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


heretofore disregarded. that watch
similar 10 that missing from the
person OF the dead rector has beer
/ located in a pawnshop there
As was forecast yesterday the au-
thorities started 70 look up Happy
BANNER. Nick's son and Pearls
brother. They sent for the youne
man and questioned him, but did
not put him under arrest. The rea-
\ son he was not requested 20 join the
rest OF the family IN the model jail
is that he showed clearly that on
the night OF the murder he was in
the county workouse. His alibi was
perfect.
Strange as II may seem. the events
OF yesterday have served to clarity
the situation rather than 20 confuse
Il. Schneider's recantation, sworn
TO and signed by him, not only ex-
onerates Hayes, but contains the
statement that neither Hayes nor
Schneider was on the Phillips farm
on the night OF the murder Thus.
for the time being anyway. they are
NAAAAAAAAaANh AA0AAl inc case.
Schneider. however, IL a confessed
liar and may have 20 do some tall
explaining as 10 his own movements.
not on the night OF the murder
particularly but on the Saturday
following when he and the Bahmen
girl found the two bodies. The pos
sibillty that Halls money and watch
and fba attforao4fc ,r.od -. ~ ..-..,.
derer may have been taken away
after the crime was committed by
some one other than the criminals is
not being overlooked.
The process by which Hayes was
liberated, was simple. He had never
had the preliminary hearing allowed
him by law. His counsel, Thomas
=. Haggerty. and ex-senator Thomas
Brown, heard from Beekman yestsr-
day that there had been a new state
ment made by Schneider They
fastened to someville and made for
NAL demand for a hearing for their
client. Il took them some time 70
convince Beekman that they were
entitled to II.
Il was at this hearing that
Schneider made HIS new statement,
or rather admitted he had lied IN
accusing Hayes. This left Beekman
with nothing whatever on which 70
hold Hayes. and on the motion and
demand Of Haggerty and Brown.
Hayes was released by the recorder.
william r. Sutphen, with the under
standing that counsel would pro-
duce him should he be required as
a witness. Il was this arrangement
that led in part 10 the report that
Schneider himself might be charged
with the murder.
After the lads release HaEerty
and Brown hustled young Hayes
into a motor car and made a quick
trip back 70 New Brunswick. Il
was already known here that
Schneider had retracted his accusa-
tion and the town was agog with
the news. IL may be said. too. that
this news was received as joyfully
on the streets as would be the news
that the real murderer was found.
And out in the neighborhood OF the
Hayes home. at 80 Richardson street,
the excitement was intense.
A dozen motor cars were drawn
up IN the unpaved street before the
little double house in which, the
Hayeses live. There were more
than a hundred women. fully twice
as many children and a score or
more OF men about. running in and
out OF the little house, shaking
hands. laughing and chattering. Onl
The stoops of the houses opposite
little groups discussed the news glee-
fully
Hayes Gets an Ovation.
Then along came the automobile
runabout from Somervllle. with all
three OF the occupants grinning with |
Hayes in the middle. He
waved his hand while the car was
still half ablock away. and those
in the crowd began clapping their |
hands. Several OF the women |
shouted shrllly and a huskier voice
or two cried: Hello, Cliff! oh. you
Cliff"
Mrs. Hayes, the elderly mother Of
the lad, had remained within until |
that minute. She came out, laugh
Ing and crying at the same time, and
almost fell down the step or two
from the porch in her haste to greet
her boy. Another son, Joe, grabbed /
her and held her back a little. while /
she extended her arms toward Cliff.
But the photographers had their in
nings before the eager mother got
4 chance.
Hayes was photographed alone,
standing by the automobile Then
no was photographed with Hagerty
and then with Hagerty and Brown
Then Mrs. Hayes struggled through
he group and reached Cliffs side,
hrowing her arms about him moth
,rwise in an all embracing hug. She
,rled and he cried a little, though he
ried not so.
While they were in each others
lrms the shutters on the cameras
clicked again. Nearly all the wo-
men were crying by this time and
some OF the boys were looking self
conscious. Mrs. Hayes held the
10Y tight beside her and struggled
pack through the crowd and into
he little house. every one she passed
rying to shake Cliffs hand. patting
him on the shoulder, telling HIM
Good boy, Cliff"
Then the door was closed and
Tiff. with his lawyers. went into the
title old fashioned, low ceilinged
larlor and sounds of crying and
aughing could be heard through the
windows.
That was Gins Homecoming. A
title while. before. at a house not
ar away, where The Schneiders live,