The Van Buren press., 1902-09-27
YOUNG BACK IN NEW YORK
The Alleged Murderer of Mrs. Pu-
liter Taken Back From
Derby, Conn.
HIS COUNSEL SAYS he IS INNOCENT.
A statement Made BY the PRISONER
To Detective Captain Titus, III
which He Lays the kfiiihs I"
Man Named Charles simpson FL
ling, IA Degenerate.

Which He Lays the
Man Named Charles simpson FL
ling, IA Degenerate.
New York, Sept. 24.-The train from
Derby, Conn, with William Hooper
Young on board, arrived at the urahu
Central station at 9:20 a. m. Ihere
was a crowd of 400 or 500 at the sla-
ton when the train came m Inc
crowd was orderly, and no demon
stration against Young was MADE
To,.en TO Police Headquarters.
Presentations for taking care or
Young and keeping the crowd from
surrounding him had been MADE anu
when the train was stopped the pas
sengers were told to keep their seats
for a few minutes. Then Young, who
was in the smoking car, was taken
off first. He was led to closed car
rage and, accompanied by Detective
Sergeants Hughes and Findlay ana
Mr.. Hart. the prisoners counsel, VINO
came down from Derby with the par
ty. 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 condition bordering on col
lapse when led up the steps INTO
headquarters. Shortly after Young
had been in the detective headquar-
ters, Lawyer Hart appeared and SAID
in reply to inquiries:
Says Young Ii Innocent.
"Young is an innocent man. The
police believe they have got him on
an alleged confession, which he made
before he had legal counsel. 1t VIII
be proven that Young was not even
an accomplish"
At the close Of the interview be-
tween Detective Captain Titus and
Young, Capt. Titus said Young had
made the following statement;
Young's Peculiar story.
"About three weeks ago | met a
man named Charles Simpson Filing
in Central park, He accosted me,
We talked and got acquainted, though
he was a degenerate. After that he
called on me several times at my HAT.
son the night Mrs. Pulitzer died
Filing and | met her at Broadway
and Forty-sixth street by appointment
! had made. We went to the fiat to-
pether. went out for some whisky
after we got there, and left Filing
and the woman alone. When ! got
back found Mrs. Pulitzer on the floor
with a gag in her mouth. Filing had
gone,
81 ripped open her clothing and
moved her hands back and forth over
her head to induce respiration. When
she did not breathe put my hand I'M
der her waist and felt her heart. 1t
was not beating. Then | decided TO
notify the police, but thought that
instead of calling policeman, to go
to police headquarters, which /
thought was in the city hall. | got
on a train and started downtown, and
on the way got to thinking what a
lot Of disgrace the affair would bring
upon me and my father, That made
me decide to get rid Of the body,
81 took long knife and cut into
the body, intending to cut the body
up go that | could get it into trunk
When ! made the first cut the odor
was so awful that ! could go no fur
Their"
Young's Description OF EiIinE.
Capt. Titus said that Young de-
scribed Filing as being man Of
about % years old, Smooth face,
about five feet seven inches in height,
with a bright, clear look in his eyes,
pale face and wearing dark clothes,
with straw hat when last seem
When Capt Titus had finished
speaking, Assistant District Attorney
Garyan said:
Capt Titus has said that this man
made practically the same statement
10 his counsel That Is not so, The
captain is mistaken, We don't know
what he told his COUNSEL
Capt Titus then said: "That Is all
OF the statement he made. He volun-
tecrcd all Of that. Knowing that his
rights are being protected, we can
not question him now"
Capt Titus said that Young had
not explained how the woman came
by the wounds on her head.
Young was nrr0igncd on an affidavit
made by Detective Sergeant Hughes
and the hearing was sot for Scptcm-
Der 80, The proceedings were brief
and without any unusual incident.
INFLICTED ON Thirty-Ninc Counts.
Butte. Mont, Sept. 2i.-Mnj NJ. L..
Bridgcnan, who was recently re-
moved as Indian agent at the Fort
I'clknap agency, was arrested, Tues
day. by Special Agent McNichols on u
charge of classifying his accounts, The
federal grand jury has indicted him
on 30 counts, The alleged false ne.
counts and fraudulent vouchers ag.
gregntc about SlO,5O0, and cover PEE
Rod Of ~ months prior to last April,
when Bridgemun was suspended.
Growth OF Rural Delivery.