The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-23
YOUNG is IDENTIFIED
SUSPECT ARRESTED AT DERBY
PROVES TO DE FUGITIVE.
FIRST WAS STRONG DENIAL.
WEAKENED WHEN CONFRONTED
WITH FORMER INTIMATEs.

StOutIy Claimed 10 Be Bert Edwards
of Portland, Ore.-The Prisoner
Expresses n Willingness to Re-
turn to New York without the
Formally of RequisitiOn.
Young's Trunk When Opened Dis
closed Damaging Evidence
Against Him-His Father Cables
Advice and Assistance From Paris.
Derby, Conn.,, Sept. 22.-WHliam
Hooper Young, for whom the police of
New York have been searching in con-
nection with the murder of Mrs. Anna
Nelson Pulitzer, has been found and is
also said to have made confession
regarding the killing of Mrs. Pulitzer.
In the guise of tramp, he had been
wandering about the country for sew
eral days, when he was arrested last
evening by the Derby police on suspi-
cion. Although his description CORE
sponded closely with that sent out by
the New York officers, the prisoner at
first stoutly denied any connection with
the murder, and even when he was
confronted with man who was for
merly fellow workman, he still de-
MED his identity. But this evening, up
on the arrival of a man with whom he
was intimately acquainted, the pris-
oner acknowledged that he is William
Hooper Young.
1t was to Mac Levy, a physical Gull
ture instructor of Brooklyn and De-
tective Sergeant Edward Hughes of
New York, that the prisoner admitted
his identity. Levy and the detective
reached here at $3.50 O'Clock and were
conducted at once to the prisoners cor
ridor in the Jail. The suspected man,
who up to this time had insisted that
he was Bert Edwards of Portland, Ore,
was taken from his cell and met Levy
in the corridor.
Hello, Hooper," exclaimed Levy as
soon as the prisoner appeared. There
was no response and no sign of recog-
milton from the suspected man, but
when Levy again saluted him, he said
calmly, II don't know you"
"Of course, you know me-" said
Levy, and placing his hand on the
shoulder of the prisoner, he spoke in
a low tone for several minutes. The
prisoner said:
You should be sure of your identi-
fication. This is a terrible crime for
which l am held"
Young was taken back to his CELL
and told the reason fo= his arrest. The
prisoner then for the II BIT time admit
ted that he = was NSiliam Hooper
Young. He talked with the officer re-
garding his return to New York, and
expressed willingness to go back at
once without requisition papers.
While natapffNra
was talking with Young an acquaint-
ance of the latter, Dixie Amer, of Ho-
boken, passed by the cell and looked
in. Amer, who was formerly bust
ness partner of Young, was somewhat
in doubt about the identification, but
as he went by the prisoner raised his
head and exclaimed, Hello, there's
Amer" ...-..s
While Levy's identification of Young
and the latter's own admission cleared
up all uncertainty regarding the case,
the police had been positive for several
hours that they. had the man they
wanted. Detective Sergeant Peter A.
Finley of New York, who reached here
shortly before 3 o'clock, accompanied
by Gustave A.. Ernest of Brooklyn,
was able. through Ernest to establish
the identity of the suspected man to
his own satisfaction, but to make the
identification complete, the detective
decided to have another acquaintance
of Young confront the man. and Levy
was sent for.
During the interview with the Off
GERS which followed Youngs admission
of his identity, he is said to have made
a confession regarding the crime. The
exact nature of this confession was
not made public tonight 1t was said
that Young had spoken of an accom-
plice, but one of the officers when
questioned about this replied:
IF you say simply that a confession
has been made you will tell the whole
story"
From another apparently reliable
source, however, came the information
that Young did say that he had an
accomplice.