The New York herald., 1922-10-20
BEEKMAN TO ARREST
WOMAN SUSPECTED
IN SLAYING OF HALL
Holding Of Hayes and
Schneider Said to Have
Given Strong Clew.
WEB IS ALL WOVEN
Jailing of Accused Person
Said to Await Only a
Few Little Details.
WEB IS ALL WOVEN
EDWARDS WILL NOT TALK
Makes Speech in New Bruins
wick, but Refuses to Dis
cuss Murder.

Special Dispatch to TIE NEW YorK HERALD
New BRUNSWICK, Oct. 19.--Azariah
Beekman, Prosecutor of Somerset
county. has built up new structure
to replace the one that fell to the
ground last week when Clifford HAYES,
charged with the murder of Edward
w. Hall and Mrs. Eleanor Mills, was
released after his pal Schneider re-
tracted his accusation. IT looks now
as though the structure is nearly com
plete. In other words. the solution OF
the Hall-Mils murder is at hand.
What is in progress now in connec-
ton with the case Is in the nature of
anti-climax, the clearing UP OF minor
contradictions. the knitting together
of what have appeared as condolences
and the final arrangement of evidence
human drama, played by scenes and
acts, may be transmitted into n legal
affair, for the consideration of grand
and petit juries.
The denouement is not yet It may
be days before Beekman decides to act
finally and conclusively. 1t may be that
the final moves and the unfolding of
the solution TO the public may be held
back for a psychological effect--say
just before election day.
Prosecutor Gets New story.
There has come to the Prosecutor, as
has been raid, n new story that fits
with amazing eXactness into the new
features of the case. 1t is said to have
come. by accident through the arrest of
Schneider and Hayes. 1t is believed
now that II takes into consideration the
old Phillips farmhouse. IL is known that
it deals with an automobile. The ma
chine. IL is eaid, contained two men and
a woman.
1t is not the story that received cre-
dence in some credulous quarters last
night and had to do with screams and
shots heard miles from the crime. II
leads directly 20 one individual, a
woman. What it is and what IL means
Boekman will not say and he is now
the sole arbiter. as II Is agreed that the
crime was committed In Somerset coun-
ty. not in AIiddiesex. Thus Joseph Il
Stricken. the Middlesex Prosecutor. A.
out OF ee case TO all intents and pur-
poses.
Inevitably politics was injected into
tho case to-day by the arrival here. on
his campaign tour. of Gov. Edwards. IL
will be recalled that Edwards was APP
pealed TO by Charlotte Mills, daughter
of the dead woman. and that he put the
State troopers on the job In answer to
her appeal.
Edwards Makes Address.
Gov. Edwards. after evadng a lunch
con engagement scheduled for noon. ap-
peared at the Roosevelt Junior High
School tonight 10 address a political
meeting. accompanied by George S sill
ger. gubernatorial nominee. He arrived
at the school about $3.50. As the party
drove up In several machines the report
ers working on the murder case at
tempted to get an interview with the
Executive, but were held back by n cor
don- of police, who took the Governor in
charge until he had been escorted into
the auditorium OF the high school The
reporters were then permitted to attend
the meeting. but any attempt at inter-
viewing failed.
Despite the fact that considerable
significance had been attached to the
visit OF the Governor. the auditorium Of
the school was less than half filled.
Not more than three hundred persons
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crate applause greeted the arrival of
the Governor and his party. There was
none of the music. noise or cheering in
cidental to the usual political meeting,
neither was there any heckling OF the
Governor. His short political speech
made no reference to the murder case,
either directly or Indirectly. At the
close of the speech he was again taken
In charge by the Gordon OF police and
escorted from the hall to his machine
and started for his home In Jersey City
All yesterday afternoon tho political
henchmen of the Governor awaited his
arrival. and gayly decorated automobiles
stood at the railroad station. All after
noon passed and the Governor and his
party did not arrive, and the announce
ment was finally made OF the evening
meeting.
statement by GovernOr.
At the close Of the meeting at the high
school James +. Baker. acting for the
Governor. gave out the following state
mcnt on the authority OF Gov. Edwards
II have been campaigning in southern
New Jersey for n week and have had
no opportunity 10 speak TO Prosecutors
Stricken or Beekman on the case and
therefore l can say nothing TO YOU at
this time. | don't think 1t Is proper TO
connect up a political meeting with so
serious n matter ns tho Mlls-Hall case.
] win be at my office IN Jersey City all
day tomorrow and vii! then see any
newspaper men and answer any quos-
tions about the matter they may care to
put TO me"
It was made clear that the Governor
is deeply interested IN the case. but
rather undetermined as to Just what
procedure he will take In the matter