The New York herald., 1922-10-09
Boy and Girl Who Found
Bodies Grilled With Two
Other Youngsters.
LADS HOME IS SEARCHED
Stories Told at Inquisition Do
Not Appear to Dove
tail.

JOiln lOOldI, dSSlSldlll I'ApSNNbAtOA VI
Middlesex county, took up early to-day
a line of examination that was dropped
more than a week ago. and for the
greater part of the day grilled the
group of young people whose direct
connection with the crime appeared to
be confined to the finding of the slain
bodies of Hall and Mrs. Mills.
This unexpected action made it at
once apparent that despite the brave
words of the prosecutors, the prodding
and the expectations of Gov. Edwards
and the activity of the State troopers,
virtually no progress has been made
in solving the mystery and bringing
the murderer to justice. By this one
move the authorities disclosed that the
lines along which they have been pro-
ceeding steadily for a week have
yielded nothing of worth.
Young Raymond Schneider was sent
for early in the day and questioned
again. first as to the finding of the
bodies on Saturday September 10, and
then as to his own movements on the
He was still in the court house at a
late hour tonight.
Late tonight it was pretty well es-
tablished that the authorities had at
last come into possession of the pistol
with which the murder was committed
and of the gold watch that the dead
rector carried. There was strong rea-
son TO believe. however. that these had
been taken from the place at which the
10 no murder and that
they were not obtained from those d.
rectly concerned in the crime.
Three Boys Are Sent For.
Toolan and Beekman. assisted by the
detectives. David and Totten, and oc-
casionally by State trooper, ques-
toned Schneider and then sent for Leon
Kaufman. aged Is. who was the COM
panion of Schneider for part of the
Thursday evening. Still later they
brought in Clifford Hayes. the other
youngster who was with Schneider.
Young Kaufman was brought to the
court house about 2 o'clock; Hayes soon
after s. Then about s a State trooper
went over and got Pearl Bahmer. the
fifteen-year- girl companion OF
Schneider when he found the body.
AS to all of the witnesses, and par
ticularly Schneider, il may be said that
they were subject to the rougher sort
of treatment. They certainly Jared no
better than did Willie Stevens when he
was examined by about the same men
in the tower of the court house at
Somerville on Friday night last. Angry
tones were heard sometimes half across
the little park in which the court house
stands.
From time to time as the examination
went on one or another Of the detectives
would emerge from the courthouse and
act in thoroughly mysterious manner.
Sometimes It was Totten, but more often
Il was David
Crowd Awaits New Move.
There was an audience. of course. II
consisted OF newspaper men and about
n score of townspeople. for somehow the
report was spread that there was to be
an arrest made in the now famous case
In fact. David went TO the pains to tel
ephone to the editor of the local paper
that such might be the case. and as a
result the press room staff OF the local
sheet was summoned from its Sunday
rest and kept on duty pending the pos
sible issuance OF an extra edition.
Once Totten came out and whispered
10 young Schneider's father, who was
waiting in an automobile The elder
Schneider drove away, almost as mys-
ter,cusy as Totten had conveyed his
message. In FIVE minutes he was back.
but not in the same place. He had
merely changed the parking space OF his
car so that the Jail hid him, supposedly
from the curious crowd.
A little later David came out and sent
n messenger for the chauffeur of his
Ford. When the Ford arrived David
whispered to the driver. who scurried
Off around the block. Then David walked
mysteriously away with never a word to
any one. He turned down a dark alley
Five minutes later he was in a delica-
lessen store buying coffee, sandwiches
and pickles for the hungry sleuths, and
FIVE minutes after that he was again
barking savagely at Schneider.
While. In truth. the examination OF
the four young people developed moth
ing startlingly new as far as could be
learned at late hour II is fact that
hte trio OF young men were handled as
they should have been handled when
they were first brought into the case.
and their rather peculiar story as first
told. All but Kaufman had lot Of
explaining to do.
Boys Father Protests.
At O'Clock this evening young Kauff-
mans father called at the court house
He was much inccnsed. He was finally
allowed to see his son, after waiting
almost an hour.
The boy told his father he had been
asked about his movements on the
Thursday night and had told all he
knew. but that he had been told TO wait
as he would be questioned again. Each
OF the lads was kept in a separate room
SO that they could not confer.
Kaufman said he had been to NOV
ing picture house. alone. and after he
came out met Schneider. who asked him
" he was going out" meaning toward
homo. He. Hayes and Schneider. he
said walked out Easton avenue and then
he went home, he thought about II
o'clock. That was all he had TO tell. yet
he was kept at the court house from
O'Clock until long after tonight.
Tho statements OF Hayes and
Schneider agree as 10 their movements
on Thursday night They say they wen,
by Schneider's homo Mt fO2 Sicard ave-
nue. Into Buccleugh Park after Kauff-
man had left them. and that they