The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1902-09-26
YOUNG BACK IN NEN YORK
The Alleged Murderer of Mrs. Pu-
liter Taken Back From
Derby, Conn.
HIS COUNSEL SAYS He is INNOCENT.
4 Statement Made By the Prisoner
tn Detective Captain Titus, in
Which lie Lays the Killing to
Man Named Charles simpson FL
ling, Degenerate.

New York. Sept 24.-The train from
Derby. Conn, with William Hooper
Young en- board, arrived at the Grand
Central station at 9:2O a. IN. There
was crowd of 400 or 500 at the sta
tion when the train came in. The
crowd was orderly. and no demon
stration against Young was made.
Taken to Police Headquarters.
Preparations for taking care of
Young and keeping the crowd from
surrounding him had been made, and
when the train was stopped the pas
scngers were told to keep their seats
fer few minutes. Then Young. who
was in the smoking car. WAS taken
off first. He was led to closed ear
riage and. accompanied by Detective
Sergeants Hughes and Findlay and
Mr.. Hart the prisoners counsel, who
came down from Derby with the par
ty. was driven 10 police headquarters.
The prisoner. handeuffed To Findlay,
was led through a large crowd that
had gathered To see him. He plainly
was in a condition bordering on coll
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 is Innocent.
" oung is an innocent man. The
police believe they have got him on
an alleged confession. which he made
before he had legal counsel. 1t will
be proven that Young was not even
an accompliee."
vt the close of the interview be-
tween Detective Captain Titus and
Young, Capt. Titus said Young had
made the following statement:
louna's Peculiar story.
about three weeks ago | met
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 IN me several times at my fiat.
'On the night Mrs Pulitzer died
Filing and l met her at Broadway
and Forty-siXth street by appointment
] had made. We went to the fiat to-
gether. | went out for some whisky
after we got there. and left Filing
and the woman alone. When 1 got
back found Mrs. Pulitzer on the floor
with a 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 un-
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 train and started downtown. and
en- the way | got to thinking what
lot of disgrace the affair would bring
upon me and my father. That made
me decide to get rid of the body.
Il took a long knife and cut into
the body. intending to cut the body
up so that / could get it into a trunk.
When | made the first cut the odor
was so awful that | could go no fur
ther."
Young. Description of Eiling.
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 seen"
When Capt. Titus had finished
speaking. Assistant District Attorney
Garvan said:
Capt. Titus has said that this man
made practically the same statement
to 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-
teered 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 arraigned on an affidavit
made by Detective Sergeant Hughes
and the hearing was set for Septem-
ber 30. The proceedings were brief
and without any unusual incident
Indicted on Thirty-Nine Counts.
Butte. Mont. Sept. 24.-Maj. NJ. L.
Bridgenan, who was recently re-
moved as Indian agent at the Fort
Bellnap agency. was arrested, Tues |
day. by Special Agent McNichols on a
charge of falsifying his accounts. The
federal grand jury has indicted him
on 80 counts. The alleged false ac
counts and fraudulent vouchers ag-
gregate about so. 500. and cover pc
riod of - months prior to last April,