The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-09-22

Seem to Prove COnciusively His Iden-
 tity His Mustache Gone and Also a
 Gold Naturalization That Both
 Had Been Bat Recently Removed.
 Derby, Sept. 21.-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 Pull itzer. The man vigorously resisted ar rest and when brought to headquarters refused to give his name or account for his presence in this vicinity.
 Early this evening a telephone mes sage was received by the local police informing them that a man answering the description of Young had been seen walking along the railroad tracks near Stevenson in company with a tramp. Two officers. Louis Knapp and Robert Pierce, were hurriedly sent in the di- reetion os that town to intercept the men. Three miles above here, directly opposite the house of Robert Hinman, lWO lIlSII WGLG SGGil IOlIllIlS uOWu lllc tracks. The officers slouched up to them and gave the impression that they were tramps. One of the men was rec ognized as a local character Cunning ham by name. The officers looked closely at Cunningham's companion and the resemblance to photograph of Young was so startling that they had no doubt as to his identity To cap ture him, however, it was necessary to proceed carefully, for the suspected man kept his right hand in his coat pocket and the officers feared that he carried weapon. Several attempts were made to throw the man off his guard and the officers were finally suc- cessful. Pierce produced bottle of whiskey and asked the man to have a - -drink.-The man withdrew his, hand from his pocket and took the bottle for drink. In an instant he was cov- cred 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 if he at tempted to draw a weapon. The officers then closed in on the man and Knapp Sllpptu Ui1 1llS lldilus The supposed murderer fought viciously and it was with difficulty that he was subdued. Questions put to the man proved conclusively that he was unac- uuainted with his whereabouts, in fact he did not know the name of the town he was in.
 During the scuffie Cunningham made his escape. The officer then took their prisoner to headquarters in Derby When seen in bright room the like ness of Young was more apparent than ever, despite the fact that a disguise had been attempted. A new pair of overall was worn by the man; light slouch hat, and a light coat and vest. The gold tooth, which, in the descrip- tions sent out, had been so prominently mentioned, was immediately looked for. It was missing, but instead was hole in the gum where a tooth had been ex- tracted quite recently.
 The man was then searched, and in- stead of finding weapon on his person two pockets full of red pepper was found. The prisoner said he had been drunk for three days and carried the pepper to sober him up. On closer ex- animation he admitted that if 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 officials it was decided to hold him temporarily on the charge of horse stealing. The prisoner, of course, denied having committed such a crime. His eyes shifted about him continually, and he has a haggard look upon his face.
 This spoke plainer than words of some terrible mental strain, which. the police believe, could not have been caused by spree. A large four-bladed knife was the only thing resembling a weapon found on the man.
 That they have captured the man wanted in New York little doubt is ex- pressed by the police. Despite his hag- gard look, the prisoner has look of refinement about him which does not become the clothes he wears. The raw gums, too, is another point which makes the police feel confident that they have the right man. The nervous condition of the man is such that 1t would appear that he is on the verge of collapse and he is restless in most exaggerated de- gree.
 After continual questioning the pris- oner said, in tone which carried little weight with it, that his name was Ed wards, and that his home was in New York state. Further questions he refus- ed to answer and impatiently demanded that he be let alone.
 Pending instructions from Captain Titus the man will be held on the charge of horse stealing. He has not been informed that he is wanted for murder.
 A short time after reaching the sta- tion the prisoner became more commit nicative after asking for and receiving a drink of whiskey and cigarette. He accounted for his presence in this vicin- ity by saying that he was disappointed in love affair six years ago in Oregon and took to the road, and has been a tramp ever since. His appearance, I,nu,axya1, hn1ias tI,;c 4o%