Evening journal., 1922-10-14

| StI1Cktr Answers IlclHtTs
A copy OF the letter written b.
Pfeiffer. who succeeded forme
Senator Florance as the legal ad
wiser OF Mrs. Hall. about two week.
after the murder. was shown e
Prosecutor Stricken OF Middlesex
who. incidentally is a close friend Of
Gov. Edwards. He said:
although I have not seen Mr.
Pfeiffer's letter TO Gov. Edwards and
have not had an opportunity to ana
lyze its contents. all that desire 70
say Is that approximately two weeks
ago when Mr. Pfeiffer called upon
me and stated he would like 10 CO.
operate with the officials, / told him
that any Information that he could
procure in connection with the
shooting and killing of Mr.. Hall and
Mrs. Mills would be welcomed, but
at the same time l did not think Z
would be wise TO take him or any
body else into my confidence in the
investigation Of the case.
Il personally have not changed my
mind as to the wisdom OF that
course. As to the question OF Jurls-
d.ction, I want 20 state definitely
that from information gathered In
this investigation. It is very appar-
ent that these murders took place
in Somerset county My position in
this case has been to assist volun-
tarily the Somerset officials. I did
not, legally, have to take upon my
self this duty.
"As to bringing in the Attorney
General, Mr.. Pfeiffer. as a lawyer
and as a former resident OF the State
OF New Jersey should know that he
should make such an appeal 10 the
Justices OF the Supreme Court OF
the circuit which includes Somer
set county, and II he. or anybody
else, makes such an application !
certainly shall be the last one TO
oppose It.
MY interest, as It always has been
is to have this mystery cleared, and
II you'd make little difference to me
whether 1t was done through the
Somerset county officials. my office, |
the Attorney Generais Office or any
other agency that might be brought |
into the case.
His Promise 20 News Writers.
when the army of newspaper |
men first reached New Brunswick |
from other cities l told them that /
would welcome any suggestion or
any assistance they might tender
the officials investigating the muir
der Of Mr.. Hall and Mrs. Mills and
hat IL any OF them brought me any
that would bring about
he arrest Of the person or persons
for the murders l would
publicly laud them in front OF the
Sew Brunswick court house, so that
he prestige thus established would
-ebound TO the credit OF their re-
Ipective journals.
1T is not a question with me. and
( never was, OF seeking credit in
connection with the solution OF this
rhine. I've got beyond that point.
III the Attorney General is
brought into the case, and II he so
lesires. my services will be at his
disposal, as will that OF my staff,
is they have been at the disposal
II the Somerset county authorities"
There has been talk previously OF
he Attorney General being put in
,harge OF the case, superseding both
Stricken and BeelSman.
Earlier yesterday Beekman was
lsked at Somervllle what he thought
II this suggestion and he replied:
"As far as am concerned ia be
for any help could get in
his case from the Attorney General
" anybody else. The one thing I
want TO do is TO solve this case as
oon as possible so that 1 can get
'ack 10 the many other cases wait
ng my attention In Somerset coun-
v. and which / set aside 10 devote
II my time 10 the Hall-Mills case.
II shall be very glad to work with
nybody who will aid mo 10 bring
bout the murderer or murderers"
Schneide>s release resulted IN part !
{ least from a protest made by !
Walter c. Sedan, his counsel. His I
ontentlon was that Schneider could
ot be held as a material witness
here being no defendant in jail and !
one in sight. He added:
'Mr. Beelsman says he has treated :
ne with courtesy. but / hold that he :
as treated me with absolute dis !
ourtesy. He notified counsel for
he defendant OF the hearing. but I
ia not notify me. who ever heard ]
{ a prosecutor who arranged for a
he discharge OF n defendant IN a r
iurder case2" u
Beekman moved yesterday that )
chnelder be released in Somerville.
mt there was ready at the time a 4
omplalnt charging perjury made by I
gorge d. Totten; the county detec- l
We who finally got the truth out OF o
Schneider was brought 7
an automobile from Somerville TO I
ew Brunswick and arraigned at Z
nee before Judge DAILY, who fixed I
all OF $4,000 in the perjury case
nd OF $1,000 in the other case, the
in which was sworn out
y Detective David =
In stating the case TO Schneider
idge DAILY read still another of the :
any statements OF Schneider as to :
lie events on the night OF the muir
ar. The part OF this statement "a
hich differed from Schneider's
her statement read:
Hayes was in the lead several
yet out in the field toward the crab
Dple tree. We were looking around
le field for Pearl and her father
hen we reached the tree Hayes II
i'd, Here they are Hayes fred the Il
lots on the left hand side OF the a
'ab tree. I seen flashes from the "
stol. Hayes was on the left hand o
de and 1 was on the right hand n
de.
In between Hayes and was >