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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 | ||
Revision as of 05:33, 12 August 2024
Overview
Gallery
Locations
- 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
| 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
Burials
- 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)
- Find-a-Grave: James Francis Mills (1878-1965)
- Find-a-Grave: Daniel Forney Mills (1910-1992)
- Find-a-Grave: "Charlotte E. Mills" (1906-1952), Van Liew Cemetery, North Brunswick, NJ
Census Records
- 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
- 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
- 1905: New Jersey Marriage Index: Eleanora Reinhardt to James Mills