The Washington times., 1920-08-28
BLAME KILLING.
ON SLAVE RING.
Jersey Officials Follow New
Theory in Effort to Solve
Palisades Mystery.

NEW YORK. Aug. Zs.-Ali hhos oi
investigation into tho mystery or the
murder Of Blanche Schulz on the
Palisades radiated yesterday from
Frank Schulz. her husband. who was
held prisoner In the Hackensack jail
as a material witness with Edward
Faulkner. his closest friend.
State attorneys agreed that through
Schulz and Faulkner the solution OF
the crime will be reached. A Jersey
onical said last nighti
Both men will be held hero until
the investigation IL completed. They
are held without bail. Under the
laws Of this State, they can be held
indefinitely I have not talked with
either of them all day and do not
Intend to do SO. for the present At
least I Just want to let them walt
and think II all over"
Schulz has not yet seen his wife's
body. The authorities assert that at
irst he refused to look at II. saying
he would identify II from tho clothing.
He later said no was refused admit
tance to the Bergen county morgu~-
EXPECT HIM TO TELL MORE.
Last night he was reported as de-
mandina that he had a right to view
the body before burial. 1t Is now en-
closed in a steel coffin. pending the
result of tho criminal investigation.
Before the funcral Schulz will be
led to the caskot In tho presence of
detectives and prosecutors, and per-
mitted or compelled to gaze on the
body. but Prosecutor Mccarthy Is not
willing to arrange this scene yet. He
will wsat until Schulz has talked
more of the circumstances preceding
the disappearance of his wife and
OF his own movements subsequently.
Schulz was extremely restivo in
ed OF the guard to know why he was
not released, insisting that nobody
had anything on him"
Among cher men. Schulz mention
ed a chauffeur with whom. he said.
Mrs. Schulz had been extremely
friendly. This man Is being traced.
Six men who went to Hackensack
with Schulz to identify the dead
woman are also wanted for interro.
CATION. The entire story as related
by Schulz of his movements Is being
checked up. He asserts that ne last
saw the woman at 2 o'clock Saturday
morning, but there are several in
tervals Of twelve hours or longer be-
tween that time and the time he re-
ported her as missing that his ov n
movements are not accounted for ex-
cept by himself.
HER NOTE NOT FOUND.
The note which Schulz insists
Blanche wrote telling him to get
ready for a trip to Keyport Sunday
has never been found. II 1t was writ.
ten. as he says. while he was asleep
Saturday it would indicate that he
and his wife were on friendly terms.
Schulz says he showed the note to
Faulkner, but Faulkner, 1t was
learned last night, denies ever seeing
1t. This is the first point of radical
difference in the stories of the two
men.
The possible time Of the murder
was fixed at between 10 and II on
Saturday night by the Rev. Anthony
Farretti, OF Cliffside. who said he
heard a woman's screams at that
time near where Mrs Schulz's body
was found. The authorities are in
clined to believe that the priest heard
screams for an automobile party
passing, since his search did not dis
close any evidence of violence then.
Schuls's story locates him in the
Bronx at that hour. looking for his
wife.
WHITE SLAVERY MAY BE MOTIVE.
District Attorney Martin. who with
Detectives Reilly and Armstrong and
Assistant District Attorney McLaugh-
lin. Is cooperating with Jersey Of
Dcials. said last night he thought
white slavery was at the root OF the
murder, adding:
"I will drive every one OF them
cut of the county. There appears to
be an organized, band Turing young
wives and girls into lives Of shame"