The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-07
BOYS MURDER CONFESSION.
EDGAR BURNz TELLS HOW he
KILLED POSTMASTER FELLOWS.

Edgar Burnz the boy who was arrested early
yesterday morning at the entrance OF Madison
Square Garden. charged with the murder OF
Postmaster Fellows OF Scarsdalc. made full
confession TO Capt. McClusky later In the morn
ing. He told OF the crime with perfect calm
ness, and said that he was prepared to take the
nsequences for what he had done. His talk
was perfectly rational and straightforward. At
the inquest on the body VI Mr. Fellows ut
Scnrsda,e yesterday Information was brought
out tending to show that the boy was OF I'M
sound mind Mrs. Fowler. his cousin. who con-
ducts the Burnz shorthand school at 30 East
Eighth street, said yesterday. before she knew
that no had made a confession. that he was not
mentally responsible District Attorney An
drews OF Westchestcr county says he thinks that
Burnz was sane enough TO plan the murder
and to commit it. that no was sane enough to
understand the consequences OF murder and to
try to escape from them. and the prosecution
will fight to tho last ditch any ATTEMPT to
atty on the ground OF mental iniirmlty,
IL i be true that the boys mind Il not In
good working order. cigarettes VIII be given
fall from which he suffered n yenr ago. When
he left the home Of his, friend. the HANDSOME
widow Herter. Mt Scarsdale, two hours before
he committed the murder he was smoking q
cigarette. While he stood about the railroad
station waiting Tor Fellows to start Tor
After the murder when he boarded Conduc-
Tor Poyers's train at Tucsahoe on the way no 10
stayed on the car platform smoking much OF
tho way to the city.
Yesterday morning at o'clock he walked
Garden with blenched and PAINTED woman on
his arm. Back OF the bruss rafting whers the
with their backs to lie wall and dozed
passed ?ut q, the Garden y, ~ O'Glos L,
then "' they gf had raid "a no attention to him liz
was an ordinary; looking boy. with q rather
loosely bniltiA las he came in with the girl one Of
the men leaning against the wall. q young vel.
low-hca!ed fellow. punched tho big man next
Hero. sEcrln; that's him with the girl"
There pointed the young man.
Wilson. tho tranmnn who had been brought
e ne CITY i, to hslp IN hunting Bnrny; shsrim
YORK Gcntrnl Raiirond and objective sullivan
OF Cant, McCuskys oofccc tipred forward
IRON. their chairs one after another and
woman coming by the ticket takers, Other
Detectives followed them, They formed circle
Il guess YOU beitcr cone with Us. young
man" saii sheriff Molloy. Tho boy looked
about nj The circle ~ faces.
What ior?" said tho girl Ny. Gawd! what
isthist What am M against; hnvn't done
"Shu, NJ" said one oi The Detectives.
pocket . ph";osrnrh. with which he had been
Let's get along. h" sail.
Three abreast, tho prisoners and detectives
four deep A. hoy stood ON hc Fourth avenue
curb. Burn2. after TELLING sherry Mollov that i
VIII WITH so hHinss whcr" be soi the S1
brought before Carr. Mcc'u4eI he asked fora
to him After a Few preliminary questions. no
MY nomc.is ElGar, burn am nineteen
IS 10 New Hoc'eic. hit tho r;st one. ad'ircss
Post one" at 40. mt Talk ing 20 Mr.. Fellows.
lie was waiting FOR the Dov"r rright 10 como
nights. | i.it tho station with him that night
at five minutes too | was going to the city on
r.. the a0 Tn ft dHS ST GS rH and hS.r
heard 1t whistle. snm" uncoutrolinhic desire
came oyer me, and ,lon't know why It was,
quick IA n flash shD' him IN the back lie
walked two Gr three -'"pS ard i"ll Whom hc
pockribook WIS ia Ei his LarG nSch ct and nd took
TIE sa,chci from ~ hand Hnd ran hgck toward
thS station oyer '2ETariy ,nn o Th;" Plains
saloon u Tuckahoe Rotor, Not 70 sMtt"rv'a
f ihe mone sgr SH aH ' m@r. " fSr i&S"x
the satchrl AMY. Tho" va about $40 nr 80
in tho po"kcthook. got 10 s'nt'rry's Saloon
II Is and Gotto New YORK ABOUT II O'Clock At
night. That was Nonlrg nglt
through the Tcndrrln.n. then wc,t over 10 the
bicycl" races. | stail there uutii $50 in tho
morEluG th"n went 70 =" Mc,ra,o'it,n
terdny Mt "rnopn. lhnu went down on Four.
tecnth-trret ncariir"niw n'GougntnIniro Of
something 10 eat. 'hou Vent down ~ sG
East Eighth street. Who nay graninlOth"r's
hnsincS; @'!i:" T.. anL IRON thnr" Went ~ 10
unt'I about 1918 From thcie | won't To thr
Chinese IcstaurGnt on Iw"nty'rigmh sire,
and in there met III" lalH was with. lnsk"L
her II she want"d To- gn 10 the hrycic na'rh.
We went over 10 the bicycle match and there
,Burn% said further that he only Nrcd QUO
Shot tG1t The pistol W. h.. la'her.. y"
postmaster until the, moment Of tho murder.
When he was let nwny 10 DO arrnisned
police magistrate ~ Crn'r" street court. h.
continued s,m"king rl2nr'tl.s DESPITE his
Mn " NJ IN In to w d r%s Hnh
at noon,,, The Grand Jury viii consider his
room Of the Fellows home, lii @ was brought
9nt that wa. not told IN Yesterday. Sun. Mrs.
Mccrisr. n' whose home BnrnS s'avei
stanty gn,arrelns w,h hi. father. He
bad compqny In ,Scarslnle and when
he went to the city H. and his father quar-. |
relied frequently about all thns. things. Mrs
Hcrter said that BURN had frightened her aud |
her sister with the revolver lnst week Lately, !
she said. he had lccu employed IA hn'lud |
singer In the star Chinese restaurant In West |
Twenty eighth street, !
Tho ndGcst was adjourned until Monday at |
While Pa ms. Mrs. Fowler. III" HuperIntrn- |
dent Of the RurnT shorthand business ~ ~ |
East Eighth street, said Yesterday morning |
that Edgar hal fallen from, the roof ~ !
Il shed 1T Schrsdale on which he was |
working last Nav. lie was unconscious |
when he was. uirk'd M. lie wnS taken e. |
White Plains Hospital nndiremanrh there rn- |
conscious Tor two wr"ES. The physicians salt |
his spine In hr"l driven against m" hasn ~ |
rho brain, aud that II IA" boy recovered phvs- |
icny hc would b" INSANE, lie not on,y Ir- !
covered physically hut m"n'n 'iy. 10 tho great |
surprise Of everybody conrclnc IN the cn.r.
hut had often Noted pu'rry since. Mrs. |
Iowlrrs statements about his tail aud the CON |
t,Itlon q the hoy when h. was in TIM White |
Plains ospital were verified here YESTERDAY |
II was also said In ScGrslale TINT Burn.s |
most common freak was TO ride his bicycle TO |
White Plaius and back like mailman lie |
did this week or two ago and when l.e rc- |
turned was quite exhausted and hystericnl |
Mrs Fellows wife Of the postmaster, saw hin |
while he was IN this condition,
",,Edgari" she said, ARE you crazy? What
"oh don't know" he replied. XIII myself. |
guess"