Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-10-11
in slo,ooo bail following his arra.sn.

in Slo,0n bail following his arra.gu.
ment.
Pearl. who was with SChntidsr
when the bodies OF Mr.. Hail and Mrs
/ Mills We're found" two days after
the murders on more than one occa.
sion has given newspaper men work
| ing on the case. reason 10 hcuole st.
knew more than she was telling L..
| cidentaliN. she has turned egainE
Schneider. once ADMITTEDLY ht
sweetheart and has sought 10 cor.
Nev tho impression that he knew
more about the murders than Hayes
whom he accused OF the crime.
Schneider. II was disclosed ,oda,
told four different stories about ht
knowledge OF the slaNIng before h
reached the story OF HAYES Comms
sion OF the crime, on which IL
authorities acted.
After he had been tapped in pre-.
variations in the first four SAID 4
state trooper. who was prcsen,
throughout the long grilling, Schns..
utf Mould way
wei. let's go back aand start al
over again. In tell the truth thu
time"
His final story still fans to HE
with facts about the murder hrough'
out from other sources notably hs
insistcnce that neither HAYES nor he
had cut Mrs. Mill's throat after t'
shooting although an autopsy shovel
| her head had been almost severed.
There arc almost as broad discrep
ancics IN his story OF has " hercaboui
on the night OF the murders. and tia
told Nv Pearl Bahmcr. SChnc.dr
SAID he was with Pearl for scveiA
hours that night. before he saw l'ea'
gong out with hrr father a'
started trailing the pair with HaJa
Pearl first SAID he was with her uf'
I'll about nine o'clock Then sho sa.
he was not with her n all. Dc'ec.
tivcs say they have practically Is
tahliahed that he was not with h.
and they are trying 80 check W q
his movements between \ and II Q
/ clock -tne period IN which INC NUT
ders are known 10 have been CON
mlttcd
Schneider sa.s - was about o.
O'Clock when fiaNes shot the INNS
, ter and the Cnu!r singer 'lN ms
take" All other witnesses have .
greed that the screams and she's
which must have written fnis 70 ~
/ Hall Mills romance, were heard 8
about 1890 O'Clock
Despite thcs" and MANY other sf
/ parent conflicts IN his stot1 rrus'
cutDr Azariah \. hickman, oi some
set, insisted he had evidence cn"ug
J against Hayes 10 Justify TIE 'haFi
against him, and even told I'pous'I
he believed ne could convict Have
on evidence now IN his rpssesslh
He refused 20 disclose the nature
this evidence. hoWeNCr.
Hayes. in the meantime. Law In .
county 1ail az SomcrVille, awaits
action by the Somcryille grand il'
and protesting his Innocence Of = 4
neider's charge. He adhered 10 .
story that - and Schneider ha'
/ come upon the bodies ~ tie shh
pair while hunting for Pearl and ~
( father; that Schneider had 81.
| On tho minister's watch. and they -
! both decided 10 say nothing sbo-'
| their find.
! Detectives and state troopers coz
tinucd their efforts to uncover me.
evidence about the murders. many y
, them frankly expressing skepucS
as 10 Schnelder's story and Indicate
they had leads which pointed 70
wholly different solution OF the oas
Disbelief In Schneider's story o.
! parcntly has grippei hundreds OF g
liens Of New Brunswick. many
whom have openly expressed con'A
| ton that the authorities were on
false scent. There was report
day that several leading husin''
men were planning 20 start pun
iund for Hayes defense. nut u
( could not he confirmed.
Walter G. Sedan. counsel for s.
nSider announced today that
would appear before Supreme CoS
Justice Parker in Trenton. Thar
day. seeking his clients release
bail. He said Schneider coHd Tafe
hatl II II were fixed at not more th'
$4,000.