The evening world., 1891-06-08
FANAING'S STORY OF MURDER.
ECMulI6n, His Roommate, Repeats the
Confession Made to Hin.
Tightening the Coils Around Emily
Taylor's Alleged Slayer.

Tae examination OF Albert McMuren, the
ohum and room-ma,e OF Henry Z. Tanning,
and who says that on sunday, April 10. Fan
ming voluntarily informed him that he had
murdered his paramour, Mrs. Emily Taylor, the
night before in Nlnety-sixtn street. was con.
tinued to-day before Judge MARITIME, In Part
III. OF the Court OF General Sessions.
The court-chamber was crowded, aud among
tine spectators were a score OF well-dressed
women.
Tanning sat beside his counsel, his thin face
resting In his hand, aud his big eyes scruti niz-
ing the witness with mild Interest.
Fanning's manner is perfectly cool and calm
Sometimes he smiles as II in unaoyed enjoy
men, Of some point In the proceedings.
This was specially markell when Lawyer
Meyer, by dint Of patient ana persistent cross
exam nation, brought out that witness McMul-
len and flaming frequently got drunk to-
gether, and McMullen confessed a preference
for whisky and Absinthe when getting over a
bat
81 seldom drink except when I'm on a
SPREE" SAID McMullen. "Of course I do
sometimes drink. drank pretty hard when
my wife was sick and always do when I'm
having trouble. like beer In large quantities
| and absiuthe in cocktails.
1t was drawn out that Tanning and Nc
Mullen roomed together after the death OF
Mrs EcMullen, and that they worked side by
side In j. B. Smiths sawmiIl.
flaming helped you to pay the funeral
expenses when your wife died, didn't he 2"
asked the cross-examiner.
eyes, he helped me raise the money"
"Oid you use all the money raised for that
purposeH"
"No, sir; had to provide for my STEP
daughter. All the funeral expenses are moi
yet paid"
McMulIen related again Fannin2's premature
confession OF murder.
lit was a couple of weeks before April lS,
when sat IN my room in the evening. Fan
ming came in. lie said:
"' I've killed Mira Taylor
| 81 SAID: How p
"He said: Il took her over in Central Park,
and while she lay PROSTATE l crushed he
head In with a stone. Think the devil pu
that stone near us
81 said; 'Pshawi You1l see her again,
and didn't think much more about II. :"
Mrs. Taylor did get pounded on the hea,
early in April, but never complained OF Fan
ming, and on Saturday night April ls, she raj
Ninety-sixth street beedieg from cut in tn
throat She fell into the arms of Alfred Bolts
a colored nod carrier, dead.
McMullen reported Fanning's alleged confea
sion to him, and flaming was arrested.
bloody razor was found in lot where, accord
ing to McMullen, Tanning siad he had t.,rown II
} "It was about midnight, April 1s, Whe
flaming entered the room. He said:
J "'pve killed Mrs. Taylor
~ looked at him and said; what do yo
meani' de saidi IT'S SO; cut her with
razor Isaid: 'oh your OF your nut Your
cra8y.'
He said It was 30 and that he and Emf
had got as far as Fourth avenue and NlntS
sixth street, and IN pause in the talk he ha
cut her throat with a razor.
~ said which razor p He said, 'The keen
! narrow one l only care for my mother.
J mother found It out 1t would kill her,"
The crosse xamination did not shake Witnes
McNullen's story at all. II only cl.nched
more strongly.