Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-10-12
STATE POLICE CLAIM
HAYES IS NOT GUILTY
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traitors of the crime as their investi-
cation continues. Residents openly
declare that their only hopes of a
solution of the crime now rests with
the state police. this feeling being
the result of the half-hearted man
ner in which the investigation has
been conducted and of the numer-
Gus flaws which can be found in
their methods.
At $50 o'clock this morning a
detective went to the home of Mrs.
Hall, wife of the murdered rector,
and emerged shortly after carrying a
bundle. wrapped in brown paper.
This bundle, it is believed, contained
the scarf and coat worn by Mrs.
Hall on the night her husband dis.
appeared and which she had dyed Il
few days afterwards at a Philadei-
phia establishment.
Mrs. Hall explained last week THAI
she had sen these articles to the
dyers in order that they might be
worn with mourning clothes. She
said, at the time. that she had Sc
lected the Philadelphia concern as
she had had work done there prev
iously. Philadelphia police were I'M
able to find any record of that es-
Enlistment having done any other
work for Mrs. Hall, however.
The coat and scarf, If they were
the articles contained IN the bundle
taken from the Hall home this
morning, will be examined for traces
OF any tell-tale spots.
A knife said to be stained with
blood, has been turned over to
Thomas Lyons. mother of nine year
| old 1nhnnU Ivnn0 This knifo the
boy told his mother, he found on
Sunday Sept. II. the day after the
bodies were discovered some dis
lance from the spot where the vic
tins were laid out. Considerable
doubt is expressed as to whether
this weapon was used in slashing
Mrs. Mills throat. The knife ap-
pears to be a cheap potato knife,
it is said.
Efforts were made this morning
to get in touch with Chief O'Con-
nell to secure additional informa-
ton from him about this knife,
mass being conducted by the
knights of Columbus in Buccleuch
Park.
It was admitted at the Somerset
county Jail today that Schneider is
in a state of collapse as a result of
| the grilling given him in the prose-
! cutor's Office in New Brunswick, IN
which he accused Hayes of the muir
der. According to information OBJ
taired at the Jail Schneider is doing
as we'll as can be expected.
On the other hand, Hayes, who is
confined in the Jail on the charge OF
| murder, as the result of Sc~hneider's
| evidence, is in a good condition ana
is bearing up well under the charge
that has been preferred against him.
II is understood that his spirit is
held up somewhat on account of the
fight that is being made for him, and
that he is not generally believed to
be guilty.
1t was reported about New
Brunswick today that Mrs. Hall and
her brother Willie contemplated an
extended trip to Atlantic City in or
der to avoid further questioning.
This, however, was denied at the
Hall home where it was said that
such a trip is not contemplated.
The knife found near the Phillips
farmhouse is still in the hands of
the police and officers of the local
department have been detailed to
make Investigations. 1t is expected
that the knife will be turned over to
the prosecutors office late today.
According to reports about the
city Mills has become brutal toward
his daughter, hitting her and driv-
ing her from home. Mills denied