Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-09-30
HALL AND SINGER NOT
KILLED IN CLOTHES
FOUND ON BODIES
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Tho findings are Mt almost complete |
variance with tho report made by DIR. |
Long TO Prosecutor Beekman at the |
time tho bodies were discovered, but |
bore out fully the report OF DR.. cronk |
who, Mt the request OF the Hall family. |
examined both bodies before they |
were buried.
Autopsy IL Days Late.
Tho autopsy. revealing information
vital to the solution OF the murder
mystery, was made just Hftecp days
after the bodies OF the couple were
found. Az stated In a late edition Of
Every Evening yesterday. It showed
that there were three bullet wounds
In the head caused by .32 caiIber bull
let's OF type used In automatic pis-
rolls. that the woman's throat had
been cut apparently by n lunlfc, and
that no bones were broken In the wo-
mans ankles or legs. These points had
been In controversy virtually ever
since Mrs. Mills body was buried two
weeks ago.
The question OF the bullets was i'm
portant because 1t appears TO establish
conclusively that they were not fired
from any OF the several weapons in
possession OF the prosecutor. In the
fortnight since the Staying no step was
taken to clear shat point definitely.
The starting point established by the
autopsy leaves the investigators vir-
tually two weeks behind the search
No one connected with the prosecu-
tors office. however. appears to be
deeply upset over the circumstances.
DIR. Long. In answer to questions re-
garding discrepancies between the
findings OF yesterday and his original
report on the condition Of Mrs. Mills
body declared that he had never made
an autopsy upon the body before yes
terday. His previous report, he said
was based upon n more or less per-
functory examination, and the reason
he did not make an autopsy at the
time OF the finding Of the bodies he
added. was because he had not been
ordered to do so by Mr.. Beekman
Heretofore the impression had beer
permitted that DR.. Longs first exam.
ination was an autopsy.
| Beekman Is Not Worried.
| Prosecutor Beekman, when told that
DR. Long has passed the responsibility
for the bungled situation to him, ad
mitted that he had ordered no autopsy
but youchsafed no explanation Of VIII,
he did not deem such an examination
necessary. or whether he did think so
There were several indications yester
day, In addition to the Governors let
ter. that dissatisfaction is growing owe
the manner In which the case is be
ing allowed TO drag along. Mrs. Fran
ces Hall, widow Of the dead rector. hai
retained Timothy N. Pfeifrer, formerl,
an Assistant district attorney Of New
York county and attached to the homi
lcide bureau of that office. persona
lcouDsel for herself and family to carr,
tout their determination TO bring abou
the solution Of the mystery OF tn
murder OF the Rev. Edward w. Hall.
The Board OF Frceholders OF Somer
set county decided to offer $500 4
each case for the apprehension OF tn
murderers OF DR.. Hall and Mrs. Mill
A reward OF 81 900 was offered Thurs
day by MiddleseH county. provided
Is shown the crime was committed
that county.
The body OF DR.. Hall is also to be e1
humed and an autopsy will be per
formed. Prosecutor Beekman said a
application had been made to tn
. Supreme Court In Brooklyn for per
mission to exhume the body OF d
Hall. which is IL Greenwood Gene
terry, but that it was refused on tn
, ground that the application was mad
by an assistant. Prosecutor Beekma
said he himself would make anothe
application.
Facts Shown by Autopsy.
The body Of Mrs Mills was exhume
about daylight and rushed 10 III
morgue of John V. Hubbard, corone
where the autopsy was performed IN
mediately. Prosecutor Beekman ar
nounced later that the autopsy ha
: shown the following facts:
Three bullet wounds were in tn
head. All three bullets were recovere
= from the head. One bullet entered I'll
forehead near the hareline and lodge
in the brain tissue. Another bull'
entered the right cheek and also wa
found in the brain tissue. The thin
! bullet entered the right temple regio
above the ear and just back of -
I temple. That bullet went completed
l. through the head and was found b,
tween the skull and the scalp, havin
{ passed through the skull twice.
= The skull was fractured, probab
!. by the first bullet that struck. An
| of the three wounds would hHSe bae
sufficient to cause death, it was state
A fourth wound was found upon II
upper lip which had the appearance
having been made by a spent bulle
: which did not strike with sufficiei
: force to break the teeth under the Ii
: Various theories have been advance
y regarding the probability of tn,
: missile having passed through III
: head of the woman's companion b,