Evening journal., 1922-11-23

Mliis was IN the jury room an
hour and a quarter He came out
the same tired despondent little
man he has been all through the
case. He slowly got into his old
overcoat. and then took a cigar from
the pocket and bit the end of. He
started for the door and then re-
membered something. He took
paper from his pocket and looked
at 1t and then went up to the sher-
ms Office to collect his witness fee.
one dollar and mileage, about one
dollar and sixty cents all together.
But for the first time. Mills to-
night expressed an opinion that the
authorities may be on the right track
and have something up their
sleeves"
He seemed optimistic and while he
would not divulge anything that he
told the jurors. or any OF the aues-
lions they asked him he did say that
the manner in which he was inter-
rogated convinced him the authori-
ties have progressed farther than he
had imagined.
Nine witnesses were called AT the
morning session. The first was Mrs
Emma Voorhees,. As she left the
room, Detective George Totten was
called in and spent about hve min
utes before the Grand Jury. Il was
his second examination.
The third and fourth witnesses
were Mrs. A. c. Fraley and her
daughter Catherine. The Fralevs live
In the farmhouse that directly over
looks the spot at which the bodies
were found, and is not more than a
hundred yards from the noted crab
apple tree. Mrs. Fraley told the
Grand Jury that she and other mem
bers Of her family had heard pistol
shots on the night OF September IA.
and that they had heard them dis
tnetly' as all the windows in their
home were opened because OF the
warm evening
both Mrs. Fraley and her daurh- |
ter in company with one or two
others who were In the house AZ the
time went 10 the front Of tho house |
ana looked in the direction OF the
Phlllips farm but could see NOTHING
ana then they went 10 bed. Mrs |
traiey places the time OF this occur
renee as about o'clock or soon az
ter"ara. although she is not posi- !
i've She had gone 10 bed earlier
than usual about S o'clock, and was
awakened by the sound Of the shots |
she thinks IL was about Q o'clock !
but there was a difference ~ onIrl
lon on this between Mrs. Fralev and |
her daughter. They remained in the
jury room about fifteen minutes
Sigourney Smith. the grave dirrer
VINO lives at the Fraley farm was
next called. He too heard shots
Whether he heard anything else or
saw any one or anything IN the vicin-
ity OF the farm or the crab apDIa
tree was not known but he told The
Jury something that interested them
considerably.
Then came Harry McCabe. tender
OF the bridge over the Raritan AZ
Landing Lane, who told how his
VIE and he had retired soon after
10 o'clock, when they heard tbe
sound OF two women arguing far
away IN the direction OF the old
Philips farm. He fixed the time nv
clock that hung In the stairway and
one he had consulted as he and his
VIE had gone up 20 their room.
McCabe's story was embeilished
with considerable detail and he re-
NAMED in the jury room for more
han half an hour. His wife was not
called, although she has told several
clear stories Of what she and her
husband heard that night
Norman Tingle. a clerk FOR the
Strong Hardware Company, was the
next witness. He and his wife had
been sitting on the porch of their
home. not far from the old farm.
Mrs. Tingle saw a shooting star and
commented that someone was due
o die soon. About an hour later.
.ome time after 1880. they both ,
leard woman's scream and then ,
me shot followed by four in rapid j
They did not pay much
-ttention, believing It to be some !
oreigners IN the nelghborhood.
Jingle was before the Grand Jury
bout twenty minutes.
The eighth witness was George
ipel. the farmer who drove by De
tussy's Lane on the night Of the ,
murder and saw a Ford delivery carl .
urn into the lane from Easton ave- ,
ue. He told OF not finding Mrs. !
russell at home and as he came out ,
+ the jury room he passed by the
egress. The two did not recognize
ach other.
Mrs. Russell sat all during the \
norning session waiting 70 tell her
tory. She wore a new hat and coat
nd eagerly watched each witness
allied into the jury room. At the re-
ess she told a reporter that she !
oped they would be sure TO call her ,
{ the afternoon session.
The morning session concluded
nth the short testimony Of Theodore r
,nothe. official OF the S. p. c. A.. !
-ho had been with Sipel TO the Rus :
ell farm on the night OF the MUIR ,
er. ,,
Raymond Schneider, who has !
,leaded not guilty 10 two indict- !
nents charging him with perjury
nd a serious offense against Pearl
3ahmer. aged IS. will be brought to
rial in the County Court before
'udgo DAILY on Tuesday, Decem- :
,er 5.
Pearl, who was with Schneider on
he morning of the finding Of the
,odies will he a witness against him.
lie will be tried first on the perjury
Z
Walter c. Sedan will defend
schneider He charges that It was /
lnder stress that Schneider signed &
he statement charging Hayes with ]