The Washington times., 1922-10-20
OFFICERS
CLASH ON
ARRES IS
One County Prosecutor Says
He'll Drop Case If Other Does
Not Act Quickly.
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NEW BRUNSWICK, N. j., Oct.
20.-Prosecuting attorneys Of Mid
dlesex and Somerset counties are
reported at loggerheads over in
vestigation of the double murder
Of the Rev. Edward w. Hall, rector
of the rotestant Episcopal Church
of st. John the Evangelist and the
beautiful choir singer, Mrs. James
Mills, and the case appeared this
afternoon to be, swinging rapidly
towards q dramatic climax.
! The authorities Of Middlesex
COUNTY are satisfied that they know
who killed the clergyman and Mrs.
Mills and intend to demand that
the prosecuting attorney. A. M.
Beekman. of Somerset county, make
one or more arrests, II was learned.
II Beekman refuses to do so the
Middlesex county authorities prob
ably will withdraw from the investi-
cation.
This showdown" is said to have
been pending some time. Prose
cutor Stricken, of Middlesex county,
was expected to have a conference
with Prosecutor Beekman this aft
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in jurisdiction ever since the bodies
were found on September 16. While
the corpses were found in Somerset
county, the slain couple lived in
Middlesex county.
1t Is now revealed that County
Detectives Totten and Somerset
David. of Middlesex, are working at
cross purposes. neither cooperating
with the other.
Governor Not to Interfere.
Governor Edwards, who made a
political speech here last night, was
quoted this afternoon as saying that
he would not interfere with the In
vestigation in any way. and that he
has no authority to appoint any
State official to take charge Of It.
The telephone at the Hall house
hold has been disconnected.
Attorney T. N. Pfeffer, represent.
| ing Mrs. Hall. said he had the wires
| disconnected to save his client iron,
annoyance.
Official investigators have learned
! that Mrs. Hall was formerly a crack
shot with the pistol. and that in her
girlhood, some Of her friends refer.
red to her at times as second Annie
Oakley" ETT.@
Claiming they were near solution
of the murder of DIR. Hall. Mrs.
James Mills, Somerset county au-
thorities intimated today tnat a
woman and two men may be ar.
rested within twenty.four nours.
Prosecuting Attorney A. M. Beck.
| man Of Somerset county, said tnat
new evidence had been found ana
, that decided progress" had been
made toward solving the mystery.
Have Pieced Evidence.
A new chain Of evidence has been
pieced together based on clues 70,
lowed after the arrest Of Clifford
Hayes and Raymond Schneider.
Schneider made a false confession"
accusing Hayes OF the crime, and the
latter is now at liberty. Schneider
Is still held in Jail charged with per.
jury and corrupting the morals of
fifteen.year- old Pearl Bahmer.
Also. II is learned from an author
itative source that Mrs. Mills and
Mrs. Hall had quarreled a short time
before the double killing. II IL A.
| sumed that this quarrel followed the
infatuated with Mrs. Mills, and was
showering heart.burning affections
upon her day after day.
Prosecuting Attorney Joseph
Stricker, Of Middlesex county. Init.
mated that the authorities were
building up a case which would soon
justify one or more arrests.
Home Under Observation.
New Jersey State police contin.
ued today to keep the Hall home
under observation. Neither Mrs.
Hall nor her brother willie" Ste.
vens leaves the house except upon
some urgent occasion such AZ he
ing summoned 70 the courthouse
for Interrogation.
Included In the new evidence
turned up by Miss North 10 q wit.
ness living near the old barn near
the Phillips farm who In said 10
have heard some one pounding vn
the inside OF the building On the