The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-09-21

,-EW YORK. sept. 2o.-The energies
OF the whole detective force Of
New York are now concentrated
on the taak Of running down Hooper
Young. grandson OF the great Mormon
prophet. Brigham Young. and who Is
believed 10 be the murderer OF Mrs.
Annie Pulitzer. whose body was found
on Thursday morning in the Morris
canal near Jersey City. In this quest
The authorities have the cooperation
M every city and town in the country.
10 an OF which full descriptions OF the
fugitive have been tciegraphed. After
n thorough search OF the past twenty
f0ur hours. b. Is considered hardly like
ly that ne IL SIN in the city, but all
trains and ferries ara bridges and all
vessels leaving the port are watched.
Suicide Possible
That Young may have committed
suicide was suggested by a note re-
reived By mail late today addressed 20
Captain Titus of the New York detec
tive bureau. On rough brown paper
was written:
search in vain. Have killed myself.
II YOUNG"
The postmark showed that the letter
had been mailed at the general post
once in this city shortly before noon.
From comparison Of the handwriting
with several letters written by Young,
the polica are disposed 20 believe that
the communication was written by him.
Young in Hiding.
The police Of the precinct In which
the murder occurred express the belief
that Young is stili in the precinct, and
Is being protected by an alleged secret
society which they say was supposed
10 have been broken up by the United
States secret service. A dispatch was
received today from Chicago stating
that the police there had opened the
trunk shipped by Young and had found
in To the dead womans clothing. a
memorandum hook continuing the name
or William Hooper Young, and pawn
ticket showing that pair OF diamond
earrings had been pledged al pawn
shop in Park Row. this city. on
Wednesday last by a man who gave
The name of Steiner.
Earrings Found.
Prior 20 the receipt Of the dispatch
J central Office detective had found
pair 81 earrings pledged In the same
pawnshop and under the same name.
The person who pledged them gave an
address in Harlem which proved 70 be
fictitious. The earrings were shown
tonight 10 John Pulitzer. who at once
identified them as his wife's.
Captain Titus received tonight dis
patch from Superintendent o'Neh OF
Chicago. saying that he had shipped
the trunk 10 New York, and that IL
contained. IN addition 20 the articles
previously mentioned. some articles OF
male attire and a dirk knife smeared
with blood.
VIII Defends His Son.
John W. Young. father Of the man
suspected Of the murder, and who Is
now In Paris. has communicated with
friends Ia this city notifying them he
win return to the city for the purpose
OF defending his SON. Mr.. Young has
also cabled instructions 20 his most in
innate friend 70 employ counsel for
his son
William Hooper Young is believed to
have sent "a letter 90 one OF his broth
trs COnfesslng the murder II Mrs. Pu-
liter and explaining his motives. In
the apartments In West Fitty-elghth
street a portion Of a draft Of a letter
was discovered. 10 was in Toung's
handwriting. and vas written with
pencil In the letter he speaks OF MEM
hers Of his family with much bitterness,
and especially does he denounce his
father who has now come 10 his de-
Tense. He also makes vague reference
20 some contemplated crime and flight
from the country.