Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-10-21
CHOIR CASE PROBERS
SEEK OLD AUTO SEEN
NIGHT Of Staying

NEW BRUNSWICK, N. J., Oct.
20.-(By the Associated Press. -
Search for an automobile of old
model which 3. K. Soper, retired
business man of Highland Park, de-
ciared he saw in the Derussy's lane
near where the bodies of the slain
rector of the Church OF st. John the
Evangelist and his choir leader were
found September IA, was instituted
today by all forces seeking solution
Of the crime.
Soper asserts that he can identify
the car on sight.
He declared he was returning by
motor from a visit to SomerVille tho
night of the murders and that the
cal attracted his attention because
of it's model and the fact that it was
coming from a section seldom fol
loved by motorists in the middle Of
the night. He was certain, he said.
the car bore a New Brunswick tag
alongside the license. While the in
vestigators have not entirely aban-
doned investigation Of the theory
that Rev. Edward w. Hall and Mrs.
Eleanor r. Mills were murdered il
an old barn at Weston Mills, a set
tlement about four mics from the
Phillips farm, where the bodies were
found, they believe the automobile
clue brings them closer to the slayer
or slayers and are making it thel-
first point of inquiry.
State troopers continue to keep
the Hall residence under observation.
Today for the first time since the
murder, newSpapermen were unable
TO communicate with members of
the household by telephone. In
quires at the residence were told
that the telephone connections had
been cut.
Authorities Investigations the mys-
terry were checking up details of in
formation which they sac. doVetal- ),
with facts previously obtained and
Mrs. Frances N. Hall, widow Ct the
Rev. Edward Wheeler Hall, rector
of the Episcopal Church of st. John
the Evangelist, and Mrs. Eleanor
Reinhardt Mills, choir singer, VINO
was murdered with the clergyman,
qua1reled shortly before the Halls
left New Brunswick for vocation
last summer, and that the i'll feeling
was pronounced after their return
Information OF the quarrel was
given out by Miss Florence North,
woman attorney for Charlotte Mills
[ lighter of the slain choir leader.
Miss North told reporters that a
ne had taken place between Mrs.
Mills and the rector's fe at a
camp maintained by the church at
Poi1.t Pleasant on the JerTey coast
last summer. Reference was made
to the quarrel in letter written by
DR.. Hall to Mrs. Mills, she said.
ne alleged trouble d. use at the
time the camp was breaking up, &C.
cording to Mss North. Mrs. Hall,
who had not remained at the camp,
drove tJ Point Pleasant to get her
husband. And she an the rector
started to drive off, Mrs. Mills ran
after the car and demanded Of DR..
Hall if he intended to take her with
him. He invited her to get into the
car and she rode to New Brunswick
with them. After Mrs. Hall return
ed from her vacation in NeWEngland
she and Mrs. Mills spoke to each
other perfunctorily, but it was evil
dent thee was no friendship be-
tween them, Miss North stated.
Prosecutor Stricken, of MiddleseX
was reported today to be planning
to call on Prosecutor Beekman, of
| Somerset, to make an arrest at
once, on threat of withdrawing his
cooperation in the investigation.
Mr.. Stricken, who entered the case
because of the uncertainty whether
the murders were committed in his
! Jurisdiction or Mr.. Reekmdn's, was
represented by a close friend as be-
! ing convinced that he knew who
committed the murders, and that
| there was sufficient evidence on
| hard to warrtn immediate action.
He had an appointment with Mr..
Beekman for this afternoon.
UNSIGNED COMMUNICATION
GIVES ACCOUNT OF STAYING
TRENTON, N. j., Oct. 20.-Ellis
| H. Parker, Burlington county detec-
tive, today made public an unsigned
! communication mailed from Phila
delphia purporting to solve the Hall
| Mills case as one of murder and
suicide. The text follows:
zone afternoon about three weeks
ago | lay down in the grass on the
Phillips farm and fell asleep about
dusk. was awakened by loud
| voices scolding. Looking up I saw,
not far from me, a. man and wom-
an. He was sitting close to a tree
and was cutting the bark. She was
sitting nearby sorting letters.
"She asked him to keep his prom
Use. He told her he had made none.
He took the letters and threw them
away and was going to leave her.
She grabbed him by his coat and
points to a definite solution of the
case which has baffled off Gals and