Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-10

:" w "A
ring to n local motion picture theatre,
land crossed the street. where l talk
ed to my brother. Happening to look
around l saw Raymond Schneider.
who asked me II / wac going home.
We were about to start off together
when Hayes came along and joined us.
1.-THE three of us then walked up
toward the elevation Ga slight grade
on the way toward the outskirts of
the city where the three live, a
stones throw fro mBuccleuch Park
and a short walk from the farm
where the bodies were found when
Hayes told about Pearl BANNER.
schneider said. referring to the
man with Pearl. He's a bad man TO
handle but Hayes replied, we're
protected and l saw Hayes was
carrying n pistol. In thei rear of
Johnson .& Johnson's twhere 1t Is
pitch dark. we saw Pearl and the
mar accompanying her lie down.
Hayes said get low we bent our
heads and Hayes crept up toward
the man and Pearl. The man called
out: What are you doingY' Hayes re-
Piled. just taking a couple OF hours
sleep Then, n minute or so after
ward, Pearl and the man arose and
walked IN. We followed them as far
ms the tennis court at Rutgers Prep,
where they went In and again lay
down.
I'VE went en- and waited alongside
the culNert. We saw Pearl and her
companion get up and enter Buc-
cleuch Park near the culvert entrance
Then we lost track of them.
Then we walked up on the Buc.
cleuch embankment, circlcd around
and came out OF the park at the Col.
lege Avenue entrance. We stayed
there a few minutes and | said 'It's
getting late and I've got TO get home.
5 we all went through the parl
to the Sicard entrance and there
left them. Schneider and Hayes.
don't know anything about thell
movements after that. 1t was ahotr
1045 o'clock when | reached home"
Girl Tells Story.
Pearl BANNER, fifteen, who was witt
Schneider when they reported nndini
the bodies. told a reporter the stor,
Of her stroll with her stepfather thl
night of the murder and Of being fol
lowed Ivy Schneider. Leon Kaufman
and Clifford Hayes.
Il was with Ray Schneider on IN
Thursday night of the murder unit
. o'clock" she said, He brough
me home and said Good night &
front of my house. As | started {
go into the house ] met my atep
father IN the front steps, and n
grabbed me by the arm and com
manded me TO go walking with hin
He said he had had too much {
drink and he thought n walk woul
sober him up
AS we left the house and starte
toward BucCleuch Park. | notice
several times Raymond Schneider
Leon Kaufman and Clifford Haye
following me.
The three caught up 10 by fathe
! and me- at George and Collee
Streets.
Ray took off his coat and role
: up his sleeves and followed us. W
l sat down on he grass near III
Johnson factory and | discovcrC
Clifford Hayes crawling up TO us.
Il asked him what he wanted. u
answered, I'm looking for n place
sleep Ray was standing az on
back leaning against n tree. Faith,
= and | got up and walked away. The
followed US and when l told m
father they were behind us the thr,
& left us and went up on a cliff ar
stood there while we went on towai
e Buccleuch Park.
Girl Met Schneider.
MY father held on 10 my arm &
= the time and later. when l told hi
it was getting late and hat II w
I about time &c go home, he squcez'
my arm and said we'd stay in Il
park.
II Il started crying. u that on
q caused him TO squeeze my arm mo
% tightly.
h The next evening l met Ray
Somerset Avenue. The first thing
=, said 10 me was: 4 lost track OF "
!, last night. where did you 60
What was the idea OF your Il
lowing me?' l said.
- ~ thought your father would sta
some trouble with you. he said.
"'You don't know how to igl
=, anyhow I replied.
=. We'll he said angriiy. I ha
d" my friend, Cliff Hayes. who has a &
and he can take my part. What iii
did you get home. anyhow
- II told him It was five minutes
10 and then asked him what time
=. got home.
Is "'Oh. l left al 3 o'clock he q
n Clared. and | was looking for you
We'll, that was foolish. Ray
10 said. You know l don't stay out
le ate
lie He then asked me why I was {
20 with my father and exclaimed: y
had no right out there. Anyhow.
~ your father was going TO get fire.
We with you he'd blow his brains OF
w Then l left him.