Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-10-31
ODD TALE Of MURDER
Confession of Man Who Says He
Killed Albert &. Latimer.
MAY HAVE SLAIN ANOTHER.
Police Believe He Is y
Man Wanted In That City For
the Murder Of Father
NeigIe Last Year.

New York. Oct. :i1.--William G. John
son. who surrendered himself to the
Brooklyn police with the startling dec
laration that he was the murderer Of
Albert {. Latimer shot in his BROOKLYN
home early OH the morning OF July >
has been held by Magistrate Furlone
without bail for Il further hearing OH
Nov. I. The magistrate. while decl0"-
ing that he did not believe the prison
! ers story decided that the police ought
to he given every opportunity tn ;lscer-
tain whether it is true or false
dispatch from Philadelphia states
that the police there believe from the
description given of Johnson that he is
the man wanted there for completely
in the murder of Rev. Charles p. Rel
gle. Il Catholic priest, who was killed
Jan. 4. 1901. Fhe Philadelphia address
given by Johnson is next door to the
place where the priest was druggcd
robbed and murdered .Jolnson's real
name, the Philadelphia police believe
is Paul Joseph Jones.
Before lie was arraigned the prisoner
told reporter the alleged story of his
crime. giving the name of man who.
he said. accompanied him to the Lati-
mer house and declaring that the plot
to rob the house was arranged by this
man.
THE mans name is John Walsh"
said Johnson. AT least. that's the
only name ever knew him by, and |
haven't seen him since the night shot
Latimer. But had met him two years
before that. l don't know what his
business was. l don't know whether
he was a burglar or not. I'm a seafar-
ing man. and was in the employ of
the United States navy from 1890 to
1898 and was honorably discharged. /
have always followed the sea.
Thank God this is over. I have had
a good nights rest-the first in months.
My mind is at peace again You can't
understand what 1t means to get this
off my mind. wanted to go away in
a ship, but could not
Tells a Strange Story.
Johnson talked in a furtive wander
ing way. He seemed unable to concell-
trate his attention on any subject and
his eyes constantly shifted from one
object to another. When questioned
again about the tragedy, he said
II met Walsh Oh the night of the
murder, and he told me he was going
to Latimer's house on business. You
can do good job there be told me.
There's always plenty of money in the
house l went over with him, and we
got there about o'clock. We rang the
doerbell and were admitted. Walsh
had told me that he was going there to
see"-
"He said he wanted to see a member
of the family" Police Captain Buchan.
an INTERCEPTED hastily.
johnson glanced at the police official
and then went on:
II carried Smith & Wesson revolv.
er. When we went into the house,
Walsh talked over his business. took
advantage Of this and slipped upstairs
to a clothes closet in the front room |
sat down on the floor of the closet In
the dark and soon went to sleep. When
l awoke. l did so with a start. and that
aroused the Latimers. Mr.. Latimer
sprang out OF bed and ran toward me,
holding the bedclotl,es in front of him.
thought he was making set for me.
and | shot and cleared out.
Il met Walsh downstairs, and we
parted ut the front door. ran and got
a car for New York. From New York
took ferry to Jersey City. dropping
my revolver into the North river on the
way across. | have been wandering
around ever since. First l went to
Philadelphia. Then tramped north
and got to Derby. Conn. Then came
here and gave myself up"
johnson is about forty or forty-tive
years old. He has sandy hair and mus
tache and has gone unshaven for sew
eral days. His cheeks and eyes are
rather hollow. His eyes are unnatural
ly bright, and he talks intelligently.
He showed great familiarity with the
Latimer murder. but the police are not
yet ready to accept his confession as
true.