Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-09-22

stand why they would want to question
me further
Mills has not been near the church
since the tragedy. nor has he been near
the school where he is employed as
assistant janitor. When he left home
yesterday and was gone about seven
hours the first report was that he had
run away. Then it was reported that
he had committed suicide. But he had
gone away 10 try TO forget.
All day Wednesday the lonesome man
sat near the grave Of his wife In Van
LEV Cemetery on the outskirts Of town.
Early in the morning Mrs. Mary Car
rigan, who lives at : Chestnut street,
North brunswick. which borders on the
ccm"trry. saw Mills. She says he was
sobbing bitterly and talking to himself
Once or twice Mrs. Carrigan walked
close to him. but he never looked up.
Tells Of Telephone Call
Mills did not 60 to the grave yes.
terday. He said he was off in the
country. lie said he was tired of being
pointed out, tired Of being interviewed,
tired Of everything and everybody
but his pretty sixteen yenr-old daugh-
ter, Charlotte.
''Alc run away? It's too silly to
discuss" muttered Mills. ~ am here
to aid the prosecution in finding, the
murderers Of my wife. ! wouldn' t
be much help if ran away. would
II"
Mills is showing signs of a great
strain. lie tried to avoid discussing the
case any further, but when he wac told
that there appeared to be discrepancy
in his story about the telephone call
his wife received the night she went
away he was willing to say something.
You newspaper men don seem 10
understand at all" he said LAST
! Thursday my wife was called on the
phone at the home OF Mrs. Bli'z,
| - .,brcl street. The phone number Is
132.W. 1t was the first time size had
, ever been called on that phone and !
was surprised She usually got her
calls ut Mrs. Opic's home. 30 Carmen
/ street.
"When she came back she appeared
all excited. She wasn't dressed to go
out. She had her old oxfords on, but
she went. demonstrated with her ana
asked her where she was going. She
! iokingly replied. Follow me and see:
| She went toward George street and |
! think took car that would have taken
! her in the vicinity Of whcrc her body
was found.
! II believe that phone call WAS lure,
, that it took my wife to n point near
where she was found. and ] believe tho
call Mr.. Hall got that night was also
n lure and took him to the same place.
The minister was always helping some
one and so was my wife. Some one was
Jealous. Some one wanted to blnckmail
! them and when they refused to be black
mailed they were killed"
! In spite Of Mills statement. Mrs.
Blitz insists she received no phone call
for Mrs. Mills on Thursday of last
! week.
"Why should he held under sus-
niclon:" Mills asked. II gave the
! Prosecutor all the information ! could
and believe my statement should help
the authorities
"Last night I made up my mind to
nail for once and all thos" srurrillous
! lies that are being circulated about my
wife's intimacy with Mr.. Hall. Ny
wife was a physical wreck. Her opera L.
ton was n most delicate one and rem =
derod her almost helpless. She was
constantly doctoring and suffered great
main. TO accuse a woman in her con =
dition Of intimacy with any one is
ridiculous.
Mills also expressed Indignation at
the report that his wife had spent sew
cral days in Atlantic City at Il time
when Mr.. Hall was at the seashore
resort.
"Another of the black lies manufnc-
turcd TO taint the character of my wife
and Mr.. Hail." said Mills. "My wife
was away this summer and was at the
scashore, but it was at Point Pleasant
y. j., with the guild connected with
her church. Mr.. Hall was along. bu,
no one could say there was anything