The Washington times., 1922-10-16
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SPARE NO -.
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Of WIDOW.
Mrs. Hall Will Be Asked to
Explain Discrepancies in Va
rious Stories Told.


; NEW BRUNSWICK, N. j., Oct.
l6.--Within' twenty-four hours
Attorney General Thomas F. Nc
Gran, of New Jersey, is expected
to be in active charge of the in
vestigation of the double murder
of the Rev. DR.. Edward w. Hall,
wealthy rector of the fashionable
Protestant Episcopal Church Of
st. John the Evangelist, and his
beautiful choir leader, Mrs. James
Mills, near this city on the night
of September ID. A new and
terrific drive" will then be start
ed by the combined forces of the
State, Somerset and Middlesex
counties and New Brunswick to
run the murderer or murderers to
earth in quick time. No one will
be spared.
viii Tell Of Plot.
All the evidence that has been gath.
cred by the State police, the county
and municipal detectives will be
turned over to the new generalissi.
mo of the investigators.
Officials in their summaries of
their findings will tell the new State
investigator their belief that the
Staying was planned by two or more
men and one woman. and that the
shooting was done by one Of the
men.
The theory most generally held is
that DR.. Hall and Mrs. Mills were
either kidnapped and taken to the old
Phillips farm in automobiles or were
found there In "a 1--we truat
Many Of the detectives believe
that Mrs. Mills was shot while try.
ing to escape. DIR. Hall was shot once
and in his case death was instantane-
Gus. Mrs. Mills, on the other hand,
had three bullets through the head.
Killed at Longer Range.
The bullet fired into DR.. Halls
head passed clear through II, indi-
eating that it was fired at close
range. Mrs. Mills was shot three
found lodged In her brain. This indf.
Gated that she had been fired upon
at long range. The fact that all were
shot in the head made II evident that
the assassin was an expert with
weapons. 1t has been established
that the murder took place late At
night in pitch darkness, which made
accurate shooting very difficult.
Although the weapon has not
been found the bullets taken from
Mrs. Mills brain were such as might
have been used either in an auto
matte pistol or a revolver. This
adds to the difficulty of tracing the
weapon with which the killing was
done.
II It had not been for the sup
posed fingernail scratches on the
hands, arms and face of Mrs. Mills
and her cut throat the authorities
might have eliminated the theory
that a woman was involved. How,
ever the evidence of jealous rage
have only served to strengthen this
theory.
Quiz Of Mrs. Hall.
The absence on Saturday OF Prose-
cutor Beekman, Of Somerset county,
and Prosecutor Stricken, Of Middle.
sex county, who were In Jersey
City appealing to Supreme Court
Justice Parker to appoint the State
attorney general commander In
chief OF the investigators. made Y
impossible to question Mrs. Hal
as planned. Consequently, II was
expected that she would be sum.
moned to the New Brunswick court.
house this afternoon despite The
protests Of her friends that she 10
very III.
II wac considered likely also that
willie" Stevens, brother " Mrs.
Hall, would he interrogated further.
Mrs. Hall had told the authorities
that on the night OF the crime. when
she became alarmed over her hus.
bands absence, she asked her bro'h
.r willie" TO GO 20 the Chur"h 70 =
her 90 look for hi'N
The county detcCi'y'" ar" soine
TO check up again on the alibis of