Evening journal., 1922-10-09
Detain Youths A fter Finding
HdU-NiHs Murder Gun
Continued From First Pase)

On " IlAt b1AAfH AdAA OAl rAAt O1 HAui
with Mrs. Mills horribly mutilated.
The statement issued by Beekinar
and strickler follows:
Upon information IN possession
OF the prosecutors ONCE. obtained
from Raymond Schneider and othei
witnesses we feel obliged to prefer
a charge OF murder against one Clir
ford Hayes.
Schneider will be held as a ma
terial witness. awaiting further de
lvelopments in the case. A process
will be Issued in Somerset county TO
day, where II appears the crime wa
committed. Both men will be de
tanned in the Somerset county Jail.
The prosecutors refused to sa,
whether they had eliminated tn,
Mills and Hall families from thu
case.
I'VE cannot eliminate anyone yet,
Prosecutor Beekman said.
When questioned as 70 what had
become OF DR.. Halls gun. knife ant
watch. he replied: do not ask u,
any questions which will let thos,
under arrest know what informa.
ton we have"
He refused to comment on Hayes
c5nfession. declaring. we csnnol
discuss that either"
No further arrest r. under con
temptation now. he added
Prosecutor Stricken said the juris-
diction now appears 10 somerse;
County, but he will continue 70 CO.
operate with Prosecutor Beekman as
heretofore.
The Somerset County grand jury
is subject TO call at a moments
notice and the case will be placed
before It at a nearly day-how soon
Beekman has not determined.
The two prosecutors admitted on
close questioning by newspaper men
that Schneider and Hayes were to-
gether near the scene OF the murder
on the Thursday when II occurred.
When asked ~ the crime had been
committed through mistaken identity
they said they could not reply be-
cause they refused 10 attribute any
motive.
They announced that all evidence
had been checked up and run down
and that no tips had been too fan
tastic to investigate. No explanation
was offered for the slash on Mrs.
Mills throat.
Neither was a statement made as
TO how much information had been
obtained from Willie Stevens,
brother Of Mrs. Hall.
The arrest OF Hayes and
Schneider came today after more
than "a hours continuous grilling.
Schneider in his statement, accord
ing 10 this report, declared that
Hayes was Jealous OF Pearl BANNER,
15-year-old daughter Of a saloon
keeper.
While walking with Schneider the
night OF September Il. the night Of
the murder. he saw Pearl with a
man who appeared 10 be intoxi-
Gated.
The two young men followed the
pair and watched them disappear
in the shadows under a crab apple
tree on the abandoned Phillips
farm. They followed and then. ac-
cording TO the alleged statement.
Hayes drew revolver and opened
FIRE supposedly at Pearl and the
drunken man. When the boys ex-
amined the bodies. however. they
found II was the clergyman and the
choir singer who had been shot.
This alleged statement. however.
fails 10 explain how Mrs. Mills
throat came 10 be cut. how II was
that the bodies were laid out" with
artistic precision under the crab ap-
pie tree and why the minister's
pockets were rifed and love notes
found there torn up and scattered
on the ground.
Ofcials were reticent regarding
the finding Of the revolver. al
though II was unofficially stated the
gun had been recovered and that
the minister's watch-stolen from
his corpse-had come into posses |
sion Of the police.
Schneider and Hayes were ques-
toned again this morning after q
few hours sleep.
Pearl BANNER has already been
by the authorities.
MY God. what mistake!" cried
James Mills, the church janitor and
husband OF the slain woman when
he heard the report OF the solution
Of the crime. The janitor again In
sisted that he still believed In the
fidelity OF his wife.
Eleanor was a good wife" said
Mills. Il know that there was
nothing between Mr.. Hall and her.
Mr.. Hall was such a good man and
always a friend OF mine
Mrs. Hall, the wealthy widow OF
he pastor. denied herself TO Inter
viewers. but Miss Sally Peters, a /
friend OF the family emerged from
he parsonage and did the talking.
Isn't II just wonderful" she ex-
,laimed, when told by reporters of
he result OF the prosecutors ex-
animation OF the prisoners.
wonder what the prosecutor has
oday, now?'
Oficial intimation that the Hall
amiiy was Withholding information,
the murders was be-
ieved to have given rise to Miss
Peters utterances.
Late last night II was pretty well
Established that the authorities had
II last come into possession of the
PISTOL with which the murder was
and of the gold watch
hat the dead rector carried. There
vas strong reason to believe, how
yer. that these had been taken from
he place at which the bodies lay
.fter the murder and that they were
lot Obtained from those directly
in the crime.
Toolan and Beekman. assisted by
he detectives, David and Totten.
nd occasionally by a state trooper.
,,o.tfonad Cchpafdar and then sent