Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-06
Edward Burns ConfesSes to a Cow
ardly Murder.
shot His FRIEND In THE BACK
Says He Was Seized With Sudden
Desire to Shoot.
CAPTURED AT BIKE RACE

NEW YORK December G.-Edward
Burns. nineteen years old. is lodged al po-
lice headquarters in this city for the muir
der OF Herbert b. Fellows. station agent
and postmaster at Scarsdale, n. Y. IN
Monday night lasi. Captain McCmsky.
chief OF the detective bureau. has an.
nounced that Burns has confessed to him
that he had murdered Fellows by shooting
him, and that he had also robbed him.
Burns was arrested shortly after o'clock
this morning in Madison Square Garden
while he was looking at the bicycle race
with a young woman named Ella Smith,
whom he had met an hour previously In a
Tenderloin cafe. Burns made no effort TO
conceal his identity. and did not appear to
be disconnected at the arrest.
Sheriff VIM. V. Molloy of West Chester
county, with deputy and a detective ~
the New York Central Railroad Company
named Wilson, and who resides at Scars
dale and il acquainted with Burns. arrived
In this city last evening in search of Burns.
knowing that Burns was bicycle iiend'
and would probably visit Madison Square
Garden to see the races. they went there at
once.
Appearance at Bicycle Race.
1t was after midnight before Burns made
his appearance at the garden. He WAS at
once recognized by Detective Wilson.
have to place him under arrest for the
shooting Of Station Agent Fellows
Although Burns made no effort at con-
cealment. he indignantly denied any knowl-
edge OF the murder. Burns and his com
paniOn were Immediately taken To police
headquarters, and the search Of Burns per
son discovered So Ia his possession. When
asked where he got the money he replied:
None of your business. I've got as much
rTtrh Il.
shown that the young woman only a
chance acquaintance. and that she had no
connection with the murder OF Fellows. She
was therefore released.
Burns Will be taken back to Scarsda!e to-
day.
Burns Makes Confession.
In Burns confession. which Chief Of De
tectives McClusky gave out in full the
prisoner says the act was entirely unpre-
meditated, and that he Is unable to account
for his impulse. Burns said he had lived
with his father and mother at New Ro-
chelle until little more than a week ago,
when, because Of a little difference with
his father. he left home
When he left he took his fathers re-
volver. This he handed to Captain Nc
Clusky today, saying that # was the one
with which he had shot Fellows. Burns
said that as he had often done before he
was walking with Fellows from the sta
ton to the post office about 9.O5 o clock
on Monday night, when Just as an an
preaching locomotive whstled he was
seized by uncomfortable Impulse and
pulling out his revolver he shot Fellows in
the back.
When he FELL Burns says. Il grabbed
his satchel and pocket book. His pocket
book was in his back pocket, and i took
the satchel from his hand and ran back
toward the station, over toward the White
Plains road and down the White Plains
road to Tuckahoe. where ] went into Slat-
terys saloon. Before L got to Slattery's
saloon l threw the satchel away after taxi
ing the money out of it-maybe $S5. That
was all l took out of the satchel There
were some papers also. but threw them
away with the pocket book. There was
about $50 or $35 in the pocket book. l left
Tuckahoe on the ll:15 train and got to
New York about l. O'Clock at night"