Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-09-25
FINDER OF SLAIN
RECTOR AND SINGER
is EXAMINED TO-DAY


to tell the story again in detail. was
movements on Thursday, September
Is. tho day OF the murder. and the
three days subsequent. He told the
detectives that he had been out with
the same girl, Pearl Bchmer on
Thursday evening until o'clock when
he left her. lie then Joined two young
companions from his own nelghbor-
hood, clifford Hays and lad named
Kaufman. and they Knocked around
until lato hour about Buccleugh
Park. which is Mt tho end OF tho Eas-
ton avenue trolley line.
Accounts for Ills Movements.
Schneider apparently accounted for
hia own movements satisfactorily. lie
said after his examination that he did
not know the exact time Mt which he
returned homo on the Thursday night,
Ho said:
Yves, we were out there late; not
very near tho Phillips farm. but as far
out as the Parker home. didn't hear
any shot or shouts or screams, and
that's what I told them. | didn't know
anything about this until / found the
bodies"
II is not known what tho detectives
learned from the girl. as after she had
been questioned she was taken back &c
Jail She lives at 22s Nelson street
which is much nearer town than Tho
home of young Schneider, who lives n
hoo Sicard avenue. near the park an(
not far from the end OF the trolley line
BY starting In at the beginning
again. Il would appear. the authoritiei
have a new witness who was near thu
scene of the murder at the time n
which Il In supposed to have taker
place, II may be stated. too. that the,
are now proceeding on the theory tina
the killing actually occurred at tn
spot at which the bodies were found
though for some days this idea ha'
1 been abandoned. IA there is much tina
makes II seem unreasonable.
Henry stevens Reappears.
Henry Stevens, brother of Mrs. Hal
who lives at Iavallette and whom tn
County Prosecutors office has beef
seeking for almost week. came q
New Brunswick yesterday. It appear
that William II. Florance, former Stat
Senator and counsel for the Hall fam
lily. told him TO go To New York ant
keep away from here.
II was Florance too who advise
, against tho Hall family having any
thing TO say for publication, bu
whose advice was disregarded on Sat
: urday.
Stevens readily gave n detailed nc
! count of his movements yesterday. III
also made II clear that no considere
unwise his course in keeping out c
sight and that he might have save
himself and the Hall family much un
pleasant notoriety had he RENAME
here and accessible. Ho is jovia
sunburned man OF about so. He sal
I'm the Interview:
II have nothing TO hide. Most {
The week l have spent in my Ne
York home packing furniture prepara
tory TO moving in accordance wit
previous plans to spend the winter
, Europe. My wife has been givin
most of each day to dressmakers. o
Thursday we returned TO Lavalett
and today we came to New Brunswic
to see my sister.
"On the Thursday night OF the mui
der l was at Lavalette, In compan
with Mr.. Mellinger, Mr.. Egger an
. other neighbors. I was fishing alor
: the beach. II was 1890 or a lit
later when we dispersed to our home
: Next morning at o'clock 1 went fish
; ing again with several neighbors.
You see, am an enthusiastic isl
:, erman. l caught a big bluefish {
. Friday. 1t was baked at a neighbor
and we all had lunch there.
First Hears Of Death.
81 was on the boardwalk on Satu
day afternoon when l saw the static
=, master approaching. waving a tel
gram. 1t announced Edwards deaf
&C | was stunned. 1t gave no details al
"a was puzzled. 1 thought at first
y must have been killed by an autom
o bile. 1 got ready at once and start
I for New Brunswick. On the way
bought a paper and for the first tir
learned the details of the tragedy"
n The rest Of Mr.. Stevens story I
In ferred TO his movements of the ne
three days. when he was back a