The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-23
Attorney for William Hooper
Young, Accused Of Murder,
Says He Doesn't Know What to
Think of His Client.
STORY is WONDERFUL.
Wants to Have Him Examined
by an Insanity Expert
Before He Proceeds Any Further
with the Defense.

Hooper Young, the alleged murderer of
Mrs. Annie Pulitzer. of New York, left
here this morning in custody of New
York detectives.
YoungS departure was witnessed by
several hundred persons at the railroad
station, but he paid no attention to the
curiosity of the spectators. He looked
fresh and much better than yesterday
when he went through the trying ordeal
of Identification. The prisoner made no
objection to his removal to New York.
VIM. F. Hart. of New York, who has
been retained as counsel for Young,
arrived here early today He immedi-
ately went to the jail and talked with
Young for an hour or more. At the
close of the interview Mr.. Hart said:
If this man is sane. if he is all right.
1 do not know what to think. His
story is more like that of a madman.
1t is simply wonderful. 1 want to have
him examined by an expert in Insanity
before go on His motive was not
New York, Sept. 23.-The train from
Derby, Conn, with William Hooper
Young on board arrived at the Grand
Central station at 9:20 a. m. There
when the train came in. The crowd
was orderly and no demonstration
agafnStYOung was made.
Preparations for taking care of Young
and keeping the crowd from surround
ing him had been made and when the
train was stopped the passengers were
told to keep their seats for few min
utes. Then Young. who was in the
smoking car. was taken off first. He
was led to a closed carriage and ac-
companied by. Detective Sergeants
Hughes and Findlay and Mr.. Hart, the
prisoners counsel who came down
from Derby with the party, was driven
to police headquarters. The prisoner.
handcuffed to Findlay. was led through
a large crowd that had gathered to see
him. He plainly was in a condition bor-
dering on collapse when led up the
steps into headquarters. Shortly after
Young had been in the detective head
quarters Lawyer Hart appeared and
said in reply to inquiries:
THAT man is innocent and was not
even an accomplice."
At the close of an interview between
Detective Captain Titus and Young,
following statement:
About three weeks ago I met a man
named Charles Simpson Filling in Cen
tral Park. He accosted me: We talked
degenerate. After that he called on me
several times at my fiat.
"On the night Mrs Pulitzer died Ell
ing and l met her at Broadway and
made. We went to the fiat together. ]
went out for some whisky after we got
there and left Filling and the woman
alone. When / got back I found Mrs.
HuI1CZor lying across the DeQ with q
gag in her mouth. Filling had gone.
IT ripped open her clothing and moved
her hands back and forth over her head
to induce respiration. When she did not
breathe I put my hand under her waist
and felt her heart 1t was not beating.
Then 1 decided to notify the police but
thought that instead of calling a police
man to go to police headquarters, which
1 thought was in the city hall. I got
on a train and started down town and
nm ho mn " fn nj rtpe xxyho lot
of disgrace the affair would bring upon
me and my father. That made me de-
eide to get rid of the body. 1 took a
long knife and cut into the body, in
tending to cut the body up SO that ]
could get it into a trunk. When I made
the first cut the odor was so awful ]
could go no further
Captain Titus said that the prisoner
described Eiling as being man about
inches in height, with bright clear
look in his eyes, pale face and wearing
dark clothes with a straw hat when last
SEEN"
When Captain Titus had finished
speaking Assistant District Attorney
Garvin said:
Captain Titus has said that this mar
made the same statement to his coun.
sell That is not so. The captain is mis-
| taken. We don't know what he told his
counsel"
| Captain Titus then said: "That is al
of the statement he made. He volun
teered all of that. Knowing that hi.
rights are being protected we canno
question him now
Captain Titus said that Young hat
not explained how the woman came b,
the wounds on her head.
Young was arraigned on an affidavit
made by Detective Sergeant Hughes
and the hearing was set for Septembe
80. The proceedings were brief ant
without any unusual incident.