Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-05

edy took place
county authorities working together.
Detective David declared that real
suspicion pointed an accusing finger
in very definite direction"
Joseph F.. Stricker, Middlesex County
Prosecutor. who with A. NJ. Beekman,
Prosecutor Of Somerset County. has
been blasted by withering gust Of pub.
lie criticism. made an optimistic state
ment today in which he said the criti-
cism had done him good instead Of
harm. even though he did not consider
it altogether just.
"It has but spurred us the hard
cr." said Mr.. Strickcr. "The public in
criticizng my department has perhaps
overlooked the fact that everything
done by the Middlesex County authori-
ties is in a sense gratuitous. The mur-
Ger was committed in Somerset County.
Every one is agreed to that.
my Office had nothing to do with
the earlier mistakes concerning the ex-
aminatio ion Of the bodies when they were
found and the spot where they lay.
Middlssex County has been spending
its money and giving the services Of
its detective force night and day to
help solve the mystery. No on" knows
how hard we had to work at the start
to get anything at all. But we are
fairly started now. We will be ham,
mcring on red hot iron in no time"
James Mills, sexton of the church
and husband of the murdered choir
singer. will be examined again today.
, He has been questioned by the State
troopers. and according to the county
,han' ",' a;M.rod ;n se"crol dsta;I, frou' ~" i"
ao.i;ou stat.mant maIo ~ prosnn,,.
s, G,r,,t or nnI L;S man '''eeu'''
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on.e' mose 30. nn,nn ,"as . sAre'.eu
Hoon. =. .hi .h Nv. go w. 'S"a' "ns
hrree' III tne ''Ht ~" ,""'", ho"p''r'
hen we maze "r'eS's 'h' case VIII DC
copper, ,rivet'd. .
! inrd today IN NE New York morSuc.
The autopsy VIII be performed by the
same, surgeons VINO examined the body
OF Mrs. MillS "hen It was exhumed
recently. iIr. u1!o Srhn!t", noted path =
Ulogist ana chlel physician or the New
York District Attorney $ Office, will as
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|"e'""s ~ ''''o"S i''o"
Inc euthorltips hre checRing up on
"hat the! cohSiurr ~" somewhat un-
Msuni action OF lllie stevens. NV
han pro'ner IN law, on saturday
t",nd ..WilI;a" 4. tho nn.,' '"rS 'hn,o mu,'
rol,,ntecr fireman ~ Tho COUNT,
on ,hot day went to Robert I}c,,"n' @
,Io county c,erk 70 mai. bis ..,ni,m'
te.r frcmon's excmption claim - rhi,
10 claim allowed under the loca, law
rbich gives n volunteer fireman whC
Las served seven years cyemption from
mry service, certain taxes and nro. ..
, vidrs him with n paid.up insurnnc,
policy for $500.
The authorities say he might hav,
made the. claim any time in rccrn,
years: hs nc is a veteran OF twenty tivc
years service he SAID nothing 10 Mr.
iicl!cm opou' MI nan b'ing MISSING
IRON, NOM. NJ. nei'em asked u ne
~ 81 Petersburg Fin Hn o,s".nrS, "n ~
tbot he did not know and had not maj,
M his mind. The authorities odm;t hi,
action. looking to exemption from ;nr,
scryi Q. NAV have no s;oni6conco
Nevertheless, they are Investigate ting It.
uou cord.,.,,s Co, n...,,
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Peter Iumulty. son of the gardener
| Mt tn" Hall estate. returned today after
n prolonged absence, and was qucs
toned Mt the Prosecutor Office IlC
was there from 9 80 until o 40 o'clock,
..Tbov moJc ~. toll tbon, Tho s.or, -,
NV life he said whnn ho non,n ~, "
..Tbsv wanted IN know nj, oh"rt rh', J",
III and ,vhor. was o." -" "'TI, 'rL,.J. W." i,
rinht - 80 tho n,,u,n,, WI ,h @ n.' S''"s
IVA ,.o ohin tn ,aIi tha ~ @ ' .h t",
III "IS .ho an fo",a " ~. o,u t"L, H. snsn 'n''
~ ".a w. u,;,h ia'"r o, n w." 'I'', eVrrEpouy
W"s "Tn, e,on n, WHY n,, ".e my neuIs
PONG Hoa'ie June 'ooA 1t "'' GOWN III snort
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Norman Il. Tinglc, who lives on
Easton avenue near Derussy lane. 500