The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-10-10

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az she could have been expected TO
know WAS curroboralcd by I'earl
BANNER.
On the night o, September II. she was
ont with Schuridrr. rcma ming nhtlI
ahou, O'Clock. When sh" returned
home. she continued. She found hcr
s,cpfathcr on the porch. IN ioN!cated'
and consented 10 90 with him while he
ATTEMPTED 30 walk Off ;he effects OIL
his drinking.
They PASSED Schneider. Hayes and
Leo kn:,ffman on street corner 'She
said. and The three youths followed
them. After they had walked some
distance. she said. she became tired ana
wanted To return home. but her step
father seized her by Tie arm and IN
sisted that she continue. She began 10
crv. she SAID. and the trio rushed up
Schneider doffing his coat and express
Ing his determination 70 beat hammer.
The encounter ended without blows
however. she said and she and her
stepfa Their returned home.
Schnetder's story.
Srhnedcrs story TALES with hcrs
perfectly up tn this point, except INA,
Schneider sad Pearl and BANNER "alHed
on toward tn" Phillips farm.
Kaufman left them then lie said. hut
he and Hayes determined to,f"!io" |h,
Hayes showing him q - cal!ore pisto!
and assuring him there was no dagger:
Suddenly, he said they saw couple
beneath the era bapple tree and hayes
whipped ou; his pistol and began 70
FIRE. cxclaiming: There they are II
fix them" After the struggles or the
pair beneath the trcs were siilIed' ne
said, he stole forward, struck malch
and cried 10 Hayes:
snatchsd tho watch
My God. man. you've made tcTr'oie
mistake"
Hayes then sna;ched the minister
watch and they both fed he deciaFeu
Schneider was quoted az teIling mo
authorities he had taken Pcarl To the
scann on Saiurday--twO days after the
shnOiing-partly ont Of morbid c"r'os'
i,v and rarilv hc wanted to show her
how nearly sh" had come To being slain
rni, her walk with her Stcpfather. II WAS
Schneider aud Pearl who first "dscoV-
cred tho bodies md notified In" police
rcarrs version to reporters today WAS
sou'oN hat different.
"Eayunud saw mo Saturday anu IN
sisted that "" tax" 4 waik' Shc Sa'''
Ito tuok uuc up Ne liHssy lnn".s !;
va tho first tim" We had ever boon III
that way. We sat down IN the grass
ucur tho apple trr" !" talk. l""k"H
oyer AMI paw the bodies and said 4"
Envmnud,' There's the tWo people lH'nS
down.
VII ,don't YOU attend I" your own
husin"H4r" he replied.
"Th"n | walked over and saw fhNY
81 ~ u
rurd THEN ,vN told policeman
Tho rirl said Schneider had appeared
worried eyer sine" IN" shooting. and On
,vn occasions had asked her I" 8" TO
Perth Amhry with him.
Then nprop"a "t nothing. sho IN
quir"d:
ibid you know Raymond had pearl
handled knife IN his pocket tha' uight?'
Another Woman Enters Case
Pearl also showed reporters note
shn said she had received from Sr7nri6-
cr's Young wife on the Monday follow
nag tho finding Of tho bodies. II road;
"Nou will pardon my writing Ia YOU
but | wan. /" toll You 10 keep away
from my husband When this case
comes to trial. | am going to beat you
to it."
Pearl said she did not know whether
Mrs. Schneider referred to tho murd":
trial or II divorce suit between til"
Schncidcrs. which IS pending.
MS Schneider also visited her on the
Same day. she snid. and asked TO b"
taken tn tho spot where he bodies had
been found Sh" complied With the re-
quest she said Sh" thought Mrs.
SchucIdcr's interest was merely a NOR
bid ono.
Mother Frustrated.
The mothers nr both Schneider ana
Hayes were prosiratcd IN their homes
to-day. Mrs Schneider. Il was said. hal
sat mnilonic-s in hair since O'Clock
yesterday afternoon. refusing 10 ca; or
sleep until she had word Of tho result
uf her sons grillnC. When Sh" hearh
he had been hold IA n material witness.
she tainted.
Mrs Hayes was said ~ have collapsed
ard boon pu, 70 bod whom news wa
hrourh, rhat her boy had been arrested
for tn" MURDER.
John iiaycs. ihc a"U6d rouih's faih"r.
to-day. refined Thomas J. flarriN. law
yer ami Democratic state ""nmtNc'-
man. to defend the boy. llagcriN ""-
cllucd To MAX" a formal statement. cN-
planning that he had ne had tim" L" CON
fer with his client ar study the case. II"
declared. however. that Als information
was that Hayes had not even been on
the Phillips farm the night OF tho
tragedy.
For First Degree Murder.
IIqvcs will lie arra!gncd in Somerset
county tomorrow IN n charge OF frSt
degree murder Tn" affidavit on which
hn Will he Arra!Enri. It was learned to-
night. charges him with tn" murder or
Unll and Mrs. Mills on the night or
September 10.
Schneider. who still was being dues-
,.u..ed at a late hour. gave in his state
ment against Hayes the night OF Thurs
day, September II. as the date OF the
shooting.