Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-09-27
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Young Charges Charles g. Cling With
the Muedee.

Young Charges Charles g. EHinu With
the Muedsc.
New York. Sept S9-WiiIiarn Hooper
Young arrived here from Derby. Conn.
today In the custory OF Detective
Sergeants Hughes and Flndlay. A
large crowd gathered In tho depot
when the train pulled IN, and they got
glimpse OF the accused. Young was
at once taken TO the Rosues Gallery.
where his photograph was taken.
Later he was taken into Captain
Titus once. where be was questioned
for nearly two houra At the close of
The interview Captain Titus said
Young had made the following state
meDt:
About three weeks ego met q man
named Charles Simpson Filing In Cen.
tral Park. He accosted me. We talk
ed and got acquainted. though he was
degenerate After that he called ON
me several times at my fat On the
night Mrs Pulitser died Filing and I
met her az Broadway and Forty-sixth
street by appointment had made. We
went TO the aRt together. I went out
for some whislSey after We got there.
and LETT Filing and the woman alone.
When got back found Mrs. Pulitzer
lying across the bed with a gag In her
mouth Etltns had gona
I ripped open her clothing and
moved her hands back and forth over
her head To induce respiration. When
she didn't breathe put my hand un-
der her waist and felt her heart. II
was not beating Thou. l decided 20
notify the police but thought that In
stead Of calling a policeman to go To
police headquarters. which I thought
was In the City Hall got on a train
and started down town, and on the
way got to thinking what a lot of
disgrace the affair would bring upon
me and my father. That made me de-
eide To get rid OF the bofy.
took a long knife and cut into the
body intending 10 cut the body up so
that could get u into o trunk. When
I made the arst cut the odor was so
awful that I could go no further
Tns police are skept1cal regarding
founSs story They think Filing As
purely an imaginary person. created
by Young foc the occasion.
When the trunk OF william Hooper
Young. which was found by the Chi.
caSo police and sent hers, was opened
at police headquarters ON Monday
there were found In IL these articles
A sword shaped stiiekoo with a
blade eight inches kong and an IVORY
handle four inches long. ms half dog
en- mixed cakes which tho woman Left
her apartments to buy. her set OF false
teeth with one tooth missing. hay
skirts and under c3othings a switch of
light colored hair, paH OF gloves. the
missing bed clothing from Younl's
apartments. two meas opera hats. a
pair OF blue and whito corsets the
woman's garters. her dYawers. her hat
three pairs Of mems shoes. all we'll
worn Young'e trousers, Ooak. vest and
undershirt some red pepper, a broken
comb. hair Dan and newspaper clip
ping OF September 10.
AS soon as the It'd Of the trunk was
lifted It oouad be seen that the inside
Of the receptacle was covered with
blood The knife or sttlIetto Was
about the 1rst article lifted out The
blade was covered with bsood its whole
length After that each article of
clothing was lifted out and carefully
examined. The woman's skirts. under
clothes, couple OF handkerehtefs and
several small pieces OF rags wore found
10 be saturated with blood, as was thu
bed clothing from Youngs room. The
maR's undershirt was also covered with
blood stains Captain Titus says that
every article THAI Ia missing from the
Young apartments WIS In the trunk