Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-17
WOMAN HIDING
IN SHADOW OF
ELL|S'S HOME
Prosecutor Ready to Arrest Her
as Instigator of Mysterious
Bemardsville Shooting.
INTIMATES BUSINESS, NOT
PERSONALITIES, THE CAUSE
Victim Scorns Youths Confes-
sion and Brands 1t as a
LOT of Rot"

Especial to the Newark star.l
BERNARDSvILLE, Jan. 1.-THE
woman of mystery, who is said to
have used Paul Carl as a tool to pro-
cure the murder of Monroe F. Ellis,
wealthy banker and lumber merchant
of Basking Ridge, more than two
years ago, may be arrested today.
: Frederick A. Pope, prosecutor OF
Somerset county, came here quietly
this morning from Somerville. His
intention, 1t was thought, was to in
terview the woman. She is rumored
to be in hiding here under the sur
veillanee of Pinkerton detectives.
Ellis was shot while at his dining
table in his own home in November,
1911. He lowered between life and
death for several days and then re-
covered.
Carl Faces Ellis.
Paul Carl, the mild, twenty-ye
old youth who is unCer arrest on the
charge of having shot him, and who
is alleged to have implicated the un-
named woman in his confession, was
taken to the Ellis home last night by
Prosecutor Pope and County Detec-
tive George lotion.
When Carl was made to rehearse
the actual events of the shooting a
remarkable discrepancy in his story
was noticed He had said that he
had shot Ellis from the lawn outside.
fifteen feet away from the dining
room window. Two of the shots hit
the window sill. Others struck Ellis
and one passed over the table exactly
parallel with the top. The slug left
clear line right across the table,
cloth. That fact would indicate that
the man who had fired the gun had
been on the level with the table, He
would consequently have to be over
six feet high if he did not use box
or something to stand upon. Carl is
only five feet seven inches. The only
possible escape from the dilemma lies
in the fact that the bullet mark may
have been left by a slug that had
been DETECTED by some object before
II struck the table,
Ellis scouts Confession.
Ellis scouts Carts confession entifer
1y.la Prosecutor Pope says that he beA
leves Carl actually dd the shooting
at the 'oehest of the unnamed woman,
but he does not think that the motive
the woman gave Carl for desiring the
death of Ellis was true.
II believe the story of her wrong
was fabricated to induce Carl to
shoot Ellis" said the prosecutor,
'but the real motive was something
entirely different from the rancor of
a mistreated woman"
He has not intimated the nature OF
the motive he suspects but he ap-
parent expects to clear up the con-
spiracy with the arrests he has pre-
dicted. .1
Prosecutor Pope admitted today
that he and the Pinkerton operatives
had obtained the full confession from
Carl only after working" with him
from Wednesday afternon until be-
tween and o'clock yesterday
morning. The third degree resulted in
plenty of material for the detectives
to work upon, and they are satished
that Carl is telling the truth in part,
but all his statements will require IN
vestigation and verification.
The county authorities are leaning
TO the theory that the shooting was
the result of a business rather than
personal conspiracy, but many as
poets OF the case are wrapped IN as
much mystery as when the blood
hounds failed to trace down the
woud-be assassin after the shooting.
Ellis not only seems reluctant to
say anything, but he plainly wants
the case against Carl dropped. The
detectives working on the case nave
ntimated that Ellis, who would pc
most likely to surmise the probable
motives that led to the assault, has
not given them any aid at all. lie
offered a reward of $1,000, but never
made any effort to further the search
for the criminals.
Roebling Found Carl.
1t happened, however, John A.
Roebling. a millionaire contractor,
whose home is near here. has made
the study of criminology hobby.
He Is an amateur detective. and
has taken an interest in NUMBER
of New JERSEY crimes. He took up
the Ellis shooting as soon as 1t hap
pened. and used his bloodhounds in
an attempt to trace the gunman.
Failing in that he hired detectives
who have been at work ever since
and whose efforts led to Carl's arrest.
81 have not yet received the final
report of the detectives" he said to-
day, 80 that l cannot comment upon
the confession of the prisoner. But
| am confident that the work of in
vestigation was done thoroughly and
in a proper manner. will have more
TO say later"
There will be more arrests" was
all that Prosecutor Pope would say
Before attempting to assassinate
Mr.. Ellis himself, Carl, according to
his alleged confession, first endeav-
ored to hire a guerilla in New York.
lie said he met the woman who in
spired him to attempt the murder in
New York the middle of October, 1911.
and that she gave him $40 and said
that she would pay $500 If he would
find a gunman who would "get" Mr.
Ellis.
Failing to find a guerilla who would
undertake the contract. Carl said he
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