New Britain herald., 1926-08-17
HERE'S HANK LONG WITH US AGAIN
Former PlainVille Author
 Writes From Jersey
Newark, N. J., Aug. 9th. 1926. Dear Editor.

Newark, N. j., Aug. 9th. 1926.
 Dear Editor:
 Hafing been some time sinze l
 half broke into your columns & as
 my wife is in the country, I take
 the old lady typewriter on my knees
 x would unburden my self.
 We half had, & are hafing quite
 time here in New Jersey which l
 now count as my place off abode, but witch I am almost ashamed to
 own as my town. refer to the Hall
 & Mills murder, witch as wou know
 haf been reopened, after a lapz of
 yrs. AS far as I can see, they
 better let it alone, for by reopen
 ing it, personally I think it smells
 Worser an it did afore.
 If you will notize it haf always
 been this way. with anything that is wrapped up in myztery. My dear mother, long ago dead, usta tell me, that the more you stir certain things, the more smelt bad. I think it is the same way with this double-headed murder. Off courze had it off been a single headed one, 1t would be not so bad, for the simple reason as there wood be leg off it.
 But dear editor you may look at the matter however you will but you cannot help but see, there is nigger in the woodpil soemewheres, but whether 1t is in the Hall wood- vile or, in the Millses woodpile or in the Pros. Attorneys woodpile or just in some other common every day New Jersey woodpile, why as Shakespear says in his noble vol ITO be or not to be-HUNG that is the question"
 To me the Pig Woman's" story from her pen sounds very appro to teh occasion, whatever in the Old Harry "appro' means. But hafing seen the word in print, 6 liking the look off it, why I natcherly thought I might begin using 1t on you as well as any body elze.
 This Pig Woman" is a very brainy woman, as we'll as compliant woman. If her truth is as truthful as she is big, why it will admit off | being stretched on acct. off her haf- | ing so much skin. She seems very | woman & wears a straw | hat like the farmers do in your and | ny noble state-I refer to Connecti- ,ut, which being interpreted means, Nutmeg"
 I haf taken a keen interest in his murder almost as mutch as if : had done the murder singlehanded ny own sci, with nothing half lone it with but a revolver, a shot ,un & a umbarella. But all joking side, I think 1t Is a awful thing wen ninisterz of the Gospel fall in love with wimmen stitl off air calling off preaching, & go out after writing cermin &s a lot off love letters, 2 ommit a murder, whitch I don't hinl1 he did, but he put her & him Il a position so as to make it easier
 the feelings of a yirtous wife to ize up so as to make 1t easier : CT or sombody elZe haf commit ne crime, by either the front or, ack hall, ar the Bruzzels carpet in ne hall, not saying that Mrs. Hall ats Bruzzels carpet 4 a living or yer has. But what I mean is, he IT.. Hall orter off had more 4 bought than 2 haf laid down re- zion instid of a crab apple tree nder witch a was laying & spoon- IF x billing S cooing so as ? be not S thus make the state off ew Jersey so much trubil & e. ense.
 Well, in clozing I shall always 1ink-if the mystery is not cleared I p-that, it will always remain a { scarlet letter. on the back of New I ersey, & will remain so, long after l e of this generation have an- yercd the last "tatoo" & we biv- I ack with those who are already III s ae cempeterry, waiting for the last S ump to played or sounded. f P. S.-Sinze appearing in your i ost noble newspaper last, where I ou always depicted me with { garrett in mouth, permit me say, lat I do not now smoke cigarettes, r at haf given them up, x there 4 ( lcloze my latest snap shot. ' Also let me remind you off the ' le fact that I think as mutch off z ,u & all the rest of my friends in r ainyiIla 2- New Britain as formal r