New-York tribune., 1922-10-14

ent investigation demands. hat IL the
investigation is TO continue in the
hands of officials who cause an arrest
FOR murder upon the accusation OF
an admittedly irresponsible person ana
then state that they are rot Interested
IN whether the accusation liz or is not
trues neither Mrs. Hall nor any one
else Is frce from the menace OF of
iieisi hysterla and tyranny
Not My Job. Says stricker
After Mr.. Pfeiasr's letter had been
read 20 him tonight Prosecutor Joseph
Stricken Of Middlesex County said:
Approximately two weeks ago, when
Mr. Pfeiffer called upon me and stated
ne would like to cooperate with the
officials, | told him that sany fnforma-
ton that he could procure In connec-
Mr.. Hali and Mrs. Mills would be
welcome, but at the same time did
not think X would be wise to take him
or anybody else into nay confidence in
the investigation of the case.
personally have not changed my
mind as TO the wisdom OF that course.
As to the question of jurisdiction, /
want to state definitely that from in
formation gathered In this investiga-
tson It Is very apparent that these
murders tos5f place II Somerset County.
Ny positise in this Case has been vol
UNFAIRLY - assist the Somerset Of
aciaIs. l did not legally have to take
upon myself this duty
as to bringing In the Attorney Gem
eral. Mr.. pfeifer, as lawyer and ar
former resident Of the State of New
Jersey, should know that he should
make such an appeal to the justice of
fhe Supreme Court OF the circuit which
includes Somerset County, and 1T he
or anybody else makes such an APP
pliestion l certainly shall be the last
one TO oppose it.
"If the Attorney General is brought
into the case and IL he so desires my
services will be at his disposal, as will
those of ray seafS, as they have been at
the dispoaai Of the Somerset County
authorities
Before it became known that Mr.
PfeiFer had sent the letter to the
Governor, Prosecutor Beekman, Of
Somerset, said in connection with the
suggestion that Attorney General
Thomas F. McCran be asked to lead in
the hunt for the murderer.
LAS far as / am concerned I'd be
grateful for any help / could get in
this case from the Attorney General
or anybody else. The one thing want
to do is to solve this case as soon
as possible. so that can get back to
the many other cases awaiting my at
tention In Somerset County and which
| set aside to devote all MY time to
the Hall-Mills case, as shall continue
to do.
II shslf be very glad to work with
anybody whoiwill aid me to bring about
the arrest Of the murderer or mur~
derers."
Tho collapse Of the case against
Hayes had reaction to-day on The
situation of Raymond Schneider. He
was released from the Somerset County
Jail. at Somervilie, and brought back
TO New Brunswick TO face q charge OF
perjury and another based on his re-
iations with Pearl BANNER, the seven
tesn-year-old girl, who shared with
him the discomfort Of discovering the
bodies Of the murder victims.
Held in DefauI of Bail
Schneider. arraigned before County
Judge Peter DAILY, waived examination
on the first charge and pleaded not
guilty to the second. Bail was fixed
At $4,000 for the perjury charge and
$4,000 for the other. In default Of the
$4,000 bail Schneider was locked up in
The county jail next to the courthouse.
Walter Sedan, attorney for Schnei-
der, saw no opportunity at the hearing
to point out that the lie told by
Charge was based was Schneider's re-
ply to what he had been led to be-
Geve WAS q statement by Hayes that
Schneider had been on the Phillips
arm q. the time of the murder.
Hayes denies he ever said that
Schneider was ON the Phillips farm,
and thus far none of the officials has
eontradicted him. This is the state
nent recanted by Schneider yesterday
and upon which the perjury charge is
bassdt
in the field toward the crab-aprle tree.
We were looking around the field for
Pearl and her father. When we
reached the tree Hayes said Here they
are Hayes fired the shets on the left
hand side of the orabapple tree. / seen
Aashss from the pistol. Hayes was ON
the. left-hand side and was on the
right-hand side. In between Hayes
and | was about eight feet. / seen
woman. After he said Here they are,
Hayes left the shot ride, two and q
pause and heard two more, quick,
very quick, could not tell whether
enc or two more. At that time | was
about four feet from the bodies. Two
persons lying on the ground. / seen
from where ! was it was not Pearl but
woman lying on the ground had a
nat The man lying on the ground
alongside Of her did not look like
Bahmsr, for 1t seemed to be not thc
way Bahmer was dressed, for Bahmer
had . cap. This man had slouch
nat on or panama. This man had
= white shirt, could not sell whether
II wAs striped or not. turned out
70 perussy Lane, making an angle Of
eight feet on the path Turned around
and did not see Hayes coming. I wen,
down Derussy Lane toward Eastor
Avenue. Hayes caught up to me anon,
ntseen or twenty minutes later. Have.
says I think it's the wrong partv'
dlo not make any remark to him u
hayes did not attend the mass ,naat
ing of protest tonight, but sent .
;e.,er thanking tho people for standine
~ MN and believing in his innoeenee q
Mayor Morrison was one of the snaak
ers. Io-morrow is tag dav for ~.
hayes justice fund, the name of which
s1nce mis- release, has been changed !,
Hayes expense fund. The monsy vii Il
Do used to pay all of the expensss ~,
CURED by the Hayes family in rettina
M, .nstr son out OF jail, and any balance
"n De turned over to charity.
CAT E III