New Britain Herald Newspaper, October 9, 1922, Page 1

= ——————— 1 Herald “Ads” Mean Better Business ESTABLISHED 1870 NEW BRITAIN CONNECTICUT MONDAY OCTOBER 9, 1922 19 YEAR OLD YOUTH ARRESTED FOR TURKS GNVE PROMISES NOT TO MAKE FURTHER ADVANCE; CONFERENCE IS France Entertams Strong Hopes That all Differ- ences Will be Smoothed Out Today Allies at Disadvantage, Not having Enough Men to Control Either Greeks or Turks. Mudania, Oct. 9.— (By Associated Press)—The allied generals here for continuance of the armistice confer- ence spent this morning conferring with the Greek delegates. The con- ference with Ismet Pasha the Turkish nationalists representative was sched- uled to be resumed at 3 o'clock this afternoon, The delegates met informally last night, postponing formal discussion until this afternoon. Gen. Harrington, the British com- mander-in-chief recefved in writing an assurance from Ismet Pasha that there would be no further advance of the nationalist troops in the neutral rore, Hope For Settlement Paris, Oct. 9. — (By Associated Press)—8trong hopes were entertain- ed in French circles today that the Mudania conference would reach a complete agreement and the protocol for an armistice be signed before the day was over. The hitch in yester- day's proceedings at Mudania is at- tributed here to the probability that Gen. Harrington had then received only a part of the new instructions drafted under the agreement reached Saturday by Lord Curzon, British for- eign secretary and Premier Poincare, Allies At Disadvantage Lond#n, Oct. 9. — (By Associated Press)—The Near East situation con- tinued to present disturbing possibili- ties today with, _the revolutionary Greek army at Adrianople declaring it would not retire and with the vic- torious Turkish army concentrating at Brusa and Ismid, anxious to reach Constantinople and protect the Turks in Thrace. The uneasiness was added to by the reason that the allies are not generally considered to have sufficient armed forces to control either the Turks or the Greeks. The British cabinet met this after-| noon to watch the proceedings at Mudania where the armistice confer- ence was being resumed under the fresh instructions by which the allies present a united front to the Turks on the immediate military stipulations. The cabinet members had passed | their first quiet Sunday in four weeks but they were unwilling even yet to affirm that the situation was entirely satisfactory although entertaining the hope of a successful conclusion of peace so long as the French stood | firm with the British. NEWTON SMITH DIES WHILE VISITING SON| | | Former New Britain Resi- dent at S. R. & L. for | Fifty Years Newton Smith, formerly a resident of this city, died 'last night at the home of his son, Rev. G. B. Smith of Liberty, N. Y., at the age of 85| years. Mr. Smith formerly made his | home at 190 Black Rock avenue un- | til last Deéember when he left to visit |rode his new |about it and then saw Senior | hle his son in New York state, where he has made his home since. He leaves three sons, Harry of this | city, Eddy N. of Berlin and Rev. G. B. Smith of New York state. He | also leaves two brothers, Henry E. of | Bristol and Hubert of Burlington and one sister, Mrs. Nettie Guild of Litchfield, Conn. Mr. Smith was born in Burlington where he also spent his early child- hood. When but a young man he came to New Britain and entered the employ of the Stanley, Rule and Level company and he remained with this company for 50 years until he was retired with a pension in April of 1916. During the last several vears of his employment with this concern .Mr. Smith was in full charge of the wood working plant on Whiting street. He was held in high esteem by his co- workers at the factory who were sur- prised to learn of his death. The funeral will " be held on Wednesday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock at the Erwin chapel. Rev. John L. Davis, pastor of the Trinity Methodist church, will officiate and burial will be in Fairview cemetery. PLAN GAME New Haven, Oct. 9.—A game pre- eerve of about 2,000 acres close hy the Sleeping Giant in North Haven and Hamden has been leased to the state by farmers in that section, it was stated today. The state will stock the reserve after leases are all filed Game wardens are now posting the PRESERVE. |game with the junior team of St. daughter of Mr. and Mrs, ot 43 Woodland ard Heckman, Mrs. ten Peter's chuch ‘and. - poommrs s —_— Advt, Devt. Hartford, DROWNS 3 LIiILIlHI:N AND SHOOTS HIMSELF Rochester Father Was De- spondent Because He Had No Work, Police Say Rochester, N. Y, Oct. 9.—The bodies of a father and his three chil- dren today are lying side by side in an undertaking establishment here, victims of a quadruple tragedy in this city late last night. The children, Ethelyn five, Grace two and Russell Wheeler six months old, were drown- ed in a bath tub at their home by the father, Willilam E. Wheeler, who after witnessing life pass from the little ones, fired a bullet into his brain. Despondency because of in- ability to obtain employment was re- sponsible for the crime, police said. Wheeler's wife discovered the bodies after she returned to her home from church. A note, protruding from the bath room door, led her to investigate. The contents told of the act of her husband and gave instruc- tions as to the disposition of his body and the furniture in the house. It read in part: “Dear Milly:— “It had to come at last. I can see no other way out. Don't have any funeral for me. Do not notify the folks or the truest friends. This is too disgraceful to call them in. Have my body cremated if possible without a funeral. “Pay up every bill. That's what I did it for. I'm taking thc kiddies with me, so you and no one else can say that I left them a burden on you. If I were to hang on longer it would only be the same old story. “Please don’t try to keep the fur- niture or house. I want to see you free to do something for the Lord. Don't sorrow for me or for the chil- dren. You will soon realize we are better off dead. . No doubt you will never see me again. Good bye for- ever. “Please don't have any funeral for us. Don't say anything tb the police or reporters. Keep quiet.” Mrs. Wheeter, who swooned after the bath room door was broken down by a boarder, today told police when she left the home her husband ap- peared to be in excellent spirits. The children at that time were {n bed. The children were foynd clasped in each others arms in the bottom of the tub, which was half filled with water. The father hung over the edge of the tub, still clutching the pistol from which he fired the fatal shot. ESCAPES ON BICYCLE Say He Took It To Get Away From ‘Wife Chased Him With Razor. ‘Who Bridgeport, Oct. 9.—Jackie Senior of Fulton street, offered a new kind of excuse to the police today to explain why he borrowed a man's bicycle, But Senior is being held just the same to | see what his wife says. David Thompson of Staten Island, bicycle from New Lon- don to Bridgeport yesterday and left it standing outside a garage. He made a call and upon returning found the machine gone. He told an officer riding. The latter said that he had had trou- with his wife, who had chased him with a razor and to escape from her he had jumped on the bicycle. Mrs. Senior could not be found today. FOOTBALL FATALITY Tirst Death in New Hampshire Occurs When High Schosl Boy Dies of Fractured Skull. Franklin, N. H,, Oct. 9.—The first fatality of the football season in this state occurred today in the death of frank Masa, a member of the Frank- n High school eleven. The boy sus- tained a fractured skull Saturday in a An- selem college. He was taken to the Franklin hospital but never recovered consciousnes: Men Juhp to Safety But Two Women Are Killed Bennington, Vt., Oct. 9.—Mary Pet- erson, a nurse, and Beatrice Loomis, a maid, both employed at a hospital here, were killed by a Boston and Maine train last night when their au- tomobile stalled on a crossing at Hoosick, N. Y. Morris Peterson and Lovett A. Kinney, also of this city, jumped from the a#tomobile and es- caped injury. n“]"r mtTrn\l D. The Salvation Army drive for $20.. (100, which was scheduled to start to. day, has been postponed date in November, according announcement this morning. The ho- tel drive coming along at this time, ft was not felt advisable to conduct bhoth drives at the same time. TO BE MARRIED OCT. 11, The wedding of Miss Marfon Kurt Jacob Kur street to John Leon- Jr, son of Mr. and John Heckman of 149 Kensing- avenue will take place at St Wednesday morning, October 11th at 9 o'clock. Connecticut State Ubnry, until some | to an RED GROSS MOVES F[lR RELIEF FUND pirman Authorized to Spend tey Tor Near East Sufferers $10,000,000 IN THE TREASURY Organization Will Spend All That Is Necessary and, If Necessary, the Entire Amount, According to Offi- cials—Harding's Message, * “Washington, Oct. 9.—President Harding, im a message of welcome read at the initial session today of the national convention of the Red Cross, expressed his gratification at the steps being taken by the organi- zation in co-operation with the Near East Relief to aid refugees in the Near East. The .executive committee of the Red Cross prior to the assembling of the convention authorized John Bar- ton Payne, chairman of the organi- zation, to take such steps and make such appropriations for rellef work in the Near East as he deemed ad- visable pending the raising of the Near East emergency fund. A na- tion-wide appeal for such a fund to be expended by the Red Cross and the Near East Rellef was authorized yesterday by the president and in his message today he expressed his ap- preciation of the preliminary steps taken today by the Red Cross exec- utive committee. Harding's Message, In his message President Harding asked Mr. Payne to express to the convention ‘‘ the very cordial greet- ings -and the sétisfaction that I feel in knowing of this annual session of the’ delegates from the various chap- ters, which give to the American Red Cross its unfailing strength and read- iness for every emergency.” Chairman Payne in explaining the action of the executive committee sald that the first action of the Red Cross would be to proceed to meet the emergency. Sum Not Named. “The amount to be expended was not named and no specific sum was appropriated.” Mr. Payne addéd. “The committee's instruction was that the job be done and if it takes all our money it will be ent and if it takes more money than we have, we will get it.” This statement was taken to mean that the Red Cross planned to go into the relief “work:on'a large scale, as the Red Cross treastiry now contains about $20,000,000. $233,400 RAISED TO DATE FOR PROPOSED NEW HOTEL Nearly One-Half of Desired Sum Secured, Report at Luncheon Show With Three Days to Go. The team captained by Dr. Fred Lee again heads the list of workers in the new hotel drive repérting the sum of $5.600 as the results of a day's work at the luncheon held at the hotel headquarters on West Main and Washington streets this noon. The reports submitted today totalled $32,300 which brought the grand to- tal up to $233,400, almost one-half of the amount desired to put the cam- paign across in New Britain. The team workers have but three days left in which to raise the desired sum of $550,000 and the team cap- tains were urged to put “pep"” into their workers and make a special drive to dispose of the remainder of the stock by Thursday noon Arthur. Kimball Speaks At the luncheon this noon, Arthur Kimball, a member of the executive committee,* gave a short address in | Which he urged the men to help put the campaign over. ‘ He said that the people of New Britain, in buying the stock should not think of the dividends they are to get in money as much as they should of the dividend they will get in civic pride. Mr. Kimball also spoke of the need of a hotel in this city and was of the opinion that it a first class hotel is established in this city, New Britain will at last be placed on the automo- bile map. Mayer Is Satisfied Frank Mayer of the hetel corpora- tion, in speaking to the warkers this noon, said that he was satisfied with the results of the campaign to date and he is confident that the workers will put the campaign over success- fully by Thursday. Reports for Today. The reports for today of the team | captains, and the executive commit- ee follows: Division A, Ernest W. Christ, chair- | man—W. H. Crowell, $1,000; R. F. Gilpatric, $1,000; F. O. Rackliffe, $1,-| 900; L. A. Sprague, $600; total, $4,500. ! Division B, Rev. John L. Davis, | chairman—W. R. Fletcher, $3,200; J. E. Lash, $200; Adna Johnson, $300; | R. B. Skinner, $900; total, $4,600 Division C, P. F. King, chairman— Joseph Chernoff, $500; Dr. K. P. Lee, | 600; J. V. Onorato, $1800; Stephen ! Robb, $600; total, $8,500, Division D, Eugene Porter, chair- man—G. H. Dyson, $1600; H. C. Fer- Inau, $4000; A, A. Mills, $3000; W. B. Rossberg, $600; total, $0100. The ex- ecutive committee reported a sales of 185600 which brought the total for taday up to $32,300 and the grand to*al to date up to $233,400. EX-HAISER EXPECTS { the world. i vember 5 will occur in the chapel of {hall, \ranged from 3 70 BE VERY HAPPY Will Soon Be Happiest Man in World, He Tells Reporters WEDDING IS NEAR AT HAND His Bride-to-be Will, After Her Mar- riage,Take the Title of “Qucen Wil- helmina of Prussia’—Marriage No- vember 5. Doorn, Holland, Oct. 9.—(By Asso- clated Press.)—The bride of former Emperor Willlam, the Princess of Reuss, will assume the title “Queen Wilhelmina of Prussia,” according to an announcement made today at a preliminary reception to friends of the bride and groom at the castle here. The ex-Katser was attired in, his favorite uniform of a high admiral of the fleet with his breast covered with | a multitude of pre-war decorations, and his left sleeve having a mourning band. The ex-ruler was in high good hu- mor, entertaining the guests with many anecdotes. “I shall soon be the happlest man in the world,” he said. “No longer will I be called the soli- tary exile of Doorn.” Princess Happy Too. The Princess of Reuss appeared equally happy. The only member of the Hohenzol- lern family present was the ex-em- peror's fourth son, August Withelm, although the ceremonial was at- tended by a large number of German professors, former generals, court of- ficials, members of the nobility and their wives, including Count von Moltke, together with several Dutch professors and many members of the Dutch nobility. The castle was adorned with bouquets and ‘garlands of flowers which are arriving daily, the gifts of admirers and friends of the former emperor in many parts of According to the present arrange- ments the marriage ceremony on No- the castle. 3 By order of the former German monarch, no photographers or jour- nalists will be allowed to attend the ceremony. They are now being care- fully excluded from the castle grounds by the guards, who have been instructed likewise to keep a close watch on anyone suspected of having firearms or ather dangerous weapons. WANT TROLLEY EXTENSION Seotion Would Accept Jitney Service As Alterna- Farmington Avenuc tive, Petition to Council Says. Residents of the Farmington avenue section of the city have drafted petition with 100 signatures asking the common council to exert every er- fort to afford better transportation service in that section, either in the form of extending the trolley line to Blake road or allowing jitney service from the center to Blake road. The resolution was randed to Mayor Paonessa this morning and he has promised to see that it is brought be- fore the council at its next meeting for action. Practically every property holder along the highway which would be af- fected has signed the petition. rmer Local Young Man Weds New York State Girl H. Wells William, son of James W, Williams of 44 South High street, and Miss Helen M. Brooks, niece of Clar- ence H. Ryan of Melrose, N. Y., were married at the latter’'s home on Sat- urday and afte honeym8on trip through New state will make their home at N, Y. Mr. Williams is engtn- eer with the U com- pany at Niagara F Yo Niagara Falls, a mechanical Aluminum alls. ITALIANS TO CELEBRATE The Italians of New Britain will celebrate the 430th Anniversary of Columbus’ discovery of America, Thursday at 3 o'clock in Bardeek's Arch street. Drincipal speakers will be Rev. John L. Davis and M Russo. At 8 o'clock there will be the customary dance in the same hall. 2,822 GIVI $254,599. New Haven, Oct 9.—The total of pledges and gifts to the Masonic tem- ple building fund up till noon today was $254, which sum was given by 2,822 individuals, NEW LOW FOR MARKS, New York, Oct. 9.—German marks gold here today for less than 4 cents a 100 the lowest price on record Opening quotations by local dealers | 3-4 to 4 cents. The normal or pre-war price of the mark was 23.8 cent8 each THE WEATHER | Hartford, Oct. 9.—Forecast for New Britain and vicinity: Unsettled and cooler tonight and Tuesday; probably showers Tuesday. ——FOURTEEN PAGE News of the World By Associated Press PRICE ’l‘HREE CENTS MURDER OF MINISTER AND SINGER; MISTOOK CLERGYMAN FOR A RIVAL POLICE FIND 45 GALS. OF BOOZE IN GARAGE Owner Pays $200 and Goes to Jail for 20 Days— Autoists Fined Police Sergeant Michael Flynn and Patrolman Carmelo Caccamo's Franklin street, yesterday and away 45 gallons of alcohol that accused had stored therein. in police court today pleaded guilty. Judge Klett imposed a fine and sent the accused to jail days. It was his second offense, Feeney garage v a Thomas of f isited t 388 took the Caccamo $200 or 20 he having pald $200 a short time ago for Alber alleged liquor trafficking whose machine t W. Hall went over an embankment on Plainville road September 28 after had crashed into and overturned A. G. Way's ,automobile, was fined $10 the it 00 for driving while under the influence of liquor. were not pressed. Charges of reckless d riving He entered a plea of nolo contendere through Lawyer P. F. McD or.ough. Assistant Prosecutor W. M. Green- ment, Hall, according to the stein told the court the facts in the case. state- was found to be under the in- fluence of liquor and was arrested in the investigation subsequent to the ac- cident. Liquor Mrs. Constanti Jablonski tinued Prosecuting Attorney J. G. Woods® re.| quest. Saffiatto and Joseph Galliatti, charges were mornin, till tomorrow against Mr. and con- g at At the request of Attorney Vic- tor De Nuzzo the cases of Pasquale ch. argen with breach of the peace, and that or Salvatore Longo, allegéd to have shot with intent to continu Longo, Saffiatt claims, money kill Saffiatto, ed till tomorrow mo a Maple street cobbler, 0, according to the during an argument matters. were rning. shot state’s over Patrolman Frank Emglish arrested William Lawlor Saturday afternoon (Continued on Second Page). JAMAICA RESIDENT SLAYS BARTENDER Both Men Were Drunk. It Is Said, and Shooting Follows Taxicab Quarrel. New York, Oct. 9.—Harry Sutphin owner Bulletin of Jamaica, William Biermann a bartender, early and editor of the Queensboro shot and killed today in front of Sutphin's apartment house nounce in Jamaica the d this morning. police an- Sutphin who is 64 years old is one of the maica. best He was a former deputy known residents of Ja-| com- missioner of public works in Queens. Acco! and Biermann after spending most or rding to the police, S 1tphin the night at a hotel in Jamaica were driven taxicab and the shooting followed a| PV quarrel Martin toward Sutphin's home The driver of the Seibert, Jr., told the ta in a Xicab, police that both men had been drmking ana| that & itphin of abusing him. Sutphin suddenly drew a pistol Sei- bert said and fired one shot. had accused Biermann He then commanded Seibert to take him to hospital 1 Seibert informed a police- | man and Sutphin was taken into cus- today. G. 0. P, VOTING PLAGES Primaries Wards Until The voting places for the republi ‘hnm»m of about 300, wh Wil Be Held In On Next 8 O'clock. Monday From Various can primaries to be held on Monday Octobe: r 18, from 4 until 8 p. m as follows First ward— old St 62 Ch Broad avenue Petiti 139 Arch street; third w. fourth w: ward ward- 211 Park street; Mark's church; irch street; fifth street ions for , are| second ard— ard a5 sixth ward—1«Hartford candidates as repre sentative must be handed in not later than $§ people must o'clock New file o'clock tomorrow wishing to be made their applications bef tomorrow afternoon. Orleans to Be Dry night and | voters | ore For Legion Convention New junetio vent the stores Americ L 8 nounce Oct applied for Orleans, ns will be operation soft to and convention Burns Legion Attorney distriet 4 today. 9.—Federal of certain gr drink establishments selling intoxicating liquors during the | in- pre- ocery week, an- Hart, Mm ie \('tm, le('l\ To Recover From Typhoid | 1.os provement 8. bhe: liam has fever and nounce stitution and remarkable vitality have |sion to Irvir Angeles, Oct. 9 in the condition of (Bill) Hart, film star, critically 111 with ty complications was today. Hart's strong en L] Continued im- 'Throws wil who phoid an con plaved an important role in his fight against death and unless ncwv com- @ |ther danger, Dr. Leon J. Roth said. .| Following 4 DEMOCRATS EXPECT CONTEST FOR CHAIR Kiniry Will Be Opposed By Either Smith or Ross is Belief—Four to Leave Committee Tonight, The deémocratic town committee will meet tonight at Lawyer David L. Dunn’s office to elect a successor to Mr. Dunn as chairman of the coms mittee. That there will be a lively contest is expected. John J. Kiniry, who, because of recent public utter- ances, is considered as of the adminis- tration faction of the party, will prob- ably be the nominee of the group, while John L. Ross or Thomas F. Smith will be run by the “insurgent' faction, it is reported today. It is belleved that the “insurgents™ control enough votes to put acroes their man, although Mr. Kiniry is a strong candidate. Party leaders are hopeful that factional differences will be forgotten for the party’'s interests since the: fall campaign is now omn, and today they are predicting a busi- ness-like meeting that will not be pro- ductive of a breach. In addition to the resignation of Mr. Dunn, Committeemen William Hopkins, James D. McKenna and James Sposato will leave the commit- tee tonight, having moved out of the wards that elected them. Successors will be chosén tonight. HOSPITAL TEA WILL BE HELD WEDNESDAY Woman’s Board to Hold An- nual Event at First Church Chapel The annual meeting and tea of the Woman's Board of the New Britain General hospital will be held in the Center Church chapel next Wednes- day afternoon at 3 o'clock. There will be a tea service and the officers in charge of work at the local institution will give their reports on the year's work, Every woman in New Britain is cordially in- vited to attend the affair and the de- tails presented, it is thought, will be of much interest to those who wish to partake in community work. The annual meeting will be held first. Reports of the secretary and treasurer will be read and officers elected for next year. Miss Maude E. Traver, a graduate of the Engle- wood hospital nurses’ class in Chi- cago, who recently came to New | Britain from the Morristown, N. J., Memorial hospital where she was in | charge of a large training school for | nurses, will speak on her hopes and ans for the nurses’ training school in this city. the business meeting | there will be an informal reception | and tea, Mrs. W. C. Hungerford and Mrs. H. L. Mills having this part of the program in charge. Some of the student nurses at the New Britain hospital will be present and assist in | serving. Many New Britain women, members and non-members, are ex- | pected to be present The officers of the board for ‘plfl year are: President, Mrs. G Ir’H vice presidents, Mrs. H. R ferwin, Mrs. A. C. McKinnie and Mlss Letty H. Learned; treasurer, Mrs. George Rapelye, and secretary, | Mrs. W. E. Atwood The Woman's Board of the hos- | pital has been in exigtence about | years and at present there is a mem- h, it is Joped, will be made larger. The purpose of the organization is to aid in the conduct of the hospital and to | supply little comforts and luxuries to the patients from time to time. the w HORRIBLY MANGLED | Tariffville Man Meets Tragic Death In Elevator Pit (n Hartford Tobacco ‘Warehouse. | Hartford, Oct. 9. — Horribly man- gled as a result of being caught be | tween a moving elevator and the wall of the elevator enclosure at the tobac- | co warehouse Fossler and Sflver. ‘h\IH\ in Commerce street, the body of | Henry Blazes, 17, of Tariffville, was found just hetore noon today at the | bottom of the elevator pit a few min utes after he had attempted to jump on the conveyvance while in motion Dr. Garland was called, but medical assistance was nseless as the voung | man had been instaatly killed of Penmes on Stane [ And Is Fined $50 for It Middletown, Oct. § —The throwing pennles onto the stage of a local ater Saturlay was n pleasing diver- Vaughan of Groveland, eyan sophomore, but it to others. Today of th a We disturbing Mass., proved | | plications develop there is little fur-[Vaughan was fined $50 and costs on the charge of creating a disturbance. o4 | | they Alleged Accomplice of Slayer Signs Confession, But Accused Merely Exclaims “He’s a Liar” Clifford Hayes, Admirer of Girl ‘Who Found Bodies, Thought Hall and Mrs. Mills Were Another Couple. SLEUTHS ARE NOT WHOLLY SATISFIED New DBrunswick, N. J,, Clifford Hayes, 19 year old admirer of Pearl Bahmer, who found the bodies of Rev, Edward Wheeler Hall and Mrs. Eleanor R. Mills, choir singer, was arrested today and for- (rinally charged with first degres mur« er. Oct. 9.— Schneider Accuses Hayes. Raymond Schneider, who was with the Bahmer girl when the bodies were found, was held as a material witness. Prosecutors Beekman and Stricker of Middlesex and Somerset counties, say Schneider signed a 300 word statement accusing Hayes of the crime. Mistaken Identity. According to Schneider's statement, the double slaying was the result of mistaken identity. He had gone out with Hayes on the right of the mur- ders, he said, trailing a man who ac- companied the Bahmer girl. Seeing a couple beneath a crabapple tree, he said, Hayes opened fire. Announcement of the arrests was made at 11:45 o'clock today by Prosecutor Stricker. The announcement, v Prosecutor Stricker of Middlesex ’Jnty ,and Beekman of Somerset county. reads: Arrests Are Made. “Upon information in the prosecu- tor's office obtained from - Raymond Schneider and other witnesses we feel obliged under the circumstances to prefer a charge of murder against one Clifford Hayes. Raymond Schneider will be" held as a material witness, awaiting further developments in the case, “Process will be {ssued out of Somerset county where it apears the crime was committed and consequent- ly the prisoners will be detained in the Somerset county jail.” The prosecutors would not say whether the arrest of Hayes had eliminated the Halls and Mills fami- lies from further consideration. No further arrests were contemplated for the present, they said. Denies His Guilt. Hayes when confronted with Schneider as the latter re-told his story, exclaimed: “He is a liar."” According to Schneider, who ad- mits he is in love with the Barmer girl, he was standing on a street cor- ner with Hayes and Kauffman when they saw the girl pass with her step- father, Nicholas Bahmer. He was jealous of the stepfather, he said, and when he told the others of his sus- picions they agreed to follow the pair. issued jointly See Couple Under Tree. searched first through Bue- when Kauffman left them. Schneider and Hayes then proceeded to the nearby Phillips farm. About 11 o'clock Schneider said they approached the crabapple tree under which the bodies of Mr. Hall and Mrs. Mills later were found, and Hayes pointed to the two figures beneath the tree, explaining: “There they are, Now we'll them.” Hayes, Schneider declared, whip« ped out a pistol and began to shoot. Discovers Mistakes. When the pair collapsed, Schneider said, he went forward, struck a match and then turned to Hayes, exclaim- ing “Great God man! mistake."” The two then fled, according to the statement Schneider sald he did not know how the throat of Mrs. Dills was cut or who had laid the bodies under the tree, carefully adjusting their clothe ing after they had been slain He nor his companions, he assert« ed, had touched the bodies, and they saw nothing of the love letters writ- ten by Mrs. Mills which were found scattered about the scene. Not Satisfied. Detectives continued vigorously to work on the case, clearly indicating that they did not believe the double sglaying had been wholly. cleared up by Schneider’s statement It was Schneider and Pearl Bah- mer who first told the authorities of They clech park, fix You've made a Slenths | the presence of the two hodies on the Phillips farm. They told a policeman had discovered the bodies while hunting mushrooms. This was two lays after the slavings occurred, on the night of September 19. Schneider in his statement today eaid he was going back to the scene with the Rahmer girl partly out of curiosity and partly because he wanted to show her how near she had come to death becanse of her walk with her step- father Wife is Gratified. When word of the arrest was taken to the home of Mrs. Frances Hall (Continued on Twelfth Page). '