Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-14
TIMOTHY NEWELL PTElFFER
Governor Edwards in Camden

TIMOTHY NEWELL PFElFFER y
Governor Edwards in Camden
Governor Edwards was in Camden
last night. where he said he had NOT
as yet seen Mr.. Pfeiffcr's letter. Word
was received from Trenton that under
the Act Of Assembly OF 1911 the Gov
erncr had no power TO comply with Mr..
Pfciffer's request.
Evidently Mr.. Pfeiffer knows this. as
he refers in his letter TO 'the situation
with respect 10 your legal power 10 in
tervene.' and asks the Governor TO
make use of his moral power
The law provides definite legal way
~ have cnsc removed from the hands
If a local Prosecutor. This IS by ap-
plCation TO the Justice of the Supreme
Court who sits in that particular
county. Justice Parker sits in Som
ersct County and Justice Bergen in
MiddleseX County. Under the law
either OF these members Of the judiciary
could call ON The Attorney General Of
the state To appoint Special Deputy
Attorney General TO handle the case.
Mr. Pfeiffcr has not appealed to either
Of these Justices, nor has any one else.
Many persons. including some MEM
bcrs OF the legal profession, in New
Deputy Attorney General is named the
best available man would be Charles
\. WolvertOn, Prosecutor Of Camden
County Mr.. Wolycrtou iS admittedly
the ablest county Prosecutor in the
State, and his specially has been nur-
der cases. II was MIR. Wolverton who
sent the principals in the Dave" Paul
murder mystery in Camden to the elsc.
trio cAair n few months ago.
Several New Facts Developed
Several new facts developed in the
murder investigation Yesterday. One
was the reason the authorities were so
ins!stent on seeing the clothes which
Mrs. Frances Stevens Hall. wife Of the
murdered minister, sent TO philsdel.
phin to be cleaned and dyed.
Mr.. Pfciffrr made Il statement for her
when il first became known that the
garments had been sent. saying that
they were to be dyed black and il merely
was unfortunate that such time had
been chosen. The authorities are said
% have learned that Mrs. Hall had been
in mourning for the last three years.
for her mother and an aunt, and
scarcely could have been in urgent need
Of the articles as part Of her mourning
attire.
The authorities said also that they
had learned "the very minute when the
murders were committed. They would
not say where they had gained this in
formation. nor what that exact minute
was, except that 1t was between 20 80
and ~ 10 o'clock. This IS far
earlier hour than any former estimate.
\ gru"somc detail revealed for the
first time today was that when the
1,,,li : IIp1 n,,i 'Ia,,
Rcinhardt Mills. the choir singer slain
with him. were found near the Phillips
/ farmhouse. the eyolids of both had been
closed. Those who meet violent deaths
usually hav" their "yeids open, and
they must be closed by the undertaken
To Question Widow Today
e Tie authorities say il is evident that
whoever committed thc murder had
leisure 70 ArrRng" the bodies and close
the eyes. and apparently some one in
III" murder party either had experience
at denthbCQ scenes or was acquainted
with the practice Of undertakers. The
detectives say this small detail may
have an exceedingly important bearing
on the final solution Of the case.
The roUntE authorities plan TO call on
Mrs. Hall today. irrespective Of wheth
NIIf - tI4'l. ''~''l' lpplu VI lSS ENuIIIt
Pctors. her "moUthpIcoe. and Mr.
Pte!fcr, her attorney. sa!d yesterday
that though she did not fee! very well
sh" gould be interviewed by The detec-
tiyos ii they 50 desired.
Just before the investigation was
shunted on sidetraCk by the arrest
of Schneider and Hayes the detectives
d had hcen very anxious I" talk W'L
Mrs. Hall They had certain informa
ton on which they wished to question
her. They hr" going with the uIe>-
tions today they were prevented asking
her by the arrests.
This il Hayes Tag Day" ~ New
Brunswick. II has rs fnrcical side, be =
cause Clifford Hayes attorney, Thomas
+. Haggerty sent word last night to
Dr.. James NJ. lioHghron. one OF IN,
mon running III" "d1y,' that Hayes GIC
not wish i heidi The attorney pointed
out hat instead Of n "justire Day.
ns had been planned, il became merely
a money raising day, since Hayes il il
no jeopardy AZ present.
Plans Perfected at Mass Meeting
Pinns N0I been perfected Mt II ma,S
meeting last evening. however. and it
was to" LATE 10 draw back. The ne"'
ing was hr'd. anil great enthusiasm
seyeral thousand persons being present
ChNcrj Hayes was not there. The
meeting wns an enthusiast" one. ir
' spit" "f his absence. Russell Riley
chairman of the special r"mmiIt"r
. formed bciura lIayc, rclcasn, pre-.
sided. Pretty girls werr appointed +
( sell tags Oh the street. TIN" proceed,
/ will be used 70 dcfray Hayes lrgal cy
pensas and 'he lrgnl expenses of an}