The New York herald., 1922-10-18


der and Beekman. as well as some Of
the detectives, steadfastly maintained
that no such letters were in existence
When ii was published that some of tbs
letters were signed with the initials ID
T. l.. standing for the German "youi
true love-" the statement was SCORED AT
The very attitude of Azariah Beekman
when he arrived at the court house mere
to-day after reading some or Han
letters, indicated that Mr.. Beekmar
Erealized he had at least made one mis-
take.
In retaliation, as it were, the two pro-
secutors made public tonight three OF
the letters Mrs. Mills wrote 10 Han
They are not very significant, and wholly
different in character from those written
Nv Hall More of the womans letters
arc to be made public tomorrow, ana
4 careful search will be made through
them for the so called important clews'
which II is said long ago prevented the
authorities from making them puolic'
lest their own work as investigators DC
hampered.
What actually occurred at the exam
ination OF all the important members oi
the Hall and Stevens family group was
pretty clearly set forth by Timothy N
Pfeiffer.
Mr.. Pfeiffer said that he had not re-
quested permission to be present whel'
Mrs. Hall was questioned by the prose
cutor. although he had legal rlsht 70
do SO. Mrs. Hall. he said. told him thal
: she Had been questioned for about an
hour Henry and Willie Stevens We're
questioned for only short time, Wine
being asked not over cozen questions
The attorney was careful to make II
plain that the answers he was making
la the questions put to him by the news
paper men were based solely on the
information that Mrs. Hall had given
him after her return to her home. Inc
questions put to Mrs. Hall. Henry and
Willie stevens, he said, did not indicate
that the authorities had run upon any
great amount of new evidence.
The only material that he recognized
as new was that relating TO the hand
kerchiefs that were said to have been
found near the scene of the crime, the
mysterious woman who was brought
into the room while Mrs. Hall was being
questioned. and the letters written by
the rector.
Henry stevens's Aiibi.
Are the authorities satisfied with
Henry Stevens's alibi?' Mr.. Pfeiffer
was asked
II don't know what the attitude OF
the prosecuting authorities is" he re-
piled.
when Henry stevens started for La
vallette after the questioning. was ne
under any restrictions?
None whatever"
"Do YOU know what the purpose was
in asking Mrs. Hall to come down to
the court house 10 be questioned
again."
.I do not Judging from what Mrs.
Hall told me of the interview, the
authorities went over the same ground
thew had covered with her on previous
occasions. particularly as to her move
ments on the evening OF September 10
and the sending of her coat and scarf
TO Bornot's in Philadelphia to be dyed.
Did she explain the dyefng of the
coat and scarf satisfactorily TO the
authorities2'
,"Of course. I cannot say how salts
factory it was to them. All I know Is
that Mrs. Hall told the truth
First Query About DyeinE.
Mr.. Pfeiffer explained here that to
the best of his knowledge Mrs Hall had
never before been questioned by the
prosecuting authorities as to the coat
and scarf.
'How about the handkerchiefs? Was
Henry stevens asked about the hand
kerchiefs?"
Yes. They asked him regarding the
INITIALS that he generally had en-
= oidered on his handkerchiefs. lie
tlid he thought there was an $ on
Them. He pulled one out of his pocket,
}lt It had no initial on it. He recol-
l,cted then that this particular hand
erchief was one he had purchased q
lhort time ago when he found himself
without one He also had another in
his pocket and it was embroidered with
the letter s. Mr.. Stevens said he
thought 1t was one his mother had
bought as a present while she was in
France.
TO identify the handkerchiefs found near
the scene of the crime"
WAS the embroidery on Henry
Stevenss handkerchiefs similar to the
handkerchiefs found?"
THAT l do not know"
Mr.. Pfeiffer explained that the Prose-
cutors either read or showed Henry
Stevens the statement concerning his
movements that he had made at a pre-
yious occasion.
was Mrs. Hall asked concerning a
.32 caliber revolver which her husband
is said to have owhed?'
"she was. but she knew nothing
about it,"
did Mr.. Hall. according to Mrs
Hall, display the revolver at Point
Pleasant"
Asked About Revolver.
"She was not asked that question"
WAS Willie Stevens asked IL he ac-
companled Mrs. Hal, to the church oil
the night of the murder?"
81 think not"
"Was Mrs. Hall asked il she sus-
pected any one OF the crie?"
mo Mrs. Hall suspects no one"
WAS Mrs. Hall asked about a diary
that Mrs. Mills is said TO have written %
mo"
According to Mr.. Pfeiffer. Willie
Stevens was asked II. supposins he had
been at the Hall home on the night OF
the murder he could have heard any
one leave the house. Willie answered
according to the lawyer. that he could
have heard any person leaving the house
IL the door had been slammed, but no,
IL il had been closed softly.
WAS Mrs Hall asked concerning her
p1ovements on the afternoon preceding
the murder7''
II think not"
do you know what her movements
xrcrp nm that W.