Evening star., 1922-09-24
MRS. HALL DENIES
SHE WAS JEALOUS
Rector's Wife Unable to
Conjecture Secret of
Staying, She Says.
Statement FOR PUBLIC
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STATEMENT FOR PUBLIC
Two-Hour Examination Sheds
Little Light on New Bruins
wick, N. j., Case.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW BRUNSWICK, N. j.. Septem.
ber 23.-For the first time since th<
discovery ofzzth bodies of her hus'
band. the Rev. Edward Wheeler Hall
and his choir leader, Mrs. Eleanol
Refnhardt Mills, a week ago, Mrs
Hall, the rector's widow. today con.
sented to give an interview to repre-
sentatives of the press.
She today was more in public view
than at any time since the discovery
Of the bodies. First she was ex-
amined for over two hours by the
prosecutors of Somerset AMI Middle
sex counties. Then she issued sign
ed statement recounting events lead
ing up to the murder and giving her
recollection of occurrences day by
day from Wednesday, September
13, until Saturday. September 16.
when the bodies were found.
Did you feel jealousy toward Mrs.
Mills or anybody else?" she was
asked.
Her reply was No"
No One Suspicioned.
"Do you have any suspicion Of any
body who might have committed the
murder?" was another question to
which she replied No"
Did you ever hear any gossip
about Mr.. Hall and Mrs. Mills?''
Again she said NO
Asked about the telephone call her
husband answered at Z o'clock on the
night of Thursday, September II, just
before he left his home for the last
time, she said she did not know who
called him.
When she was informed that Mrs.
Jessie Jamison, one Of the choir sing.
ers, had said today that Mr.. Hail
brought her bouquet at o'clock or
Thursday afternoon, Mrs. Hall did
not seem surprised, although in heI
signed statement she had made nc
mention Of this. She explained tina,
he often carried flowers to persons
who were sick and that he probably
seized a few minutes from his other
engagements that day to take a bou-
feeling well.
When Mrs. Hall was asked, in effect
why she did not offer a reward fol
the capture of her husbands slayer
or employ private detectives, she
ended the interview by saying: 81
Bares Husband's Moves,
In her signed statement issued late
today Mrs. Hall said:
"wednesday, September 13, 1922
and I have taken Mrs Eleanor Mil,
and Mrs Addison Clarke on picnics IL
appreciation Of all the work they have
done for the church. This year we wen,
to Lake Hopatcong, the picnic compris
ing Mr.. Hall and myself. Mr.. Halls
reached home about o'clock in the
evening.
Thursday, September II, 1921
the morning I took out the Dodge
car.
I'm the afternoon Mr.. Hall took thu
Dodge car and went to make an addres,
before the Parent-Teacher Association
at the school at Berdine Corners, leav
ing home in time to arrive there at 80
He came back between 4 and 4 80, gath.
cred flowers to take to a sick parish.
ioner at St. Peters Hospital. and IL
company with his little niece went ou
again, returning shortly after 6. HI
had family supper with me. m.
brother William and our little niece.
s'Mr Hall was preparing to go out
about Z, when the telephone rang. HI
answered from the extension upstair,
as he happened to be there. I did moi
overhear the conversation.
Mr. Hall went out about 1850, tell.
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