Evening journal., 1922-09-22

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men were at the rectory tea. Mrs
Mills refused tea and asked fol
coffee. She got 1t and after a few
sips said she felt i'll. She wen
home soon thereafter and was Ill
but she did not require the services
Of a doctor.
The facts as to this and also much
concerning Mrs. Hall and her version
of the events leading up TO and away
from the crime were made known
by Miss sallie Peters. who Is mid
die aged. a sister of the late Rev
John p. Peters of st. Michael's
Church, Amsterdam avenue and
Ninety-nInth street, New York City
and a daughter of the late Rev
Thomas Mcclure Peters.
Miss Peters Tells Her Story.
To tell Miss Peters story in her
own way:
THE detectives were here and
questioned Mrs. Hail. They also
searched the house but found moth
ing. They examined Willie's gun,
too. Mrs. Hall has discussed every
phase Of the murder but she has no
theory. 1t is not true that she be-
lieves in the theory of robbery. She
has been magnificent and has borne
up wonderfully.
"She told me that shortly before
7.S0 o'clock on the night of the MUIR
der Mr.. Hall received telephone
message which he discussed with her.
The message was either from Mrs.
Mills or Mr.. Mills, she Is not sure
which, and 1t was in regard to the
doctors bill for Mrs. Mills's opera
ton. Mr. Hall explained that he
was going tc the Mills home, and left
the house about 100.
AT 10 o'clock Mrs. Hall went to
bed and to sleep. About 2 o'clock
she woke up and found that her hus-
band was still missing. Then she
dressed herself and woke Willie. and
together they went to the church,
leaving by a side gate that leads to
a short cut TO the church.
The church was locked and dark
and she had no key. Then she went
TO the Mills house to see If Hall was
there, but that was dark, too, and
she did not knock or ring, but re-
turned home, entering by a side
gate"
This point has importance for the
reason that Mills first said he left |
home at 2 o'clock to go to the |
looking for his wife. He
later changed his story and said he
went out at l and returned at 8.
In any case so short Is the distance
between the Mills home and tho
'hurch that 1t seems almost impos-
lible that the two did not meet each
)ther.
Miss Peters continued her story:
Mrs Hall-Willie was with her
lid not see Mills. She was very
lervous when she got home and did
Tot sleep. Early Friday morning she
elephoned TO Mr.. Halls sister, Mrs
frank Voorhees, of Jersey City, and
Paul Bonner of New York, telling
hem that the rector was missing
nd asking them to come to her.
She then notified Senator Florance,,
Who is the family solicitor, and ask
d him to come up. He came in the
fternoon and later informed the
olice. At 11.3O Mrs. Hall went TO
he station TO meet the sisters Mrs.
Bonner remained all night with her,
he was notified of the finding Of
he bodies on Saturday about l
'clock by the local newspaper"
1t appears from this that Mrs. .
Iall was not at the station looking .
or her husband when she was seen
y Remsen Covenhoven, as had been
ssumed from Covenhoven's story
Miss Peters said:
For as Mrs. Hall knew. Hall had
ot an enemy in the world. She .
oes not believe there had been any
itimacies between her husband and
Irs. Mills. Her relations with Mrs.
fills have been the usual ones
etween rector's wife and an
ctive worker in the congre-
alton, but they were not init
iate friends, because they were, :
D to speak. on different strata.
he was particularly interested in 3
lie Mills family because Mrs. Mills !
ad a good voice and because the
lughter. Charlotte. was a member
her Sunday school class.
AFTER Mrs Mills illness she would {
ome often TO the house and discuss
Pr ailments with Mrs. Hail. Mrs
all never saw any letters from Mrs :
Ills to Hall and she most emphat- :
ally does not believe that those
und with the bodies were ever re- 5
lived by him. Two months before s
e murder Mrs. Hall entertained
RS. Mills at her home with other Z
embers of the church. Two weeks :