Evening journal., 1922-10-07
The Evening Journal

Il
woman who says she saw two car
going at high rate OF speed aloni
Easton avenue IN the nelghborhoo,
of the Phillips Farm on the night o
the murder. Her re-examination &
significant because since the begin
ming OF the inquiry great interes
has been shown by the detectives n
a green motor car. In the theor,
they have built the detectives regar(
as OF highest Importance the tive
cars, one OF which was green.
Instead OF bringing the members
OF the congregation 10 the cour
house. a house-to-house visiting pro.
gram has been carried on by the
county detectives and the state
troopers. From the stories heard
thus it.appears that for two years
many of those connected with the
church had been noting. and with
some disapproval, the marked friend
ship between the rector and Mrs
Mills.
One church member asserted he
had been in New York within tho
last year and that 81 saw them In {
crowd AZ Broadway and Forty-second
street, DR.. Hall and Mrs. Mills. The,
were walking along, arm in arm, Ike
bride and bridegroom, with eyes for
nobody except themselves. No,
dln't speak 10 them. I was 20 as
tonished and shocked that was
fairly rooted 20 the sidewalk. Later
on my return. spoke 10 the vestr.
bout 81 and there were ructions for
while. but Il was sroothed over
and I was made TO feel that had
done wrong in saying anything about
it"
A former member OF the vestry
told the detectives I'VE had known
about this for two years. on the
Friday before we had met for choir
practice. which was always attended
by the rector and Mrs. Mills. They
we're not present and one OF those
there said. sarcastically: I suppose
they are In New York purchasing
Christmas music again"
- Charlotte Mills the sections
daughter. has been a valiant de-
fender OF her mother. but has never
denied the correspondence between
her mother and Mr.. Hail. She has
told friends, however. that she did
not know the two we're meeting
clandestineiy until a boy IN her class
at school asked her some time ago;
What are your mother and Or. Hall
doing 30 often together up in the
Sixth ward7"
The Sixth ward is that part OF New
Brunswick in which lies Buccleugh
Park. beyond which Is the Phillips
Farm. Buccleugh Park at night is
Ike most public parks, including
Central Park and Prospect Park. a
resort for lovers seeking shaded
hooks.
Mrs. Mills letters continue, too. 20
throw light on the real attitude or
the pair toward each other and to-
ward life. In one Mrs Mills wrote:
"I am sorry you bought me that
spicy book. II fred my soul and
waited me into the spiritual world
Oh. goodness"
Which spicy book had waited her
soul thus into a spiritual world, So
called. the letter did not reveal. 1t
was known she had been reading
for one thing, "Simon Called Peter.
which deals with a clergyman VINO
sought knowledge and found now
the other half lives.
The experts in the sduibbs labor
atorles say II will take them two
weeks 20 complete the tests OF tn
soil found beneath the bodies OF the
slain pair and into which their olooo
had seeped. The purpose Is 70 de-
termtne the amount OF blood and
thus ascertain. possibly. whether
Hail and Mrs. Mills were killed
where their bodies were found.
II is understood that the same ex-
merits have articles Of clothing which |
he authorities have taken posses
sion Of since the inquiry began ana
which had been sent 10 the clean
ars after the crime was committed
How long It will be before the com
pletion OF this test. which has beer
IN progress some time, is not dis
closed.
Another story in circulation no"
concerns william Stevens, whose &C.
behavior has brought MIN
nto the case more than once. II },
aid that on the morning after the
an acquaintance saw MIN
IN the steps OF local bank. twistins
and wringng his hands.
He asked: whats the matter
Willie. YOU look nervous?"
I'm not nervous, there's notnine
he matter. I guess 1 don't feel
we'll" Willie responded.
Then as he turned as II to go away
stevens. according to his friend
aid: "Don't believe a word you hear
bout them. They are just as purf
,s thew can be" This was on tho
law before the bodies were found.
Colonel Swartzkopf. superinten-
lent OF the state police, conferred
Win the prosecutors for long time
afternoon. This is the sec
md conference the two have had
his week. Swartzk OPT is really the
Hearing house for all the informa-
ion the troopers are gathering ano
bev are busy in several parts OF the
tate on the case. The force hero
las been Increased from three to sin
men.
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