The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-09-24
YOUNG DENIES GUILT
SAYS MRS. PULITZER WAS
KILLED BY Filling. =
Former Admits That He Started to
Dismember the Body in Order !, !.
to Prevent It's Being
Discovered.

New York. Sept 2s.-The train from
Derby. Conn. with William Hooper
Young on board, arrived at the Grand
Central station at $40 a. m. There was a
crowd of 400 or 500 at the station when
the train came. The crowd was orderly
and no demonstration against Young was
made. Preparations for taking care of
Young and keeping the crowd from sur
rounding him had been made. and when
the train was stopped the passengers were
told to keep their seats for q few min
utes.s Then Young, who was In the smok-
ing car, was taken of first. He was led
to closed carriage and, accompanied
by Detective Sergeants Hughes and Fin
ley. and Mr.. Hart. the prisoners counsel.
who came down from Derby with the par
ty. was driven to police headquarters.
The prisoner, fandcuffed % Finley. was
led through a large crowd that had gath
cred to see him. He plainly was In a con-
dition bordering on collapse when led up
the steps into headquarters. Shortly at
ter Young had been in the detective head
quarters, Lawyer Hart appeared and said
in reply to inquiries: :
young 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 accomplish"
At the close of the interview between
Detective Captain Titus and Young, Cap
tain Titus said Young made the follow
ing statement:
about three weeks ago i met a man
named Simpson. Filing in Central Park.
He accosted me. We talked and got ac-
quainted, though he was degenerate.
After that he called on me several times
at my fat 4r-~ ~
''On the night Mrs. Pulitzer died, 7ling
and I met her at Broadway and Forty
sixth Street by appointment l had MADE.
We went to the fiat together. went out
for some whiskey after we got there ana
left Filing and the woman alone. When
II got back found Mrs. Pulitzer lying
across the bed with a gag in her mouth,
Filling had gone. -.rt
81 ripped open her clothing and moved
her hands back and forth over her head
to induce respiration. When she DID NOT
breath I put my hand under her waist
and felt her heart. 1t was not beating.
Then 1 decided to notify the police but
thought that instead Of calling police
man to go to police headquarters, WHICH
thought was In the city hall i started
down town and on the way i got to think"
ing what lot of disgrace 1t would bring
upon me and my father. i....;,
s.I took a long knife and cut into the
body. intending to cut the body up SOL
could get IL into trunk. When l made
the first cut the odor was SO awful that
could go no further"
Attorney Hart Talks. %.
Derby Conn, Sept. 23.-William Hoop
er Young. the alleged murderer OF Mrs.
Annie Pulitzer, in New York, left here
this morning for New York In the GUS
today of New York detectives. ~. ~
Young's departure was witnessed by
several hundred persons at the railroad
station, but he paid no attention to the
curiosity of the spectators. He looked
fresh and much better than yesterday.
when we went through the trying ordeal
of identification. The prisoner made no
objection to his removal to New YORK
William f. Hart. of New york. VINO
has been retained as counsel for Young,
arrived here early today. He Immediately
went to the Jail and talked with Young
for an hour or more. At the close OF Inc
interview Hart said:
..If this man is sane, IL he Is all right,
T do not know what to think. Ills story
is more like that of mailman. IL Is
simply wonderful -.
At want to have him examined by an
exnert on insanity before 1 go on. His
motive was not revenge. -.-.. ..r a.