Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-09-27
HINTS or 4LAcKMAlL
IN SLAYlNo OF HALL
AND CHOIR SINGER
Continued from page 4.

seemingly without fear. He called at
tention yesterday to the fact that Mr..
Hail weighed about $50 pounds, con-
tending that II would have required
two men to overcome him. Mills HIM
self II short and thin. and not the sort
OF man who ordinarily would make
much cf showing In a nght.
Two detectives have examined
Minna Clarke, wife Of Addison Clarke,
who ID generally undcratood to have
been Mrs. Mills closest friend, but on
the day before the killings was one OF
the party the Halls drove to Lake
Horatcong. Tho Clarke house is in
Redmond street, little distance from
tho Hall home and in the same gem
eral direction Hall would have fol-
lowed on his last trip toward the
downtown district OF New Brunswick.
Tracing Halls Last Trip.
This last trip OF Halls 1t was stated
unofficially. has been partly traced. 1t
appears that he probably walked sew
eral blocks to the trolley limo and then
rode downtown AZ far ms the postofilcc.
1t is stated, too. the authorities have
pCCiA AAiA Va hic0 tiAN at tiio ioiilc Nut pt-
lief is he changed from his clerical
clothes into a business suit and in such
an ordinary cut that 1t might have
passed along the street unnoticed. He
wore a shirt with a stiff bosom.
The erectors OF theories and the
county detectives assert that the con-
ditions Of this shirt when the body was
found shows conclusively there was
no fight prior to the shooting OF the
couple. That there were no blood
stains on 1t Is taken by some OF the
same theorizers ms showing that the
pair were shot where they were found.
| BY processes such az these ii has
been determined, but with the time
table qualification. subject to change
without notice." that the shooting oc-
Cured at the spot where the bodies
were found at 1o.40 In the evening,
and that the pair must have been
killed from ambush. 1t may be stated,
however. that though the locust
thicket near the old apple tree. where
the bodies were found. Is pretty thick.
there was not tho slightest indication
of an ambush there, when the crime
was discovered.
There has been a lot OF official dig
ging around the spot during the last
two days. the purpose OF which. seem
inRly, is to determine whether a bulle,
entered the ground after passing
through tho head OF one Of tho VIC
Tins. There has been = search for the
gun too, and an old sewer rune
through gully near the abandoned
Phillips farmhouse has been partly
torn up. No gun hns been found.
The guns the authorities have they
refuse TO say anything about, but Mills
admitted yesterday that they had a
single shot 90 calibre rifle OF his which
he has owned for years. and used last
on the Fourth OF July TO show his
patriotism. The photograph OF Millf
on the back porch OF his second stcry
lat on the Fourth of July firing %
calibre rife is n thoroughly consistent
picture OF this man.
Through the discovery that Hall
possessed $4,000 in negotiable securi-
ties. tho blackmail theory came to
front again last night. The securi-
ties wcre linked up. too. with the
wholly unronfirmed report that Hal
contemplated eloping with Mrs, Mills
| to the Orient. Just where these Sc
curities are Is not known. but the
family are convinced that the stocks
and bonds have nothing to do with the
murder case, though why they are sc
certain Is not known.
1 90 y,ICa yU;~Eac no q
| tied the estate Of Mrs Halls mother
Mrs. Stevens, IN January. 1921, $40
| 900 was left to Hall. The will gave
similar amount to Mrs. Henry
Stevens, wife OF Mrs. Halls brother
$4,000 each TO Henry and Willie
Stevens $4,000 to charity. $4,000 IL
small beQuests. and the house TIT
Halls lived in to Mrs. Hall.
Mrs. Stevens Left es00,000.
The total of the estate was abou
100000 and the residue. after abou
S65.0o0 had been paid in specific be
quests WAS to be divided among tn
three children, Henry. Frances, VIII
was Mrs. Hall, and Willie.
Hall. it is understood was offere
cash. but he took securities in pref
erence. What securities he tool
Judge Wicks does not know and as IA
as his knowledge goes, there is n
disposed Of. The division Was mad
between the heirs themselves. TIL
one-third share going TO Mrs. Hal
Henry and Willie amounted TO be
, tween $35 900 and $4,000 each.
Henry Stevens. who is still her,
was asked last night what became Q
! the securities Hall, the slain rector
got. He said there was record {
the stocks somewhere. but he did nc
T remember where. He made inquir
of Mrs. Hall and returning said Mr.
, Hall felt that nothing can be game
by delving into this matter. He ado
ed:
"She is absolutely sure that III
: stocks and bonds received by Mr. Ha
Il have nothing to do with the case. An
: that is the way feel about IT mysel
I matter IL the authorities request me I
: do so.''
4, When il was suggested to Mr. Ste,
: ems that the purpose in inquiring IN,
: the securities was to determine III
possibility Of the rector's having bee
blackmailed. he replied: II thought
. that myself"
Her Last Trip ON Trolley.
Because of the evidence of II
motorman Coyne, 1t Is now pretty we
established that Mrs. Mills went OF
to the park by trolley about $50 til
night OF the murder. This park is /;
the end Of the trolley line, which is
full mila to the east Of the PhilliI