Case File: Hall/Mills Double Murder
Overview[edit]
Gallery[edit]
Locations[edit]
- 100 Sicard St: residence of Raymond Schneider, who found the bodies.
- 161 Livingston Ave: home of counselor W. Edwin Florance
- 228 Neilson St: residence of Pearl Bahner, who found the bodies
- 23 Nichol Ave - New Brunswick, New Jersey - home of Dr. Hall.
- Phillips Farm: where the bodies were discovered under a cherry tree.
People[edit]
Name | (Born-Died) | Description | |
---|---|---|---|
Victims | Hall, Rev. Edward W. | 1881-1922 | Rector of the Episcopal church |
Mills, Eleanor Reinhardt | 1888-1922 | housewife and singer in the church choir | |
Suspects | Hall, Frances M. Stevenson | 1874-? | wife of Rev. Hall |
Mills, James Frances | 1878-1965 | husband of Eleanor Mills | |
Stevens, Henry Hewgill | brother of Mrs. Hall | ||
Stevens, William Carpender | 1873-? | brother of Mrs. Hall | |
Witnesses | Bahner, Pearl | found the bodies | |
Bennett, Allan | owner of dog that barked at woman Fri morning | ||
Carpender, Charles | cousin to Mrs. Hall. | ||
Carpender, Moncure | cousin to Mrs. Hall. | ||
Gibson, Jane | "The Pig-Woman", claimed to witness the murders | ||
Mills, Charlotte E. | 1906-1952 | daughter of Eleanor Mills | |
Mills, Daniel | 1913-? | son of Eleanor Mills | |
Phillips, William | nightwatching of New Jersey Women's College | ||
Reinhardt, Fred | brother of Mrs. Mills | ||
Schneider, Raymond | found the bodies | ||
Storer, Miss Agnes | church organist | ||
Stryker, William | telephoned police upon discovery of the bodies | ||
Tumulty | gardner to the Halls, washed their cars | ||
Officers & Investigators | Beekman, Azariah M. | ||
Collins, Charles | Detective, Middlesex County Prosecutors | ||
Curran, James | Officer charged with watching the bodies | ||
David, Ferd A. | Detective, Middlesex County Prosecutors | ||
Dickenson | State trooper | ||
Fitzpatrick, William | Detective, Middlesex County Prosecutors | ||
Garrigan, Edward | Officer charged with watching the bodies | ||
Hubbard, John V. | Coroner, morgue on Bayard St. | ||
Long | Coroner | ||
O'Connell | Chief of Police | ||
Totten, George D. | Detective of Somerset County | ||
Lawyers | Beekman, Azariah M. | Prosecutor of Somerset County | |
Florance, William Edwin | 1865-1943 | Ex-Senator, friend & counselor of Mrs. Hall | |
Stricker, Joseph | Prosecutor of Middlesex County | ||
Others | Geist, Louisa | 1902-? | maid to the Halls (1920) |
McKiernan, Dr. R. L. | performed operation on Mrs. Mills in February | ||
Railly, Delia | 1868-? | maid to the Halls (1920) | |
Smith, Dr. A. L. | performed operation on Mrs. Mills in February | ||
Tough, Barbara | 1890-? | maid to the Halls (1920) |
Documentation[edit]
Burials[edit]
- Find-a-Grave: Edward Wheeler Hall (1881-1922), Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY
- Find-a-Grave: Frances Noel Stevens Hall (1874-1942), Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY
- Find-a-Grave: Eleanor Reinhardt Mills (1888-1922), Van Liew Cemetery, North Brunswick, NJ
- Find-a-Grave: James Francis Mills (1878-1965), Van Liew Cemetery, North Brunswick, NJ
- Find-a-Grave: Daniel Forney Mills (1910-1992), Van Liew Cemetery, North Brunswick, NJ
- Find-a-Grave: Charlotte E. Mills (1906-1952), Van Liew Cemetery, North Brunswick, NJ
Census Records[edit]
- 1920 US Federal Census: "Edward W. Hall" 39, pastor of Episcopal church with wife, brother-in-law, and three maids.
- 1920 US Federal Census: "Eleanor Mills", 31, with husband and two children.
Newspaper Articles[edit]
- 16 Sep 1922 (Daily Home News, New Brunswick, NJ): Episcopal Rector Shot to Death, With Woman, In Loney Place near City
- 17 Sep 1922 (Chicago Tribune): Rich Pastor, Choir Singer are Murdered
- 18 Sep 1922 (Daily Home News, New Brunswick, NJ): No Arrests Yet in Murder of Rector and the Wife of St. John's Church Sexton
- 18 Sep 1922 (Courier-News - Bridgewater, NJ): Murdered Clergyman and Woman Were Summoned by Telephone Before Tragedy.
- 19 Sep 1922 (New York Times): New evidence found, four witnesses living near the place where the bodies were found.
- 21 Apr 1927 (Mount Vernon Argus): Included in a list of unsolved murders in recent years
Vital Records[edit]
- 1905: New Jersey Marriage Index: Eleanora Reinhardt to James Mills