Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-10
FRIENDS SAY HAYES
!. IS NOT GUILTY OF
HALL-M|LLS MURDER
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little more than a toy. They found no
stained clothes. Besides the pistol
volver.
Thoush they do not say so the
thorities are proceeding to check up
on Schneider. They have learned, for
one thing, that he was not with his
sweetheart. Pearl Bahmer, early on
the evening of the murder. He said
he had left her at $40 and joined his
boy companions about 10. Actually
his movements In h early part OF the
evening are ~unaccounted for, a fact
that may be of very great Importance.
This fact. like much that has been
learned about this case since the be-
ginning, comes from unofficial sources.
All hal has been learned of Schneid-
er's alleged confession, which presum-
ably does not exist, unofiicially.
According to Prosecutor Beekman.
Schneider Is the one on whose word
Hayes is being held. 1t is Schneider
who, according to Beekman, charges
Hayes with having committed the
crime that has puzzled New Jersey. II
not the whole country for three weeks.
Only Schnclder's Word Against Hayes.
According to Beekman, Schneider
has given information to the effect
that Hayes committed the crime that
had puzzled New Jersey and the whole
country generally for three weeks.
The case against Hayes rests alb
solutely on the wird OF Schneider.
.t.t l. ..--ls L., n, -.al,,g 10,
of what Schneider had said time and
again previously. There is no weapon
In the possession of Beekman and his
assistants with which the crime could
have been committed. There ia no
| knife that may have severed the jug
| ular vein of Mrs. Mills. There is no
knowledge of n stained garment. The
authorities have not found the watch
Hall carried.
Schneider signed the statement pre-
pared for him after an all-night grill
ling In the prosecutors office in New
brunswick. As far as could he learned
there was no s~tenographer present
In It he accused Hayes of the shoot
ing. =
Schneider's Story.
He said that on the night OF Sept
IA when Mr.. Hall and Mrs. Mills were
slain he met Hayes. who told him
Pearl BANNER, daughter OF a former
saloonkeeper. who now runs a pool.
room, had been seen gpine with hei
father, Nicholas, out toward Buc-
cleuch Park. near which is the farm
where the bodies were found
Schneider, married three years. bu
not living with his Wife, was in low,
with the BANNER girl, who lives Will
an aunt. when he reported findin,
the bodies, the second morning afte'
the rector and choir singer disap
peared, she was with him.
Schneider said when Hayes told hin
Pearl had gone down the road will
her step-father, who had been drink
ing. Hayes said he had n pistol an
volunteered TO go and find them
They went out George street alonI
the Raritan. Leon Kaufman. nfteer
whose statement brought about III
grilling OF Schneider. was with then
They saw tho girl and her step-fathe
in n clump of bushes by the rive
bank and then lost sight Of then
Then they went on 10 the park. Their
: Kaufman left the other two.
Went to Philips Farm.
Schneider said he and Hayes wer
across Easton avenue 10 Lovers Ian,
leading 10 the Phillips farm, and cam
across a couple seated under the era
ann1a -,aa n-hnrp Tho hnAfnu ~ NJ
Hall and Mrs. Mills were subsequent
= found carefully laid out. They crer
up behind the couple. he said. an
Hayes said:
: There's the old -, I'm going {
= give II to them now"
: Schneider said they crawled arour
= to one side and Hayes fired sever;
shots. intending TO shoot BANNER, bl
not his daughter.
Then they went up TO the bodie
Schneider said, and Hayes exclaimed
I MY God. it's lot them"
: According 10 Schneider. he ar
! Hayes then wen. through the poke
Of the rector and took his watch. The
they fled.
The following night Schneider ar
! the BANNER girl strolled out 10 Y
farm again. II was not until Il
morning after this that they report,
the bodies.
When Schneider had told this stoi
in the Prosecutors office after twel'
hours Of grilling and had broken dow
and begged for mercy. he was co
fronted with Hayes. who, when 10
what Schneider had said, turned