The Butte inter mountain., 1902-09-23
Young Says He Wanted to
Ship Murdered Woman's
Body to Second Man.
MAKES Statement TO
METROPOLITAN POLICE
Says Filing Was the Real Murderer
He Himself Came Home and Found
the Woman, Whom He Had Lett
With Filing, Dead in His Bed-Tried
to Get Rid Of the Body, Fearing He
Would Be Suspected.
lBY ASSOCIATED PRESS

Derby, Conn.,, Sept. 23.-William Hooper
Young, the alleged murderer of Mrs. Annie
Pulitzer, left here this morning in custody
OF New York detectives. Youngs departure
was witnessed by several hundred persons
at the railroad station, but he paid no at
tention to the curiosity of the spectators.
He looked fresh and much better than yes
terday, when he went through the trying
ordeal of identification. The prisoner mad.
no objection to his removal to New York.
William i. Hart of New York, who has
been retained as counsel for Young, ar
rived here early today. He Immediately
went to the Jail and talked with Young for
an hour or more. At the close Of the inter
view Mr.. Hart said
IF this man is sane, if he is all right, |
do not know what to think. His story is
more like that of mad man. 1t is sim
ply wonderful. want to have him exam
ined by an expert in insanity before | go
on. His motive was not revenge"
About Ready to Collapse.
New York, Sept a3.-'rhe train from
Derby, Conn, with William Hooper Young
on board, arrived at the Grand Central
station at 9 40 a. m. There was a crowd
OF 400 or 500 at the station when the train
came in. The crowd was orderly and no
demonstration against Young was made.
Young was led to a closed carriage and ac-
companied by Detective Sergeants Hughes
and Findlay and Mr.. Hart the prisoners
counsel, who came down from Derby with
the party, was driven to police headquar-
ters. The prisoner, handcuffed to Findlay
was led through large crowd that had
gathered to see him.
He plainly was in condition bordering
on collapse when led up the steps into
headquarters. Lawyer Hart appeared and
said in reply to inquiries:
Young is an innocent man. The police
believe they have got him on an alleged
legal counsel. 1t will be proven he had
legal counsel. 1t viii be proven that Young
was not even an accomplice."
Young Makes Statement.
At the close of the interview between
Detective Captain Titus and Young Titus
said Young had made the following state
ment:
about three weeks ago | met a man
named Charles Filing in Central Park. He
accosted me. We talked and got ac-
quainted, though he was a degenerate.
After that he came often to visit me at my
fiat.
"On the night Mrs. Pulitzer died Filing
and | met her at Broadway and Forty
sixth street by appointment. We went to
the flat together. | went out for some
whisky after we got there and left Filing
and the woman alone. When got back |
found Mrs. Pulitzer lying across the bed
with gag in her mouth. Filing had
gone.
Il 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 under her waist
and felt her heart. 1t was not beating.
Then ! decided to notify the police, but
thought that instead of calling police
man, to 60 to police headquarters,
which | thought was in the city hall. /
got on train and started down town
and on the way l got to thinking what a
lCnntinued a, pano T.,.oA