Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-20
CARL, DESPITE
CONFESSION"
MAY Be FREED
Will Probably Be Released To-
morrow and Public Apology
to His Aunt May Follow.


SOMERVILLE, Jan. 20. - The
States case against Paul Carl in
the mysterious shooting Of Monroe F.
Ellis, a wealthy lumberman and
banker, of Baslxing Ridge. appeared
10 be crumbling today with the same
mysterious quickness that marked
its development.
Prosecutor Frederick A. Pope has
disproved Carts confession" to his
own satisfaction. He is even said to
be convinced that a public apology
ought to be made to the youths aunt,
Mrs. Grace Holly, who was secretly
arrested and forced to spend a night
In Jail Carl himself may be released
tomorrow. Ellis has shown him
self steadily opposed to continu-
ing the investigation. Every influence
seems to be at work to hide the real
motive of the murderous attack on
Ellis in November, 1911.
John A. Roebling, the millionaire
amateur detective. who has been
working on the case for more than
two years, has yet to be heard from.
1t is expected that he will show his
hand within few days.
To Demand Apology.
stanton A. Moore, a. New York
city lawyer, who has been retained
as counsel for Carl, announced that
he would not only demand and ex-
pect a public apology from the county
authorities for the arrest of his cli-
emit, but that he would call on Gov
ernor Fielder to investigate. with
view to determining Just what means
n, - hrfn a hn11f the
so-called confession"
Prosecutor Pope does not deny
suspicion that the suspected youth
might have been drugged before MAX
ing his remarkable statement.
At am convinced that there is not
the slightest bit of truth in the story
he told detectives" the prosecutor
said, land I am beginning to feel
that he was, as he asserts, doped
when he made the statement. l am
going to look closely into this pos
hibility and see what sort of dope !
might have reached him in jail here. |
am going to turn this boy loose as
soon as | can, which will be on
Wednesday, unless unforeseen de- |
velopments take place"
Says He Was Dragged.
Moore's decision to make fight for !
the youths vindication was reached |
after he had gone to the Somerset |
county Jail and had long talk with
his client Carl told him during the |
course of that interview that he was
drugged before making his confess
sion, and that he has only a faint
recollection of making a statement Of
any kind. The youths story, as the
lawyer repeated it. ran about as fol-
lows:
Last November, in Stroudsburg, I
met a man who turns out now to be
a detective. He said he could get me
a job. 1 took it and went to Phila-
delphia. Because I could drive
an automobile l was put to work
driving the detective and two other
fellows about Philadelphia and Cam
den. These other two fellows talked |
about their exploits with women, and |
about holding men up and shooting |
people. 1 told them 1 had once shot
a deer and they said: oh, no, it was [
a man you shot 1 got scared and
left them for a while, but went back.
"Then they told me they knew
where there was $4,000 in a crib
that we could get (this was only last
week. If I was willing to tackle
rough job. ! Dragged that I would,
but no job was done. Then was
arrested.
Il never drank DelOIe mt the NC
tective and the other fellows. They
got me to drinking. I am sure that
when / was given a paper to sign
In the jail had no idea what it was"
Both Moore and Ellis, the victim
of the shooting, today exonerated
Prosecutor Pope and Roebling, who
has footed the bills for the inyesti
cation of the mystery, of any wrong
in connection with the case, and par !
ticularly with the confession" Moore |
was inclined TO think, however, that /
both of them should apologize to the |
youth.
Ellis had this to say:
Ellis Makes Statement.
II am glad to know things have
worked out that way. [ think not |
only was this poor boy duped, but |
that John A. Roebling, the million
aire who has been footing the bills, |
and Prosecutor Pope, who permitted |
these arrests, were the dupes of some