Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-09-25

afterward explained that when he first
denied his identity as he stood looking
into Mr.. Levy's face, 1t was with tho
fieeting hope that perhaps his former
employer, who had often before no.
friended him, would prove friend in
need by refusing to identity him.
When he heard MIR. I.eyy's prompt
avowal, that hope, his last, was shat
tefed.
When Mr.. Levy re-entered the cell
Sergeant Hughes and Chief Arnold
went with him After Hughes had
cautioned the prisoner they listened to
all he had to say.
Young told q rambling tale, in which
be sought to inculoate Charles Simpson
Filing OF Bridgeport. He described
! Filling as a man whom he had met in
Central Park and with whom he had
maintained tho bond of similarly de-
prayed habits. He and Filing, Young
snid, had together plotted to lure Mrs.
Pulitzer to the latter's rooms. Accord
ing TO his statement, Young had left
Filing and the woman together and
had gone out to get bottle of whisky.
On his return home he found the
woman dead.
He failed utterly to impress Sergeant
Hughes and Chief Arnold with the
probability of this part of his story.
Under their questioning he could not
explain why he took 1t upon himself
alone to remove the evidences OF his
friends crime. He said that when he
cage he knew Filing was not there,
but it had been agreed that Filing
should go there later and claim bag
gage that contained the relics Of their
crime.
Sergeant Hughes lost no time in
notifying Cant. Titus, in New York,
and in wiring tho Bridgeport authori-
sizes to learn whether any such man as
Filing is known there. Young could
not tell the address of Filling In bridge
port and contradicted himself. He said
his idea in going to the vicinity Of
Bridgeport was to make inquiries there
as to Eiling's whereabouts, SO that he
could cause his arrest. When further
questioned ne said that directly after
tho crime Filing had left, he under
| stood, for bridgeport. After Young
learned of the hue and cry that was
| raised for him he said he determined
TO find Filling, ii possible, and IL neces.
sary betfay him as the principal in the
orimc.
While Detective Hughes WAS talking
with Young an acquaintance of the
latter, Dixie Amer of Hoboken, passed
by the cell and looked in. NJ r. Amer,
who was formerly business partner OF
Young, was somewhat in doubt about
the Identification OF Young, but as he
went by the prisoner raised his head
| and exclaimed:
Hello there's Any,
While MIR. Levy's Identification OF
Young and the latter's own admission
cleared up oil uncertainty regarding
the case, the police had been positive
for several hours that they had the
man they wanted.
Derby, Conn, Sept. %. William
Hooper Young, the alleged murderer OF
Mrs. Anna Pulitzer of New York, left
hero this morning for New York in
the custody of New York detectives,
Young's departure was Witnessed by
several hundred persons at the railroad
station, but he laid no attention to
the curiosity Of the spectators. He
| looked fresh and much better than
yesterday, when no went through the
| trying ordeal Of Identification. The
| prisoner made no objection to his re-
m0Vhl TO new OK.
William +. $. Hart of New York,
who has been retained as counsel for
| Young, arrived here early today. He
| Immediately went to the Jail and
talked with Young for an hour OF
more. At the close of the interview
Mr.. Hart said: "If this man is sane,
IL he is oil right, | do not know what
to think. His story is more like that
l - "a oJn,un IL 10 gtr,,,tx, Ia rF,,I
l want to have him examined by an
motive was not revenge.
YOUNG MAhEs ANOTHER STATEMENT.
Now York. Sept. %. The train from
Derby, Conn, with William Hooper
Young on board arrived at the Grand
Central Station at $50 o'clock sthis
| morning. There was a crowd OF 400 OF
500 at the station when the train came
| in. The crowd was orderly.
At the close of an interview between
Detective Captain Titus and Young,
Capt. Titus said Young had made the
following statement. "About three
uesks ago | met q man named Charles
Simpson Filing in Central Park. He
acoosted me. We talked and got &C
| quainted, though he was degenerate.
|
1 times at my fiat. On the night Mrs.
| Pulitzer died Filing and | met her al
Broadway and Forty sixth street by
| appointment had made. We won't te
| the fiat together. / went out for som,
| whisky after We got thore, and left
Filling and the woman alone. When
| got back, found Mrs. Pulitzer lying
across the bed with gag in hei
4 mouth. Filling had gone. / ripped
open her clothing and moved her hand:
back and forth over her head to induce
/ respiration. When she did not breathe,
| put my hand under her waist anc
felt her heart. 1t was not beating
| Then | decided to notify the police,
but thought that instead Of calling |
| policeman l would GO to police head
/ quarters, which 1 thought was in the
City HALL got on train and startee
down town, and on the way | got tt
thinking what lot of disgrace thu
affair would bring upon me and ny
father. That made me decide to get rio
OF the body. | took long knife ant
cut into the body, intending to cut tn,
body up so that could get 1t into {
trunk. When | made the first cut, th,
odor was so awful that 1 could go nj
further.
Capt. Titus said that the prisone
described Filling as being about q
years old smooth face; FIVE feet, sever
inches in height; bright, clear look il
his eyes; pale face, and wearing darl
clothes, with straw hat, when las
seen.
When Capt. Titus had finished speak
ing Assistant District Attorney GarvaI
said: Capt Titus has said that thi
I la lIu
trent to his counsel. That is not SO
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