The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-11-07
A. w. Fully Called Upon the Chief
of Police Yesterday and Said
He Wanted to be Arres-
ted for Murder.
Reciting the History ofa Crime Com.
mitted in Chicago Twelve
Years Ago.
A Puzzle to Determine Whether it
is a Self Convicted Criminal
or a Lunatic.
AN OPEN CONFESSION.

AN OPEN CONFESSION.
Last night, about nine o'clock, as the chief
of police was sitting alone in his office, a well
; dressed and fine looking young man, from
appearances about thirty-five years of age,
came in and asked If the chief of police was
around. Upon being informed that he was
even then addressing that official. the stran.
ger threw himself into a chair and remarked
| IN a careless, indifferent tone, yet which al
| The same time seemed To be constrained and
unnatu al, that he wanted 10 be arrested,
| That he Was a fugitive from Justice with
THE MARX OF CAIN
upon his brow, and that he felt he could not
| be at peace with himself until he had deliv-
cred himself into the hands OF the law, and
| made a full con Iession- Yes /" said ne 10 the
| ch ef as he tapped the toe of his boot with his
| cane, al am murderer and have come in
TO give myself up .'If you didn't appear 80
Intelligent I'd take you for an idiot" said the
chief, looking at him sharply, "Dut a. IL 1t is
| 1 think you're crazy. No man in his right
| mind viii come in and give himself up, un-
| les he IL pursued 81 close that escape Is i'm
| possible"
A COWARD CONSCIENCE.
| II sIn't afraid of being captured by any de- |
tective or police officer OF anybody else, ;" re-
joineu the strange visitor, "for I've kept out |
| of the way tor twelve years successfully, and |
| could for twelve years more II felt like it, 1
| amt given to sentimentality at all Tor I've 4
/ seen enough of the world to get over that sort l
| Of stuff, but tell you ! can't sleep or have /
/ any rest; 1 see her image before me all the /
time, no matter where am nor who l am
with the devil has a hold on me that can't
shake of, and feel rs N ] couldn't resist IL
any longer. A dozen times l'ye put my pis-
iol TO my head To blow my brains out, but " !
t,kss sort OF moral courage TO do that sort
OF ihIag, and that kind of courage haven't
got. I've Travelled this world over and have
been Ia a perfect heal all the iihI~. sud no
| matter what could come couidG't be any
worse Oh than am" Al thi> moment Mike. |
the deputy, came IN. The chief turnel sud-
denly To hIm and said:
~ Ike, what do you think of this man?"
Nj -le surveyed the stranger from tIp To toe, |
took his measure with has eye, and then re-
MAJ k-d that ne seemed Ia b. very =enIle-
manly man, with nothing particularly Dad
look ing about him as ne could see
wei, Mike, hc says he's n murderer, and
h come In TO give himself up. What do
you tnink OF THAI"
Nike gave a start, but soon recovered him
self, ana then suggested In 1 IL tie seif-ac-
cuseG had any story TO tel! he might tell IL,
n u hadnt bern toid already. The stranger |
seemed 10 think ftvorably OF this, aud said
he waS VII lns TO unDo-Om himself fully .
aud without reserve. That's wnBt he came
there for, he said, ana tie hadn't anything To
hide.
A Lowers CRIME. {
"My name is A. w. rulIy, an my former {
residence that IL, twelve Years o, wa> in {
Cifcs. 40, on Ashland avenue; there lSn't any l
particular reason or necessity for giving th-
number. ! was wild at That time, / don't f,
oens hat, and " h-du': been 80 wild and !
imtib-d 50 mach ss d, wouldn't have :
been here with you 10 day, telling yen the .
history OF the crime ths' Will IN ali pToba- I
bility make me the principal participant IN !
a n.ckti festival. We'll. To make "A long /, ,
story short, got scquai' ted with young \
lady named Lillian Foster. no lived on
Michigan avenue, and although / knew
WASN'T WORTHY OF HER
in any way, still made love tp her and soon ' '
saw fnat wasn't lOUAed Epon unfaNortb | q
hy her, 10 say the Iea>. Size didu't know u
wniJ kind of fellow / Was, didn't know
any thing OF my drin'ing or rsrous ny
around, and as / was very careful To hid. the
shady SIDE of my liie from her, never came
to see her when 1 had whisky upon my
breath, ] got a.oug with her al ria n and IN |
a short time We were engag. d. AT ii. 1T her
/ Iher treated me with cordially, but re | IT.
ports of my doings having come to his ears
he spoke 10 me one night about IL. Or course
denied i aud Tor a lime Things went along
smoothly enough, until the reports came
SCmew hat too frequently and the old man at nj
last =,
FORBID NE THE HOUSE. ,
Lillian, through all this, remained true TO '
me, and while couldn't call on her at her a
home / managed TO see her frequently | Q.
Dn the street, We having previously made The :,
and sometimes in the PARK, | ~
on Saturday afternoons. Often, | a,
90, would mett her in the garden OF her | n,
crime was committed for which 1 have atom J..
II so many years of suffering. I'll have TO go J.,
back bit in order that you can understand m
Exactly how the Case stood. About three 81
Years before George Foster, brother to LII =.
ian, who was about as wild a youth as Chica- AZ
II the old mans kindness TO .s a,
ieorge he went on with his wildness, and one a,
lay the split came, and George had 10 60. / bs
.idn'i know mucn about the fuss in the fam a.
ly, which will accouts for what Is to come. a.
me night went TO the appointed place IN as
when heard voices on the other side OF the 80
rbor. HI
ALWAYS WENT ARMED,
habit had, which / acquired when was ~, ~
light, and that night had been drinking oo
although enOnCh
o deprive me of my usual caution. l heard |
'oiees on the other side of the arbor, as l said
II re. and stealing around saw Lillian in
he arms OF another man. didn't know IL
vas george, in fact the.liquor in Inc stimula-
ed my rage and caused me TO forget every Al
hing, so that couldn't think or even collect
ny thoughts, and before knew very well
' nat was about was in front of thom both
With my pistol in my hand raised il TO .
hoot the man for whom supposed Lillian |
ad Tilted m, but she threw hersslf in front er
# the weapon and trieu TO explain. thrust HI
Ter aside and raising my pistol fired full at -,
lim, but before pulled the trigger she had AT
gain thrown herself between Inc and her 81
rother, and had the horror of seeing her lo
all lfeless To the ground with a bullet -,
through her beautiful head, IN ~
HE JUMPED FOR ME, -
ut knocked him senseless with the butt pc
nd of my revolver, ana then throwing the en-
seapon away, fled. L heard the hurrylng Ia
Ootsteps along the walk TO the spot, buI not tn
slting a moment i sped to my house, and, fl
acking a few OF NV clothes in a yaIise TOOK | sic
night Train for New York. had previous se
! announced my intention OF going East,
nd thIs, coupled with The fact that my meet. | VI.
ng Lillian MAS not known Ia her parents, n,
IveIt-d attention IT. IN me for a few days, Dc
Id wErn / read the telegraph accounts Of ~
he affair they said that the murderer was |
Unknown, and thsi the cauS" OF tue tr-gedy Oc
'as ms sslery, / took iEe first steamer f,r mr.
,lv.rpooi, AID reaching that city proceeded r.,
0 London. Before / started dyed my hair, a,
Ut Cf n'y IN mustsche, and put on false y his ne.
ers, " hIch 80 altered my appearance thRl 20
ny own parents wouid.'t have known me. no
rom LONDON l went to Paris and nom there "a
o Baden Baden, where plunged into ali es.
THE VICES OF THAT GAY soDDM. on
iTequented the gaming tables and won | tn
eavliy- Luck seemed To be with me ana | er.
nee broke the bank From Baden 1 went | Go
. Switzerland. Travelled all over Europe and loo
naliy came back to america. All IhiS time
ssilei under the name Of Charles Williams
nd never but once was in fear oi being GeI,,. he
ed. 1nlS was az Ems, the great German wafer in
ng place, where ran across some cll chi ito
ago friends i WAS startled, but / said dc
hey didn't recognize ME and : spn Iegained ed
ny compoSure. i went 10 California where fuI
stayed several years, anu then 10 tolara- tn;
q and New Mexico, finally ending my m.
here. That's my story; pc
ou can see now what Il the matter" of
Is he INSANE: Isl
The chief listened aItentiveIy and at the e@I, @
onriuson OF his story, hile he was almost | -
nnfirmed in his belief that the man was crs,- ~ ~
y. thought II best 10 detain him until he -
Duld receive word from Chicago. A letter | -
Ias dispatched 10 the chief OF police there -,
lst night, ano Fully will be held until the ~ ~
n>wer II received. Ii j. the opinion of the ~,
olice that the msn l. insane; although his ~
iory w-s told In a very straightforward man | ~,
er and without h' sitation. be IL quiet and VI