Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-12-08
THE ROBBERS CONFESS.
All Anxious to Turn States
Evidence.
SEQUEL OF THE DAILY ASSAULT.
Harry Hermann Gives the Full History OF
tho Bold Attempt-Stnnton and Nero
dith wero the schemers-EIla Hammond
Had No Hand IN II.

Hnu NO hnnu In ~.
NEW YoRE, Dec. C.-When Justice Cor
man, at the jefferson Market police court,
strobe behind his desk yesterday morning
there was en- unusual crowd facing him
just before o'clock Phil Daily, the gam
bier, whose narrow escape from robbery and
assassination in a Fourth avenue fiat hns
been the talk Of the town for several days
past, pushed his way through the crowd OF
perhaps 800 people toward the Justices desk
Little Abe llummel, the lawyer, at once
took DAILY IN tow, something like a tug boat
catches on TO big steamer. and led his
client over toward Lawyer William i. Howe,
whose diamonds flashed greeting to those
worn by DAILY. Upon q signal from Capt.
REILLY Of the Thirtioth Polico station. the
party disappeared into Justice Gormans pri-
vate room The first business at hand was
the reducing Of Days statement 60 writing
Then the serious business of the day ho-'
gan. Four policemen escorted the prisoners
before the Justice First came Addie Stan
ton, looking about rs woebsgone a or ature
as could be imagined. Ella Hammond was
shade less rusty than she, but also showed
q generally detected appearance
Meanwhile Phil Daly had been given
private peep at Edward Meredith and Harry
Hermann, the two malo prisoners lie
couldn't tell whether they were the men who
tried 10 rob him until handkerchiefs hal been
placed over their faces Then he positively
identified Meredith as the man who had fired
the shot, and the two men were marched
alongside Of their female companions
Upon the advice Of counsel the two women
decided, after hearing the charge of at
tempted robbery preferred against them, to
waive examination Meredith refused to
make any statement about himself, while
Hermann said that he would make state
ment after he had consulted with Inspector
Byrnes. Accordingly, both women and Mer
edith were held 60 the grand jury without
bail, and Hermann was remanded for further
examination on Sunday morning.
This, Of course, showed that Hermann had
turned states evidencen and was 'squeal-
ing on the gang, as Mr.. Hummel briefly put
It. This seemed 20 be the general disposition
ell around, as it was announced TINT the
Stanton woman had also made confession
70 the district attorney.
In his confession made IN Chief Inspector
Byrnos' Office yesterday, Hermann said:
"I was born IN Germany on Nov 3 is5s,
and came to this country when / was years
old am a hotel butcher by trade and re-
side with my wife at No, lG9 Avenue G.
Have worked IN the Park Avenue hotel
~ first became acquainted with Ella Ham
mond about two years ago on Sixth avenue,
and have been living with her ON and of
ever ance About two weeks before last
election | became acquainted with Edward
Meredith for the first time
II told him l was living In a fat at No
406 Fourth avenue with girl named Ella
Hammond also told him that the latter
hnI frfn L.
came 20 the Hat and that she was real nice
girl
Meredith asked me to introduce him to
Stanton and invited him 10 the FIAT and in
trOduced him. At that time Addie was liv-
ing az No. $50 West Fifty-sxth street under
the name Of Linston. Meredith frequently
visited Addie in Fifty-sixth street, and one
day when in conversation with me he said :
That woman Addie Stanton would make a
good crook. She's got lots Of nerve He also
said that he would make pile Of money with
her some day.
Immediately after this Addie called on
Ella Hammond and asked Ella 10 take her
and Meredith 20 board Ella CONSENTED and
we lived there until last Monday
~On or about Nov. 2S Meredith and
were sitting in the parlor with Addie stan
ton Merelith said to me, You are in need
Of money and ! win give you chance to
make $4,000 l asked him what he wanted
me 10 do, and he answered, 'Adde and my
self have sent several letters 10 wealthy men,
inviting them 10 call here The first man
that calls that has money l will chloroform
and tie him up, and hold him prisoner until
be pays handsomely for his release
''On the night OF Nov 2s visited the nat
and saw AddIe Stanton and Meredith in ear
I
presence, said TO me when / entered the
room, Where in h have you beenl DAILY
has been here and viii be here again next
Monday. l want You 70 sleep here Sunday
night
''On Monday, about p. m, / sat m the
kitchen talking TO Ella Hammond She said,
Harry, l am going to take walk, as |
don't want 70 be present when DAILY is
robbed There is no luck in money obtained
Ia that way
'She loft the room, and did not SEQ her
again. Then Meredith came in, and wa
| played cards until . p. m. Meredith directed
Addie Stanton 10 remain In the front room
and rs soon as DAILY arrived To give US notice.
"Just before DAILY arrived Meredith said
% me that when Daily entered the front room
be, Meredith. would plaoe q handkerchief
| over his face. and he cautioned me to do like
wise He would present a revolver ut DAILY,
and when he got the latter where he wanted
| him he would first chlorUform and then tie
him fast II DAILY did not hive sufficient
money about him we were % hold him until
he signed a check for 5000 or sso,OOQn
The confession then recites the facts OF thu
assault as already tOld by MIR. DAILY, and
continues:
when the pistol WIS discharged vi
thought we had klllod him and ran from the
housa. We went % Twenty-eighth street
and Madison avenue, and lottered about vari
Gus places until about O'Clock We then
went % Broadway and Twenty-third street
where we got messenger boy TO 90 TO No
400 Fourth avenue 70 see n Addie Stanton
was there The boy returned and said that
woman was in the room dressing herself
Il went % the house az $50 O'Clock, and
knocked az Ella Hammond's door. got nc
response, and x,ent 60 tine rooms Of Charlotte
Schultz, On the floor below.
"Miss Schultz said, PM DAILY has beer
shot Addte Stanton and Ella Hammond
are under arrest
II left the house and ran % rhe saloon n
St Marks place left word there for Mere
dith 70 come and see me at my residence
No lG9 Avenue G. l had not been hom,
more than five minutes when Meredith cam.
in he said that he could not talk befor.
my father, so we went down stairs to q saloon
Meredith said: You stay in your housl
until ! see you again You bad better CIV,
me your latch key so can get IN the bous'
at any time | am going TO see my mother
| To oet - OOQ will then take Won 4, E,rnra