The evening world., 1914-01-20
NOW
UNDER PROBE IN
THE ELLIS CASE
Prosecutor Holds Boy Who
Made Confession" While
He Conducts Inquiry.
SOME ONE WAS DUPED.
Governor May Be Asked to
Investigate Methods EN-
ployed by Sleuths.
SOME ONE WAS DUPED.

though Paul Carts confession" that
he shot Monroe F. Ellis. wealthy lum-
herman. seems disproved now beyond
q doubt. Prosecutor Frederick A. Pope
declared to-day that he Wuldn't re.
lease the boy at once and did not
know. In fact. when he-would set him
free.
II am not satisfied yet." said he.
'as to the truth or untruth OF Carrs
statements. II seems impossible that
he should have shot Ellis. but II he
did not, then I wr-t to know why he
said he did. J shall not act until I
am entirely satisfied, and at present !
am not"
But II Mr. Pope doesn't libcrats
Carl speedily the boy may be freed
on q writ Of habeas corpus. according
to Banton Moore. Of Np. Liberty
street. New York. young Carts coun.
sol. He said to-day:
WILL ASK GOVERNOR TO IN.
vgsTioATE DETECTIVES.
II shall not permit Carl to remain In
jail II can prevent II. II seems to
me that the methods employed to ex-
tract this So-callsd confession from
him should be Investigated. II may
be that the matter will he taken up
with the Governor to 500 whether
detectives can 20 to such extremes. I
think the law has been violated"
Tho unexpected disproval OF Carts
confession" has upset every one con.
nscted with the case. There will b
. meeting OF the Board of Freeholdsrs
this week and Il 10 known that they
will ask Mr.. Pope for . report on the
case. The Prosecutor wants Carl
within his reach until after he has
made this report. John A. Roebling.
the wealthy resident Of this town who
financed the detective operations. IL
concealinE whatever feelings he may
have over the unexpected turn Of tho
case.
when We. and by that ! mean my.
self and the Pinkertons. turned Carl
over to the authorities together With
such evidence a. We had. our connec.
tion with the case ceased." said he to.
day. "It 10 up to Mr.. Pope now. I
have implicit confidence In him and
II he sees At to discharge Carl I shall
have no criticism to make Of him."
But how about the detectives? ?
Don't you think they deserve some
criticism?" no was asked.
''There will be time enough for that
after we see how tho affair turns
out. I have no criticism to make
r1w Of any one. don't know how
much the affair has cost me. but I
regard the money ~ we'll spent.
should think It would be under So
900. For months at q time no do
tectives worked on the case and then
again there would he three or four.
They seemed to fne TO do faithful
work."
ELLIs SAYS RoEsLiNo WAS MIS-.
LED.
Il was said that Carl was feelinG
very much better since his confession
had been disproved and that he was
elated at the prospect Of leaving jail
Mr.. Pope would allow no one 70 soc
him. however. Mrs. Grace Holly
Carl's aunt whom he accused of hav-
ing inspired him to the attack on
Ellis. refused TO sec reporterA to-day
Mr.. Ellis. who has stuck by her
throughout the case. was elated over
the disproval Of Carts confession y
He said:
II think now. Just a. did all along
that this boy had nothing 70 do
with the shooting. II has been
despicable work all through. think
that not only was this poor boy duped
but that John A. Roebling and Prose
cutor Pope. who permitted these ar
rests. were the dupes Of some one"