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December 4, 1926
The Nome Nugget
Nome, Nome County, Alaska
What is this article about?
In Somerville, NJ, on Nov. 30, Mrs. Frances Hall testified for four hours in the trial for the 1922 murder of her husband Rev. Hall and choir singer Mrs. Eleanor Mills, denying any knowledge of the slaying and explaining her actions after their disappearance.
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TUESDAY
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PREACHER'S WIFE
ON THE STAND
Somerville, N. J., Nov. 30, (AP)— Mrs. Frances Hall, the widow of Rev. Hall who was murdered with his choir singer, Mrs. Eleanor Mills September 14, 1922, testified for four hours yesterday, denying any knowledge of the slaying. Frances entered the court smiling. her relatives greeted her warmly, Mrs. Hall's brother Willie, extended the usual morning handshaking to the court officer and stenographers, Mrs. Hall was dressed in black and walked briskly to the stand. After being sworn, Special Deputy Attorney General Simpson asked Mrs. Hall, "Let me ask you again can you tell why you put your husband and Mrs. Mills together early in the morning after he failed to come home, and why you said to Middlesex County authorities they were absent and feared some harm has come to them." She replied "I could think of nothing else," Frances smiled and replied: "The last person knew of his having seen was Mrs. Mills, he told me he was going to see her about the hospital bill, went to the Mills house to see if they knew where he had gone, and then learned that Mrs. Mills was also missing."
(TELEGRAPHIC)
PREACHER'S WIFE
ON THE STAND
Somerville, N. J., Nov. 30, (AP)— Mrs. Frances Hall, the widow of Rev. Hall who was murdered with his choir singer, Mrs. Eleanor Mills September 14, 1922, testified for four hours yesterday, denying any knowledge of the slaying. Frances entered the court smiling. her relatives greeted her warmly, Mrs. Hall's brother Willie, extended the usual morning handshaking to the court officer and stenographers, Mrs. Hall was dressed in black and walked briskly to the stand. After being sworn, Special Deputy Attorney General Simpson asked Mrs. Hall, "Let me ask you again can you tell why you put your husband and Mrs. Mills together early in the morning after he failed to come home, and why you said to Middlesex County authorities they were absent and feared some harm has come to them." She replied "I could think of nothing else," Frances smiled and replied: "The last person knew of his having seen was Mrs. Mills, he told me he was going to see her about the hospital bill, went to the Mills house to see if they knew where he had gone, and then learned that Mrs. Mills was also missing."
What sub-type of article is it?
Crime Story
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Crime Punishment
Justice
What keywords are associated?
Hall Mills Murder
Court Testimony
Frances Hall
Murder Denial
1922 Slaying
What entities or persons were involved?
Mrs. Frances Hall
Rev. Hall
Mrs. Eleanor Mills
Willie
Special Deputy Attorney General Simpson
Where did it happen?
Somerville, N. J.
Story Details
Key Persons
Mrs. Frances Hall
Rev. Hall
Mrs. Eleanor Mills
Willie
Special Deputy Attorney General Simpson
Location
Somerville, N. J.
Event Date
Nov. 30; Murder September 14, 1922
Story Details
Mrs. Frances Hall testifies in court, denying knowledge of the murder of her husband Rev. Hall and Mrs. Eleanor Mills on September 14, 1922; she explains her concern after their disappearance, linking them due to his last known visit to Mrs. Mills about a hospital bill.