The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-09-23
CONTENTS OF THE TRUNK.
Stlietto and Articles of Clothing
Covered With Blood.

otlISJJo and ArClcleS or clothing
Covered With Blood.
New York, Sept. 22.-When the trunk
| of William Hooper Young. for whom
the police of the whole country are
looking in connection with the muir
der OF Mrs. Annie Pulitzer, was opened
at police headquarters today, there
were found in it a sword-shaped stilet-
TO with a blade eight inches long and
an ivory handle four inches long; the
half-dozen mixed cakes which the wo-
man left her apartments TO buy; her
set of false teeth with one tooth miss
ing her skirts and Undertaking; a
switch of light colored hair; a pair of
gloves; the missing bed clothing from
Young's apartments; two mems opera
hats; pair of blue and white corsets;
the woman's garters and her drawers;
black silk skirt; polka dot waist; the
Womans slippers: her hat; three pairs
Of mems shoes. all well worn; Young's
trousers, coat, vest and undershirt; a
piece Of writing paper on which was
printed II. Solomon, 306 First street,
Hoboken, outer" some red pepper; a
broken comb; hairpins; a bent safety
pin and a newspaper clipping OF
Sept. 10.
covered WIN blooQ-
AS soon as the lid of the trunk was
lifted IL could be seen that the inside
OF the receptacle was covered with
blood The knife or stilleto was about
the first article lifted out. The blade
was covered with blood its whole
length. After that each article of cloth
ing was lifted out and carefully exam
med. The woman's skirts, underclothes,
couple of handkeTchiefs and several
small pieces of rags We're found TO be
saturated with blood. as was the bed
clothing from Young's room. Young's
trousers. which showed blood stains,
we're wet, and Assistant Attorney Gar
van said il appeared to him as If
Young. after the murder, had washed
his trousers and packed them into the
trunk without letting them dry. The
mans uEderShirt was also covered with
blood stains. 1t was remarked at the
time the pepper was found in the trunk
that the man now in the custody of the
Derby. Conn.,. police. had red pepper in
his possession.
All Missing Articles Found
Captain Titus says that every article
that is missing from Young's apart
ments was found in the trunk
The body Of Mrs. Annie Pulitzer was
shipped today from the Jersey City
morgue TO Perth Amboy, where her
parents live.
The fact that red pepper was found In
his trunk and in some of the clothes
which We're in the trunk, in conjunc-
ton with the report that red pepper
was found In the pockets of the cloth |
Ing Of the man arrested by the police |
OF Derby, Conn, led Captain Titus TO |
alter his determination not 10 send a /
man TO Derby at present. Detective |
Peter Finley, accompanied by a man |
who knows Young, was dispatched to I
Connecticut to see If the suspect is 1
Young, and if so to bring him back to (
New York as soon as proper legal pro- |
have been taken.
Word From John w. Young.
= William F. S. Hart, who has \ 4
= been retained TO defend William y
y Hooper Young. received the fol- \ |
= lowing cablegTam from John w. =
= Young. the father of William =
y Hooper Young: y
' Paris, Sept. 21.-Please give y
y this TO the newspapers and request y
= publication): =
= TO William Hooper Young: =
: hear you are suspected of a helm y
= Gus crime and being sought for. y
= advise you 10 surrender 70 the =
= officers Of the law. facing the =
= charge like a man. I have engaged y
= counsel for your defense. No one y
= knowing you can believe you y
, guilty. You owe II 10 yourself and y
= your family and the religion you y
? fOrsOok 70 prove your innocence. =
: If you take this course. We will =
: stand by you. y
= (Signed) JOHN w. YOUNG" 4
Elders Quarrie. Snow and Porter.
some Of the Mormons who have been
occupying one of the Young apart
nents. were closeted for some time
With Police CAPTAIN Schmittberger.