New-York tribune., 1922-10-20
Doubts Story of Screams
i Weston Mills, but Ex-
poets Speedy Arrest ON
Newly Found Evidence
Lave Notes Still
Disputed by Widow
Mills "a Pay Part of F,l-
,,eral Bill by Their Sale;
saws He Was a Sucker
BIZ Boyden Sparkes

NEW BRUNSWICK, N. j., Oct. 19.
Prosecutor Joseph Stricken of Middle
,ex County said tonight that definite
,rogreas toward solution of the
Hsl-Miils murder mystery had been
rsde by the investigators during the
bst week. Other sources of informa-
pa equally authoritative agreed that
nportant evidence had been discovered
son which 1t is believed that arrests
( "a and will be made Immediately.
Time and time again such reports
lus seeped out of the Office of the
Rtseeutor since the bodies of the Rev.
MvaFd w. Hall and Mrs. Eleanor Mills
ssra found. Once after hints of this
rr. they arrested Clifford Hayes, only
hbe forced to release him few days
kpr On another occasion when arr
nsn were promised the only activity
Gteefhible was the questioning of Mrs.
Hsll and her two brothers, Henry and
Willie Tonight, however, Mr.. Stricker
HIMSELF made the statement. In doing
% be took advantage of the opportunity
axcf at the story of two residents
4 New Brunswick who said they heard
kfssfns at Weston Mills, which is four
sIts from the Phillips farm, on the
Eyhs Of the murder.
Edwards Not Heckled
Gyernor Edwards, who is campaign.
wfor election as United States SEN
ahr, spoke here tonight in the audi.
!ssium Of the Junior High School. He
sScded any reference to the murder
tases and there was no attempt to
Aeekle him. Talking with newspaper
men he refused to comment on the
letter of I. n. Pfeiffer, Mrs. Halls
lawyer, asking for Il new leader for the
Investigation.
i have been down in south Jersey all
week c1my campaign, and have had
10 opportunity to study the situation
q tae Hall-blills murder case" he said
y have had no opportunity to speak
yith Prosecutor Stricken or Prosecutors
Beesrnan will be in my office ssas
3ssrsss City to morrow snd will be glad
+ ttSxask abSut 1t there" s ~
Promises Mystery Solution
Have there been any Developments
M Mr. Stricken was asked. None
axI know Of"
slhen the case is the same as ii was
kae beginning when the bslies were
FAD
No." objected Mr.. Stricker, vigor-
hay, II shouldn't say that
Well. has there been any definite
Hagress toward a solution of the
aime?n
sies, decided progress This was
ssld emphatically.
Do you mean that you have devel-
Wed Information recently that would
lead to . solution OF the mystery?"
'Yes.n
This last week 7"
Yes, | mean this past week, but L
saa,t tell you the day or the hour"
Do you contemplate making an ar
rest in this case to-night?"
NO, ! don't, but cannot say what
Prosecutor 'Beekman has in mind"
u:Ahs MAhst do you think of the Weston
Mills stcry?'
Calls Story Ridiculous
h Is ridiculous. This Office has
investigated the story and there is
nothing to it. The two men, who
Mdnt want their identity known.
PASSED Weston Mills about lo:So on
no nigas Of the murder. They heard
no cries Of 'nur. er,' help or any
~ sm.hg OF the kind. Just shrek. They
Ma not stop. Upon reaching Easton
..,a Maenae, they said closed car with
su1 ~ iislts shot by them going toward
ssAusseys Lane and a little later a
mf ! also without lights and which they
iwmpught might have been the same ma
Iaiae s4s passed them going in the oppo-
Isse direction. Nep0
Two weeks later these men moved
Earloslty visited the barn at Weston
and found a handkerchief, marked
the letter IS" which we are now
ing analysed for blood stains. 4
Y not be surprised if 1t is found TO
sse blood stains, but there have been
sy number of such handkerch;afs
Sought IN. as we'll as number with
letter "S". VITA
Ia considerable number Of car,h.
10, all of which have been shown wv, ~
|Aarlctte Mills, to see il she could
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