The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-11-08
PAUL 8 SLAYERS
CONFESS CRIME
$4,000 STOLEN FROM
MESSENGER RECOVERED
lanes and Schuck Unfold De-
tails of Cod Blooded
Killing

Killing
MT. HOLLY. y. j.. Nov. FRANK
!. James and Raymond W. SrhuCh. both
Of Camden, CunfcSSrd today, according
to the police that they killed David =
I'aul. the camden hank runner. robbed
him Of $4,000 in cash and hurried the
body in the Jersey pines near ThhrrhacIc
Tho money was buried in Evergreen
cemetery IN Camden and most OF II mas
been recovered. the officials stated TO-
night.
Tho alleged confessions wrr" given in
signed statements AT IN" burlington
county iNil where both mon ar" prison.
ers Although H.'iih'r man was aware
that the other h'd '"uI"Sscd. the oft'ci-
ais stated. th'," stories Wcr" Almost
identical on important points. l'ctaliS or
the confessions were not mad" pubic
but Ellis Parker. burlington county de-
trctivr. said the two men had care
fully planned" but ''clums!ly Carried out
the job" Robbery was tn" motive, ne
asserted. and no one but James ana
Srhuch was implicated Til" killing;
Parker. on October ), Tho d"t"ctlE" did
brutal in Camden county.
PAUL was slain in Camden, according
to Schuchs confession. as given out hy
po rlcr. ON October :. The detective did
not say who did thu actual killing.
Killed In Automobile.
Th.. messenger who was taking about
$40 600 ia cash and S;0.On0 in checks ana
securities from the broadway trust
rumpuny Cf Camden. To l'h!Ith'!hhlh
hank was piCkrd up bv james, tn" con
rcssinn revealed. according /" Parker. at
Second and Arch Str""-s, and "ll"r"u
vide TO the ferries 4 block farther on
Schurh got into tn" automobile. Whlch
had the hack curtains down. Mar me
ferry, where there was cons !""r'nI'
noise, Paul was struck over the helh
with a half *p'imS. uStu l"r '';,,,t 'm,.rS ,,,H
tir,s This rSndcr,d Kim UNCONSCIOUS
pnrker said Schuch declared IN ms S'"rE,
lint diJ not kill HIM. lie was carried
several blocks before there was AN "P-
rortunity to Finish The job. fani was
tb,n beaten over the head until MS
skull WAS crushed.
Throw Body Into Stream
Schurh and James then drove I" Tab
crnaclr, according to IN" allcG'u con,
rcssion, and threw the body INTO S'i,H M
stream of water on tho outskirts "l thc
town. They rhcu returned to Chihdeh
aud buried most Of the money Ill tne
E,yrrsrc"n cemetery. fauIS booE ""n
IeC, in the water until Octnoer - wiz"
the two men made another t1P !" 'n
pine belt and buried II IN III, S"".'',M
crave where II WAS found October ID u!
Clerk Identities Men.
tScr t,r burial. Parker SAID. S'hdCh
and James, purchased tWo Sh"E, - h.'
4 rake at a hardware" Si"rc IN MtIiotf i.,',i.
The clerk ~h" S"'h th'ni' 'nI"S ',',,.,d
6rJ the Two mo-. Ia" detective stat'G'
Dnc NJ the ShovclS has been rcroNtreu'
Srhurk directing the officials 10 inc p!HcG
,,,h.rr II was concealed. The other
shovel and rake were hi1d"m Hoil""i.rtJ som, .','G
along the road between TancrnaS'c anu
ha
A. rarkcr would not disclose how
,n,Ich Of lho MISSING money -ha4ssln1eSiS! l1 !
found. Stating only that the ouik ".
!, had hcrn recovered and mat Srhmch
ho5 Icd him Ia tho spot where II was
hurled. The checks and s"curltieN W..
found IN PauI's pnck"tS wh"n MS oo"'
was discovered. rn,;o,. An
,',,.sI Viii hr removed to the camden
rnurtv iail within q f"W days. Jan -, -
>,.hn is % years old - an aut"W',o''
salesman. S,huclt Is - and IN" SON "t
y nrwsr4pcrman and political ir'u'r ''
Deep Mystery Cleared.
,,r,o disounrurulirr Of PAUL on Octrn'T
: furnished tn" New jersey hut" LINN n.;,
with ON" cf tn" deepest mysteries W.
which they have had '" C"n.'h" NV. thn
N,.rs First reports given OUT d! u.
nniicr wcrr that he had ahScohd"i wiz
rnnrox imarclS s7o."0o IN "hSn MI"
h,LS and a Widespread search was
conducted for him. Eleven hIy$ 'H'.s
his body WITH in% mraH nr.n. n"ar TaEcr.
norir The checks wore Intact put tue
cash WAS missing. a., ,,Iy
PhysIC:auS who cNamin"u 'h' ~
said raul had been dead "nI! hpou. J.,
hourst Footprints. motor 'i
and a piccy "f the covering ot an dut
Waffle scat found near III" grave IaN
49,. a,,,hrrIticS their urSt d"iinlts CIu'.
A few days later James was taken i2 l,.;3
,uS,ody. hur not arrested. II" WIS n,'I
uu,lrr d"t' nt."n for more i'ihm - VII
tho killing and i""Eeu III ''
''It'' 'w3s during III" uresCutatt"n I" inc
Grand Jury uG "Vid"m"" when 'hE Po,"
claimed connected Jh;n.S VIII IL vas nr-
thnt Srhuck WAS arrested. IL" ""H "'
~ rod taken into custody by IN" gram
i,rv after a number q; w'in' sS'H h,u
I..r heard. II" and James are SAL" W
DC ''' woman Theory Upset.
,,-i,, ~, investigation Of the "a1"
!, r,o. frruurntiy stated by the "'h'lII'
,S,t ,h.y we're convinced one or nv
,,.,'r,.m n,H, wcrr implicated in rauLs dEath'
nrtmrtivr Parker sat Id tonight Ln' ", ,r,
cd confessions had C0nnL't'.., 1nncs
his theory and thHt SCh"'h "'u
alone were rrSpunSlpLc: ,,,
'''' saws James Did killing.
!, his Tonfrssion SChuck - alrE%'
h,,r ula,.,d the blaln" l'i nv IT,,
tnr imam lamcS. When l'AuI E"t i"'
,ms ,r,tn. ear, he took trout S'"t' 'i''
Iarr,s who WAS driving. lnIh'u ~
vhrol over to SrhuCk and tu"K il :''"t ~
~, ranr Srhuck is quoted ~ N1FihS,
Ar the Federal street ferry, nh' ware
,'nnfrssiun goes on. the S'rcttn r,,
,,,i, i,ru M and autom"hii"S WEI
u'',' irr rn thc ferries through N" o.:
Nark,t strr"t entrance. when - rus
'rT iron, view from tho VEST ny SoL, Shf
iirdinrs Inst as til" ear cntcrcu 'nIS
,%ssarr Srhuck said James i"ah'u ~,
I,L struck the bank runner WIN IN
"'u 'nr,nr SvhlirE sand II" r"h"n
al and that James aEain S'ru,M ~
T,mI declaring that 'h" d"n"i"-'F''sscu
''' Ta,mcs then pulled raul int" IN" rGnr r,,r
p,uI was hlr"diug pr"luS"!I' pu'
III ronsriruE. SChu"k sara hr
WI !I.,,d ihc ear out and started I" drive
-, -, bo&rital when James r'I'"" -
,,l ,,,olnst his back end t"in MN :"
T;,.,. ,S he directed. II" Shid Il" "'"N'
,'ortb on broadway I" !tnn >tre't ,''',.
n,st on Penn L. T"hth' Willy i,,r
i, attacked Paui with ihH SVF,nS,
The car then pr""erd"d t. 'L :, ~.
LII where James Knocked Pau! 10 ,h'
L',n,,,' nr ,h,. car and took seat ~
,r S,hurE From tn" park the! ur"N
.',rord E:IliShurg and just hrt"r" rear,
;,,n NE town SChuCk said James hr''
.,h t, trllcts into Paul'S PROSTATE p"uE.
WV Buried the Cash. ;,
Srhuck declared that James th'n a.
-ortcd him 10 drive into tn" d"S"'a'"
sactinn OF EurlinGt"n county: Whtrr tn'
r'nssnngcr's body was found, Return
to- IN Camden. Schuck said he hid IN"