Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-10
ANOTHER'S TESTIMONY
RESULTED IN ARREST
Raymond Schneider Declares
Shooting Was Case Of Mis-.
taken Identity"
Accused Admits Going to Tragedy
Scene. but Denies He
Touched BodicH.
lBy Assoc!a,cd Pres..1


Hn"rd Hayes. IA youth of le. was
h"ld incom mruu.cndo in ths Somerset
'"hhty jail nt Soncrville tonight on
warrant charging him with tho
uit'-deEr"" murder Of Rev. Edward
wheeler Hiall and Mrs. Eleanor
f'iuhatdt Mills on September -.
hut if tho authorities who caused
his arros, have any evidence which
Would show logical motive for his
alleged act they have carefully
Withhold It,
The explanation Of Raymond
Schneider 80. whose accusation
caused Hayes arrest, was tina, {,
VIZ s"s' "f mistaken idenuty.
fa!"s nc SAID. though; he was
hho"tns iS.ycar-oid Pearl Bahmcr
ana her s,rofnthcr. Nicholas Bahmer.
Motive Il Not Appurrnt
hIt The only motive ho advanced
10 the reckl.ss crime was 81 sor, OF
QuiN"ii.m OH Hayes part--a desire
!" right q supposed wrong done Il
fri"nG. Schneider. who. although
married. admits he Is In love with
Pearl
iiaS'S r'tor, was ,ha, Schneider
waH 20 Il Inr." He admitted going
VIII schneider to tn. deserted
Philip Farm. where tho bodies wcr.
found, IN scarch Of Pearl and hc.
st.pfather.
They heard shots and screams. h..
50 q. and ran toward tho crab .pplr
tr". whcUc. the shots seemed to
come. "bse.E!ns an automouii. uaah
away a. The! ran
Charges Schneider Stole watch.
bcr"h,h tn" tree. he declared ,tcy
f"und tn. minister and tn. choir
leader d"rd, aud. he added. Schneider
bent down nnJ stole the ministers
watch
This Schneider hotIy denied during
"a" l"rg ali-nighi vrillins 10 which
hoth youths We're subjected Schneid-
'r. IN turn. accused Hayes uf having
committed the th.c.
ON" Of the most glnrIng discrcp-'
ancics In Schns.Gcrs story is hts as
se:ti"n that neither he nor Hayes
touched th- bnd,-s cScep; for the
nlch!ns OF The walch-of which he
accuses Hayes.
Il has been established hy re-
lated autopsy that Mrs M!ls ,hroa,
was cUt from ear I" ear and her
head almost severed. Schneider
could hot "Splsin this
Hsith-r could he explain how the
bodies romc 20 IL laid our carefully
SIDE b.. side, =, " FOR burial
Fail, to E:ApIuin Love Letters.
u. was equally unsatisfactory a.
10 now ,hc iovc letters written by
be scattered about the scenc--or VINO
pr"nped on" "f the minister's cards
against the sole Of his shoe. as il to
make sure of Identification
Ills story does tally remarkably,
however, with tn. lirst statement at
tribuied TO Mrs Hall after the muir
dcrs were disCovcr"d-that her theory
of tho double staying was instaha IL
identity"
This statement later was rcpudi-
ated by Mrs. Ssllic Peters. conadante
or Mrs. Hall. who said the rcctors
widow could imagine no motive OK
cepi possibly that of robbery.
Although they openly expressed
confidence that the case had been
were s,ill hard at work tonight try
ing To reconcile all the tangled skein
of evidence with Schneider's story
or TO batter him down TO further ad-
missions which would make his story
more plausible. He was subjected
10 repeated srillings throughout the
Gay.
4 par, of Scmeider's story-as
much az she could have been ex-
pccted to know--was corroborated
by Pearl BANNER.
Girl Walked with Stepfnther.
on the night of September -. she
said. she was out with Schneider. re-
manning until about Q o'clock. When
she returned home. she continued
she found her stepfathcr on the
nto1icatcd--and consented to
60 with him while he attempted to
walk off" the effects OF his drink
ing
They passed Schneider. Hayes and
Leo Kaufman on street corner.
shc said, and tho three youths fol-
lowed them After they had walked
some distance. she said, she became
tired and wanted TO return home. but
her stepfather seized her by the arm
and insisted that she continue. She
began TO cry. she said. and the trio
rushed up, Schneider doffing his coat
and expressing his determination to
beat Bahmer.
The encounter ended without
blows. however. she said. and she and
her stepfather returned home.
Schneider's story tallles with hers
perfectly up to this point, except
That Schneider said Pearl and
Eahmer walked on toward the
Phillips farm.
Kaufman left them then, he said,
but he and Hayes determined to fol-
low on, Hayes showing him a 32-
caliber pistol and assuring him there
was no danger
Couple Seen Denenth Tree.
Suddenly, he said. they saw a cou-
pie beneath the crab apple tree and
Hayes whipped out his pistol and be-
gan TO fire. csclaimlng: There they
are-I'll hx them!"
After the struggles OF the pair be-
meath the tree were stillcd. he said.
he stole forward, struck a match and
cried to Hayes:
''My God. man, you've made n ter
rible mistake."
Hayes then snatchcd the minister's
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