The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-11-09
SLAYERS GIVE
CAY PARTIES
SPEND OVER $1,000
OF MURDER LOOT
Wierd Story Of Recovering
Money From Grave.
$4,000 Found

Camden ~ j.. Nov. S.-Murn than
s.. O0U was spent In five days for gay
parties in Philadelphia by Raymond w.
Schuck and Frank J. James after they
killed and robbed David S. Paul. Camden
bank messenger. according to Prosecutor
, Wolverton, Of Camden county, VINO TO-
!ght made public additional details ol
the alleged confessions or the Two
men WolvertOn announced that S4oOu
of tho $4,000 in cash stolen from Paul
was found today III 4 book case at
James home In this city. The remainder.
more than $4,000 waS buried In Two
packages at the head and the loot OF
the grave of Schuck's mother. and has
been recovered. tho prosecutor said.
SChuck. according to the alleged con-
fession, buried the money IN evergreen
cemetery on October II. six days after
! hc and James. riding with Paul In
motor car in C,mden. killed the aged
messenger In order 10 make a better
financial showing among their tricnds:
t. "G"tting money from the grave SAID
Prosecutor W0lvcrtor, was one or thc
wirrdest experiences l ever had. Scnuck
snt beside tho man at the wheel Of our
motor car directing US where to 30.
When we came to the spot in the ccmc-
tcry there was hale where the money
rad been put, and. for moment we
. thought il was gone. Then We brought
up two packages. one wrapped IN news
4
and hound with tire tape.
"Whcn they buried the money they
Ind sunk flower pot over the place.
Someone had dug up the flower pot
never dreaming that nearly S35,OOO In
! cash rested beneath"
To Camden for Trial. NJ
Prosecutor Wolverton said Janes An
Schuck, who are locked up In thShhE
ington county jail, would be pfnygIk
q
nshed that a. the blows which killed
the messeng< had been struck In this
connty The men probably VIII De re-
moved to the Camden prison tomoroy'
nc added: Both prisoners are married.
James. who Is 81 years OLD was MOTOR or
car salesman. SchuCk is 81 and was
supervisor for telephone company
here. ,,,,o,
The alleged confessions were Identical
on most all important points, the olnci-
MIS- saw. Schuck. however. disclaims
responsibility for the actual staying
Of Paul. declaring he was forced INTO
the plot by James. who Schuck says.
according to the police, beat Paul 10
death. James in his confession is
quoted rs snying that each plotted and
manned the killing and robbery Iohs
before they executed It:
Schuck is alleged to have stated mat
James, after Staying the messenger.
IN drive to Tabernacle where the hody
was thrown into creek TWO days
later. Schuck declared according 10
the police that James compelled MN
10 make another trip 10 the Jersey pine
belt. when the body was dragged from
The stream and buried in shalio"
grave deep in the forest. whore IL was
found by hunters on October To-
entertained Gay Par1ies.
SchuCk and James. Prosecutor VOL
yertnn said tonight. had bunEalo" at
Clcmcnton. y. J.. known as Lo!iypop
Cottage" where they were IN thc hnplt
of entertaining parties Of men ana WON,
on. As these parties grew larger ana
more expensive. ne added. they founa
il necessary to provide themselves win
more money and according planned inc
slaying and robbery of Faul. Win whofn
hoth were we'll acquainted.
The night Of the killing. the nrosecu-
tnr declared the two m"n hnd gay
marty with number "f women IN fnt'-
adcIDhia. Tho next day they met sew
; oral other women" said Wolvcrton. ana
for nvc days they were with girls IN
! rhi1adclph;a. drinking and spending
money lavishly."