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==Locations== | ==Locations== | ||
* 100 Sicard St: residence of Raymond Schneider, who found the bodies. | * 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 | * 228 Neilson St: residence of Pearl Bahner, who found the bodies | ||
* 23 Nichol Ave - New Brunswick, New Jersey - home of Dr. Hall. | * 23 Nichol Ave - New Brunswick, New Jersey - home of Dr. Hall. | ||
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|brother of Mrs. Hall | |brother of Mrs. Hall | ||
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| rowspan=" | | rowspan="13" |Witnesses | ||
|Bahner, Pearl | |Bahner, Pearl | ||
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|found the bodies | |found the bodies | ||
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|Bennett, Allan | |||
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|owner of dog that barked at woman Fri morning | |||
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|Carpender, Charles | |Carpender, Charles | ||
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|1913-? | |1913-? | ||
|son of Eleanor Mills | |son of Eleanor Mills | ||
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|Phillips, William | |||
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|nightwatching of New Jersey Women's College | |||
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|Reinhardt, Fred | |||
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|brother of Mrs. Mills | |||
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|Schneider, Raymond | |Schneider, Raymond | ||
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|found the bodies | |found the bodies | ||
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|Storer, Miss Agnes | |||
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|church organist | |||
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|Stryker, William | |Stryker, William | ||
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|Detective of Somerset County | |Detective of Somerset County | ||
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| rowspan=" | | rowspan="3" |Lawyers | ||
|Beekman, Azariah M. | |Beekman, Azariah M. | ||
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|Prosecutor of Somerset County | |Prosecutor of Somerset County | ||
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|Florance, William Edwin | |||
|1865-1943 | |||
|Ex-Senator, friend & counselor of Mrs. Hall | |||
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|Stricker, Joseph | |Stricker, Joseph | ||
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|Prosecutor of Middlesex County | |Prosecutor of Middlesex County | ||
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| rowspan=" | | rowspan="5" |Others | ||
|Geist, Louisa | |Geist, Louisa | ||
|1902-? | |1902-? | ||
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==Documentation== | ==Documentation== | ||
===Burials=== | ===Burials=== | ||
* [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23079/edward-wheeler-hall?_gl=1*1s2or6l*_gcl_au*NDg3MDgwNjA2LjE3MjIyNjA3NzY.*_ga*MTQxMTExNTQ4NS4xNjg5MzQyODM5*_ga_4QT8FMEX30*YzM0MWUwYzYtZjgwYi00OTNkLWE0ZjQtM2Q4MzE4YzU2MjU1LjQ5NC4xLjE3MjMzMzc0MjcuNDYuMC4w*_ga_LMK6K2LSJH*YzM0MWUwYzYtZjgwYi00OTNkLWE0ZjQtM2Q4MzE4YzU2MjU1LjYxOC4xLjE3MjMzMzc0MjcuMC4wLjA. Find-a-Grave]: | * [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23079/edward-wheeler-hall?_gl=1*1s2or6l*_gcl_au*NDg3MDgwNjA2LjE3MjIyNjA3NzY.*_ga*MTQxMTExNTQ4NS4xNjg5MzQyODM5*_ga_4QT8FMEX30*YzM0MWUwYzYtZjgwYi00OTNkLWE0ZjQtM2Q4MzE4YzU2MjU1LjQ5NC4xLjE3MjMzMzc0MjcuNDYuMC4w*_ga_LMK6K2LSJH*YzM0MWUwYzYtZjgwYi00OTNkLWE0ZjQtM2Q4MzE4YzU2MjU1LjYxOC4xLjE3MjMzMzc0MjcuMC4wLjA. Find-a-Grave]: Edward Wheeler Hall (1881-1922), Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY | ||
* [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12676666/frances_noel_hall Find-a-Grave]: | * [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12676666/frances_noel_hall Find-a-Grave]: Frances Noel Stevens Hall (1874-1942), Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY | ||
* [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23077/eleanor_mills Find-a-Grave]: Eleanor Reinhardt Mills (1888-1922) | * [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23077/eleanor_mills Find-a-Grave]: Eleanor Reinhardt Mills (1888-1922), Van Liew Cemetery, North Brunswick, NJ | ||
* [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/47642173/james_francis_mills Find-a-Grave]: James Francis Mills (1878-1965) | * [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/47642173/james_francis_mills Find-a-Grave]: James Francis Mills (1878-1965), Van Liew Cemetery, North Brunswick, NJ | ||
* [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/151002135/daniel_forney_mills Find-a-Grave]: Daniel Forney Mills (1910-1992) | * [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/151002135/daniel_forney_mills Find-a-Grave]: Daniel Forney Mills (1910-1992), Van Liew Cemetery, North Brunswick, NJ | ||
* [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/47642186/charlotte-e.-mills?_gl=1*10a08u2*_gcl_au*NDg3MDgwNjA2LjE3MjIyNjA3NzY.*_ga*MTQxMTExNTQ4NS4xNjg5MzQyODM5*_ga_4QT8FMEX30*YzM0MWUwYzYtZjgwYi00OTNkLWE0ZjQtM2Q4MzE4YzU2MjU1LjQ5NS4xLjE3MjMzNDQ1NzcuNjAuMC4w*_ga_LMK6K2LSJH*YzM0MWUwYzYtZjgwYi00OTNkLWE0ZjQtM2Q4MzE4YzU2MjU1LjYxOS4xLjE3MjMzNDQ1NzcuMC4wLjA. Find-a-Grave]: | * [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/47642186/charlotte-e.-mills?_gl=1*10a08u2*_gcl_au*NDg3MDgwNjA2LjE3MjIyNjA3NzY.*_ga*MTQxMTExNTQ4NS4xNjg5MzQyODM5*_ga_4QT8FMEX30*YzM0MWUwYzYtZjgwYi00OTNkLWE0ZjQtM2Q4MzE4YzU2MjU1LjQ5NS4xLjE3MjMzNDQ1NzcuNjAuMC4w*_ga_LMK6K2LSJH*YzM0MWUwYzYtZjgwYi00OTNkLWE0ZjQtM2Q4MzE4YzU2MjU1LjYxOS4xLjE3MjMzNDQ1NzcuMC4wLjA. Find-a-Grave]: Charlotte E. Mills (1906-1952), Van Liew Cemetery, North Brunswick, NJ | ||
===Census Records=== | ===Census Records=== | ||
* [https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/162730769:7884?tid=193423375&pid=372602522910&hid=1029453030839&_phsrc=QFx10096&_phstart=default 1920 US Federal Census]: "Edward W. Hall" 39, pastor of Episcopal church with wife, brother-in-law, and three maids. | * [https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/162730769:7884?tid=193423375&pid=372602522910&hid=1029453030839&_phsrc=QFx10096&_phstart=default 1920 US Federal Census]: "Edward W. Hall" 39, pastor of Episcopal church with wife, brother-in-law, and three maids. | ||
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* [https://www.newspapers.com/image/314343217 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 | * [https://www.newspapers.com/image/314343217 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 | ||
* [https://www.newspapers.com/image/221004874/?match=1&terms=%22Eleanor%20Mills%22 18 Sep 1922 (Courier-News - Bridgewater, NJ)]: Murdered Clergyman and Woman Were Summoned by Telephone Before Tragedy. | * [https://www.newspapers.com/image/221004874/?match=1&terms=%22Eleanor%20Mills%22 18 Sep 1922 (Courier-News - Bridgewater, NJ)]: Murdered Clergyman and Woman Were Summoned by Telephone Before Tragedy. | ||
* [https://www.newspapers.com/image/20425148 19 Sep 1922 (New York Times)]: New evidence found, four witnesses living near the place where the bodies were found. | |||
* [https://www.newspapers.com/image/811621608 21 Apr 1927 (Mount Vernon Argus)]: Included in a list of unsolved murders in recent years | * [https://www.newspapers.com/image/811621608 21 Apr 1927 (Mount Vernon Argus)]: Included in a list of unsolved murders in recent years | ||
===Vital Records=== | ===Vital Records=== | ||
* [https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/194514:61253?tid=193423375&pid=372602652267&hid=1029453570536&_phsrc=QFx10164&_phstart=default 1905]: New Jersey Marriage Index: Eleanora Reinhardt to James Mills | * [https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/194514:61253?tid=193423375&pid=372602652267&hid=1029453570536&_phsrc=QFx10164&_phstart=default 1905]: New Jersey Marriage Index: Eleanora Reinhardt to James Mills | ||
Latest revision as of 15:39, 12 August 2024
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