Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-10-09
SCHNEIDER WHO FOUND BODIES, ACCUSES HAYES,
HIS FRIEND, OF MURDER; HAYES MAKES DENIAL

NEW BRUNSWICK, Oct 9.-The double murder of Rev.
Edward Wheeler Hail. of the Episcopal Church John
the Evangelist Mrs Eleanor Renhardt Mills his choirleade
which perpetraed the night of Sept IA and has baed
county authorities since hen practically cleared
this morning being detained who be
charged with the murder The held by the detectives
Raymond Schneider wentyeven DID, and Clifford Hayes
twenty-one years old, both of this city.
Schneider man. accompanied by Pearl Bahmer his
year old affinity reported the discovery of the bodies
of the murdered couple to the police Saturday morning Sep
tember 16.
Rev. Mr. Hall and Mrs. mistaken by Schneider and
Hayes for Pearl and her father according to the story told by
the detectives by Schneider and Hayes following all nights
animation, it was learned this morning.
The office refuse to make comment the
early this morning but announced that ofcial state
would Forthcoming shortly This taken to indI
that the murder had been practically solved word
the the examinations which commenced at
continued all afternoon and throughout the night had
slipped out from the closed doors of the prosecutor office during
the long hours of questioning
had been made in the spread rapidly
throughout the At midnight last night there 500 peo
pie courthouse waiting for official word from the pros
ecutor office that the mystery had been solved At clock
this morning there still 300 assembled 1t being nee
essary squad of police handle the situation Deputy
Sheriff Frank Kirby assigned to the court mouse door IN or
prevent those from entering who had official business
within
The examination when Schneider taken
to be prosecutors office At o'clock Leon Kaufman local
youth of Hayes said have supplied the
authorities with the tip that caused them to suspect Hayes ana
Schneider brought to the prosecutors office AT o2 CLOCK
the taken the office and at O'Clock
night Pearl brought to the for questioning
Kaufman after telling his story and being cross examined
detained taken her home by Detective Ferd
A. David at this morning Neither Schneider Hayes
which the belief that they being detained
prior to their arrest on the murder charge
1t learned between and o'clock this morning, unof
fca had told the of his actions
Kaufman and Hayes the night of the murder he
said the Rvo theatre with kaufman and Hayes Iurs
night After the show he sad the three walked out Albany
street to Eaon avenue the o Buceuch park
Schneider said have told the authorities they noticed man
and
There goes Paul and father Schneider said Kaufman
left the other youths few minutes after this couple was
Schneider the authorities that Hayes and he
tnued on through the park the Phillips farm looking for
Pearl and her father Schneider said he and Hayes heard shots
fired and running the direction from which the SOUND came
found the bodies beneath the crabapple tree
o'clock this morning is reported Schneider broke
the terrific strain of examination and changed
his story.
Schneider then said authorities that he
and HAYES traled man woman believing them be Pearl
father Schneider who married but sranged from h
Pearl his sweetheart and told the author
for him. He said to have told
Hayes the opinion that Pearl father
was taking her to park good and when they
and turn into deRuys lane hayes is de-
clared by detectives to have said:
''There goes the Let me give 1t to them.
Schneider according report this morning then
CHARGED Have with drawing his automatic and firing four shots
the couple Schneider said have told the authorities that
soon as the couple dropped he and Hayes that mistake
Schneider said he from the spot towards
Easton while Hayes remained the bodies He
said to told the detectives he knew nothing OF the slasng
of Mrs Mills throat.
Schneider reported told the detectives that Hayes
him and joined him Eason avenue they returning TO
the city together.
Following the questioning of Schneider, Hayes placed
before the detectives told Schneider had accused him
of being the murderer, Hayes said to have replied:
IF docking at Schneider) shot that couple,
damn iar Hayes reported having ad If you say