The Washington times., 1926-10-12
HALLS TRY To
BLAME MILLS

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was last on this list. Mrs. Frances
Hall headed the list.
Others on the Beeknan list of
suspects were Henry Stevens, viii
lie Stevens and Henry Carpenter.
all three of whom face trial for
murder soon.
At the time of the murders four
years ago, the attitudes OF Mills
and Mrs. Hall were in marked con-
trast.
Mills said he wanted the muir
derers of his wife caught and
punished.
Mrs. Hall said she did not want
them caught. She made 10 effort
to help the authorities and tried
to keep them from searching her
home. Her private detectives who
tried to blame Mills at that time,
never turned in one Of their re.
ports to Prosecutor TOolan.
In a statement made to Gov. A.
Harry Moore. OF New Jersey. in the
presence of Attorney General
Katzenbach. TOOIan said he had
wanted Mrs. Hall arrested for MUIR.
der four years ago, but that Beck
man refused to make the complaint.
Tin order to have the arrests made
il was necessary to have the war
rant asked for by, the prosecutor
of Somerset county where the bodies
were fOund.)
Mills is a very poor man. 1t has
been pointed out that ii would have
been impossible for him to have
used the means that the Halls did
four years ago to suppress facts
about the crime.
1t has been testified In court
that the Hall family even tried to
get the story of the finding of the
bodies suppressed in their home
town paper, the New Brunswick
Home News, the day the crime was
discovered. They evidently thought
that stopping local publica ton Of
the story would keep it a general
secret.
The story that Mills told to
officials four years ago has stood
up under the most rigid investigd-
ton. Mrs. Halls story has proved
to he a tissue OF falsehood
While Mrs. Hall was in Italy for
almost two years safe from extra
dition, Mills was continuing his
work az janitor in New Brunswick
1t has been commented on that
Mrs. Hall went to Italy, the only
country where she could NOT have
been eXtradited for murder without
her consent.
1t was reported today that a
newspaper man had been engaged
by the Hall "biIIion, dollar defense"
to handle publicity and propaganda.
1t was reported his salary amounted
TO $500 a week One reporter
working on the case last week said
he had refused an offer of $l25 to
become publicity man for the de.
Tense.
Detectives were sent today to
Glen Cove. l.. J.. where a French
woman. who ls said to have rented
4 love nest" to Dr. Hail and Ms
Mills in New York. is reported to
be employed "a hUusekeeper for
a wealthy family
Simpson has taken notice f the
fact that the list of 100 prospective
jurors for the trial contains only
the names OF mon He said he
wants women on the Jury and wiz
ask Judge Parker To strike from
the panel the names Of dcCea sed
persons and substitute those OF
Somerset county women.
The list contained the names Of
several persons long dead tins he.
ing the first time in 20 years that
struck Jury has been called in
the county.
Il d like 10 have women hear this
case-some mothers and wives" he
said
An inkling hat the special prose.
cutor will ask for further indict.
ments of persons a. accessories
after the fact was believed to be
contained in his further statement
that he expects Justice Parker viii
instruct the grand Jury here Thurs,
day, on what constitutes an &C.
ceSsory charge,
Mrs. Henry stevens. wife of one
Of the four defendants, today sent
~ pennies to Prosecutor simpson.
Mrs. Stevens frequently had said
she would give 90 cents" to see
the Senator. LAST Saturday he
called at her home in Lavalctte
with search warrant
Mrs. stevens came here today
and rented a Rouse near the jail
:or the remainder OF the year.