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The evening world., 1902-09-23
MURDERED GIRL BURIED
AT HER OLD JERSEY HOME

which had brought sorrow into the house
of these plain, simple folk.
In the sorrow of the case he said.
i, is very good she did not Kill her
self. 1t Is n horrible crime"-th.s bring
Ing a low wlll from the mother--''but
l offer the consolation og the Almighty
Father to the family in this their hour
OF bereavement"
The minister did not know the dead
woman, Though he has been pastor of
81. stephens DanIsh Lutheran Church
for two years he had never seen Mrs.
Pulitzer file into the little sanctuary
TO worship with her dcvout mother.
After the sermon-punctuated by sobs
and means from the poor old mother
the Rev. Lars Her ZEN. pastor of the
Danish Methodist Church, said a few
words Of consolation. but made 10 al
luslon to the tragic end of the dead
woman
Sitting close to the caskot was the
mother, her head s.lvarcd by the frost
Of siNty-seven winters, bowed low. and
her frame quivering with the anguish
that was in her. Beside her We're her
two sons, Anton and Pc ar Nelson.
one. then the other. would take her
hands in theirs and stroke 1t tenderly.
The body was taken 10 Alpine Gene
terv and buried In the family plot.
The evening world., 1902-09-23
"CIGARETTES TO BLAME,"
SAYS SLAYER YOUNG.

notoriety. His lawyer had given him a
ciga-. but he was so interested In the
newspapers that 1t went out frequently.
lie did not show any signs of nervous
ress. lie had been offered n cigarette,
but he refused it. saying to Lawyer
Hart; 'Th use are the things which put
my brain to the bad I'm done. with
them. I'm going to be different after
this and quit on rum and Cigarettes
Tlen turning to Detective Finley he
made the latter promise that when they
got to New York he would get him a
package OF a w~ell-known cure for t,.s
,oJuccO habit.
Once when he finished reading a news
paper he turned 10 Finley and said: IF
they hadn't got me in twenty-four hours
l would navc given myself up."
As the train neared the city Lawyer
hart tuned To Young and said: When
you get to Capt. Titus ne frank, il yuI
are going to talk. AS your lawyer | adj
wise you 20 say nothing, but II you wish
TO make d statement. tell the truth.
Explaining this, the lawyer admitted
to the newspaper men That Young had
made many conflicting statements
ii has saId things which were OF
true the lawyer remarked. II attrib-
ute that TO his mental condition. Tho
man Is Insane. There Is no question
aouut Il. But | will say tn $. tina II he
Will tell the story before Il jury that he
repeated to me this morning he vii. be
acquitted
The evening world., 1902-09-23

Daring the entire rice from Derby
Conn, to the Grand Central Station.
William Hooper Young read with alb
aorb!ug interest the morning paper ae-
counts Of his Identification IS he muir
dcrer OF Mrs. Anna pulitzer.
lie seemed pleased with the notoriety
he had achieved and did not let a sin
sic detail of the newspaper accounts es-
cape him. Several times he turned to
mis- .awyer and commented on the
stories.
The prisoner wore the clothes in which
he had been captured, but before reach
ing New York he took off the overalls
and had Detective Hughes wrap them In
a newspaper.
Young sat in the forward seat Of the
gmolInE-cur, with Detective Finley be-
tide him and Detective Hughes and
Lawyer Hart opposite. He had been
stared at by a curious crowl OF
several hundred persons when he
the Jail at Derby, and at
the three stations where stops
were made on the way to New York
sIghtseers entered the car and coolly
stared nj him untiI he hid his tace
behind his newspaper.
Young was not at all abashed by the
The evening world., 1902-09-23

Amid humble surroundings, in the
home of the Nelson's, ON the outskirts
OF the village of Perth Amboy. simple
services were held this afternoon oven
the body Of murdered Anna Nelson
Pulitzer.
Chief and most pathetic figure In the
q CUP Of mournsrs gathered in the
quantity furnished front room was the
heart-broken mother, Mrs. Katherine
Nelson.
Nnrsawoman though she is. she had
not the strength To hear up in her hour
OF trial. ard as tine words of the Danish
preacher, Rev, J. 8, Christensen, fell
upon her ear she ave way to torrent
after torrent OF grief,
IAN flesh Is as grass, aud the glory
of man Is as a flower the minister said.
The grass viii die away the now
or will fail OF. but the word OF the
Lord will he forever"
The minister spoke in his native
,,rrue. his voice sounding in m1urnful
monotone against the narrow walls of
,bc room. lie dWclt OF death Mt much
length in general terms. Then with the
utmost care. he approached the tragedy
The evening world., 1902-09-23
FACEO DEATH IN
HARB0R WATERS
Peterson Rescued At
ter Struggling for
MANY Hours in the
Bay to Keep Afloat.
o TO GIVE UP HOPE.

In the darkness preceding the dawn
to-day Thomas Peterson. who fell from
the dumping scow Shannon. after strug-
Cling for hours in the waters of the
bay. was picked UP exhausted by Capt.
Bonvenue. of the HarDor Inspection tug
Nimrod.
Peterson does not remember where he
fell from the scow or how, but he swan
about in danger Of being run down by
passing vessels until he was thoroughly
exhausted. When he had practically
given up all hope of being rescued he
saw the Nlmrod approaching and in
his struggles 10 prevent being run down
by 1t he attracted the attention Of Capt.
BCnvenue.
The captain saw the man and heard
him cry out for aid, but Immediately
lost sight of him because of the dark
ness. He stopped his tug and began
slowly stearing back and forth. Finally
he located Peterson, and he was hauled
aboard.
Peterson was so far gone that he was
almost %speechless from exhaustion and
COLD. He was bundled in blankets and
taken down to the boiler-room. He
recovered rapidly and was landed by
the Nimrod at Quarantine.
message was sent to the Marine
Hospital at Stapleton, Staten Island,
IN send an ambulance for the man.
petersou was also given warm food
md drv clothing, and before the arrival
az the ambulance had so far recovered
Nat ne refused to go to the hospital.
The evening world., 1902-09-23

MOB GREETS
ON HIS ARRIVAL HERE

When William Hooper Young, slayer of Anna Pulitzer, arrived in this
thousand persons were at the Grand Central Station.
The throng swept back and forth, rushing forward with the arrival OF
each train. Guards, porters and the little squad of a dozen police IN duty
at the station were swept aside when the crowds damned around the gates
In their eagerness to catch a glimpse OF the murderer.
The arrival of the train from Derby caused almost n riG Detectives
Hughes and Finley refused to take their prisoner through tho gates when
hey saw the waiting mob.
Finley ordered the police to clear a path for them and the bluecoots fell
) with their sticks. Station employees rushed into the lane they formed
nd kept open a path through which the prisoner was rushed,
NH0UNG SCARED BY THE CROWD
Young blanched when he saw the waiting mob. He had b2oa' sepGr-
ted from his lawyer and he called aloud for him while the gates were
leing opened. Finley was handcuacd to him and he dragged him forward
While Hughes, with his hand en- Youags back, urged him on Il a sharp
pace
Quick work had to be done as the crowd, in its eagerness to se Young.
crushed through the line the police had opened and the detectives and their
prisoner were ostcd about. Detective Hughes was not known to the sta
tioa police and they tried to separate him from the prisoner
When the stree. was finally reached Lawyer Hart wa again missing
ana Young called for him.
The detectives bundled the prisoner into a carriage without ceremony
ana snaIy the lawyer made his way through the crush and Joined his
4AAa4 Detective Finley jumped in beside the prisoner and Detective
Hukheg climbed on the seat with the driver.
DFF TO POLICE HEADQUARTERS.
Ihs carnage drove to the Mott street entrance of Police Headquarters,
44Amsa crowd OF more than 300 persons awaited it, Every employee In
sn1aihg was on the sidewalk. This time Detective Hughes saw that
- Hart did not get lost again, and he grabbed him by the arm ana
Nm into the building while Detective Finley took care of ths
HsrCa ne fnain corridor Of Police Headquarters aa then
The evening world., 1902-09-23
TITUS AND CARAVAN
IN A LITTLE CLASH.

When Capt. Titus had finished making
public the confession of Young to-day,
Assistant Distrlct-Attorney Garvan, who
mas charge Of the case for the District
Attorney. intimated that he had some
thing to say.
capt. Titus has announced" sad Mr..
Caravan. that this Is the same conres-
sion hat Young made to his lawyer
In this the captain IL mistaken. lie
does not know what Young said to his
lawyer-nonc Of us knows"
capt. Titus flushed and tw strd In his
seat. 1t looked as though he was about
to MAKE a hot retort when Lawyer Hart
interPogrd.
~ think said Mr.. Hart. chat what
the captain mean to corvcy was that
Young had made n STA ,mcnt similar
to this 10 persons in Bridgeport"
Capt. titus was asked II Young's
statement was voluntary. lie repl' ed
that :, was entirely sp-i vD,ra'cere!
statement, In fact
The evening world., 1902-09-23
FEAR NEW RIOT AT LEBANON.
citizens Ask to SEND
Troops to Protect Town.

LEBANON. Pa, Sept. &3.-The streets
re filed with excited people this after
noon and the plant Of the American Iron
and Steel Company is under guard
There Is a r~esentful feeling against the
colored ironworkers brought here from
,ho South. a citizen received a flesh
wound in his arm from a bullet fred by
an unknown person,
During a riot last night the messen-
ger of the steel company was killed.
committee of citizens of Lebanon
r,aited iipo1 the Governor at Harrisburg
This afternoon and reGuHStea that he
,,iinn The Governor has the matter un-
der advlsement and unless tn the .s situation tb.po
70 maintain order and protect life and
property, nat ,ho ,Ivl
-, nor ties were unable 10 maintain order
and that the presence Of II pops Was ao-
LIN the Governor. Acknowledgement and
Sdiutant-General for nearly two hours
The evening world., 1902-09-23
YOUNG
FROM WORLD PICTURE.

DERBY. Conn, sept. c-.--To Louis
GouI'a;. The station agent at the lltte
town OF Stevenson. saycn miles fr N
Derby. the capture was due.
Go2iiat thus describes the convorsa-
ton when Young approached rim:
'B" tie way. do Won happen to
have Il New Yo.i World here? I'm
ln,ercs;ed III the stock marie; ami
anxious to see what a couple OF stor'.s
closed at Saturday.
II handed the man the paper and
narrowly watched him. He didn't turn
70 the stock market reports, but wen;
m m"diately at the story Of the muir
der. HIS hands tremGled so that tho
paper rustcd ana his lips quivercd as
ne read. lie started with a whitening
face at his own picture ard nearly foil.
| knew that the murderer anu
visitor were ore and the same man
The evening world., 1902-09-23
YOUNG is LOOKED UP IN
A CELL IN THE TOMBS.

Young was in the office of the Disuict-Attorncy for half an hour while
a discussion went on as to what disposition should be made OF hin. The
detectives wanted Ito take him before n Coroner for commitment, but Dis
tfetAtt3rney Jerome would not hear of it. He directed that Young be
taken downstairs to the Tombs Police Court
Magistrate Mayo had been informed OF what had been arranged and
was ready for the prisoner when he was brought in. Tie courtroom was
.annmed with n curious crowd anxious to get a glimpse Of Young.
ED ON AN AFFIDAV VT.
Detectfve-sergt. Hughes made the following affidavit which was pre-
scented TO Magistrate Mayo:
Edward F. Hughes. being duly sworn. Opposes and says az follows:
THAT he is a resident of the city of New Yora. I'M resides nj TO- 2S Bal
H"h tie street. borough OF Brooklyn; hat he is n d&"ct!TeSergen1t attached to
the municipal police force of the city II New Yok.
THAT as lie is informed and thoroughly believes IN TIL Eth day OF Sep
tsmber, 1902 at No 100 West Firy-eghth street in the city and County OF
New York, M William Hooper Young ala felonousy Kill aud murder on"
Annie Pulitzer
And therefore he does accuse the said William Hooper Young o.! the said
murder Of the said Annie Pulitzer and pray tina he be held to nave for the
same"
Assistant Distict-Attorney Caravan asked that the examination be
postponed for a few days. This agreed to by Lawyer Hart. acting for
Young. Magistrate Mayo set the examination for Sept. 80.
The evening world., 1902-09-23
f FAILS YOUNG.

Young had not attempted to sleep during the night He paced his cell
ncrvously. and chattcd at times with the New York detectives. He well
coined Lawyer Hart when tho latter showed him a cablegram from John w
Young in Parts The lawyer and prisoner were In conference for a hour.
Young doing most of the talking.
After lcn"nF the prison LAWYER Hart saw the New York detectives and
told thNm he and his cint would be ready to leave with them o the first
train for New York.
Mr. Hart retlred to his room at $50 O'Clock for an hours rest. He arose
ami breakfasted and went to Youngs coll, remaining with him until the
party left Derby.
Young wa visited IN his cell early by an Evoning World reporter. He
was in a terribly nervous condition. He smoked a clay pipe, and his hand
trernbled visibly when he took the pipe from his lips.
The evening world., 1902-09-23
JAM w. III.

He had been told that Lawyer Hart was coming to look after his in
ana he was greatly worried by the attorneys delay. Il can say moth
Ing until my lawyer comes" he said, II hope you will excuse me for not
r,okIr, n statement. am William Hooper Young That Is all / cal tell
va, row. The New York detectives here have lcen very fair with me"
After the ordeal OF identification and the meeting with his old friends
Mac Iivy and Dixie Amer, Young was in a terribly nervous state AL
passed a. uncomfortable night as Chief of Police Arnold admitted a great
nal oil his crones o the jail to get a look ct the Kew York murderer
After the crowd had gone Detectives Finley and Hughes went to Young,
coll and had o long talk with him. lie made the same statement /, .Mar,
that ne had t, his friend, Mac Levy. who came out Of the cell earlier in to
evening with a statement which Young had signed n a businessl,ke I'D
which showed not the slightest trenor
The evening world., 1902-09-23
CLUE
TO &C. S. EILINC."
Description He Gives to
the Police Of the Man
He Says Really Muir
dered Mrs. Pulitzer.
LIVES IN BRIDGEPORT

Murderer william Hooper Young gives
,ha following description OF Filing. the
NAN ne says was his accomplish in the
rnrder OF Mrs. Anna Pulitzer:
II e a young fellow" Young told
Cart. Titus. .'He Is about I'VE feet
seven inches tall He has = smooth
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face and bright. clear eyes. He is very
pale. He wore dark clothes and a straN
hat. Filing Is a degenerate All + know
about him II that he used to live In
Bridgeport | don't know where he lived
in New York"
Capt. Titus said he had men searching
In Bridgeport all night n up to noon
to-day for Filing. No trace OF a man
d; his description could he folnd there
but the hunt sor him has not bean given
I'm
The evening world., 1902-09-23
EUROPE STILL LURES.
KronprInS Wilhelm sails, Crowded
TO Ter Capacity.

The Kronprins wilhelm, OF the North
German Lloyd line, which sailed to-day,
carried an unusually large list OF pas
sengc-s for this season, several OF the
ships officers having to give up their
rooms.
Among the passengers was MEe. LII
Ian Rlauvelt. the opera singer. who, on
her arrival on the other sides VIII be-
gin her fifth annual tour OF the Euro
mean festival cities.
The evening world., 1902-09-23
10 JOIN RIVALS.

DETROIT. Seat. 2s.-The Spanish war
ystsrs.is have voted in Of ANAL
ganation With the spanish-AmSstean
War Veterans.
The evening world., 1902-09-23
DEATH OF A SCHOOL BOY.
ralI from window Kills Joseph
Lnnnnn at HIS Home.

this afternoon ffe.n injurleso due to q
SCHOOL byy. living at No. sSS East Fifty
ninth street, died in Flower Hospital
mis- afternoon from injuries dna - a
fall from q window.
The evening world., 1902-09-23

Detectives Titus:
'Three weeks ago, in Central Park, met Charles Simpson
Filing. The man was a degenerate, but we became friends, and
thereafter he called frequently at my rooms in the Clarence, No.
1913 West Fifty-cighth street.
"Eiling knew Mrs. Pultzcr. He called on her at her home
and met her at other places.
'On the night of Sept. 1G we met her at Broadway and Forty.
sixth street by appointment and took her to my room.
I've drank a few glasses of beer and then | went out to get
some whiskey. | left Filing and Mrs. Pulitzer together in the
room. When l returned Filing was gone and Mrs. Pulitzer was
lying on her back across the bed. There was a gag in be- mouth.
She was fully dressed bat unconscious.
III TRIED TO RESUSCITATE HER.
81 ripped open her clothes at the waist and tried to restore her
over her head Then | tore open her clothes at the waistband and
felt of her heart. 1t had stopped beating and kncw she was dead.
Il started out of the house to call n policeman, being satisfied
that life was extinct. Not seeing a policeman | started for Police
Headquarters, which / thought was in the City Hall.
Il got on an i, train and on my way down thought it al! over.
Il thought of the terrible disgrace It w,uld bring on 10 and
my family and changed my mind. l.go. of The train and vrnr back
to tn. Sat, intending to get rid Of the 3odl.
81 took a long knife and started to rut i M so that [ night
more easily get it into the trunk. When made the first incision
the stencil was so bad that | rcfrained from doing any more"
Lawyer Hart inlmated after the prisoner rad made his confession that
the defence would be insanity.
HOOTIN CROWD PRISONER.
Criminal Courts Building in a carriage with the detectives. his lawyer and
Assistant DistrtctAttorney Garvan.
The carriage was followed all tine way by a hoCtng crowd and a mob
had lined up to await the arrival OF tho accused man at the Franklin street
side of the building.
passage through the crowd for Young and h escort. The prisoner was
taken to the Office of the Dstrict-Atorncy.
The evening world., 1902-09-23
MURDERER YOUNG is
HE SAYS.
lcontinued from First Pagc.)

acteristie of him in spots he built up n n accomplish o n the name.
I'll wa a clever move and will have Its effect OIL the public. When he
comes to trial. II he sticks to his story. 1t may influence n or more jury
men.
The evening world., 1902-09-23
NOT GIVEN" THIRD DEGREE."

He "A n OF given the Third Degree" As it was agreed between Capt
Titus and Lawyer Hart that the prisoner would be shown every considara-
un in view OF his waving eXtradition.
The wonderful nerve displayed by Young whno facing the ordeal Of
identification had deserted him. lie was a cnnEng. nervehess creature 10
dv. When Ii" ws assisted from the train by the detectives he seemed
almost in a state OF physical collapse.
Lawyer Hart who left here at $40 o'clock last night was delayed by
a wreck at Mount Vernon ana did not reach Bridgeport, Conn. until
o'clock this morning Tie drove seventeen miles across country to Derby.
reaching the latter place a 8 o'clock this morning When he registered
at the Bnssett House, which is across the street from Police Headquarters
he found Deeclyescrgoants Finley and Hughes awaiting him. They
his clients cell.
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but claimed she was dead when he did it, and that he intended cutting up
her body to protect his friend, lie admitted having thrown the body into
the closet and having carried it to the Morris Canal And he said he had
taken the womans iewclry and pawncd it al. Simpsons.
The only spark of feeling he has shown vas when the newspaper men
showed him a telegram from his father in Paris, saying lie would stand by
him. That brought tears to his yes, and he turned to the wall OIL his cell
TO hide h2 emotion"
The evening world., 1902-09-23

Young talked freely with US" said Detective Finley. but his state
we're rambling tissue of lies. He told Mac Levy no than he
admitted to 49, OF course ne said he had an aceomplce. but he was lying
When W e asked him to describe tho fellow he became confused. The fellow
is a degenerate. ] don't think he could tell a straight story II he tried.
Gle admitted that he had INFLICTED the wound N the womans abdomen.
The evening world., 1902-09-23
TELLS or

To Mac Levy Young made this statement;
II did M, commit tbs crime alone. II am guilty Mt all it is only IN
nart.a and that net the greater part
81 hd n accompnce, The man Is Charles $. Filing
THE woman was dead when found her That is all | can sv bo-o
She was dead when found her.
Il inflicted the wound in the abdomen. but she was dead. before I did II
1t was ] also who put the body In the closet. And it was | III die.
nosed Of the body. hut with all nay connection with the crime | soier,nIy
that the woman wac dead before laid hands on her.
"Aftcrward Filing and went away together Thursday w spent In
Brewsters, having walked there.
II do not car to say what we did after that, hut think Filing "a in
Bridgeport new"
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turned into the narrow hallway that leads to the Detective Bureau, the
prisoner and his lawyer again became separated. The detectives were
hurrying the prisoner forward and Mr.. Hart, being a small man. was
pushed to the rear
Suddenly Young halted.
Where's Hart" Waeres liart?" he asked. in . frightened way
He's coming" come one shouted. and Young &gall moved forward.
Then prisoner and counsel were pushed into Capt. Tituss Office.
MOST MA RVELLOES Story.
After ar interview with Young LAWYER Hart said to The Evening
World reporter this morning:
II hsye lust listened to The most marvellous story l have ever heard in
my life.
IL his man was sane. II ne il. in his right senses now, | do nnt Know
what to think of III. story he has told ne
1T seems the story Of "A mailman. Really it was astounding want
to have an expert IN sanity see him before begin actual work on the case"
A.. Hart would not admit that the doctrine Of blood atracmcnl" was
responsible for the crime, but h" left the inference that the crime was the
act OF n religious fanatic.
Young was hurried from the train to Police Headquarters and taken at
Cnce to Capt Tituss office. He was questioned there in the presence Of his
attorney
The evening world., 1902-09-23
YOUNG'S "CONFESSlON" OF
THE PULITZER MURDER.

At Police Headquarters to-day, immediately
after his arrival from Connecticut, William Hooper
Young, the Mormon slayer of Anna Nelson Pu1it-
zer; made this remarkable confession to Chief of
Detectives TifuS.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-02-11

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Splendid four and five room houses
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FIVE room house on Meyers Court,
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A number of good houses in east end
near Mahoning car line, ranging in
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I have also for sale farms and small
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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-02-11
MISS HANNA ENGAGED.
Coming Nupt,als Announced.

Coming Nupttais Announces.
Cleveland, Feb. 10.--The engagement
of Miss Mabel Hanna and Harry Par
sons was announced simultaneously
in Cleveland and Washington Saturday.
In Washington Miss Mabel Hanna, at
the reception given by Chinese Minister
WI Ting Fang, introduced Mr.. ParsonI
as her fiancee. The introduction created
a sort of mild sensation there. The en-
gagement Of his daughter to Mr.. Par
CONS was confirmed by Senator Hanna
In this city the news was received
at first with credulity. Miss Hanna
is the eldest daughter Of the senator
Mr. Parsons is the son of Charles A
Parsons, Of No. 400 Prospect street
by profession an artist.