Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-10-10
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"If they take me before the pros
ecutor again." she said, TIL tell a
real story"
Pearl went for an automobile ride
last night and was seized with an
epileptic fit. She was taken to the
Middlesex Hospital and released af-
ter several hours treatment.
Charlotte Mills, the sixteen-year-
old daughter of the murdered wom-
an, said: -
You'll never make me believe
that Clifford Hayes shot my mother
and Mr.. Hall. 1 know Ray Schneider
and l don't think he has sense
enough to do it,"
She said she wanted to go away
from New Brunswick and make new
friends. She has had many pro-
posals of marriage since her moth
er's death, she said, but she has
turned them down.
I'm going to form a manhaters'
club" she added.
Mrs. Raymond Schneider, when
seen at her home in South River,
near here, said her husband had of.
ten threatened her. She claimed he
often carried a gun.
David Mendelsohn. a co-worker OF
Schneider's at the Rivoli, said
Schneider had gone to the Empire
theatre after quitting his job at the
Rivoli, but he had been elected
from that theatre as the result OF
his getting into trouble over fiirta-
tons carried or with women pat
rons. Another youth VIII worked
with Schneider said he would not
believe a word Schneider said under
oath.
It was not until 1906 o'clock last
night that the questioning of Schnet-
der was completed in the local pros
ecutor's office. He was then taken
by automobile to the Somerset
county jail. ,
Queries as to what the additional
questioning of Schneider yesterday
afternoon and last night revealed
were evaded by the authorities.
They limited, however, that Schnei-
der's mentality was not strong and
that he changed his statements sew
eral times.
Pearl BANNER was quoted this
morning as saying Schneider had
endeavored to persuade her to place
poison into her fathers drinks so
that he might be disposed of. Mrs.
Edna Schneider, wife of the youth
who is being held as a material
witness, lives at 50 Obert street,
South River. She told the authori-
ties that on several occasions her
husband had threatened her with a
revolver, particularly at times when
he was cleaning it. On n occa-
sion, she said, she went to Schnei-
der's mother in order TO ecure ner
assistance in having schneider re-
turn a revolver to its owner.
In connection with the near
drowning incident Pearl is reported
to have written the following note
to Mrs. Schneider: "You need not
think 1 jumped overheard on &C
count of your husband" Following
Pearls rescue from the Raritan
canal she was found lying on the
bank by Drs. F. M. Hoffman and G.
J. Sullivan, both of this city. who
had her taken to the hospital. In
a letter written to her father Pearl
is said to have written Schneider
is responsible for my condition"
Pearl and her father live at 22S
Nieusen street. her mother having
died in January last. On the Mon
day following the murder, Pearl
said she received the following let
ter from Mrs. Schneider: You will
nave u PdIutU lily WILLIS " yOas
but I want to tell you to keep away
from my husband. When this case
comes to trial 1 am going to beat
you to it."
Pearl, in telling of her actions on
Thursday night, said she was out
with Schneider until 9 o'clock and
then went home. Finding her father
drunk, she said, she consented to so
for a walk with him in order to sob
er him up. They went in the vicin-
ity of Buccleuch Park, she said.
Telling of the discovery of the
bodies on the Saturday morning fol-
lowing Pearl said she and Schneider
walked out to the Phillips farm for
the first time. IT thought I saw two
people over there" she says she told
Schneider, w%hereupon he replied:
Don't look so much. Mind your
own business" Eventually they
went over to the spot, Pearl said.
and saw the bodies of Rev. Mr.. Hall
and Mrs. Mills. The alarm was then
given.
Henry BANNER, a brother of Pearl
thrashed Schneider because of the
manner in which he treated her
once. Pearl said. She added that
she was sorry for Hayes but had no
sympathy for Schneider.
Ray ~(Schneider) always carried
a sharp pearl handled knife" she is
quoted as saying today.