Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-11-01


Brunswick. He was a devoted son.
brother and husband. Our mother
| lived downtown. at the Bayard, a
family hotel, and Mr.. Hall would
call there every afternoon. and near
ly always was accompanied by his
wife. They would take long drives
together. In fact. Mr.. Hall called
on his mother on the afternoon OF
Thursday. September IA. His man
ner was the same as ever, and he
took mother over 10 Highland Park
in the automobile. so that she could
take some clothing to some poor
people over there. family in when
there were a number OF children.
Happy on Trip 10 Maine.
Mrs. Bonner then went on TO tell
OF the last summer spent by the
Halls in Maine. and said;
Their last summer in the coun-
| try together in Maine was par
ticularly happy one" and Mrs. Voor-
hees interjected; Yes, It was on
| the goth OF July that Mr.. and Mrs.
| Hall came to my home in Jersey
City. On the eleventh anniversary
OF their marriage we had a cake for
them. and a very happy time. They
left a little later in August for
Maine, enjoying the beautiful wealth
err and both in the very best OF
spirits"
Here reporters asked Mrs. Bonner
II she had heard OF tho fact that
Hall had told his wife they would be
gone only three Sundays, and II she
know that the rector had quarreled
over the cutting down OF the usual
vacation time from four weeks. Mrs.
Voorhees, said;
''They told me that they were go
ing TO take only three weeks vaca-
ton. as they wanted 10 give the SER
wants a vacation OF that length, and
not four weeks. Then they wanted
to return and open up their home
Regarding the kilograms sent by
Hall 20 a woman in New York. cay
ing that he would be at your apart
ment late this evening" Mrs. Bon
ner stated that she had received sew
eral kilograms from her brother IN
the past. and that she believed he
had sent one either on July 81 or
August l, but that II she remem-
bered correctly. It had TO do with /
some plans which his mother had /
made. Both OF the sisters left New
Brunswick on an afternoon train.
The developments in the Hall
Mills case here were confined to a |
short conference between Prosecu-
tors Mott and Beekman in Somer-
Vile, and the information from Of
FnfmH a..
are still looking for the gun with
which the Staying was done, and for
the automobile which they believe
carried some OF the principals, 70
the scene OF the finding OF the bod
les. There was no meeting OF the
Somerset county grand jury. and it
IS unlikely that that body will be
called for some days.
To quote Prosecutor Mott as re-
CARDS the status of the case at pres
ent. and the possibility OF either an
arrest or indictment by the Grand
Jury:
Sooner or later all homicide
cases in New Jersey reach the Grand
Jury" He refused to make any
other comment on the matter OF an
srrest. He remained In conference
all morning with Prosecutor Beck
man. and with Supreme Court Jus
tice Bergen. At the close OF this
meeting Mott admitted they had
been discussing the case, but refus-
ed 70 make any further statement
Lieut.. Detective James f. Mason
spent some time in New Brunswick
yesterday. starting on the aga train
for Newark, with the Jocular state
ment to reporters that he would
"call It a day" Just what his &C
tivitles were he did not say, but Il
IS understood that he passed con-
siderable time checking up minor
details OF the case that have appear
ed in certain testimony taken before
he and Mott were brought into the
matter.
One OF Motifs aids said yesterday
that the case was not at a stand
still by any means and that they
are we'll convinced the slayers OF
Hall and Mrs. Mills went 20 the
scene Of the crime In an automobile
and that they hope through a pro-
cess OF elimination 10 discover the
particular car. They have more
than one description OF the car in
question and admitted that It may
take several days 10 locate the ma
chine.
The matter Of the Hall automo-
biles IS also being considered and
Investigated again and the investi-
gators are endeavoring to establish
definitely whether the Hall cars
were out at any time on the night
OF September IA, between the time
OF the rector's disappearance and
the arrival OF Mrs. Hall at her home
some time about o'clock the fol-
lowing morning.
This IS one OF the matters that
has been holding up the presentation
of the case TO the Grand Jury" this
investigator said. lie added that
when the Identity OF the car IS def
nitely established a lot will have been
accomplished and action may be ex-
pected TO follow Il
Mott and his investigating stan
have arrived at the conclusion that
the Staying was done with Halls own
gun and yesterday was spent in try
ng to check up on that phase OF the
,ase. The gun. once reported to be !
n possession Of the local prosecutor, :,
has not been found. IT was admitted ,
and the search for this IS
IS important as the discovery of tho :
motor car in which the slayers are =
supposed TO have ridden on the way
o the scene Of the killings.
ut IS not unlikely that the muir :
Ter was n plain case of self defense" >
t was stated here by Motifs aid yes !