MAY OBTAIN NEW EVIDENCE AT AUTOPSY
Body of Mrs. Mills Exhumed For Second Time to See if Tongue Was Cut
The county physician who examined the body soon after the murders says the tongue was not cut, while Special Prosecutor Simpson said his information that it was came from a lawyer who is counsel for near relatives of Felix DiMartini, a private detective of the defense who has resisted extradition from New York.
Somerville, N. J., Oct. 28.--(AP)-- The body of Mrs. Eleanor R. Mills today lay in a four-year-old grave opened for a second time in order to learn whether her tongue was cut out after she was slain with the Rev. Edward Wheeler Hall.
Throughout the night a deputy armed with a pistol and a flashlight, stood guard over the rough wooden box in which her casket was enclosed.
Besides investigation of reports that the choir singer's tongue had been slit the authorities hoped to clear up the confusion in medical testimony regarding the exact course of bullets that killed Mrs. Mills. Permission to exhume the body of Dr. Hall, which rests in a Brooklyn cemetery, is also sought.
Workmen appeared at the unmarked grave of Mrs. Mills in Van Liew Cemetery, New Brunswick, yesterday afternoon and started digging after removing three geraniums and two glass jars containing faded flowers placed there by the slain woman's 14-year-old son, Danny. Darkness prevented the completion of the work. The Third Autopsy Dr. Otto Schultz, expert of the New York district attorney's office, assigned to examine the body, desired daylight for the autopsy, which will be the third on the body of Mrs. Mills. The first, soon after the murder, failed to record cuts on her throat. The second, 12 days after her burial, produced records now in dispute.
Dr. W. H. Long, Somerset county physician who examined the body soon after the murders, says that Mrs. Mills' tongue was not cut. Special Prosecutor Simpson said his information that it was came from a lawyer who is counsel for near relatives of Felix DiMartini, private detective of the defense, who has successfully resisted extradition from New York.
Reproduced unchanged from The Bismarck Tribune, October 28, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Yesterday's paper
October 27, 1926. The original articles, with the text exactly as it appeared and scans of the original newspaper pages, from that day’s editions of the following publications:The Bismarck Tribune, The Daily Worker, Daily Kennebec Journal, The Washington Times, New Britain Herald, Evening Star, and The Alaska Daily Empire.
Receive the original news from the press of 100 years ago, daily, weekly or monthly. Subscribe by December 1, 2026 and get
20% off for life!
Today's paper
October 28, 1926. The original articles, with the text exactly as it appeared and scans of the original newspaper pages, from that day’s editions of the following publications:Imperial Valley Press, The Bismarck Tribune, The Lambertville Record, The Indianapolis Times, Daily Kennebec Journal, The Wrangell Sentinel, The Daily Worker, and Evening Star.
You do.
MAY OBTAIN NEW EVIDENCE AT AUTOPSY
Body of Mrs. Mills Exhumed For Second Time to See if Tongue Was Cut
The county physician who examined the body soon after the murders says the tongue was not cut, while Special Prosecutor Simpson said his information that it was came from a lawyer who is counsel for near relatives of Felix DiMartini, a private detective of the defense who has resisted extradition from New York.
Somerville, N. J., Oct. 28.--(AP)-- The body of Mrs. Eleanor R. Mills today lay in a four-year-old grave opened for a second time in order to learn whether her tongue was cut out after she was slain with the Rev. Edward Wheeler Hall.
Throughout the night a deputy armed with a pistol and a flashlight, stood guard over the rough wooden box in which her casket was enclosed.
Besides investigation of reports that the choir singer's tongue had been slit the authorities hoped to clear up the confusion in medical testimony regarding the exact course of bullets that killed Mrs. Mills. Permission to exhume the body of Dr. Hall, which rests in a Brooklyn cemetery, is also sought.
Workmen appeared at the unmarked grave of Mrs. Mills in Van Liew Cemetery, New Brunswick, yesterday afternoon and started digging after removing three geraniums and two glass jars containing faded flowers placed there by the slain woman's 14-year-old son, Danny. Darkness prevented the completion of the work. The Third Autopsy Dr. Otto Schultz, expert of the New York district attorney's office, assigned to examine the body, desired daylight for the autopsy, which will be the third on the body of Mrs. Mills. The first, soon after the murder, failed to record cuts on her throat. The second, 12 days after her burial, produced records now in dispute.
Dr. W. H. Long, Somerset county physician who examined the body soon after the murders, says that Mrs. Mills' tongue was not cut. Special Prosecutor Simpson said his information that it was came from a lawyer who is counsel for near relatives of Felix DiMartini, private detective of the defense, who has successfully resisted extradition from New York.
Reproduced unchanged from The Bismarck Tribune, October 28, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Reproduced unchanged from The Bismarck Tribune, October 28, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Yesterday's paper
October 27, 1926. The original articles, with the text exactly as it appeared and scans of the original newspaper pages, from that day’s editions of the following publications:The Bismarck Tribune, The Daily Worker, Daily Kennebec Journal, The Washington Times, New Britain Herald, Evening Star, and The Alaska Daily Empire.
Receive the original news from the press of 100 years ago, daily, weekly or monthly. Subscribe by December 1, 2026 and get
20% off for life!
Today's paper
October 28, 1926. The original articles, with the text exactly as it appeared and scans of the original newspaper pages, from that day’s editions of the following publications:Imperial Valley Press, The Bismarck Tribune, The Lambertville Record, The Indianapolis Times, Daily Kennebec Journal, The Wrangell Sentinel, The Daily Worker, and Evening Star.
You do.
MAY OBTAIN NEW EVIDENCE AT AUTOPSY
Body of Mrs. Mills Exhumed For Second Time to See if Tongue Was Cut
The county physician who examined the body soon after the murders says the tongue was not cut, while Special Prosecutor Simpson said his information that it was came from a lawyer who is counsel for near relatives of Felix DiMartini, a private detective of the defense who has resisted extradition from New York.
Somerville, N. J., Oct. 28.--(AP)-- The body of Mrs. Eleanor R. Mills today lay in a four-year-old grave opened for a second time in order to learn whether her tongue was cut out after she was slain with the Rev. Edward Wheeler Hall.
Throughout the night a deputy armed with a pistol and a flashlight, stood guard over the rough wooden box in which her casket was enclosed.
Besides investigation of reports that the choir singer's tongue had been slit the authorities hoped to clear up the confusion in medical testimony regarding the exact course of bullets that killed Mrs. Mills. Permission to exhume the body of Dr. Hall, which rests in a Brooklyn cemetery, is also sought.
Workmen appeared at the unmarked grave of Mrs. Mills in Van Liew Cemetery, New Brunswick, yesterday afternoon and started digging after removing three geraniums and two glass jars containing faded flowers placed there by the slain woman's 14-year-old son, Danny. Darkness prevented the completion of the work. The Third Autopsy Dr. Otto Schultz, expert of the New York district attorney's office, assigned to examine the body, desired daylight for the autopsy, which will be the third on the body of Mrs. Mills. The first, soon after the murder, failed to record cuts on her throat. The second, 12 days after her burial, produced records now in dispute.
Dr. W. H. Long, Somerset county physician who examined the body soon after the murders, says that Mrs. Mills' tongue was not cut. Special Prosecutor Simpson said his information that it was came from a lawyer who is counsel for near relatives of Felix DiMartini, private detective of the defense, who has successfully resisted extradition from New York.
Reproduced unchanged from The Bismarck Tribune, October 28, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Reproduced unchanged from The Bismarck Tribune, October 28, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Yesterday's paper
October 27, 1926. The original articles, with the text exactly as it appeared and scans of the original newspaper pages, from that day’s editions of the following publications:The Bismarck Tribune, The Daily Worker, Daily Kennebec Journal, The Washington Times, New Britain Herald, Evening Star, and The Alaska Daily Empire.
Receive the original news from the press of 100 years ago, daily, weekly or monthly. Subscribe by December 1, 2026 and get
20% off for life!
Today's paper
October 28, 1926. The original articles, with the text exactly as it appeared and scans of the original newspaper pages, from that day’s editions of the following publications:Imperial Valley Press, The Bismarck Tribune, The Lambertville Record, The Indianapolis Times, Daily Kennebec Journal, The Wrangell Sentinel, The Daily Worker, and Evening Star.
You do.
MAY OBTAIN NEW EVIDENCE AT AUTOPSY
Body of Mrs. Mills Exhumed For Second Time to See if Tongue Was Cut
The county physician who examined the body soon after the murders says the tongue was not cut, while Special Prosecutor Simpson said his information that it was came from a lawyer who is counsel for near relatives of Felix DiMartini, a private detective of the defense who has resisted extradition from New York.
Somerville, N. J., Oct. 28.--(AP)-- The body of Mrs. Eleanor R. Mills today lay in a four-year-old grave opened for a second time in order to learn whether her tongue was cut out after she was slain with the Rev. Edward Wheeler Hall.
Throughout the night a deputy armed with a pistol and a flashlight, stood guard over the rough wooden box in which her casket was enclosed.
Besides investigation of reports that the choir singer's tongue had been slit the authorities hoped to clear up the confusion in medical testimony regarding the exact course of bullets that killed Mrs. Mills. Permission to exhume the body of Dr. Hall, which rests in a Brooklyn cemetery, is also sought.
Workmen appeared at the unmarked grave of Mrs. Mills in Van Liew Cemetery, New Brunswick, yesterday afternoon and started digging after removing three geraniums and two glass jars containing faded flowers placed there by the slain woman's 14-year-old son, Danny. Darkness prevented the completion of the work. The Third Autopsy Dr. Otto Schultz, expert of the New York district attorney's office, assigned to examine the body, desired daylight for the autopsy, which will be the third on the body of Mrs. Mills. The first, soon after the murder, failed to record cuts on her throat. The second, 12 days after her burial, produced records now in dispute.
Dr. W. H. Long, Somerset county physician who examined the body soon after the murders, says that Mrs. Mills' tongue was not cut. Special Prosecutor Simpson said his information that it was came from a lawyer who is counsel for near relatives of Felix DiMartini, private detective of the defense, who has successfully resisted extradition from New York.
Reproduced unchanged from The Bismarck Tribune, October 28, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Reproduced unchanged from The Bismarck Tribune, October 28, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Yesterday's paper
October 27, 1926. The original articles, with the text exactly as it appeared and scans of the original newspaper pages, from that day’s editions of the following publications:The Bismarck Tribune, The Daily Worker, Daily Kennebec Journal, The Washington Times, New Britain Herald, Evening Star, and The Alaska Daily Empire.
Receive the original news from the press of 100 years ago, daily, weekly or monthly. Subscribe by December 1, 2026 and get
20% off for life!
Today's paper
October 28, 1926. The original articles, with the text exactly as it appeared and scans of the original newspaper pages, from that day’s editions of the following publications:Imperial Valley Press, The Bismarck Tribune, The Lambertville Record, The Indianapolis Times, Daily Kennebec Journal, The Wrangell Sentinel, The Daily Worker, and Evening Star.
You do.
MAY OBTAIN NEW EVIDENCE AT AUTOPSY
Body of Mrs. Mills Exhumed For Second Time to See if Tongue Was Cut
The county physician who examined the body soon after the murders says the tongue was not cut, while Special Prosecutor Simpson said his information that it was came from a lawyer who is counsel for near relatives of Felix DiMartini, a private detective of the defense who has resisted extradition from New York.
Somerville, N. J., Oct. 28.--(AP)-- The body of Mrs. Eleanor R. Mills today lay in a four-year-old grave opened for a second time in order to learn whether her tongue was cut out after she was slain with the Rev. Edward Wheeler Hall.
Throughout the night a deputy armed with a pistol and a flashlight, stood guard over the rough wooden box in which her casket was enclosed.
Besides investigation of reports that the choir singer's tongue had been slit the authorities hoped to clear up the confusion in medical testimony regarding the exact course of bullets that killed Mrs. Mills. Permission to exhume the body of Dr. Hall, which rests in a Brooklyn cemetery, is also sought.
Workmen appeared at the unmarked grave of Mrs. Mills in Van Liew Cemetery, New Brunswick, yesterday afternoon and started digging after removing three geraniums and two glass jars containing faded flowers placed there by the slain woman's 14-year-old son, Danny. Darkness prevented the completion of the work. The Third Autopsy Dr. Otto Schultz, expert of the New York district attorney's office, assigned to examine the body, desired daylight for the autopsy, which will be the third on the body of Mrs. Mills. The first, soon after the murder, failed to record cuts on her throat. The second, 12 days after her burial, produced records now in dispute.
Dr. W. H. Long, Somerset county physician who examined the body soon after the murders, says that Mrs. Mills' tongue was not cut. Special Prosecutor Simpson said his information that it was came from a lawyer who is counsel for near relatives of Felix DiMartini, private detective of the defense, who has successfully resisted extradition from New York.
Reproduced unchanged from The Bismarck Tribune, October 28, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Reproduced unchanged from The Bismarck Tribune, October 28, 1926, page 1.
This text reflects the language, attitudes and errors of its time. A Century Late publishes it as a historical document.
Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
Yesterday's paper
October 27, 1926. The original articles, with the text exactly as it appeared and scans of the original newspaper pages, from that day’s editions of the following publications:The Bismarck Tribune, The Daily Worker, Daily Kennebec Journal, The Washington Times, New Britain Herald, Evening Star, and The Alaska Daily Empire.
Receive the original news from the press of 100 years ago, daily, weekly or monthly. Subscribe by December 1, 2026 and get
20% off for life!
Today's paper
October 28, 1926. The original articles, with the text exactly as it appeared and scans of the original newspaper pages, from that day’s editions of the following publications:Imperial Valley Press, The Bismarck Tribune, The Lambertville Record, The Indianapolis Times, Daily Kennebec Journal, The Wrangell Sentinel, The Daily Worker, and Evening Star.