The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-02
KNAPP EXPRESSES
SORROW FOR CRIME
Weeps While Talking of Muir
der of Little Girl
HER FATHER VISITED HIM
Littieman Failed to Recognize the
Murderer, and He Said He
Did Not Care to Look
at Him Longer.

Hamilton, o.. March 1.--Alfred Knapp
was today visited by Herman Littleman
of Cincinnati, father of little Emma Lit
tleman, the victim of Knapp's first MUIR
der In Cincinnati. Littleman was unable
to identify Knapp as any man whom he
had ever seen or known,
The most significant feature of the In
terview was the fact that for the first
time Knapp expressed some little re-
morse and showed signs of breaking
down before the bereaved father. Lit
tleman stood outside the cell, and after
he had looked at Knapp, said
IT have never seen this man. don't
care to look at him any more"
IT am just as sorry as can be that little
Emma is dead. She had eyes and hnir
like yours"
AS Littleman turned away tears stood
in Knapp's eyes. This was his first
demonstration in that way. The prison.
er was in better health today and he
passed the Sabbath quietly.
Judge Belden said today that he had
not been asked to call a special grand
jury and that there might be none as the
courts are very busy now
1t is conceded that Knapp's predomi-
nant trait is that of brutality. Two of his
terms in penitentiaries were for Grim
inal assaults that were not followed by
murders.
The officers said he lured his victims to
secluded spots before strangling them,
and that his deliberation is shown in the
precautions to evade detection.
Knapp does not use tobacco in any
form and was not known as a drinker.
Knapp to be Arraigned Today.
Cincinnati, March lit has been deter
mined to arraign Alfred A. Knapp at
Hamilton tomorrow. call a special grand
jury there and have a trial as soon as
possible for the murder of Hannah God
dard, wife No. 3, but the efforts of the
city and county officials here have not
been relaxed In securing evidence regard
ing the murders of little Emma Little
man, Mary e. Eckart and Jennie Con-
nors, wife No. q the three crimes which
Knapp confessed to committing in Cincin-
natl. Scott Holmes, prosecutor of the
Cincinnati police court, Chief of Police
Casey and Harry Hoffheimer, prosecutor
of Hamilton county, say they will be
ready for any emergency and will offer
ton.
While neither the parents nor the
brother, Cyrus Knapp, nor the sisters,
Mrs. King and Mrs. Wenzel of the
Hamilton prisoner, are under surveil-
lance here, the officers are incidentally
keeping track of them. Knapp's brother,
Cyrus, and his sister, Mrs. Wenzel, are
doing all they can for defense. At the
same time the Kings have aided in the
apprehension of the prisoner. -
1t will be one week tomorrow since
King, accompanied by Detective Eugene
Rankin of Cincinnati, went to Hamilton
and after seeing Mrs. Goddard and 9TH
ers, communicated with Chief Lehman of
the Hamilton police, who arrested Knapp
In indianapolis the next day and the
same night he confessed to choking Han
nah Goddard, and two days later to
strangling four others.
Mrs. Sadie Wenzel says King came to
her house last Tuesday night and said he
had put the Hamilton police on the trail
because Alfred had robbed him.
1t Is thought that one of the sisters may
be called at Hamilton by the prosecu-
ton, while there is no doubt of the 9TH
er being for the defense.