, "no you still believe in Mrs.
Mills?" her reply came, II hardly
know what to- say" Later, when asked
whether she had ever been jealous Of
Mrs. Mills or any one else, the answer
came. absolutely never"
Says She Isn't vindictivs
Her pride came to the surface when
asked where $4,000 Of her husband 8
$50, 900 estate came from. The infer.
ence Of the question was that she had
given 1t to him. II don't really see
what difference 1t Makes" she sud In
level tones.
ii have no vindictive feeling" In
fact. she tried hard to give the i'm.
preston that she could not possibly har .
Dor any such thoughts toward any one.
She was asked why she did not offer
a reward for the arrest OF the muir.
derers.
"Why should 1 offer a reward2 II
would be n most awful thought" was
the surprising reply.
Just why?' she was asked.
"Why, to offer reward to have
some one come out and tell OF MUIR
der"
One Of the persons murdered wal
her husband, In whom she had declared
abe had had implicit confidence. She
never once mentioned the word 'love'
in that connection.
She could not recall having said
This Is an awfuie mistake after tht
tragedy.
N0ncommittAl on Divorce
II don't want to see anybody pun.
ished." she answered. speaking Of tn,
murderer or murderers. Later, pressed
upon this point. she explained that, o.
course. such person or persons arr
dangerous and not safe to be ut large
Mrs. Hall quietly but firmly refuse,
to say whether or not she believed II
divorce. When asked, Would 70,
have divorced him II It was put up t,
you?" she replied. II won't answer
any such question"
Most extraordinary thing Of all, sh,
professcsd to be Indifferent to Low,
letters between her husband and tn,
"other woman" and to his diary
where he wrote his secret thoughts
concerning Mrs. Mills.
"The letters. y she said. did no
seem to interest me at all." she as
serted calmly.
"iou have no fear in your mind a
all concerning the outcome Of thi'
case?" was asked.
II don't see that l have the slight
est thing to worry about" was he
answer.
During the entire interview sh
smiled just twice.
For an hour then one reporter afte
another vollcyed questions at her. takin'
! her over her story Of her actions be
fore and after the murder; quizztn
her sharply for any possible knowledg
she might have had Of the rector's af
fair with Mrs. Mills; seeking som
point at which m entering wedge coul
be driven into her story.
behind the reply, II cannot remember.
and three questions she refused point
) blank to answer; but throughout tn
interview she maintained that she al
ways had believed, and still believed
in the faithfulness Of her husband t
: his marriage vows.
Brushing aside the letters Of tn
diary. which her counsel admits ar
written In hand remarkably simila
to that OF the slain minister, she de
clared: II had such faith In my hus
band. II he were here he could explain
! lie could explain il he we're here.'
She snid she had not even read th
= documents, most cs which have bee
|
They did not seem to interest mo Il
Q all. ;"
When she was pressed to express a
t opinion as to whether she did not thin
y they might have bearing on the solu
, ton of the murder, she sa i'd:
I II don't even sec that that woul
{ tell you who was the criminal
> "Don't you think 1t widcns the spher
Of motive II n married man and n mar
. ried woman are conducting an lille
Z love affair."" she was asked. Il sup
pose It would"
"Isn't Mr.. PfciNfer tremendously In
:, tereSted to know II those letters an
' the diary are corrcct?" THAT doesn
y interest me very much
Y The three questions Mrs. Hall re
Q fdsed to answer were
First. q request for her estimate {
\ the character Of the woman slain wit
, her husband.
I Second. whether or not she believe
e in divorce and would have sought
divorce ii tho had known OF tntimac
between Mr.. Hall and Mrs. Mills.
And third. where Mr.. Hall got ha
of the sec. 900 In securities found
, his safety deposit vault and with wh!c
J he was reported to have planned n
elOpcmcnt to the Orient with Mr'
Mills.