The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-10-11

(. The basket was discovered in @ gully not far from the spot where the bodies were found beneath i stunted crab apple tree on the old Phillips farm, two miles from this | city It was a nOrdinary chip basket i of bushel size and contained a quan- tity of paper and rags stained with l blood and covered with finger prints. It appeared as though some on had wiped his fingers upon the paper and rags
 |. Persons who saw the basket have ] been summoned before the county | uthor1t1eS today to tell their story. Four men and woman who request ed that their names be withheld saw the basket. Among them was a phy- slcIan who said he was certain that | the red markings were made by blood
 1 Two more arrests have been made | in the case-PearI Rahmer 16-vear- old girl with whom Clifford Hayes and | Raymond Schneider were in love, and
 her father, Nicholas Bahmer. The girl and Schneider "diScOVered'' the
 bodies and gave the first report of it to the authorities.
 To Grill Mrs. Hall Again. Somerset County Detective George Totten declared today that Mrs Hall. widow of the slain clergyman would be questioned again.
 We have just started to work on the case" said Totten we are not going to eliminate any clues or, any persons that may prove valuable in 1 throwing 'ight upon this strange crime"
 A new line of inquiry has devel- oped involving a woman not connect ed either with the Hall or NILS fam mes. This woman is suspected of ildrhorlng a Jealous resentment and IT 1t is found that suspicion against her is Justified. Hayes would be re- leased As the matter stands at pres ent Hayes is held for the grand jury upon the unsupported story of his naI Itaylnond Schneider who was jealous
 Ia,tdl or the attentions passing between Hayes and Pearl Banner. Detective Mobbed New Brunswick, N. J., Oct H. l !By The A. P.)-Frank P. Kirby, a
 Mlddiesex n1iti. county detective, credited rom Raymond Schneider on which Chtford Hayes, 19-year-old. was charged with the murders of the Rev. Edward w Hall, rector of fhe Episcopal Church of St. St. JoT1n +he Evangelist. and his choir leader, Mrs. Eleanor R. Mills, was attacked by a group of indignant citizens here esr1I1 today. Bombarded with bricks, Kirby es- capped unhurt by locking himself in
 the baggage room at the New Bruns- wick Pennsylvania station Later he was surrounded by armed police men in uniform and escorted to po- lfce headquarters, while the crowd which had shown it's resentment over the arrest of Hayes, dispersed Kirby was met by group of citi- 1 zens as he emerged from the Penn sylvania station on his return from SomerviIle, where he had sought 1Jn- successfully to obtain a confession from Hayes. The group included several members of the committee
 which had obtained the, offer of a s1,- 900 reward for the arrest and con viction of the slayer of Dr. Hall and Mrs. Mills.
 Incensed Over Hayes Arrest. Members of the crowd nrotested angrily to Kirby against the arrest of Hayes, declaring they considered it a "frame-up to quiet the indigna- ton of citizens and soothe the aroused governor by making 1t appear that the mystery had been cleared. Kirby retorted with equal candor 1 at first at the same time walking rap- 1 idly away from the railroad station 1 ters, Before he had proceeded far he found himself surrounded by the | crowd which pressed closer and closer to him.
 | suddenly found his way blocked by 1 angry and excited men. He looked l around, decided the crowd was thin l nest behind him. and turned and ran | after him with threats of tar and l feathers. The pursuit led past pie I of bricks. Many in the crowd stopped long enough to get an arInfuI with which to hurl after the fleeing officer. Reaching the station platform Kir- by espied the open door of the bag gage room, dived inside, closed the door and bolted it. just as the leaders in the crowd reached it.
 For a while the crowd contented itself with throwing bricks against the l baggage room door. Then a posse
 ton agent. arriYal and rescued Kir- arrival of the bldecoats.
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