New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-05
FALES,S STRANGE CONFESSION.
THE BOY MAKES ANOTHER STATEMENT.
he HAD PLANNED TO CnLoRoFoEM AND ROB
u,ynON WEEK BEFORE.

uAYDoN WEEK BEFORE.
Alden Faes, the ffteen-year-oM murderer OF nay
DON the shipping clerk, made announcer eA'f''ru'""'
disclosure 20 the superintendent OF fohcc III ->e"N
Yesterday Wien questioned on TueSohy hgh' th' pos
cave Il clrcum.tantial account Of the murder answer
Ing all questions readily and it was believed tEil hc
had told all. night spent in cell at the First pre
cjnct pollcp station worked an evident cDafcc in h'i
and when he appeared In the Police Court YESTERDAY
morning he seemed 10 have keener realization Oh as
position. But he had resolved 10 make cream p'e"N
OF il. lie wept several times during inc preh'"'"",
examination before Judge Hayes Dut reco'ei0'
quickly and when taken to Jail was calm. To Judge
Hayes the boy repeated his statements Vi 'e Pe""
night
81 did kill the man." he said to the Judge. "but
did not intend to do so; my object was to get i1S
money knew the girls In the factory were paiu
twice a month, and knew that last saturday was "'e
day on which IIaydon would draw their two weeks
paw so concluded that was the best time to rob NM
lie followed Hayden - the bank, saw him pat us
money I'm his inside pocket and FASTENED back 10 way
lay him.
when got the $500 did not want TO go through
opv more rockets as | was too anxious 10 get away
| wanted money 10 get to Boston. where had %io'a
week fob offered TO me- Part OF The money spent
riding and other ways. superintendent Brown MS
the balance Of it, a.,
ru,cs was committed without bail. Prior to his
ntendent brown and said
Il promised 70 tell yon the whole story and snail
do IT, DO you see that spot on my coat thodihS up
the slecve)? That's blood
.Whose?" asked the Superintendent
aUis-JIavdcn's. was the reply. in an unrnihca
voice. And if ycu send up 10 my house you VIII
find in nv overcoat pocket there white handler
chief with blood 1t, u black siik inhdHerc'n''
which / used chloroform the man. ana inc oo',ie
which contained the chloroform. thought over inc
robbery for two weeks. and bought the choroiorm III
a drug store for TINT purpose IL was NY h'''"'o''
to do the thing Saturday week ago. but postponed
+, for week. because last saturday llaydoh Wo""
draw two weeks pay for the factory. But was
all prepared There is revolver, too up al ''e
house. . -,
Detective Cosgrove was sent TO the house In siNtl
AVE. and found in the BOYS overcOat pockets all
that he had described. The revolver was OF 80
calibye and was fully loaded. There were also nine
boxes Of ball cartridges. The bottle was near!
empty. 1t bore the name OF Charles Kramer -'o
100 Mulberry ST. The white handRerh'' WI"
bloody and the black handkerchief crumpled ana
creased
The mother. who had given evidence against her
two burglar brothers now In state Prison TO save her
son from their criminal influence was prostTated
when the officer reached the house. She has hVc
children In all, Alden being her second Dorh' !"
Tie afternoon Mrs. Falcs visited Police Headquarters
and asked what she could do for her SON. she spoke
of employing IA lawyer. and was told that ina'inuch
rs he had confessed the expense would be USELESS
Asked IL she desired To her son, she responded
sadly in the negative saying My heart IS fun enough
Of trouble
II /, probable that plea OF insanity VIII be maze
for the murderer stress being laid upon the TACT tia'
his father committed suicide three months ago Ills
picture was taken yesterday for the iosueS gallery
Ii Is that OF a weak lad, aged somewhat by dissipl
lion without "A line of character In the face. Inc
nose is long ana misshapcn and the ears pro'ruIe
from his head The chin is small and pointed. bring
Ing the contour Of his face down In batchetshap'.
His body is puny, the eyes are exprcssiolcN' ana Inc
head retreats. Fales's hands large and red. AMI
he appears TO have considerable strength In Them
Tie statute under which he may aniier caP'ai puisn
mcnt for his crime reads as follows:
All murder which shall be- pcrpctraied by means
OF poison, by lying In wait, or by any Oth'r nina
oil wIml. deliberate and premedtaled killing
shall he deemed murder In the first degree
The statute is mandatory. The last time a boy IN
his teens was hung for murder in New-JerSey wa IN
IIunicrdOn Comfy In 1877 The criminal was james
MS crime was the killing OF Catherine Blakcs an
AGED woman at lOpewell. The boy confessed the
crime. but declared that the murder was not incl-
tiOnal 80, ~,
Joker" Long, the ex-convc,. and George Hall. his
companion with George Halle. all arrested on SIS
pcon OF participation In the murder, were discharged
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