The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-20
KNIFE WOUND KILLED HER.
What Autopsy on Body Of Annie Pu-
liter Revealed.

New York. Sept. 20.-An autopsy per-
formed on the body of Mrs. Joseph Pu-
liter, who was mysteriOusly murdered
in Fifty-fifth street fiat and whose
body was found in the Morris canal,
showed that her death was caused pri-
marily by knife wound in the abdo-
men, and not by chloral. Several blows
were struck on her head before death.
but the skull was not fractured and
there were no signs of cerebral hemor-
rhage.
A police dragnet has been thrown out
for William Hooper Young, grandson
of the great Mormon leader, Brigham
Young, who Is suspected of the killing.
Among the books found in Young's
room in the fiat was the cover of a
small memorandum. on the front Of
Practical Reference" On the inside
were a number of notes headed blood
Atonement," and followed by Biblical
references, including an excerpt from
the. book Of Corinthians, reading: ITO
dehver such an one unto Satan for the
destruction of the flesh, that the spirit
may be saved in the day of the Lord
Jesus"
1t now develops that when Young's
father sailed for France on July I. two
OF the sons went back to Utah. Hooper
did not make his home with his father.
but he roomed in the vicinity. Recent
ly he called; upon the superintendent of
the building and demanded the keys
which were given to him.
The apartment originally consisted of
three suites. These were thrown into
one for the use of the family but upon
their going abroad one of them was cut
OF and was turned over. rent free: to
four missionaries who are prOselyting
in New York. They have been living
there ever since and were asleep when
the supposed murder was committed.
Their names are Clarence Snow. Law
renee Taylor, J. L. Woods and John R.
Porter. Mr.. Snow said:
when the elder Mr.. Young went to
Europe he left four OF us here rent free.
Soon afterwards Hooper demanded the
keys. He lived in suite four, which was
little of him. Sometimes we heard him
come in and sometimes we did not
Tuesday night Porter and sTaylor were
home neal All the eTen1ns ga WOO ,7 a. ana inc Lea came t
bed. do rot think any of us heard
Hooper come in that night and we GER
tainly heard no disturbances in his part OF
Detectives have traced Young to Brook
lyn, where he went on Thursday morning
said he was going to the Rocky mountains
A trunk shipped to Chicago by Young
thrOush sOs td the p Tss g0es e
not believe IT contained anything other
than clothing belonging, possibly. to Mrs
woman's apparel has been found.
Richard e. Amer, who was Gloss
friend of Young and at one time his part
ner in the publication of the Hoboken Cru,
sader. has, according to the World. issued
a statement saying Young called at his
house in Hoboken last Thursday morning
about 7:30 o'clock Young, he says. was
driving a horse and buggy, which, ne
stated, had been rented by the liverymar
who has since figured in the Identification
of the weight found attached to Mrs. Pi-
litzer's body.
Amer says he met Young at Butte
Mont, in 1901. Young was then travelling
for a drug house. They became friends
and Young. later in the year, joined hin
in the publication of the paper in Hobo
ken. They dissolved partnership last June
however, and since then had seldom met.