New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-18
Jersey Official Keeps Name
of Alleged lnstigator of
Crime Silent.
BOYS MOTHER
ACCUSES SLEUTHS
Doubt Thrown on Conspiracy
Theory by Victim Adds New
Puzzle to Case.


Somerville. y. j.. Jan. 1.-THE con-
fession of year-old Paul Carl,
ir which he is alleged 10 have admitted
that he shot Monroe +. Ellis. a wealthy
contractor. in his home at Basking
Ridge on the night OF November 20.
| 1911 instead of clearing up mystery
leaves the shooting more Of puzzle
, than ever as far as to-day's develop
ments on the part of the authorities
are concerned.
Mrs. Grace Holly, Carts aunt, de-
MED positively TO- day that she was in
any way connected with the affair, and
il was said she had satisfied the
authorities that she knew nothing Of
her nephew's part in the shooting of
Ellis or the motives that led him TO
commit the crime. She has been pros
trated as a result Of her name having
been brought into the affair.
Mrs. Sarah Carl. of Stroudsburg.
Penn. mother of the prisoner, added
new angle TO the case by asserting last
evening that her son was entirely inno-
cent Of any participation in the shoot
ing and that private detectives had
tricked and drugged him to obtain his
so-called confession. The confession.
she said, was made entirely out Of
whole cloth.
Mrs. Carl made these assertions after
spending more than an hour with the
boy in his cell She also declared she
would he able to establish a positive
albi for him on the day of the shoot
ing.
Questioned Before Victim.
Mrs Holly has been employed as a
confidential clerk by Ellis.
Carl was taken in a closed automo-
bile to the Office of the lumber concern
Of which Ellis is the head after dark
yesterday and there put to severe
grilling in the presence of his alleged
victim.
Meanwhile a detective in the employ
of the county prosecutor has returned
from the home of Pauls mother. In
Stroudsburg. whefe'he says" he obtained
the shotgun with which Ellis was shot.
County Prosecutor Pope believes
that Cars story is partially true,
at least so far as his actually COM
mitting the crime, and that he was the
dupe either of a woman or of business
enemies of Ellis. Mr.. Pope. however.
refuses absolutely TO name the woman
said to be involved. He will not make
Public her name, he said, until he has
gore further in his investigation Of the
strange case.
The prosecutor admitted that there
were phases Of the case that puzzled
him, saying il would be hard to sub
stantiate them. He said he wanted to
protect the names Of innocent parties.
and fatty refused to give the reporters
any further information as TO the de-
tails Of Carl's statement. He would not
admit that the woman who is said TO
have paid S400 to have the shot fired
was a near relative of Carl.
Denies Shielding Ellis.
in the confession, and his insistence
that the boy has been either made the
victim Of frame up by the detec-
tives or the victim Of delusion grow
ing out of romantic notions. is a dis
appointment TO the Somerville County
authorities and has been distinct dis
advantage in arriving at solution of
the problem.
The County Prosecutor was annoyed
when he was asked to-day If he was
trying to shield Ellis. in refusing TO
make certain facts known. He replied
that Ellis had nothing to conceal but
added that he believed there was
time when Ellis was misleading him
and the county detectives.
Ellis is greatly annoyed over the sug-
gestion that the shooting had been at
tho instigation of woman hostile 10
him. II was reported that after Ellis,
carl and the County Prosecutor we're
| i'm conference a. Bernar0sville, Mr..
Pope was less impressed with the con-
|
that the crime was inspired by a
woman.
The prosecutor said he would not OBJ
| ject TO the prisoners release on bail,
which will be fixed at $4,000. Mrs.
| Lola McClintock, an aunt, who lived
| in Jersey City, was in Bernardsville to-
day. and after seeing her sister, Mrs.
Holly, said she would see that her
nephew was represented by counsel.
and would arrange to obtain ball for
him on Monday.
Says RoebIing. Spent $4,000.
Replying TO criticisms as to the third
degree methods said to have been used
on young Paul. the county authorities
announced that the prisoner had had
his legal rights explained to him and
said he was satisfied that he had been
treated fairly in view Of all the cir
| cumstances
It was rumored that he was in a
| .,a,a Of tonnorary collapse in the iaiI