Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-11-03
MILLS MURDER
WITNESSES CALLED
FOR FINAL PROBING
Continued from page I.


The precise nature OF this official
inquiry into Mrs. Halls story and the
success. IL any. in rcfutiug her account
OF her own movements and her asser-
ton of her complete lack of knowledge
Of tho circumstances OF the killing did
not become public. 1t developed. how
ever. that two persons vitality concerned
were openly scofllng at portions OF Mrs.
Halls story.
Sticks TO Her Story.
Mrs. Gibson stuck to her version OF
what she saw at the farm, asserting
that Mrs. Hall had ''lied" In several
particulars. and james Mills husband
of the slain choir singer. took fiat is.
sue with the rector's widow as TO their
meetings and conversations on the Fri
day and Saturday following the killing.
Mills. less meek than has been his
wont. made no attempt to conceal his
resentment at the mental attitude ex-
hibited by Mrs. Hall In the interview
He resented particularly Mrs Halls de-
Tense OF her husband. coupled with her
refusal, to speak n word either OF pity
| Tor or defense Of his wife. who died
with tho rector. Also. no displayed n
failure To understand Mrs. Halls eX-
pressed passiveness toward tho punish
ment OF the slayer or slayers. dwelling
upon his own eagerness to offer n re-
ward, the thought Of which Mrs. Hall
said filled her with horror. and regret
ting that he could not afford TO do So
In contradicting Mrs. Hall as TO the
meetings between the two. Mills sup
lied details of times and places OF
those meetings and repeated alleged
conversations. The church sexton and
school janitor took pains 10 eontras,
his own attitude and Mrs. Halls follow.
ing discovery Of the two bodies. sccus
ing Mrs. Hall OF lack OF emotion.
Mills, talking with reporters, ex-
pressed a positive belief that the crime
was committed by a woman. When he
dropped that point and returned &c
| discussion OF Mrs. Halls Interview, hC
displayed curious coincidence with hel
point of View in one important par
! ticular. He matched the assertion hy
| tho rector's widow that she believed
! in her husband. despite the revelations
| following tho killing. by asserting that
| Just as Mrs. Hall never had heard any
scandal or gossip coupling her hus-
bands name with that OF Mrs. Mills
so he had never received any intima.
ton OF a suspicious relationship be.
tween his wife and the rector.
Wants the Slayer Caught.
Mills first comment was on Mrs
Halle {,,,, IN oh. a.
the murderer caught on the ground tina
n slayer was not safe person 10 hav,
at large, she was mot vindictive." anc
had no personal desire TO ace the guilt,
person punished.
They can't catch them fast enough
for me-" he said. II am not v!ndictiv'
either. but ! want to sec the person
who committed euch crime punished
They certainly put me In an awfu
Jam. believe It WAS a woman's deed
Tho theories Of blackmail and robher.
are rot. 1t was jealousy. l think the.
cut her throat rs spite against he
singing. It is curious that Mrs. Hal
should not want to offer reward 70
the arrest of the murderera. II ha
money / would offer n reward. VIII
should Mrs. Hall hire lawyer for pre-
lection instead?"
What was your impression OF Mr.:
Halls statement 10 the reportera as
whole?' he was asked
Il don't want 10 discuss IT," Mills re
piled. Il haven't read all of IL, any
way. hut I have seen several things {
her statement with which / do nc
agree"
Mills said that ne had seen IN
smile Of one of Halls alleged letters {
4 Mrs. Mills and that he was Statistic
that IL was the rector's writing. wi,
{ which he was familiar. He said II
{ rector had sent him a postcard durir
!, the summer but he had lost It.
i do you still have confidence in yo'
e wife and Mr.. Hall2" he was asked.
II certainly do" he replied. The
: may have been friendship hetwe,
them. but 81 was friendship OF Il
j. mind. The Rev. Hall was a fine ms
Y and ! know my wife would not ha'
& done anything wrong. Besides, she h;
- not yet recovered from q very serio-
r operation"
What do you think OF Mrs. Hall r
: plying. 1 do not care to say to n que
J. ton OF whether she considered MI
"a Mills a 'vamp'?" he was asked.
?. 81 can't understand why she shou
IN say that. She knew my wife very we
as well a. anybody else. And s.
j. knew just as I did that my wife was
er good woman
re Wbar. Mills won. Ios. oxootrc 20 I.
pr Phillips farm for the first time he h
rs haved Just as any sightseer. He q
~ not show any emotion. but lighted !
lg pipe and asked lot OF questions as
y where and how the bodies lay VIII
!, they were found ana things OF tn
. sort. He said he could not understa
IS, how they got out so far" in the dal
:, His manner was fully as detached
Is was Mrs. Halls yesterday when S
RS was discussing the murder of her HI
= band and the possibility of an aft
] between him and Mrs. Mills.
y The Phillips farm had other visitC
"a yesterday, the State troopers goi
2, there TO make some experiments. TIL
-. fired shots by the crab apple tree Il
y was, but which is now a stump. a
Il. had men posted at various spots
~ determine how far the sound could
7 heard distinctly. The experiments
ge Dictated that number OF perso
should have heard the shots, includi
n the Tingles. who live in Easton a,
y; nue.. and the Fraleys, whose house
a. closest of all to the place where [
bodies We're found but who insist III
- heard nothing.