The New York herald., 1922-10-21

Wing. attorneys for Pearl Bahmer. now
charged with incorrigibility and perjury.
that >he girl had recanted her story that
her iather, Nick BahVer. held for incest,
had attacked her on many occasions in
period covering several years. TIE
attorneys S etated that yesterday the girl
sent for her sister. Mrs. May Conway.
and told her that she had lied about the
alleged attacks.
Accordingly the attorneys ewore out
a writ of habeas corpus which Us re-
turnable tomorrow before Judge Peter
F.. DAILY here. and 1t is possible that
BANNER and his daughter will oe again
brought into the limelight through their
own domestic troubles. Raymond Schnei-
der, PEARLS sweetheart, is In the same
Jail here with her, facing charge OF
perjury and one Of impairing the morals
of the girl.
The Milises announced this afternoon
that they have again placed their affairs
in the hands of Mss Florence North. the
woman investigator. who wa~ recently
discredited with the family when the
letters of Mills were turned over to her
for investigation purposes and she per-
mitted them to be published. According
to Charlotte and James Mills. the whole
matter was misunderstanding and they
ing in their interest She will continue
in the case as the representative of the
Millses.
Julius Braun. Hungarian sleuth, who
volunteered his services to the Nils
family >and worked among the Hunga-
rians here for several days, has returned
% New York and evidently has given
up his share OF the investigating.
The Mills family. Charlotte and her
father. are both outspoken In their be-
lief that the perpetrator of the murder
will not be found.
The girl and her father both made
several statements to that effect and
feel nothing will ever be done to appre-
bend the murd ,rer or their accomplices.
This view is not shared by others here.
however. and the entire town to-day was
on the qui vive awaiting the reported
arrest
The much interviewed Mills added
new note to the chronicles of his unhap-
oiness to-day by declaring: "If / had
known that they were in love with each
pthe-. / would have stepped aside, and
have let Hall have her. Then there
would have been no murder"
Mrs. Mills's Last Letter.
Much has been said of the last letter
statement has been reiterated that prob
ably This letter never reached him. It
Is understood now that the authorities
have been tod that this letter was found
in a small starch box in the basement
CT the church. which. presumably was
the secret post Office of the pair. 1t was
found by woman member of the church
who was regarded as the close ,riend OF
one of the couple, but thought, neverthe-
less. to be jealous Of Mrs. Mills This
woman. according to the story, tool. the
letter to Mrs. Hall on the day OF the
murder. 1t is known positively that the
oman was at the Hall home in the
afternoon OF that Thursday.
Hall. according to Mrs. Halls state
ment. was away in the afternoon. re-
turning home for family dinner. 1t was
whil. he was home that he received a
mysterious telephone message that he
answered from the extension telephone
upstairs, and that at one point in his
conversation he said to the person at
the other end Of the wire: That's too
bad" II may have been that he was
referring TO the disappearance of
letter from Mrs. Mills. 1t was not long
after this that he left the house for
the last time. There was a switch
attached to the main telephone wire
downstairs that would have enabled
any one sitting at the rector's desk tn
disconnect the extension upstairs and OF
course the conversation could have been
overheard by any one at the main tele-
phone