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several hours before the bodies
were found.
About O'Clock in the morning
I was awakened by loud voices and
the s1uffIing Of several figures.
Mrs. Ferguson said In describing the
fight at the Mills home. 1T sound.
ed like q Violent fight. sat up in
bed startled by the evident anger
OF the voices.
There were at least three per
sons talking. maybe four. The
fighting continued for at least 20
minutes and after that the voices
seemed to die down into nothing
Trooper To Be Returned
The Adjutant General Of the
Army at Washington by radio has
ordered the immediate return TO
New Jersey of Harry i. Dickman,
State trooper who disappeared
while working on the case.
The order was sent by radio to
the United States Disciplinary Bar
racks at Alcartraz Island, off the
coast Of California. after the com.
nnanding officer Of that post had
Informed New Jersey State atithori-
ties the long-losE trooper was in
his guardhouse.
The return OF Dickman 10 New
Jersey may result in valuable in
formation being secured by the
new investigators. At the time
the State trooper disappeared he
was supposed to have solved the
Halls-Mills case.
Police VIII act Now
s'Police work viii begin on the
case today" exclaimed Chief Pat
rick Hayes, assigned by Senator
Simpson to conduct the inquiry.
the Jersey City police, and half a
score of the best Jersey City de-
tectives.
up to the present, no police
work has been. done. All that has
been accomplished has been TO go
over the old case. My men in the
field are chatting at the inactivity
and are ready to jump into real
police work and break the case
wide open.
''At the present time we have
enough evidence to secure an in
dictment from any fair-minded
grand jury"
After the questioning Of IL wit
nesses yesterday. Major Mark o.
kimberiing, in charge Of the State
Troopers. said important new evil
dence had been secured.
Girls Story Supported
He dispatched two State troop
ers to Paterson, n. J., for Mrs.
Marie Lee, of that city. a sister Of
Mrs. Eleanor Mills.
Mrs. Lee is reported to have con-
firmed the story Of Charlotte Mills,
in which an incident relating to the
operation performed on Mrs. Mills
became public. This incident and
other statements indicated previous
knowledge CT the relations between
DIR. Hall and Mrs. Mills on the part
of Mrs. Hall.
Mrs. Lee told of the bedside
drama when DIR. Hall told his wife.
Frances. if Eleanor dies / will kill
myself"
The rest of her statements were
about the same\as those made by
Charlotte Mills.
Miss Mills was examined for two
hours and half yesterday IN State
trooper headquarters. at Somer'
willie. She emerged from The ex
animation in tears and hurried
home to New Brunswick. lodging
reporters.
One of the other important de
velopments of the day came with
the announcement by Chief Hayes
that automatic pistol cartridges
could be fired in Willie Stevens
.32-caliber revolver.
Louise Geist Riehl. in a state
ment TO enewspa permen, again 0e
clared that Barbara, Tough knew
more about conditions In the Hall
home than she did.
After the murders. Barba ~
told me of some incidents which
she noted which might show the
rector and his wife were moi
friendly. Barbara attended all the
social affairs at the church. while
] did not. ~. -
Her statement was taken as In
dicating friction between Mrs. HAtl'i
former maids. Miss Geist Ito giv'
her the name she was most widely
known by1 told investigators some
time ago Mrs. Mills had kept hel
from becoming a member of thu
church guild.
Reperts that t'aesee.t ss tha Hall