The New York herald., 1922-12-04

HOPE FOR HALL CASE
CLEW NBOY'STRIAL
New Brunswick People
look for Developments at
Schneider's Grilling.
MOTT TO MEET MORAN
Attorney Generals Aid
Probably to Retire After
Putting in His Bill.
PASTOR CHARGES LAXITY
Says i'm Sermon Officials Do
Not Appear to Have Tried
PASTOR CHARGES LAXITY
Says in Sermon Officials Do
Not Appear to Have Tried
to Get Slayers.


Although all official sources deny that
such Is the case. 1t Is fact that there
is hiatus in the investigation into
the murder Of the Rev. Edward w
Hall and Mrs. Eleanor Mills on Sep
tember IA, and there Is little lIkeli-
hood Of real activity being resumed
before Tuesday. Then the trial of
Raymond Schneider for perjury will
begin, while Attorney General Nc
Gran will confer with his special dep
uty, Wilbur A. Mott. as to what had
best be done.
It appears probable that the next
move will he to put the case back
into the hands Of the two county
prosecutors. Stricken and Beekman,
and let their detectives. Totten and
David. do what has to be done, with
the State police carrying on an inde-
pendent investigation. 1t is consid-
cred probable. however. that the case.
in some form or other. will go be-
fore the new December Grand Jury
of Somerset county about the middle
Of the month.
Mr.. McCran said to-day that he had
arranged to confer with Mr.. Mott on
Tuesday In the Attorney Generals office
in Trenton. but that the hour of the
conference had not been set. Besides
discussing the case itself and possible
future activities, the question of the bill
Mr. Mott Is to render to Somerset county
for his services will he brought up The
Somerset county farmers and trades
people are vitally and actively, inter-
ested In this detail. Some express the
fear that Mr. Motifs bill will prove as
big shock as the murder was.
Mott Undecided About Future.
Whether Mr.. Mott Is TO continue
working on the case will depend, he said
to-day. on Somerset county officials. He
has done the Job assigned to him In
having investigated the case, prepared
the evidence and submitted It to the
to continue paying his fees Mr.. Mott is
ready to go on with the case. 1t is
probable that his connection with the
matter will cease on Tuesday.
It is expected that the Schneider trial
will furnish some startling developments
and throw light on the tactics pursued
by officials Of Middlesex and Somerset
counties In trying to find some one on
whom to fas'en the murder. Schneider 8
defense, II Is learned. is that he made
the statements, now accounted perjury.
under extreme duress when he had been
for hours without sleep or food and
when the constant heckling by detec-
tives and others so impaired HIS reason
ing powers that be was willing TO say
anything and sign anything for the sake
OF little peace.
County Prosecutor Stricken is not TO
handle the Schneider case but will as
sign It to his assistant. John E. Toolan.
Stricken will probably be witness.
Prosecutor Beekman of Somerset county
and Detectives Totten and David will
also be witnesses The trial will prob
ably last three or four DAYS. There is
remarkable interest in the case In New
Brunswick and an expectation that
somehow or other II will throw light on
the murder case.
Interest in Floods Course.
Great interest was shown to-day, too,
in the exclusive announcement In THE
NEW York HERALD that Bernard Flood.
detective on the New York Police
Force assigned to the District Attor-
; ney's Office. has been relieved from duty
TO devote. his time to the Hall-Mills
having an excellent record as a detec-
tive. is a close friend OF Felix De Mar
TIM. who is already In the case in the
employ of Mrs. Hall. working under the
direction of Timothy ". Pfeiffer. Mrs.
Halls attorney.
officials connected with the case denied
knowledge that Flood was to take part.
Beekman. for instance. said:
"As far as know this report Is with
out foundation. We have neither asked
for nor accepted the aid of the New
York authorities and we do not con-
template doing so."
Mr.. Mccran, over the telephone. denied
any knowledge Of Flood. Totten. in
Somerville. said he had not heard of
the New Yorker being brought into the
case. Pfeiffer denied that Flood had
been retained or asked for by him and
Ferd David. county detective OF Middle
sex county, likewise professed Ignorance.
It is probable though that the noted
detective would not celebrate his en-
trance into the case with brass band
methods.
Preacher Attacks Omcials.
The Rev. John 8. seachrist OF the
eayreville Methodist Episcopal Church,
near here, vigorously attacked the Of
ficiaIs OF both counties to-day In his
sermon. The little church was jammed.
He said. In part:
Present day conditions In Mddlesex
county are well known to any intel
ligent and thoughtful observer-thought-
lessor vicious <orgetfulness OF God will
full and violent. robbing of God Of that
which Is due Him. the exaltation of the
temporal and human TO the depreciation
and obliteration OF the divine and eternal
things Justice appears to be falling
down and there In a constant growth
in the tendency toward lawlessness.
That is indicated clearly In the fact
that In ono Of the most important mur-
der cases In this country In years there
has been an apparent miscarriage Of
justice.
mot only that but the officials who
are charged with the enforcement OF the
bnw and the apprehension OF offenders
do not appear even TO have made a
really sincere effort to bring the muir
derers to justice.
In an adjoining county the people
appear to have put the question OF ex
pense ahead of that Of Justice and the
protection of society.
Their is q trend toward a luxurious
and w sous form Of life. exceedingly
wicked and corrupt and the use of violent
power to obtain advancement"