The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-10-21
NURDERERS OF
MRS. MILLS AND
RECTOR known.
Reports Of Discovery Of Won.
an Who Witnessed Staying
Confirmed Today.
AR R ESTS EXPECTED
Theory Expressed That Muir.
der Followed Attempt
at Blackmail.

NEW BRUNSWICK, N. j.. oct.
Unsupported by information fur.
nlshed in an affidavit bya witness
to the murders of the Rev. Edward
Wheeler Hall, rector Of the Eplseo.
pal Church OF st. John the Evan.
gellst, and his choir leader, Mrs.
Eleanor Rinehardt Mills, authori.
ties appeared confident today that
the mystery soon Is to be solved.
With guards keeping leading char
actGrs in the drama under constant
surveillance, no fear was felt that
suspected persons might escape! A.
Detectives were engaged in ruti.
ming down details considered by tia
officials essential before making
the arrest. Reports Of the diseog.
cry Of n woman OF reputable char
acter who witnessed the murder
were confirmed. IS
Henry Stevens, brother OF the
widow OF the deceased rector, IN
discussing the murder said:
There IS no blood on my hands.
II was guilty OF the awful crirns
my conscience would not let me
rest"
Stevens Is reputod to be a crack
shot. He said that some Of the
evil characters who live In certain
sections OF New Brunswick-fio
doubt more than one person was
involved and one OF them might
well have been criminally inclined
women-heard OF association Of the
names of DR.. Hall and Mrs. Mills!
These characters probably decided
to take advantage Of the Talk To-
blackmail Doctor Hal. he ipnint6d
out that It is well known that Doc.
tor Hall had money or could Obtain
It from friends and that Mrs Han
was wealthy. He tteHSat a tsis.
phone calls might haze been part
OF a plot to lure the pair where
they could be jointly accused and
the demand for money made Doc.
tor Hall, an athletic man, may have
attacked his accusers and they shot
him; Mrs. Mills then may have
been shot to silence her, he sug-
gested.
why Mrs. Mills throat was cut
is a question for speculatioh.H he
said, Kidding that this applied also
TO questions as to why the love let. s
ters were scattered about and Che
bodies laid out in an orderly man.
ner. "At the moment these mus.
ders were committed" he coneitid.
ed, II was within 100 yards Of my
home, fishing in the ocean. sew.
eral friends were with me from
about Z until about 1880! that nigft.
AT 1880 we went home where MI.
Stevens and some friends were
awaiting US. Half an hour later
my family, including myself, went
to bed"
Working Independently Of all
other investigating forces, Prose-
cutor Stricken of Middlesex Cour,s
~ today prepared to question At
least five persons in an effort TO-
obtain sufficient evidence TO war
rant an arrest.
In the meantime, Prosecutor
BHekman OF Somerset County! or.
Grating on a different track. was
reported. to be preparing subpoon
aes for persons to appear before
the grand jury Monday.
Prosecutor Beekman believes he
will he able to present enough IN.
formation to bring an Indictment.
One Of the persons to be called
before Prosecutor Striker today.
1t was sad, was Ralph ". Gorsllne,
a vestry man II the Church Of ST
ohm, the Evangelist. Mr.. Gors-
line was reported % have been out
walking with a young woman
member Of the church on the night
Of the murder.
Investigators intimate that they
have established the motive for
the Staying Of Rev. Edward
Wheeler Hall and his choir lead
er, Mrs. Eleanor R. Mills, but
their failure to make arrests IL dha
to the fact that some Of the links
In their chain OF evidence have
not been properly forged II