Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-19
ELLIS FURNISHES
BAIL FOR WOMAN
NAMED BY CARL
Millionaire Lumberman Proves
His Confidence in Would
Be SIayer's Aunt.
Especial to the newark star.l

SOMERVILLE, Jan. 1e.-Although
the mystery that lies back of the
shooting of Monroe F. Ellis, million
aire lumberman of Basking Ridge, in
November, 1911, has seemed on the
verge of solution more than once
during the rapid-fire developments of
the last few days, the case was ad-
mitted today to be as battling as ever.
The complications have thrown not
the slightest gleam of light on the
real motive that prompted the crime
Mrs. Grace NJ, Holly. of Demands
vile. the woman said to have been
| implicated in the confession wrung
f1s.lfa tWesst " sssr-oid Paul Carl r
free today under 1000 bail. She was
secretly taken into custody last
Wednesday night. She was brought
here in an automobile, questioned and
committed to jail as a material wit
ness.
II was learned today that it was
Ellis himself who provided a bail
bond for her the next morning. She
Is his private secretary and a book
keeper in the office of the Conkling
Lumber Company.
Application may be made today for
the release of Carl on BAIL and il is
said that Ellis may provide bond,
just as he did in the case of Mrs.
Holly.
Ellis Ridicules Confession.
Ellis himself is very emphatic about
the confession" obtained from Carl
1T is damnably ridiculoGsi" he said
today
Frederick A Pope, the prosecutor
seems inclined to veer over to the
opinion of Ellis. He was at one time
personal counsel for the wealthy lum-
herman and banker.
'Some one may make application
for bail for Carl any time during the
day" said Prosecutor Pope this morn
ing. las yet, no such application has
been made. As to the amount of bail,
I cannot say. 1t is a matter for the
Judge to decide. There are absolutely
no new developments in this case
The impression prevails through
out the millionaire colony of Ber-
nardsville and Basking Ridge and
here in Somerville that CarIs con-
| fession was brought about by the
tortures of the third degree and
that the real criminal could be run
down if there were not strong in
fiuences at work to suppress the real
motive of the shooting and the events
that LED up to it.
Await Roebiing's Hand.
John A Roeblng. the millionaire
| iron man, whose home is in Mine
road. Bernardsville. has yet TO play
| his hand His hobby is amateur de-
/ teotive work. and he is an expert.
He has expended thousands of dollars
| in attempting to solve the Ellis mys-
| terry and it is thought that he knows
more about it than any one else.
Pinkerton detectives employed by him
were responsible for the arrest of
| Carl and they are still at work
Il have nothing to say personally
in this matter at this time" said Mr..
| Roebling to an Evening Star cores
pondent today. 4 am in the back
ground. I'm not sufficiently up to
date to talk on the late Developments
| in the case
Mrs. Holly is about forty years old
and has a son who is now the age
Carl was, nineteen, when Ellis was
shot. For the last three years she has
been employed by Ellis as his secre-
tary The story of her commitment Is
told graphically by Justice of the
I Peace David 5. Kitchen, of Bernards-
vile.
Tells OF Commitment
Il was called to the Somerville jail
! w euneSQdN nlSDi bN prosecutor
Pope" said the justice today There
/ 1 found a lot of detectives and Paul
Carl and his aunt Mrs. Holly. She
was crying Historically and they were
having a hard time to control her.
Mr.. Ellis was there also.
"Mr Pope had all of the papers
drawn up in proper form, charging
the lad with atroeious assault on Mr..
Ellis with intent to kin and commit
1 ting Mrs. Holly to the custody of
( Deputy Sheriff Ross and James Major,
jail keeper. as a material witness.
II arraigned them before me in the
| Jail. as a formally, and then signed
| the papers, committing them to Jail l
saw them taken back into the Jail
and ] know the boy was locked in a
4 cell. Because Mrs Holly was highly
nervous / imagine she received more
gracious treatment.
Mr. Ellis spent the night trying to
get bail for Mrs. Holly. but il was late
I and he failed At the conference in
the Jail he stated that the whole affair
was nonsense, that he was certain the
( boys alleged confession was the result
of coercion and that Mrs. Holly knew
absolutely nothing of the attack upon
him.
..Failing that night 70 obtain bail.
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