Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-09-23
ADMITS IDENTITY.
William Hooper Young in Gus
tody at Derby, Ct.
Said to Have Confessed Regarding
Murder Of Mrs. Pulitzer.
Damaging Evidence Found in His
Trunk at New York.

New York. Sept. 22.-The quest for
| the supposed murderer of Mrs. Annie
Pulitzer was ended tonight when news
| reached police headquarters in this city
that the man calling himself Bert Ed
wards" who was arrested. last night.
near Derby. Conn. had admitted that
| he was William Hooper Young. after
he had been positively identified by Mac
Levy, professor of physical culture.
in whose establishment in Brooklyn
Young was at one time employed
Detectives sent to Derby, today, re-
ported that they We're positive the pris-
| oner was Young. but the Identification
Was not positively established until
Young was, tonight. confronted with
Levy. who recognized him.
The police announce that Young will
be brought to this city. tomorrow
morning. on the train leaving Derby at
a. NJ. his counsel in this city having
said that he would waive extradition
ooeedings which might delay his sur
render 70 the New York authorities for
a day or two
The articles of feminine apparel
found in the trunk brought back from
Chicago were positively identified as
belonging to his wife by Joseph Pulit-
ger, who was deeply affected when
shown the little parcel cakes found in
the trunk, which his wife had bought
for him when she went out on Tuesday
night last. The trunk was also posi-
lively identified by Alfred Dolby. the
hall boy as the one he had helped
Young to carry out of his fiat
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Hooper Young, for whom the police
of New York have been searching in
connection with the murder of Mrs
Anna Nelson Pulitzer. has been found.
He has admitted his identity and also
is said to have made confession re-
garding the killing of Mrs. Pulitzer.
In the guise of tramp Young has
been wandering about the country for
several days. when he was arrested.
last evening. by the Derby police on
suspicion. The prisoner at first stout
1y denied any connection with the MUIR
der. but this evening upon the arrival
of man with whom he was intimate
ly acquainted. the prisoner acknowl-
edged that he is William Hooper
Young. He consented to go back to
New York without the formality of
requisiton papers and will be taken
there, tomorrow morning.
1t was to Mac Levy. physical cul-
ture instructure of Brooklyn. and De-
tective Sergt. Edward Hughes of New
York. that the. prisoner admitted his
identity. Mr.. Levy and the detective
reached here at go o'clock and were
at once to the prisoners
corridor in the Jail. The suspected
man. who up TO this time had insist
ed that he was Bert Edwards" of
Portland. Ore. was taken from his cell
and met Levy in the corridor.
Hello. Hooper," exclaimed Levy as |
soon as the prisoner appeared. There |
was no response and no sign of recog- |
milton from the suspected man. but |
when Levy againfsaluted him he said |
calmly: Il don't know you"
The prisoner was led back into his !
cell. Levy and Detective Sergt. Hughes
him. There the officer |
told the prisoner the reason for his
arrest and the nature of the crime of |
which he is suspected The prisoner
then for the first time admitted that |
he is William Young.
While Detective Sergt. Hughes was |
tdIklI1S WIFI IouHS, an tCqudlntdntt i
of the latter Dixie Amer of Hoboken.
passed by the cell and looked in. Mr.. |
Amer. who was formerly business |
partner of Young. was somewhat in
doubt about the Identification Of
Young. but as he went by the prisoner
raised his head and exclaimed: Hell |
10. there's Amer.
Young's day spent in confinement had a |
ma rked effect on him. He was highly !
nervous and when he was confronted by |
Ernst and questioned sharply by the de-
tectives he trembed violently.
During the interview with the officers !
which followed Youngs admission OF his |
he is said to have made con- |
fession regarding the crime. The exact |
nature of the confession Is not made pub !
lie tonight. Ii was said that Young had |
spoken OF an accompice. but one Of the |
officers when questioned about this re-
piled:
'.If you say simply that confession |
has been made you will tell the whole
story.
From another apparently reliable |
source however. came the informa ton |
that Young did say that he had an ac-
complete
He declared that for the last few days |