Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-22
SEEMS TO Be HOOPER YOUNG
Derby Police Hold Nan Supposed to Be
Suspected Murderer,
DESPERATELY REslSTs THE OFFICERS
IL "a, only by strnteey and Bears
RemarkabIe Resemblance to Al
IeRed slayer of Mrs.
PuIitser.

DERBY. Conn, Sept. 1.-The police have
In custody here a man who answers the
description Of William Hooper Young OF
New York, who is wanted In that city for
the murder Of Mrs. Annie Pulitzer. The
man vigorously resisted arrest, and when
brought to headquarters refused to give
his name or account for his presence In
this vicinity.
Early this evening a telephone message
was received by the local police stating
that a man answering the description of
Young had been seen walking along the
railroad tracks near Stevenson in COM
pany with a tramp. Two officers, Louis
Knapp and Robert Pierce, we're hurriedly
sent in the direction Of that town to inter-
cept the men. Three miles above here, d.
rectly opposite the house OF Robert Hun
man, two men were seen coming down the
tracks. The officers slouched up to them
and gave the impression that they were
tramps. One Of the men was recognized as
a local character, Cunningham by name.
Tables with Young's Description.
The officers looked closely at Cunning
hams companion and the resemblance to a
photograph of Young which they had seen
was so startling that they had no doubt
as to his identity. To capture him 1t was
necessary to proceed carefully, for the sus-
pected man kept his right hand in his
coat pocket and the officers feared that he
carried a weapon. Several attempts were
made to throw the man of his guard and
the officers were finally successful. Pierce
produced a bottle of whisky and asked the
man to have a drink. The man withdrew
his hand from his pocket and took the bot
tie. In an instant he was covered with
two revolvers. He dropped the bottle and
was about to put his hand back into the
pocket, when warned that they would
shoot to kill II he attempted to draw a
weapon.
The officers then closed in on the man
and Knapp slipped a handcuff on his right
hand. The supposed murderer fought vi
ciously and 1t was with dificulty that he
was subdued. Questions put to the man
proved conclusively that he was unac-
quainted with his whereabouts, in fact, he
did not know the name of the own he
was In. During the scufle Cunningham
made his escape.
Seems n Mere Disguise.
The officers then took their prisoner to
headquarters in Derby. When seen in a
bright room the likeness to Young was
more apparent than ever, despite the fact
that a disguise had been attempted. He
wore a new pair of o~veralls, light SLOUGH
hat and 2 light coat and vest. The gold
tooth which in the description sent out
had been so prominently mentioned was
Immediately looked for. 1t was missing,
but instead was a hole in the gum where a
tooth had been extracted quite recently.
No revolver was found on the man, but
two of his pockets were full Of red pepper.
The prisoner said he had been drunk for
three days and carried the pepper to sober
Mo, nm I'm oIoear auacftonin0 ha ad-
mitted that IL he had had the chance he
would have filled the eyes of his captors
with the stuff. The prisoner demanded to
know the reason for his arrest and after
some discussion among the officers 1t wac
decided to hold him temporarily on a
charge of horse stealing. He has not been
l informed that he is wanted on a charge OF
: murder.
; A short time after reaching the station
} the prisoner became more communicative
asking for and getting a drink Of whisky
and a cigarette. He accounted for his
: presence in this vicinity by saying he was
Z disappointed in a love affair six years age
I in Oregon and took to the road and has
i been a tramp ever since. His appearance
: however, bellies this statement. Chief Of
I Police Gillette was asked why the New
i York police had not been notified and hi
= said he wished to be positive that he haC
3 the right man before informing Captain
Titus.
3 Man Hunt on Long Island.
t NEW YORK, Sept. 21.-The search fo
: William Hooper Young, the man wanted
I for the murder Of Mrs. Joseph Pulitzer
q whose mutilated body was found ~loatini
= in the abandoned Morris canal near Jer
sey City, Thursday morning last, had III
= to a late hour today been unavaillng. Tn,
\ police forces of this and the surrounding
y boroughs have been bending all energies
and running Town all clews which come 4
them to locate Young. The chief develop
ment Of the day came from Brooklyn. an
: it leads the police to believe thai the fu
gitive has escaped to the vicinity Of Ca
narsie, Long Island. Captain Titus Of tn
4 4 detective bureau is inclined to believe tina
Young finding all avenues Of Anal escap
shut off. had fed to this spot on the Lon
Island coast to commit suicide. The cap
d tain ordered a special force of detective
! to Canarsie to conduct a thorough search
! Race for His Life.
y The story Of this clew is that late Sat
urday night a man supposed to have bee
y Young was seen in a lodging house Il
IS Brooklyn. When he applied for a room h
was told there was none vacant. and h
was forced to be satisfied with a chair
1f Soon sfterward he became nervous an
y arose to his feet. Some OF those in III
IN room arose simultaneously. Then tn
+ stranger dashed down the back stairs {
Is the hotel to the yard with some of tn
dodgers after him. Vaulting the back fence
Dr. closely pursued, the fugitive Ned up III
Y street. The pursuers gaining upon hin
lie the stranger halted. drew a revolver an
brought the dodgers to a stand. Turnin
again, he caught sight Of a Nostrand ave
nue. car, bound for Fulton street. and race
for It. Before the dodgers came up II
Ms car with the fugitive was blocks ava,
nd The story was told to Captain Titus ear
today. and to day he received a CORRIDORS
he tion Of IL.
At $3.50 in the morning a man resemblir
- Young had been seen In Canarsie. CAPITA
Titus informant told him that the ms
seemed fatigued and almost exhausted. tt
captain added that Police Captain Short
Canarsie and all his force we're securing d
ut country whereabouts for the man. The ca
cd tain said, however, that he feared, in ca
the man was Young they would find on
rs; his dead body. as he lie Of the impressi'
un Young would commit suicide.
! At midnight tonight Captain Titus 80
the police at Canarsie had reported tn