New-York tribune., 1922-10-11
did and stayed in there about ten

Pearl has n brother, Henry Bahmer,
known as Happy" She said that he
had beaten Schneider in fist fights re-
peatedly but had not succeeded in
driving her sweetheart away from her.
Standing in front OF the cell Of Cliff
Jail, in Somerville, Recorder william
r. Sutphen formally committed She
New Brunswick youth on the charge of
numbering DR.. Hall and Mrs. Mills.
The Recorder asked Hayes II he had
anything TO say.
mo- said Hayes, and the Recorder
then went to the cell occupied by Ray
mond Schneider and read an order COM
mitting him to Jail as material wit
ness in the case of the people against
Clifford Hayes.
"Have you satisfied yourself as to the
truth of Schneider,s statement" Pros
ecutor Beekman was asked.
"Truth? We are not trying to de-
termine the truth of the statement.
don't have to do that. All that have
to do js look for reasonable basis
for prosecution" he replied.
"Have you that?"
Eyes have This truculently.
VIII Put Hayes on Trial
"And you will take the case of Hayes
at looks that way"
"Do you think you can obtain a con-
siction on the evidence you have now 2"
"Sure we can"
You have eliminated all the mem
bers of the families of DR.. Hall and
Mrs. Miles 2"
"Now listen here to me. Pm not 60
ing to sit here and discuss this case
any more. We're not eliminating any
body. Hayes is being held because
Schneider says that ne did the kill
ing and we have witnesses, too. We
have reasonable ground for prosecu-
ton"
Mr.. Beekman was asked whether he
had information rs to why Mrs. Mills's
throat was cut. He replied: "I'm not
going to answer questions like that"
Have you anything besides Schnei-
der's statement to warrant holding
Hayes on charge of murder?"
"Sure. Witnesses"
"How many?"
~ won't tell YOU"
"Have you eliminated any one as a
result of this arrest?"
I'VE most certainly have not"
Beekman refused to divulge the ex-
act contents of the statement signed by
Schneider.
Release on Bail Expected
Walter c. Sedan, New Brunswick
lawyer, has been engaged as counsel
for Raymond Schneider. He under
TOOK Immediately to arrange bail for
his client.
81 have been told by the prosecu-
tion," he said, that bail for young
Schneider will not be opposed. It will
probably be fixed at $4,000, on Thurs.
day. Raymond ought to be released by
Thursday evening.
| quite naturally have my own idee
OF this sudden solution of the case
1T ought to be evident to any one who
read Governor Edwards's pronounce
ment that the mystery must be solved
and then within a few hours saw al
previous theories and clews throw,
to the winds and these boys arrested
Il have seen my client only with ,
number of detectives hanging over us
When his father talked to tie bo,
Raymond was so wrought up--he j!
weak minded, anyway-by his expert
ence that he could only sob while his
father tried to soothe him."
| Thomas Haggerty, retained yesterda,
by the parents of Hayes to advise Cliff
| ford, engaged as his associate counse
| to-day former State Senator Thoma
6roWn. Iney went to SOmerville to
| gether and were in conference witt
their client for hours. They discusset
WITH. him every movement that he
could recall having made for ten days
before the double killing until the day
Of his arrest.
! "This is the first time I've seen the
| boy" said Senator Brown when he wa.
! leaving the Jail
Declares Client Honest
"As listened to his statement this
afternoon l was convinced that when
| it is told the public's eyes will be