Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-10-12

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bought the thing last July and OF
the next day went with another fel.
low out in a ta51i-cab toward Mid
dlebush, and all the way out we
fred the thing through the cab win.
dow
That's how we celebrated the
Fourth of July. was working then
in a lunohroom near the railroad
station nights I thought some pref
ty tough guys came in there now
and then, so I took the gun down
there and kept 1t with me. I sup
pose It was a silly thing 10 do and
all wrong.
THAT Thursday I was carrying
the same gun when we met Kauff-
man. When 1 said to Schneider, as
Kaufman says 1 did. We are pro-
tected.' / was laughing at Ray; he
was so mad. Ray knew I was laugh
ing at him and he knew about the
gun. He knew there were no bull
let's IN 1t and that It wouldn't shoot
bullets anyway"
II Hayes Is brought to trial this
is the gun the authorities will have
to prove killed Hall and Mrs. Mills,
although the medical evidence will
be to the effect that they were kill
ed by a Colt automatic pistol OF .s2
caliber.
There Is talk that another Bah
mer is to be taken to the court
house, but whether to be question
ed or to be placed under arrest is
still a matter in the minds Of Beck
man, Stricken and Toolan. The
newcomer when he arrives will be
Happy" BANNER. christened Harry,
son of Nick and brother of Pearl,
to whose defense he went more than
once. beating up young Schneider.
Happy closely resem bles his father
in disposition, not physique.
Nick was quoted as having more
than once threatened to cut Pearls
throat and thus for time was
looked upon as a possible suspect in
this murder case wherein the
woman's cut throat is a vital factor.
though the Coroner's physician did
not seem to think so. Later Nick
recanted and said he never had made
such a threat. He has changed his
story in some other respects, too.
He denied he had a AS caliber re-
volver the night of the murder. It
was learned, however. that he
bought a. .32 Colts automatic on
23, nine days after the
murder was committed. This gun
was traced and Nick's statement
verified. He paid $3.50 for the
gun and eaid he lost It shortly after
buying II.
BANNER said he would not have
known Hall and Mrs. Mills If he had
seen them. He was not acquainted,
he now contends, with either Hayes
Or Schneider. He claims, despite
his daughters statements. that he
held no grudge against Schneider.
He still says he thinks Pearl knows
more than she is telling, and she,
n an. interview said of her father:
He might have done it."
Cling TO BlaclSmall Theory.
As a matter OF fact there appears
o be not the slightest real. reason
or connecting the BANNERS with the
rhine. Their characters and reputa
ions as well as their unfamiliarity |
With veracity is causing them TO be
regarded with suspicion. |
There is no real effort on the part
4 the authorities. however. to link |
hem up with the crime itself. |
hough through this family they may
ind a channel into New Brunswick'sl
Underworld which will enable them
o find worth while clews. The
heory that the crime may have
een by gunner either for pay or
has not been abandoned
y any means.
Mrs. Raymond Schneider, whose
isit in the twilight to the nyster-
Jus Phillips farm after she had seen
he spot where the bodies were
ound, caused comment in view Of
ne fact that she produced a key that
tied the Phillips farmhouse door.
he explained at South River that
ne key was TO her own home and
lat she tried 1t in the door to see If
would fit. Here again one of the
mazing number of coincidents IN
his case leads to nothing.
Detective Kirby denied that he
ad signed as witness the
,hneider statement accusing Hayes.
-e said be did not even see
chneider sign. The statement pub
shed is not the statement on which
ayes was held, but one of the other
,ur that Schneider signed. then re-
ldiated in part.
It is Kirby's neighbors who are
.ost intense against him. He lives
EAR the Hayes home. Kirby refus-
! 10 back up the charge he made
ter the near riot against James !
yons, who had threatened to tar /
I'd feather him IN the height Of the
!dnight row. Lyons called Kirby a
lirty rat" in police headquarters,
1t would not talk to reporters aft
ward, further than to say: II have
,thing to say to the newspapers.
1t that dirty rat has got to get out
town. He IS not At to live with
cent people"
The night row was preclpitated by G
IONS accusing Kirby of helping to 7
rame" Hayes. Kirby entered de- C
al and Lyons hit him on the jaw. c
crowd gathered and pursued P
IONS, who was rescued by the po- a
e after he had taken refuge In p
g railroad station. e
New Brunswick Is aroused over the !;
favored reputation which has de- y
ended upon It due to revelations O.
lives of those connected b
tn the only suspects under deten- Il
N. Judge DAILY. OF the county
lrt, came to the defense of his Il
in a lengthy interview. II
1T IS singulsrly unfortunate that G.
IS crime has tended to show New
unswick in an infavorabde light" a