Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-11-02
BY DAN RING.
stan Correspondent Of The Star.


NEW BRUNSWICK, N. J.. Novem-
Der I'm q room full Of newspaper
men, SO quiet that the ticking OF
an antique clock could plainly be
heard, Mrs. Frances Stevens Hall.
widow of the slain rector OF the
Church of st. John the Evangelist,
Yesterday afternoon told OF her
movements on tho night OF the muir
der and reaffirmed her deniais OF any
knowledge OF tho tragedy. Probably
the most dramatic moment in the in
terview came when she was asked:
What is your feeling toward your
husbandr'
A dead quiet followed the question.
The clock licked. china ratified IN
the kitchen far to the rear. Then
Mrs. Hall answered in q low. steady
voice:
II feel he is true to me-
This question was followed by an
other. regarding her feeling toward
Mrs. Mills.
what is YOUR feeling toward Mrs.
Mills" she was asked.
81 do not know what to say" she
replied.
The interviewer interjected:
"Ma'amcc" She replied in the same
words.
Then came another dramatic mo-
m.ut. It disclosed an angle OF Mrs.
Halls makeup in a forcible man
ner.
The question was:
"Do YOU feel at all inimical toward
her ,Mrs. Millsl in your heart:
az have no vindictive feeling" re-
piled the widow.
No Limit to Questions.
Before Mrs. Hall entered the room
her attorney. Timothy n. PREMIER
announced to the fifteen news
paper men presen. that he would
not take part in the interview. but
would absent himself from that sec
| ton of the house. He placed no limi-
tation upon the questions to be
asked Mrs Hall and the interview
| was without restrictions Of any kind.
The interview consumed exactly ono
hour. 1t was in an abnormallS cain
fashion that it got under way. ana
/
to settle on the room.
Mrs. Hall was entirely in mourning.
Her dress was trimmed with Dlach
| lace and her shoes were simple but
attractive black kid oxfords. She sat
down and crossed her right leg over
! her left That posture she MAIN
| tanned practically throughout the In
| terview. She placed one hand on the
| arm of a chair. The hand was mo-
! tionless for almost quarter OF an
| hour. Her breathing was a little
fast at the start, but apparently was
view was drawing to Its final stages.
Mrs. Hall now has gray hair mixed
with black the gray beng very pro-
| nounred on the top Of her couture.
| She has a large round face. without
| lines. except from the side of her nos
! triIs toward the mouth corners Her
nose is pronouncedly Roman. Her
eyebrows are almost black and are
very heavy.
But her eyes are the outstanding
point about her. A dark blue in color,
! they are firm eyes. She fixes them on
the person to whom She Is speaking
with a direct gaze.
, The interview took place in the
south living room Of the Hall house.
Antique bookcases lined the walls. A
white ceiling contrasted with buff
wall paper and gave the room a coy
tone A child's toy, a sort Of teeter-
totter ladder. was on top Of one of
the bookcases. Many varieties of an
tioues were in that room. including
lamps, candlesticks. a clock and SINH
lar items. The furniture for the most
part was antique.
Answers Many Queries.
The impression Mrs. Hall gave as
she sat in an armchair was that of
, a deliberate type of character. in
| clined to be phlegmatic, and yet with
a rather strong personality. Without