The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-11-03
WOMAN DID IT,
MILLS DECLARES
Husband Of Slain Singer
in Choir Takes Issue
With Mrs Hall
HE BELIEVES IN WIFE
Her Friendship for Rev. Hall
Platonic, Mate Thinks, De-
spite the Letters
NEW BRUNSWICK, N. j., Nov. ?.

NEW BRUNSWICK, n. j., Nov. 2.
lanes Mills, husband OF the choir
singer. who. with DR. Edward W.
Hall, rector OF the Protestant Episco
p.l Church OF st. John the Evan
EeNst, was shot TO death on the
night OF September -. today de-
Jared that some OF the statements
made by Mrs. Hall. tho widow, in
her interview yesterday were not
entirely accurate.
on Friday the day after the muir
iers were committed. Mr. Mills said
10 saw Mira. Hall four times instea d
= twice, as she claimed ye-i.i,i- Y.
MRS. Hall had said that she saw
Mills first about 7 o'clock in the
morning.
Il am sure II was about $40
o'clock IN the morning, for the
children had gone to school," said
Mills. Mrs. Hall said her husband
had not returned home over night.
] exclaimed: oh. my God. Eleanor
has not come home, either. 1 think
they have eloped'."
Mills said that in response TO his
exclamation Mrs. Hail replled:
NO. l think there has been foul
play"
The fact that Mills spoke OF an
elopement and Mrs. Hall mentioned
foul play was taken TO indicate that
both families knew OF the attach
ment between the clergyman and
the handsome choir singer.
Believes In Wife Still.
Despite the reported love match
pHween Mrs. Mills and Doctor Hall,
thb woman's husband declared he
still believed in her.
Mrs. Hall had declared that she
returned 20 her home about $3.50
on the morning OF September IS.
after trying vainly to find her hus-
band. Detective James Mason. who
IL In active charge OF the research
work under Deputy Attorney-Gen-
eral Mott, claims to have at least
two witnesses who said they saw
Mrs. Hall enter her home about 2:3o
o'clock.
Mills said he had never heard OF
any nasty gossip" about his wife
and Doctor Hall.
III I had, l would not havs stood
for IL n single minute" said Mills.
'I am man enough not to have kept
my Job as sexton OF the church IL
7 had thought there was anything
between my wife and Doctor Hall"
Heard "Plenty OF Gossip"
Mills said there was plenty OF
church OF st. John the Evangelist.
Mills said he was convinced that
a woman either committed the crime
or inspired II.
II believe II was woman's deed"
said Mills. at was jeallusy and l be-
lieve that my wife's throat was cut
as spite against her singing. All
these theories about blackmail and
robbery are rot. II was jealousy"
Mills said that when he met Mrs.
Hall about $3.50 on the morning
following the murder she said moth
ing about having notified the police
that her husband was missing.
Although Mills said she used the
words foul play" and "eloped" dur
ing his conversation with Mrs. Hall
on September is. Mrs. Hall denied
this.
Mills said ne had gone TO the Prot
estant Episcopal church of ST. John
about 2:30 o'clock on the morning
OF September IS. 10 look for mis-
wife. but failed TO get any trace
OF her. Mills said he saw Mrs. Hall
at the church about $3.50.
Mrs. Halls Memory Faulty.
The first thing she asked me was
whether anyone had been sick at
my house the night before" de-
clared Mills. She stayed there with
me only minute or two. At noon
she came TO my home and climbed
the steps. 1 told her / had not heard
anything and she said she had not
heard anything. either. Then she
went away"
II saw Mrs. Hall twice on Sunday.
I went TO her house to see IL she
had any news.
Mrs. Hall was there. I don't
know why she does not remember
that.
II ala not sec Mrs. Hall until
after the news was circulated that
the bodies had been found. ! went
TO her house to tell her but she
already knew about It. She was not
crying. She did not seem TO be
broken up like Il was, had a faint
ing spell while 7 was there and she
got me some aromatic spirits of