The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-11-29
A MURDER MYSTERY
Cleared up by the ConfsGslon OF the
"woman iiOths caSs"-A Parallel OF the
Thorn-Nack Tragedy.


Cleared up by the Confession OF the
"woman iiOths caSs"--A Parallel OF the
Thorn-NAek Tragedy.
NoRRIsTowN. Pa, Nov, 2S.-Fol-
lowing upon the arrest in Newark. n. j.,
of James A. Clenner charged with
completely in the murder CT Mrs. En-
ma p. Kaiser, comes the story OF on al
legged confession by Lizzie DeKaib, de-
claring that the actual killing was done
by Clemmer and not bF Charles o.
Kaiser. husband OF the murdered wo-
man, who is under sentence of death
for the crime. 1t is said that the wo-
man was prompted to confess by read
ing the confession OF Mrs, Augusta
Mack, in the Guldensuppe case in New
York.
According to Chief of Police William
Rodenbaugh, of Norristown. the De-
Kalb woman had resolutely maintained
her innocence until she became deeply
interested in the Thorn-Nack case, It's
effect on her became apparent when she
sent for an official OF the district attor-
ney's office to whom she said: II find
myself In the same position as Mrs.
Mack, and don't propose TO be caught
any more than she was. was Setrsy-
ed into your hands by sneaking lover.
who decoged me from Trenton. and
am not going to put my neck in Il
moose to save Clemmer."
This is all said TO have occurred some
time ago, and II was through the reve-
lations made by her that Clemmer was
captured. She exhibited letters from
him, showing that he was living on
Mulberry street. In Newark, under the
name OF Harry p. Young and earning
living by canvassing. She asserts that
Clemner killed Mrs. Kaiser while Rais-
ed held her struggling in his arms.
The party started from Norristown,
she said, for the ostensible purpose Of
delivering TO n customer some miles
away, a crayon portrait made by Kals-
er, who was in that business They rode
In two buggIes, Mr. and Mrs. Kaiser In
one and Clemmer and Lizzie DeKalb In
the other. Before reaching their destl-
nation, however, the couples separated.
with the understanding that Clemmer
and Miss DeKalb were to overtake the
Kaisers on the upper Merton road on
the way home.
Continuing, the woman said: "At the
appointed place we saw the Kaiser's
buggy ahead, moving slowly. We drove
up close, and Clemmer jumped out,
leaving me to drive. He started to
overtake them on foot. He had n revol-
yer and was shlverinG with fear He
gave tho signal and the Kaiser's buggy
stopped. At the same instant Kaiser
threw his arm around his wife's neck
and ducked her head. She struggled
frantically, and Clemmer, watching the
terrible scene from his place beside the
buggy, lost his nerve and hesltated'
Kaiser saw this and Kissed at him:
Shoot, you dog, or I'll kill every one or
YOU Clemmer then pushed the reVol-
yer close to the woman's ear and tred.
Her struggles ceased instantly and she
fell over dead"
According to the woman's story the
dashboard OF the buggy was so scratch
ed and the carpet so disarranged that
they decided to change carriages TO
avert suspicion. The body was placed
In the buggy vacated by Clemmer and
Miss DeKalb and to strengthen Kais-
er's subsequent story that highwaymen
shot his wife. he made Clemmer shoot
MIN in the arm, afterwards binding up
the slight flesh wound thus inflicted.
Kalset got In the buggy and drove to
Norristown with the corpsewhile Glenn
mer and Miss DeKalb drove away In
the other buggy.
Kaiser's story OF the supposed at
tack, robbery and killing by highway.
men, Is well remembered. The truth OF
II was suspected from the first and a
day or two afterwards, when the revol-
yer was found on the road with the
wntch and other articles alleged 10
have been stolen, the husband was ar
rested. a.
rner and Miss DeKalb, they fed. The
woman was caught in Philadelphia
obont three weeks ago and was given
A partial hearing. which was continued
| 10 December 20. Her confession Is sfllu
Ia have been kept secret so that Glen,
mer might not learn of his danger and
leave the country Chief OF Police Ro-
denbaugh has returned from Newark
and says the Identification OF Clemmer
js complete. He will be brought here
as soon as the proper forms OF ex.adi-
zion law have been complied with. Hls
trIol as well as that OF Lizzie Dekaib,
which will be held separately, WIN, III
the light OF recent Developments PROD
ably prove TO be as sensational AZ the
Thorn Mack case, with which 1t mas 30
many features In common.