The Washington herald., 1922-10-12
BLOOD-STAINED
KNIFE NEW CLUE
IN DOUBLE MURDER
Confsnsed from PAGE One.

ConnHned from rage one.
that she had been anywhere in the
vicinity Of the Phillips farm.
Gorsline's automobile was burned
beyond all hope of repair on Tren-
ton road a week ago East Sunday.
the day after he had been quss-
TONED at length by Prosecutor
Stricken He Is to be questioned
again tomorrow.
Although four persons are in Jail,
connected directly or indirectly. by
charges, with the murder case, the
authorities of Middlesex and Som
erset counties made little or no
progress toward solution of the
mystery today.
The Z Middlesex County authori-
ties, including Prosecutor Stricken,
expressed the belief that the muir
der was as far from solution as
ever. while Prosecutor Beekman. OF
Somerset County. held stubbornly
to the belief that in Hayes and
Raymond Schneider, his accuser.
held without bail as a material
witness, he has the two principals
In the case
May Call Attorney General.
Broad intimations were received
that the office of the attorney gem
eral of New Jersey may be. called
on to go into Somerset and Middle
sex counties and take over the in
vestigation.
This from an editorial in the
Trenton Times was widely quoted
today in New Brunswick:
Whatever the motive behind the
strange antics of the prosecuting
officials in the New Brunswick
murder case. they certainly are
bringing the good name of New
Jersey into disrepute all over the
country. 1t will, indeed. be a
sorry day IL the largest arrest is
merely a political gesture.
But is IL all politics? Or social
influence? Or is IL something more
sinister"
Pearl Bahmer, the 17-year-old
girl, an intimate of Schneider, who
is in Middlesex County Jail charged
with incorrigibili-y. said today that
her father had often threatened to
cut her throat The girls father.
Nick Bahmer. was also In Jail. held
on a serious charge preferre1 by
MS daughter.
Family Has Bad Record.
The entire family has held an
unsavory reputation for years.
Nicks brother was killed about
five years ago during a knife bat
tie with a negro. A jury found
the negro's deed justifiable
Pearls father. who is AZ years
old, was sentenced in 1917 to serve
an indeterminate sentence Of from
two to fifteen years in the Trenton
penitentiary for highway robbery.
He was released after serving two
years.
Pearihas been arrested on nu-
merous occasions. Cl.nrged var ,u..Iy
with truancy. delinquency and dis
orderly conduct. A well-developed
child. physically. though with hare
:acial Inns. she has ir, tied to re-
lations Nth men since she was
twelv: years old.
Her brother. HIP - tIenry Bah
i.cr has leen convicted Of min - Sf-
frrsCS OCht times within a year. On
two of these occasions. he was ar
rested for beating Raymond Schnei-
der. Pearl has confessed that her re-
lations with Schneider were inumat te
for more than year and a half
Schneider is married but separated
from his wife, who lives in South
River.
Will Investigate Happy" Henry.
Happy" Henry Bahmer is to be
questioned by detectives tomorrow.
What possible connection he may
have with the case has not been
hinted He NAV be able to straight
en- out the conflicting reports re-
garding the family life of Nick Bah
me- and his daughter
Pearls startling statement that:
MY father might have done it
when referring to the murder. is
held by Banners lawyer. Paul
Ewing, to be merely the outGrowth
of the girls ill-feeling toward her
two weeks ago.
At the time the girl was arrested
she said she would get even with
her father. Her charges are all Il
lie" said Ewing today.
Claim Hayes Lacked Pistol.
II was learned on reliable author
ity that the officials have now con-
WINGED themselves that Clifford
Hayes. charged with the murders.
did not have a real pistol with him
on the night of the crime. as
charged by Raymond Schneider.
whose confession" resulted in
Hayes arrest. Hayes instead has a
broken .22-caliber revolver. The
crimes were committed with a 80
automatic pistol.