Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-09-28


ors 1 want and / am not going Il
run for anything. Also so far as
money goes. feel that 1 could carr
a good living practicing law outside
of this Office and 1 will leave to the
people of the county my attitude
toward all criminal cases."
Mrs. Mills was buried a week ago
Tuesday. Perhaps tomorrow or the
next day her body will be exhum-
ed in order that, two weeks after
her death, 1t may be determined by
the officials whether one bullet or
four killed her. whether her throat
was cut. whether her ankle was
broken and score OF other things
that complete autopsy should have
established within a few hours after
her body was found.
Prosecutor Beekman tried to
make an application to Justice
Charles A. Parker OF Jersey City,
for an order to permit the exhuma-
ton. He failed to find Parker and
went 10 the Judges home In Morri-
town with every expectation of hav-
Ing the order signed. Beekman adj
mits that he and Stricken have
made, but he is not clear yet as to
when the body shall be disinterred
A special effort is to be made to-
determine whether any bullets are
lodged in the head Of Mrs. Mills.
The post-mortem examination made
by Coroner's Physician Long at
Somerville more than a week ago
did not determine this point. Long
says that but one bullet entered the
woman's head, while DIR. e. /. Cronk,
or this city. who examined the body
for Mills, the husband. contends
there were three or four. Yet It is
probable that Long will be called
upon TO make a second autopsy.
Mills denied the story told by Miss
Opie, his next door neighbor, that
six months ago, in a quarrel with
her husband. Mrs. Mills had declar- !
ed she cared more for Halls little
finger than she did for Mills's whole
body. Yesterday Mills said he didn't |
remember the incident. He says
now: I'VE had little family quar-
rels just as any other married cou-
Piles have. but they were never
serious, and DR.. Halls name never
figured in them in any way, nor did |
we ever have the slightest trouble
over him"
Mills says he knew OF the trips his
wife made with Hall to New York,
contending his wife went to see a
dentist and that Hall accompanied
her through klndess. There were a
number OF these trips, Mills admit
ted. but the Prosecutors office had
information that only one OF them
was taken for visit TO the dentist.
Ku Klux Khan Active.
Evidence of the existence OF ami
active Ku Klux Khan organization I'M
New Brunswick was unearthed after
Prosecutor Stricken admitted that
detectives we're investigating this (
clew in the absence OF other definite :
leads.
Neighbors of Mrs. Mills declared
tonight that she frequently and SYM
had discussed the khan, ]
indicating that the mystic rites and s
ldealistic aims Of the organization
appealed to her. In this connection 7
following the theory
hat self-appointed moral censors '
the double murder, called y
attention to- the package OF letters I
Mrs. Mills clutched tightly when she !
fastened to the lonely field near the i
abandoned Philips farmhouse and !
10 the worried actions of the clergy ,
man as he followed her.
The minister, the detectives say, !.
night have become angry when the
disguised inquisitors. refusing to ac-
'ept the proof OF the innocence of :
he pair. insisted that they break off v
heir relations. An alteration fol-
owed and the man and woman were ;
,illed. s.
It was learned that a New Bruns-
wick business man socially and po-
itically respected is a high official l.
4 the Ku Klux Khan. Also, It was
tinted, young man who was known
o have been friendly to Miss Matte
.ong, the girl who was Tilted by the
lev. Mr.. Hall and who afterward
ied-from broken heart, her K
riends SAYS a klansman. II
Prosecutor Stricken last night show d
d letter he received from the Ku o
lux Khan on January 6. 1921, in
hitch he was commended for his /
-ork IN the solution of the Cares +
iurder Mystery. a
On September Q, 1921, the khan It
let In full regalla In a field on the In
pad between Midtown and New st
At this time n gang of
Dung men raided the meeting. A b,
ltched battle resulted and the gang d
as driven off. 81
Indicating that Mrs. Mills was m
immoned Unexpectedly on the
ight she was killed, her husband =
lid that contrary to previous state M
tents she was not dressed up" ar
hen she left her home.
JERSEY CITY. N. J.. Sept. 2S. wt
United Press Edwards a
New Jersey will reply to the let
T from Charlotte Mills. daughter =
the slain Mrs. Eleanor Mills, as r
ring the child that everything pos II
BILE will be done TO apprehend the
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