New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-23

William Hooper Young. the murderer-al-
ready self-confessed. the police assert-of Mrs
Joseph Pulitzer, will probably arrive in this city
early this morning. in the custody or Head
quarters detectives. from Derby. Conn, where
he captured by the police Of that city on
Sunday night his arrest and probable identity
as the hunted fugitive being prominently and
fully described in yesterdays Tribune
In this confession Young duplicates man
whom he calls Charles L. Filing said to be OF
Bridgeport Conn. although trace Of any
such man can be found in that city. Filing is
the name which the trunk, shipped 70 Chicago
by Young. bore. the one ne gave at the express
office as that of the man who would call for 1t
in Chicago. Filing Young declares. in the lat
ter's absence from the room. gave Mrs Pulitzer
knockout drops When he CYoUng) returned 10
the room he found the woman dead Young ad-
rnits that he assisted in packing the body in the
trunk and that he did put it in a carriage, drive
with II TO Hoboken and dumped it in the Morris
Canal.
The detectives here place little credence IN
Young's story of an accomplce but Mac Levy,
the physical instructor of Brooklyn. who en-
ploved Young on the week of the murder is
strongly Of the opinion that Youns's confession
In this particular is true.
Captain Titus at an early hour this morning
talked with The Tribune over the telephone
about the reported confession He called atten-
ton 10 the fact that the name Filing Was that
used by Young in addressing the trunk 10 Chl-
cago. Young. the captain said. Wheh ne went
TO the WeIIs-Fargo Office. had no idea OF SNIP
ping the trunk any particular place he 'o4u 'iie
express clerk to ship it 10 c. l. Eihns' 10 0yra-
cuse Utica or any city whatever he wanted
only to get rid of IL The clerk told MN they
did not touch at Utica or Syracuse. but shlpped
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mentioned Chicago Young said that would do
and the trunk was accordingly sent there.
Captain Titus said that he was taking no ac-
tion on the so called confession. as everything
showed that Young alone committed tie crime
from its beginning TO IT'S end. All the evidence
gained by the police pointed toward lhat opih-
ion. The captain declared that reports from his
men on the spot showed that Young's mind was
rambling
The trunk containing the bloodstained and
concrete evidences Of his crime, which by SIN
guIar coincidence reached this city from Chlcaso
so soon af.er his arrest in Derby. its arrival
also being noted in The Tribune was opeheu
AZ Police HEADQUARTERS yesterday, and IN addl-
ton to the blood stained knife undergdriiie
OF Mrs. Pulitzer and effects of the woman ana
her SLAYER were letters of Young. whose con-
fonts the noice refuse make public Ihese
contents however were known. and the most
irnnortant discovery of the search or tne re-
ceptacIe was the finding OF qudIltits VI leu
pepper Captain Titus was lntornleu Oh the
oan+,ra of the man resembling Young at Derby
soon after il took place, but he placed niue
confidence in the belief OF the Connecticut city
authorities that they had the grandson or
Rrieban, Young and the of one or the pro-
.,,+r- .of the sbipping trust in their clutches
PEPPER FIRST IDENTIFICATION
F,,t thew had told Titus OF the red pepper con-
cealed in the prisoners pocket ana "heh
like nowder was found in the trunk the captain
first hogan To believe that the Derby cell con-
taipad the man his detectives were scanning
the city for.
r-tir- abo,t for one who could best identify
., nieonar if ne was Young Titus fixed on
C,,staya Ernest. of No 80 st. Marks Place.
rrooL,vn an employe at Mac Levys physical
c,,1+,,ra gvnnasium at No. b3 Clark-st, brook-
,,r where Young on two occasions. mad gone
for treatment after debauches. and where he
called On last Thursday. the day after he Rad
,tbarad Mrs Pulitzer in his rooms. and bor-
o,aa ,,oney from Mac Levy, the latter hav-
60. ,,s hin, 10 sell real estate for him. He
ooI,ad ernest TO Headquarters. told him what
the business in hand and dispatched him,
,,,itb Detective Sergeant Finley. to Derby They
arrived there at go p m
Tho detective and Ernest went at once TO tne
iau where the prisoner was confined. F1nley
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