New-York tribune., 1922-10-13
HAYES a Hero
After Murder
Charge Fails
tcsntinusd from pass one,


heme with my good mother and father
and family again" Twenty thousand
tags with Hayes Justice Fund printed
on them, which were intended to raise
fund to pay for Ciiffcrd's defense,
are TO be used anyway. The people
Of New Brunswick, outside OF the court
house, feel that the community owes
the lad debt and big one. There
is no way that they can wipe from his
memory the hours he was compelled
to spend in Jail nor the epithets that
were shouted at him during his in
terrogation, but they are planning to
do their best, and there is a tag ready
to be pinned on every person in the
town who has job. They will pay
his lawyers and then give him the bal
ance,. and among those who will be
solicited TO purchase a tag are Prose
cutor Stricken. Prosecutor Reekman.
County Detective Ferd Davis aud the
others who obtained from Ray
Schneider his lying statement that
Cliff Hayes killed DR.. Hall and Mrs.
Mills.
Many of the autos that scurry about
New Brunswick tonight are carrying
placards half the size of a newspaper
on which are printed: "Hayes is home
welcome to you, Hayes!" An indigna-
tion meeting has been arranged for
tomorrow night, at which the youth
is scheduled to appear and tell all he
can of the attempt to convict him of
two murders, while the real murderer
is secure because of what the town
people say is the bungling of officials,
whose clumsiness obscured the evil
dence which might have led them to
solution of the mystery.
The WaV New RrunSWick feels ahouf
these officials was best illustrated to-
night at the Hayes home. Deputy
Sheriff Frank Kirby. who was punched
and stoned when he returned from
Somerville few nights ago by crowd
that gathered at the railroad station,
telephoned his congratulations:
u think III run and say hello to the
boy" he said.
No" replied Joe Hayes jr., 81
wouldn't do that if / were you. 1t
ain't safe. The crowd out there is
talking. about you right now. -They
still think you extracted that con-
fession from Schneider"
Decided to Stay Away
well, ! didn't do it," protested
Kirby. "They got me wrong"
But he did not attend the reception.
The local newspaper tonight pub
iished letter from him denying he
had had any part in the questioning OF
Schneider. and when deputy sheriff
does that it is fair to assume that the
man who did get the confession is not
going to boast about it.
Ihere was no reception at the home
of Raymond Schneider When word
was brought to the white, prim house.
With gardens in front and rear,
Schneider's parents were in the back
yard. The house is at 100 Sicard
Street, adjoining Buccleuch Park.
Mr.. Schneider stopped only long
enough to get his hat and coat and then
ran the few blocks to the HAYES home.
lessly.
"Im awfully sorry all this has hap
pened. We haven't been able to eat
or sleep, but we've had our prayers
answered"
Then Cliff came into the room and
raymond Schneiders father grabbed d
him by the hand and said "Cliff, Pm
glad! I'm glad! Every minute I've
prayed to God to give Ray the strength
to tell the truth. They forced him to
tell that lie, Cliff"
mr.. Schneider's voice broke and
Ciiit patted him on the back comfort
| ingly. hut there was not much chance
or bringing real comfort to Mr.
Schneider. Even the lawyer he has re.
tanned for his son was unable to sneak
cheeringly. Chagrined by the turn of
| the case of Clifford Hayes. Prosecutor
beeKman was in no mood to be toler-
ant with young Schneider.
me LAWYER, Walter Sedan, tele-
phoned again and again to Somerville
70 learn from Mr.. Beekman what
ochneider's situation was. but tho
prosecutor would would give him no
satisfaction nv
Perjury Charge Unlikely
Something was> said about a CHARGE
or perjury, but the prosecutor could
nnaraly nave been serious about that,
Ior none knows better than he docs
that Schneider lied about Hayes after
the men interrogating him last SIM.
DAY mad assured him that Hayes had
told what Schneider regarded as a lie
about him. They told him Hayes had
sald that Schneider had been on the
Fhllilps farm about the hour the mur-
ders were committed, but Haves ha
not said any such thing.
mat was a part of the third DECREE.
ana Schneider's lie was the direct re-
suit OF 1t. Late tonight it was said
| that Schneider's status remained that
OF material witness. He may be
detained on that basis if for no other
reason than because he was one of the
iinders OF the bodies of the murder
Nick Bahmer and his daughter Pearl.
schnelder's sweetheart. were stilI in
Jan tonight with little prospect of
their being released Happy" Bah
mer, Nick's son and Pearls brother.
was more fortunate. Detective David
and one other brought "Happy' to the
court house from his fathers near
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