The evening times., 1900-01-08
max KREBS CONFESSHS
The Bartender Admits That He is
Jack the Cutter"
The Prisoner Tells the whole story
tO DETECTIVES Pmrhnm and Gala
her-The Victim of a Peculiar Dis
ense-A Confirmation Of His Arrest
in New York nnd Philadelphia.

The mystery which has hereto ofoIe sur
rounded the malicious cutting Of womea's
dresses in this city tor weeks past has It
last been definitely cleared up. Max
Krebs. the yong bartender who is con-
hned az the District jail. has admitted
that he Sc Jack. the Cutter" He has
also admitted tLat he is the man Hto
slashed womens 5 garments IN New YORK
ana Philadelphia.
detectives Parham and Galiaher yester-
day visited Krebs at the Jail, and to them
he made a full confession. he claimed he
Was aCtuatedN to commit his apparently
malicious acts because of a disease. The
mature OF the disease was thoroughly ex-
planned and was later confirmed by DIS.
d. X. Shute and J. X. Nevitt. who exam
ined the man. They say. that while
Krebs' case is one hfreQuently me, with,
it is not unusual. several similar cases,
they say. have from me 70 time attracted
the attel ton Of the medical world.
Now that the mysterious dress cutting
episodes have been cleared up the question
which arises is what can be done with the
prisoner. He admits that there is no cure
AuI Ills lioupit anu tue pug oltluuo ulC Va
the same opinion. In view OF the condi-
tion Of Krebs it is hardly probable that
he will be convicted and sentenced for the
c-Ime charged against him.
Should be he set at liberty. however, IL
is probable that he would continue his
practices. IL is. therefore. the general
opinion that Krebs will be committed 20
an insane asylum, or 20 some sGnitariuti..
The prisoner is now awaiting trial by
jury and il is said he Will be brought into
court at an early date.
A question much mCOJCd al present is
who Will receive the reward OF S1e0 offered
by Major Sylvester for the arrest OF
Jack the Cutter" There are at present
two claimants Tor the reward Detective
Parham. who arrested Krebs. and NJ o.
Chance. who detected krebs In the act
of cutting the dress Of Mrs. Chance. "ince
the matter Cf the disposition Of the re-
ward has arisen an entirely different
phase ct the circumstances Of the arrest
than that OBVIOUS az the time. has been
presented.
il appears from statement made at
headquar ers by Mr.. Chance this morning
that he g. entitled 20 the reward. In re-
gard 20 the matter Mr.. Chance said.
4 saw Erebs cut my wife's dress and at
once dema nded that Policeman Elliot. sta
toned at the crossing at Seventh and
Pennsylvania Avenue place the mun under
arrest He questioned KTebs, whom it ap-
pears he had previously met in "a casual
way. The man protested his innocence and
Elliot declined to take him into custody.
The following MOI ming / called az Head
quarters and gave the police the benefit Of
what information ] had"
Inspector BOardman CprrObOrates the
statement OF Mr.. Chance. and said that De
tcctive Parham was detailed on the case
Immediately after the complaint OF Mr..
Chance had been made
"Parham." said Inspector Boardman.
sought Policeman Elliott. and from him
learned the name and address Of the man
who cut Mrs. Chances dress Elliot said
/ he knew the man slightly. and had re-
! Gently directed him to a house in F Street.
/ where Krebs secured a room Elliot did
/ not believe krebs was guilty OF the offence
complained or Detective Parham, it Will
/ be remembered. arrested krebs a. the
f Saengerbund Club where he was employed
and later the facts OF his esCapadss in New
York and Philadelphia developed. T. was
through the efforts OF Parham that KreDs
was yesterday induced 20 make a full con-
fessiOu.