New Britain herald., 1922-10-11
Police Intimate That Mys- tery is Far From Being Solved Lawyer For Defense Claims Perfect AGbi for Suspect
New Brunswick People Ac- cuse Sleuth of Frame-Up Tag Day Is Planned to Provide Defense Fund.


 New Brunswick, N. J.. Oct. Il. (By Associated Press)-Frank P. Kirby, Middlesex county detective, credited with having obtained the statement from Raymond Schneider on which Clifford Hayes, 19 years old, was charged with the murders of the Rev. Edward W. Hall rector of the Epis- copal church of St John the Evan- gelist and his choir leader, Mrs. Eleanor R. Mills, was attacked by group of indignant citizens here early today
 Given Police Protection.
 Bombarded with bricks Kirby es. caped unhurt by locking himself in the baggage room at the New Bruns- wick Pennsylvania station. Later he was surrounded by armed policemen in uniform and escorted to police headquarters while the crowd which had shown it's resentment over the arrest of Hayes, dispersed.
 Citizens Indignant
 Kirby was met by group of citi- zens as he emerged from the Penn sylvania station on his return from Somerville where he had sought un- successfully to obtain a confession from Hayes. The group included sew eral members of the committee which had obtained the offer of a $1.000 re- ward for the arrest and conviction of the slayer of DrA Hall and Mrs. Mills.
 Crowd Claims Frame Up.
 Members of the crowd protested angrily to Kirby against the arrest of Hayes declaring they considered it . 'frsrns 4n'' to quiet the. indignation of citizens and soethe a-1 aroused gov ernor by making 1t appear that the mystery had been cleared. Kirby re- torted with equal candor at first at the same time walking rapidly away from the railroad station in the direc- tion of police headquarters. Before he had proceeded far, he found him. self surrounded by the crowd which pressed closer and closer to him.
 Bombarded With Bricks.
 He tried to keep straight ahead, but suddenly found his way blocked by angry and excited men. He look ed around, decided the crowd was thinnest behind him and turned and ran in that direction. The crowd ran after him with threats of tar and feathers. The pursuit led past a pile of brick. Many in the crowd stopped long enough to get an armful with which to hurl after the fleeing officer.
 Rescuers Arrive.
 Reaching the station platform Kir- by espied the open door of the bag gage room. dived inside, closed the door and bolted it just as the leaders In the crowd reached it. For a while the crowd contented itself with throw Ing bricks against the baggage room door. Then a posse of patrolmen, by the station agent, ar lived and rescued Kirby. The crowd with the arrival of the blue coats.
 Girl Is Under Arrest.
 Outstanding developments yesterday included the arrest of Pearl Banner, Is years old, who was with Schneid- er when the two bodies were found, IS an incorrigble, and of Nicholas Banner, her father, held on a crim- nal charge preferred by the girl; and the intimation by one of the chief in- that Hayes arrest did not solve the mystery-that in fact we've just started to work on the case"
 Edward Lyons local resident who vas said to have been in the crowd hat attacked Kirby, was taken in ,ustody by the police. Kirby how ,ver refused to make a formal com- 1laint him and he was released
 Bloody Basket Disappears
 The authorities today turned their lttention to investigating an appar- .ntly well authenticated report that | blood stained basket. which was cen near the bodies of the slain rec or and his choir leader on the day hey were discovered had disappared. Tour persons, it was said, saw this basket q few hundred feet from the ,cdies. The basket was filled with ags and papers. Some of the papers ,ore large splashes of what appeared 0 be blood, it was asserted.
 During the excitement incident to he discovery of the crime the basket disappeared, The authorities said they ould not account for its disappeac- nee.
 Tag Day For Hayes Defense
 Announcement was made today that committee of citizens in the sixth -ard where Clifford Hayes lived, rculd hold a tag day on Saturday or the purpose of raising funds for is legal defense.
 Council Claims Alibi
 Thomas c Hagerty. counsel for >lifford Hayes. the 19 year old boy leld on a charge of murdering the Rev. Edward Wheeler Hall and Mrs. Eleanor R. Mills announced today he lad proof that Hayes was at home in ,ed at the hour when Raymond Schneider. who is held as a material witness charges he committed the rime
 Schneider in a signed statement de- Jared Hayes shot the pair on the de- (Continued on Thirteenth PaSe)