The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-09
WOMAN SLAYER
APPREHENDED
Man Who Has TerrOrized City
of Denver so Long
Believed to Be in the Hands Of
the Police.
TWO IN ONE NIGHT.
Assaulted and Nearly Murdered
a Young Girl
Stabbed a Woman to Death on
the Street.
Confessed to Both Crimes After
Being Arrested.
Confessed to Both Crimes After
Being Arrested.
FORMERLY OF TOPEKA.
Left Here Five Years Ago For
Colorado.
Was Frequently in Trouble and
Had Bad Reputation.

Denver. Colo. July 9.-Mrs- Armenia
A Bulls. 90 years of age, was stabbed
to death last night on a highway In the
outskirts Of the city Jessie kinport,
aged fourteen, was assaulted and ter
1ibly mutilated with a knife at her
home, ana may die Of her wounds. Carl
Jensen, alias johnson. aged 25 years,
who is in custody. has confessed both
crimes. lie is believed to be crazy
Jessie Kinport, the fourteen year
old daughter Of Mrs. Carrie q.
Einport. who resides at 119 West
Ninth avenue. was assaulted and hor-
ribly mutilated in her room during the
absence of her mother last night. Mrs
Kinport had been away during the
evening. and upon returning home
found the doors open. Fastening to her
daughters room she found the bed
clothes strewn about and blood spat-
tered over the room. The girl was no.
where to be seen. She aroused the
neighbors, who began searching the
neighborhood. About midnight they
found the girl in a vacant lot near by,
unconscious and fearfuily mutilated-
The police authorities were notified, but
not before Chris Jensen had been
brought to the station by Policeman
Lambert who had arrested him on the
outskirts Of the city Lambert came
upon Jensen about a mile and half
from the scene of the assault As Lam
bert approached Jensen whipped out
a knife and shouted out to the effect
that he would not be taken to Jail
Lambert disarmed Jensen and brought
him to the station On the way he re-
peatedly spoke of having been COM
PEELED to defend himself from woman,
saying that he had cut her up pretty
badly
The knife he had threatened the Off
Ger with was soaked with blood Short
" after Jensen was locked up, the DO
lice department was notified of the as
sault upon the little Kinport girl. They
Immediately connected Jensen with the
affair Jensen admitted to Chief Arm
strong that he had sta bbed and cut a
woman. but said that he met her in the
street and she had bumped against
him as he was passing by. An ninvestiga-
tiOn of the footprints at the scene of the
crime shows that the shoes worn by
Jensen fit the marks exactly. The pc
lice are sure that Jensen is the guilty
person and that he committed the
numerous assaults made upon women
of late. The victim of last nights as
sault is still alive but in a dangerous
condition
Tn the course of his examination at DO
lice headquarters. Jensen confessed thar
he assaulted Jessie Kinport and also
said that he stabbed another last ,isr7r
near the end of the University park car
line. This morning the dead bodv If Mrs
by Jensen. She had been stabbed in me
breast and the blade of the knife had ne 80
etrated her heart, causing instant death
Inc BODY lay in the roadway and there
was no evidence Of. a struggle.
Jensen said the woman was after him
and so he stabbed her. Mrs Bulls lived
on ranch near the city.
Jensen said he had once been shot
az m Topeka, kas., for getting into
trouble with another mans wife
Chris Jensen is well known to the no.
lice In Topeka. He lived here until
five years ago. and then left for Colo
rado He had a little cigar store and
factory between Fourth and Fifth
streets on Kansas avenue and was a
ana daughter. and about six years ago
his wife died.
Soon after the death of Jensenss wife
he began to make trouble for the 4,oIica
He would appear at unfreouented
places and in alleys and frighten wo
men ana children He was arrested re-
peANedAy upon the complaint of women
and was often fined. but would renevx
MS oIense as soon as he was released
from jail
Upon one occasion he frightened the
little daughter Of Henry Aye. who was
on the police force Aye tried to kill
the nan. but was prevented by other
officers. a short time afterward len
sen frightened some women "a Fas+
ilighth avenue, and the husband of one
OF the women shot at him several times
but he escaped unharmed.
Not long after that Jensen LEFT To
peka, as II was becoming uncomfort-
snie Tor nm, and he has not been heard !
from since.