Show INDICT FOUR IN MURDER CASE Pastors Pastor's Widow Her Two Brothers and Cousin Accused SOMERVILLE N J 1 Sept 16 Dy By The Associated Press Press- Four Press our persons were Indicted late Wed Wed- Wednesday Wednesday for tho the murder on s ber ber 14 1322 1622 ot of the tho Rev Edward Wheeler Hall lIall and Mrs Eleanor Mills The Indictments named Mrs Frances Stevens Hall widow of the murdered man her brother Willie Stevens and her cousin Henry De Do La B Carpender all of New Brunswick and end Henry stevens of Lavallette also a brother of Mrs lIra Hall Bali Each of o the tour four In- In Indictments In Indictments contained two counts one charging the defendants with the murder of ot the tho minister and the other that of o the woman Mrs Hall who ho was as arrested last July 28 was released two days das tater later in ball bail Carpender and Willie Stevens were v arrested I August 12 and held since then without ball bail Henry Stevens was wan arrested on a bench warrant at athis athis athis his home Wednesday night lie He HeIs lieis HeIs Is a It fire tire arm expert and Is II mem member ber of tho the Borough h and end Water Vater commissioners of Lavallette Carpender is a stock broker with offices in Now New York Willie Stev Stev- Stev- Stev Stevens Stevens ens although an eccentric middle middle- middle aged aged man is wealthy In nil his own ht He made his home with Mrs MrsHall Hall The grand Jury deliberated only ten minutes Before being dis- dis dismissed dis dismissed missed It extended a vote of thanks to State Senator Simp- Simp Simpson Simpson son Simp-son son recently appointed by Govern Govern- Governor or Moore loore as special prosecutor tn in inthe Inthe the case a vote of ot thanks thO for the way Jie Q has handled the proceed proceed- proceedings proceedings ings tugs All AU four tour defendants will be ar- ar arraigned arraigned ar arraigned In county court at nt a dat date on which the presiding Justice yet has to decide PLACED PL IX IN Jur SO SOMERVILLE N J Sept lC 16 By By The Associated Press Press- Press Henry Stevens tire fire arms expert today joined his brother Willie WHIle and cousin Henry Do De La B Car Car- Carpender Carpender pender in the tho Somerset jail on charges of murdering the Rev Edward Ellward Wheeler heeler Hall and Mrs Eleanor Mills whose bodies were found under a crabapple tree four our years ago ogo this morn morning inS inS- The slain rectors rector's three relatives by marriage and his widow Mrs l Frances Stevens Stevena Hall were In- In Indicted Indicted In Indicted for tor or the murder yesterday as ono one of ot the last acts of the tho April grand Jury which lUll dill probably probably ably consider evidence against other persons In the case before It Is superseded Tuesday by the September grand Jury The four tour Indicted yesterday will willbe willbe willbe be arraigned tomorrow afternoon The Tho prosecution will make malte an ef- ef ef effort tort fort to haic hase e Mrs Halls Hall's ball bail In- In Increased Increased In Increased creased She has been out tn In ball PERJURY MENTIONED After Arter the indictments were re- re re returned turned Special Prosecutor Alex Alex- Alexander Alexander ander under Simpson said There are some questions of et perjury v which may be presented to this grand jury He Ho refused to name the Indi Indi- Individuals Individuals concerned but he ho revealed that whilo Ralph V M Gorsline former vestryman In Dr Halls Hall's church was testifying a grand juror rose and said there some way in which that man can be punished for tor perjury Gorsline and Miss Catherine formerly a member of the choir led by Mrs Mills re- re recently re recently disclosed after four eD year rs of denials that they were within yards of the tha murder Gors Gors- Gorsline Gors- Gors Gorsline line said salol ho he told the grand Jury he had seen as s well well we'll as heard eard something that night Miss Has Has- Hastall Ita tall tall tail also testified before the grand jury Thero several se wit witnesses were surprise wit wit- witnesses witnesses nesses among the 2 21 20 U that ap- ap appeared appeared ap appeared before the grand Jury al- al although al Ui although though the tho prosecutor claims to have placed only half halt his hie hl caso case be- be before before be before fore the tho body which deliberated only 10 minutes after hearing evi evl evidence dence SURPRISE WITNESSES One of the surprise witnesses iwas was vas John Stilwell employed bytho bythe by Ithe the tho undertaker who burled Dr Hall lIall Stillwell Is I said ald to havo hava told the grand Jury that when Mrs Hall Hail raised her veil ell at the funeral he ho saw sav scratches on her left cheek cheele Mrs 2 1 s MArie Murio Demarest surprise witness is said to have hn told the tho Jury she once overheard Gorsline threaten Mrs Mills Mill with disclosure to Mrs Hall of her love affair with the clergyman She also aiso attacked the alibi of Henry Stevens that has stood for tour four years ears saying she had seen him in New Brunswick the morn morn- mornIng morning ing lug after aftel the murder when len he claims to have been fishing TILLS TELLS OF OP THREATS T The rho Rev Paul a Hungarian minister said Dr had told him of throat threats made against him Stevens who has been under surveillance since Ince the recent re- re reopening reopening re reopening opening of the Investigation was In Well ho said their side Bide of the story I have my own Attorneys for tor the defendants declared they welcomed a I chance to prove In open court their cli- cli clients cli clients cuts Innocence Mr Simpson Indicated that every effort would be made to get the trial over before Christ Christ- Christmas Christmas mas flies Several days ago 1110 he ha sal satt he hoped to get the raze case cn e before I a Jury the first week In Novem Novem- November ber bel it if the court calendar permit permit- permitted permitted permitted ted |