Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-09-22
TRUNK OPENED.
Contents Plainly Reveal Young's
Connection With The Murder.


Connection With The Murder.
New York, Sept. 22.-when the trunk
Of William Hooper Young for whom the
police of the whole country are looking
In connection with the murder Of Mrs.
Anna Pulitzer, was opened at police
headquarters today. there were found
in 1t gword.shaped stiletto with a
blade eight inches long and an ivory
handle four inches long. The half dozen
mixed cakes, which the woman left her
apartments to buy; her set of false
teeth, with one 10th missing; her skirts
and under clothing; switch Of light
colored hair a pair OF gloves, the MISS
ing bed clothing from Young's apart.
ments; two mems opera hats, a pair of
blue and white corsets the woman's
garters and her drawers: black silk
skirt; polka dot waist. the woman's
slippers; her hat three pairs OF mems
shoes, all well worn; Youngs trousers.
coat, vest and undershir,; piece OF
writing paper on which was printed,
81. Solomon, 305 First street, Hoboten,
outer" some red pepper; broken
comb; hair pins; a bent safety pin, and
a newspaper clipping OF Sept 10.
A soon as the lid OF the trunk was
lifted II could be seen that the inside
Of the receptacle was covered with
blood. The knife or stiletto was about
the first article lifted out The blade
was covered with blood its whole
length. After that each article OF
clothing was lifted out and carefully ex.
amlned. The woman's skirts, under
clothes, a couple Of handkerchlefs and
syeral small pieces OF rags were found
TO be saturated with blood, as was the
bed clothing from Young's room
Young's trousers. which showed blood
stains, were wet and Asst.-Atty Car.
van said II appeared to him as IL
Young( after the murder. had washed
his trousers and packed them into the
trunk without letting them dry. The
mans undershlrts were also covered
with bloodstalns II was remarked
at the time the pepper was found In the
trunk that the man now In the custody
Of the Derby, Conn, police, had red
pepper in his possession
Capt. Titus says that every article
that Is missing from Young's apart
ments was found in the trunk
The body Of Mrs. Annie Pulitzer was
shipped today from the Jersey City
morgue 10 Forth Amboy, n. j., where
her parents live.
The fact that red pepper was found
IN HIS trunk and In some OF the clothes
which were In the trunk. In conjunction
with the report that red pepper was
found in the pockets Of the clothing OF
the man arrested by the police Of Der
by Conn, led Capt Titus 20 alter his
determination not to send a man TO
Derby at present Detective Peter Fin
ley. accompanied by man who knows
Young, was dispatched 10 Connecticut
10 see II the suspect is Young. and II
so 10 bring him back 10 New York ms
soon as proper legal proceedings have
been taken. William Y. 6 Hart. who
has been retained to defend William
Hooper Young received the following
cablcgram from John w Young the
father Of William Hooper Young:
Paris. Sept H.-(Please give this To
the newspapers and request publica-
tion)
"To William Hooper Young. I hear
you are suspected Of a helnous crime
and being sought for. ! advise you 10
surrender 20 the officers OF the law. fac
ing the charge like man. ] have en-
gagged counsel for your defense No one
knowing you can believe you guilty.
You owe Il to yourself and your family.
and the religion you forsook 10 prove
your innocence. II you take this course.
we will staud by YOU.
(slgned) JOHN w. YOUNG"
Elders Mcouarrle. Snow and Porter.
some Of the "Mormons" who have been
occupying one Of the Young apart
ments were closeted for some time
with Police Capt. schmlttberger.