Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-04-20 | Page 14 | Horror of Oklahoma Prison Caused Hall-Mills Confession, Belief

H Ut IL Ut Horror of Oklahoma Prison Caused H Mills fall Confession Belief EL RENO Okla April 20 AP Canadian county officials today believed they had an explanation of the confession of Elwin F F. F Allen county prisoner to the Mills Hall murders in New one of the Jersey and that decade outstanding crimes of the still was unsolved c C A. A Pearce deput deputy called today that Allen sheriff recalled re- re had a book recently Unsolved ed Mysteries In hIs cell It book contains Was found that the a full account or of the mysterious slaYing of the Rev Hev Edward Edward Ed- Ed ward Wheeler heeler Halt Hall and Mrs Eleanor Eleanor Elea- Elea nor Mills a member The officers ot of his choir unable previously had been to account for Allens Allen's ap- ap parent ar nt intimate knowledge of the crime and its scale Since Allen Alien was in the Oklahoma penitentiary at at McAlester during the trial of Mrs Hall hail in 19 1926 and did not have access to newspaper ne accounts of the case D. D D. D Jennings assistant county attorney today received a t telegram From Francis L. L Bergen prosecutor at Somerville N. N J. J which said he did not believe e a word of Allens Allen's confession The on only I explanation count county officials of- of 0 was that Allen had a horror of returning to the Oklahoma penitentiary pent peni in which he served a year rear for tor forgery He lie i is held here on a second degree detree burglary charge e.