The New York herald., 1922-10-10
Prosecutors Silent to Questions
on Discrepancies in Solution

Probably there is no better picture of
the situation than that which Beekman
gave in an interview when he declined
to answer any important questions, the
high lights being furnished by John I.
Toolan, assistant prosecutor for Middle
sex and Beekman's chief assistant.
Toolan smiled tonight and said:
well, you newspapermen will be
getting away from here in a day OF so.
This spoils a perfectly good story.
doesn't it?''
r. "If II is true 1t does, but there are
several things that will have to be ex-
planned before we leave" Mr.. Toolan
was told politely.
- What, for instance?"
well. how do you account for Mrs.
Millss throat being crt?"
Now, don't try to crossexamine me-"
well, then. what is the caliber of
the gun you have?'
Il can't answer that"
~ About the exact status of the two
youths Mr.. Toolan said:
. They have not been arrested so for
because we don't want to close our
avenue OF information"
"O- IL theySwere prisoners they might
refuse to talk further
X well. OF course they could stop talk
ing now"
y The truth is that Schneider and Hayes
wanted to stop talking long ago. Hayes
had no motive for the killing, even if
n The mistaken identity theory Is worth
anything. 1t was Schneider who had the
motive. If Hayes did the killing, as
= Beekman now processes to believe. then
the murder of Mrs. Mills and Hall was
one OF the most wanton. brutal acts a
youth of twenty-one ever committed.
Inn IN,
Toolan and Detectives David and Tottea
got some results In the case this morn
fng after Hayes and Schneider had been
questioned for close TO twelve hours The
story told by the boys was this:
Leaving the downtown district with
the Kaufman boy about 10 o'clock, they
had gone toward the park and their
homes. Hayes having told Schneider that
Pearl BANNER. the 16 year old girl who
now becomes the central feminine figure
In the case. had been seen going toward
the park with an intoxicated man. They
believed the man to be Nick BANNER
the girls father and owner of a saloon
and billiard room on the outskirts Of
the Hungarian quarter
i They followed along for a while and
then caught UP with the pair and there
was some conversation. but nothing
Happened. BANNER and Pearl moved on
end the three lads followed. Near the
park Kaufman left and went to his
Rome.
Schneider and Hayes did not agree
sbout what happened afterward.
Schneder said they went to the Phillips
farm. Hayes to his lawyer said they
did not: that he was never near the
SPOT where the bodies were found.
Schneider started to tell a story OF
seeing three people. one a woman, get
Into a motor car after they had heard
shots and Of then finding the body.
Hayes did not agree about that. He
did admit that they were in the park
very late looking for Bahmer and his
daughter. Of whom they had lost track.
Schneider Accuses Hayes.
80 According to others besides Beekman.
Schneider finally broke down and ad-
snltted. first that he and Hayes had
found the bodies and robbed them, and
then, finally. a tired. nervous wreck OF
youth. cried out loudly that Hayes had
found and shot the pair believing them
tc be BANNER and his daughter. To