Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-22
EVIDENCE OF MURDER
Found in William Hooper
Young's Trunk.
BLOOD-COVERED DIRK
THE CLOTHING OF MRS. PULITZER
IDENTIFIED.
Man in Custody at Derby, Conn, on
Suspicion That He is
Young.

NEW 1ofth, september w nen 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 head
quarters today, there were found in 1t
sword-shaped stilleto, with 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 tooth missing;
her skirts and undertook hing: a switch IF
light-colored hair; a pair Of gloves; the
missing bed clothing from Young's apar:-
ments; two mems opera hats; a pair of
blue and white corsets; the womans gar
ters her drawers; black silk skirt; polka
dot waist; the womans slippers; her hat
three pairs of mems shoes, all well worn;
Young's trousers, coat vest and under
shirt; piece of wrapping paper. on which
was printed Il Salomon 3O5 1st street.
Hoboken, Outfitter;" some red pepper; q
broken comb; hairpins; a bent safety pin
and newspaper clipping Of September IL.
Trunk Stained With Blood.
AS soon as the lid Of the trunk was lifted
it could be that the inside of the
ceptacle was covered with blood. The
knife stileto, was about the first article
lifted out. The blade was covered with
blood Its whole length. After that eacn
fully examined.
The woman's skirts. underclothes a couple
of handkerchiefs and several small pieces
of rags were found to be saturated with
blood, was the bed clothing from Young's
room. Youngs trousers. which showed
blood stains, were wet, and Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Garvan said it appeared to
him as if Young after the murder had
washed his trousers and packed them into
the trunk without letting them dry. The
mans undershirt was also covered with
lxad AZ ha
the pepper found in the trunk that the
man now in custody of the Derby. Conn,
police had red pepper in his possession.
Capt. Titus says that every article that Is
missing from the Young apartments was
found In the trunk.
Suspect at Derby, Conn.
DERBY, Conn, September 22.-Chief Of
Police Gillette, who has a man under
rest on suspicion that he is William Hooper
Young, wanted in New York on account OF
the murder of Mrs. Anna Pulitzer. was
still uncertain this morning regarding the
identity of his prisoner. At o'clock he
had not communicated with Capt. Titus
of the New York police department. and he
said that he was not sure that he would
do so.
There is more doubt this morning in the
minds of the police that the prisoner is the
much-wanted Young than was felt last
night. Although in many ways the man
answers the description of Young, his COM
teeth of the prisoner do not correspond
with the description. He has a recedinS
forehead, very prominent high cheek bones
and a protruding upper lip. His hair Is
brownsh black
Talked to the Reporters.
When interviewed in his cell this morn
ing the prisoner talked readily and with
a good deal of intelligence. He says his
name is Bert Edwards, that he is twenty
six years old. and formerly lived with his
stepfather, Henry Carruthers. and his
mother at G2o 9th street, Portland, Greg.
He left Portland on June 10 because of a
fight with his stepfather and has since
been roaming about the country He de-
cared at first that he had not been in New
York, though he afterward contradlcted
this statement.
The prisoner said that for the last two
weeks he had been wandering about Con-
necticut having come into this state from
Springfield, Mass. He said he had been In
Winsted and Ridgefeld.
Identified as Young.
Detective Finley of the New York police
arrived here at 2:30 pm. with Gustave A.
Ernst of Brooklyn, who knows William
Hooper Young After Ernest had examined
the suspect held here, Detective Finley an
nounced that the man is surely Young, the
man wanted for the murder of Mrs. Pu-
liter.
William F. s. Hart. who has been re-
tanned to defend William Hooper Young,
received today the following cablegram
from John W. Young. the father OF William
Hooper Young
PARIS, September 21.
(Please give this to the newspapers and re-
quest publication.)
To William Hooper Young: hear you are
suspected of a heinous crime and being
sought for. 1 advise you to surrender to
the officers of the law, facing the charge
like a man. 1 have engaged counsel for
vour defense No one knowing you can be-
leve you guilty.
You owe it to yourself, your family and
the religion you forsook, to prove yoUh in
ncence If you take this course We will
stand by you.
(Signed) JOHN w. YOUNG.
Elders McQuarrie Snow and Porter some
of the Morrnons who have been occupying
one of the Young apartments, were closet
ed for some time with Police Captain
Schmttberger.