Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-10-13


the boy arrived home. So over
come was Schneider that he all but
collapsed in the Hayes parlor.
Hours after young Hayes had
reached home there was still crowd
about the house and the geraniums
had been trampled fiat. Hayes's
dog. a collie, was frantic with JOY
In the back yard and crying women
were standing and sitting on the
little porch that IS not three feet
fiom the sidewalk. Last night they
not only burned red fire on the street
corners. but some enterprising neigh
Dor had printed a lot OF signs read
ing: welcome home. Clif." and
these could be seen everywhere.
Prosecutor Azariah Beekman did
not come back from Somerville. His
colleague OF Mlddlesex county.
Joseph r. Stricken. and the latter's
assistant. John Toolan. did not put
in an appearance either at the court
house. or course Il was a holiday
held IN memory OF Columbus. a great
discoverer.
Beekman after Hayes had left
Somervllle for New Brunswick made
a statement explaining the situation,
This IS the only statement OF any
length that Beekman has made a
any time and It Is the only statement,
formal or otherwise, which he has
issued throwing any Hight on the case
or his conduct OF Il.
Beekman Issues Statement
Here Is the statement:
Hayes was arrested on Monday
night last on complaint made on in
formation and belief developed by
facts that came into possession OF the
prosecutors Office through the exam
nation OF Raymond Schneider and
several other witnesses who in VAR
Gus details corroborated the story OF
Schnelder's and Hayes doings on the
night OF the murder.
These statements showed they
were in company together and en-
gagged IN a common purpose which
took them near the scene OF the
crime at a late hour at night. In
GLIDING all the time involved IN the
investigation going on. or relating
TO the killing Itself. Hayes himself
being in company with
that evening and agreed
with Schneider to the extent OF the
purpose in which they were engaged.
Other witnesses, notably Leon Rauf-
mann, also corroborated the doings
of the pair up 20 a late hour that
night and until, as he alleges. he
went home.
"Of course these facts include
direct accusation against Hayes
made by Schneider TO the effect that
near the crabapple tree where the
bodies were found later Hayes Mad
fred three or more shots az the two
persons. a man and a woman, by
supposed at that time TO
be Nick BANNER and Pearl BANNER.
his daughter. they being the two
persons whom Schneider and Hayes
had followed during the evening for
a considerable period OF time.
These circumstances created a
sufficient set Of facts on which to
found a complaint. and since Hayes
arrest. every effort has been made
10 ascertain the truth and reliability
OF Schnelder's story.
ION Wednesday evening, in an in
terview with County Detective Tot
Ten, Schneider Indicated his desire 10
,hange his story. I was notified OF
his. and Immediately took the mat |
er up this morning. and on learning |
hat Schneider desired 20 retract his |
'ormer accusation against Hayes I |
Thnrra arsI
Brown and Thomas II. Haggerty. |
arrangements were made for
ormal hearing TO be held before a
magistrate, and such
rearing was demanded by the
ounsel.
such hearing was held. The
rearing developed the fact that
retracted all parts OF his
ormer statement which in any way
placed Hayes at the scene OF the
hooting or nearer thereto than the !
lark on the opposite side OF the
DAD, and that Schneider retracted /
II he had said concerning the shoot
ng. and upon this showing the pris-
ner was discharged"
Hayes made a little statement, too,
or publication. II was:
II want TO thank all my friends
or what they have done. I am very
.appy to be home with my good
mother and father and family again.
hats all I can say"
Arrangements for a Hayes tag day
n Saturday will be carried out and
he money raised will be used to pay
he cost OF the legal services Hayes
las had from Hagerty and Brown.
'hese two explained today that they
ad been considering applying for a
rrit Of habeas corpus. but that THEN
curse had been the wise one. as had
he application been made and
enied. il would not have been pos
ible to bring about the release Of
Iayes.
Schneider's explanation OF his
ling is contained in the record OF
he hearing held In Somerville this
forming. He lied for spite. because
q believed Hayes and Pearl Bah
Ter had lied about him. He had in
lind especially the allegation he
avs they made that he was on the
farm on the night Of the
lurder.
Beekman did most Of the ques-
oning OF Schneider but It was De
sctive Totten who opened the ex-
by asking Schneider II It
as not true he had said yesterday
nat he had lied in his previous
atements and now wanted to tell
Good Luck! II