The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-10-15
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who owns land adjoining the farm. told
the authorities to-day that at about 9 20
on the night of September IA he heard
four shots in quick succession. The
sound, he said, came apparently from
the neiehporhood of the abandoned
farmhouse. His home is about 300 yards
irom where the bodies were found He
rad heard shots in the neighborhood
before, Leupp stated, but they came
from the Italian farmhouses where quar-
rels were frequent. This was the first
time, he asserted. that he had heard
such sounds coming from the direction
OF the Phillips farm.
Prosecutor Stricken intimated that the
investigation had been purposely slowed
up to-day pending the outcome of
arrangements to have Attorney General
McCran take full charge of the case,
coordinating all ends. However, State
troopers proceeded with their independ-
ent investigation OF the murder. Their
work yesterday centered about the sale
of the old Phillips farmhouse. They said
they were anxious to know why Samuel
Levin, who purchased the farm, stipu-
lated in his purchase agreement that it
should be sold furnished, although the
place has remained apparently closed
since the middle of July and there is no
dust on any of the scanty furniture
which remains in the house.
The tag day arranged before the re-
lease from Jail of Hayes. the boy ac-
cused by Schneider, brought about
SIS 900 more than sufficient to defray
the legal expenses of the Hayes family.
In fact, there may be no legal expenses,
as Thomas II. Hagerty, counsel for
Hayes, asserts that he and Senator
Brown will not charge for their SER
vices.
Schneider, prisoner now In the Mid
dlesex Jail. was taken to-day to the
Mlddlesex Hospital to have his hand
treated. He is suffering from blood
poisoning, and it Is possible his finger,
even his hand, will have to be ampu
tated. He said he cut his finger with
piece Of electrical wire before he was
arrested. To-day the physicians scraped
the finger bone.
new angle on the story, which per-
haps is not to be taken seriously was
developed to-day through Florence NJ.
North, volunteer attorney and investi-
gator for Charlotte Mills. 1t is that
on the day of the murder Mrs. Frances
" Hall told her husband that If he
went out that night she felt he would
not come back. Miss North said also
that she thought the couple had been
trapped separately, taken to the Phil
Stricken Gets Statement.
The statements have been turned over
to Prosecutor Stricken. Miss North said
that she had amassed information that
Mrs Hall knew for a long time of the
relations between her husband and Mrs.
Mills, and that she seemed unconcerned
until the week of the murder when her
attitude changed completely.
Timothy N Pfeiffer, Mrs. Halls
counsel. was told of the charges
There is nothing to the reports given
out by MISS North and nothing oc-
Cured during the week preceding the
death of Mr.. Hall that warranted a
change of regard by Mrs. Hall for
her husband"
Prosecutor Beekman of Somerset an
nounced tonight on his return to
Somerville that he expected to be busy
on the case tomorrow and after the
conference with Judge Parker said:
1--WE went to Judge Parker to make d
formal application for aid in this case.
The move was made on my initiative
and not by request of Mr.. Stricken. We
have had this move under consideration
for a week or more. and were simply
waiting for the right moment to make
IL. the time when the exigencies of the
case would demand such move"
When asked whether the help would
take the form of legal aid or an addi-
ton 10 the investigation force-the ques-
ton being so phrased as TO imply that
the services of the Attorney General
or of Detective Ellis Parker of Bur-