Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-13
RELEASE OF HAYES
REMOVES ONLY CLUE
TO DOUBLE MURDER
Neighbors Unite in Rejoicing at
Falsely Accused Young Mp's
Liberation.
SCHNEIDER ADMITS LYING

SCHNEIDER ADMITS LYING
New Brunswick. y. p. Oct. 10
The liberation OF Clifford Hayes from
custody in the Brownsville jail yes
terday, leaves the prosecution without
single clue to the murder Of Rev.
Edward Wheeler Hall and Mrs. James
Mills. choir singer, after almost a
month has elapsed since finding the
bodies. Raymond Schneider, az stated
Yesterday, fully recanted his statement
accusing Hayes. his chum. whom he
! charged with committing the double
murder. mstaking the pastor and the
choir leader for Pearl BANNER and
her escort. he said.
Hayes was relased from custody.
Schneider was held incOrnmunicado in
the detention room q the jail, with
/ no formal charge against him. The
authorities would not say what they
intended TO do with him. A charge
Of perjury was regarded as likely, but
II would have to be prosecuted IN
Middlesex county instead OF Somerset,
as II was in New Brunswick he made
the baseiess accusations against his
friend.
Flimsy Case COiiapSes.
This utter collapse Of the fimsy
case built up by the authorities of
the two counties IN their efforts 20
land some one IN jail, charged with
the murders, left prosecutors and de-
tectives sprawling under the spstter-
, ings Of their bungled investigation.
They still suspected that Schnei-
der, who reported finding the bodies
while out in the fields with fifteen
, year-old Pearl Bahmer, knew some
: thing about the isappesrance cf Mr..
Halls watch On all else they were
discreetly silent.
The state Of mind OF New Bruns-
wick. its inhabitants and It's visitors,
was typified somewhat by a curious
incident.
4 stranger 70 the city, weIl-dressed
and apparently prosperous, walked
into the county jail. complained that
: the hotels were filled and asked 20 be
= put up for the night because he
. feared that II he remained on the
L streets he might be arrested as a
suspect IN the case. He was per-
: mitted TO sleep in a chair.
Demonstration for Hayes.
a Hayes modest home was the cen
: ire Of an unusual public demonstrs--
= ton last night. Hundreds gathered
!. in the street in little groups, laugh
= ing and Joking and cheering for
young Hayes TO como cut and make
speech. A seemingly endless line
= marched into the little parlor Of the
- house 70 shake the young mans hand
and congratulate him on his deserved
y vindication.
Red fires. lighted in the street gave
ie the impromptu celebration a gala ap-
= pearance. Stores had hastily printed
le placards in their windows reading
/ Welcome Home Hayes" and the air
u rang with the youths praises. In
'e their enthusiasm Hayes friends de-
. cided to hold tag day for the Hayes
Justice Fund" tomorrow. despite his
release, confident that all New Bruns-
T. wick would be anxious TO help defray
the expenses incurred in his defense.
!, The detectives took TO the Court
House Pearl Banners brother Henry,
: who. despite a record of many ar
= rests. IS known as Happy" BANNER.
There were visions OF his going 20
y Jail. but he reminded the officials he
- was locked in the workhouse the
night II the murders and he was
20 not held.
Take Widows Garments.
. Then the detectives went 20 the
home Of Mrs. Hall. the widow, and
took possession of the polo coat and
scarf she sent to- a cleaning firm in
J Philadelphia after Mr.. Hail and Mrs
Mills We're slain. They said the gar
, menrs were 20 be chemically analyzed
despite the fact that they were not
n only cleaned but dyed black
N The State police have never eiver
III up the idea that members OF the fam.
lies OF the murdered couple may know
more about the murders than they
a. have told so far. and they are stI
working in that direction.
They are not satisfied the slayins
took place on the farm where n.
bodies were found. and are much in.
terested in the automobile with tw,
We men and q woman in it seen the nigh
xo. OF the murder by several persons OF
.ty the road TO the farm. When Schneider
be chOked inwardly over his lies, the,
were not surprised in the least
he Schneider Unneryed.
nd Schneider had been uneasy since n.
uy told OF following pearl Rabn,s,, a.,
ct her father with Uavas a,5 ~ -. -,
i'm legged shooting Of Mr. Han e,a NJ.
Mills by Hayes, through mistakln;
them for the fifteen year-old girl an.
De her father.
Ne 1t was learned that Detective Gee
7. yotten Of Somerset county, in whicl
l." the bodies We're found. had gone q
"a see Schneider Wednesday IN the IA
~ in Somerviile and found him very de
'S jected. The Jail visit Of Hayes nothe
and others with her 20 The youth n
had accused had unnerved him. Il
had heard Mrs. Hayes sobbing and 10.
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