The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-01-16
TRIAL OF
ASSASSIN
YOUNG
descendant of Mormon Elder
Tried for Murder
Insanity Will Be Urged as Ex'
cuse for HideouS Crime

New Ork, Jan ~ '
neux trial still fresh in the puohc
memory and the Louis Disbrow muir
der trial now on, still another notable
murder case. and one of absorbing in
terest to criminologists, will come UP
for trial next week. This is the case
of William Hooper Young, grandson
Of Brigham Young, who was indicted
in October last for the murder Of Mrs.
Anna Nelson Pulitzer, a woman whom
he had lured to his rooms In West
Fifty.eighth street
The crime was one Of the most bru'
tai the police have been called upon
to deal with since the ooldensuppe
murder. For some time prior to his
alleged commission Of the crime
Young had been occupying a room in
the luxurious apartments Of his faith
er. John w. Young, a promoter and
capitalist Of wealth and high financial
position. aud who was at the time alb.
sent in Europe on business. The son
had the reputation Of being a ne're-do.
well. drifting from one occupation TO
another and living at various times
lin Utah. the state Of Washington and
various other parts of the country.
Evidence collected by the police
collected by the police, strengthened
by the confession alleged TO have been
made by Young after his arrest. goes
TO show that the young man took the
woman, with whom he had some pre-
yoius acquaintance, TO his rooms on
the night of the murder and there
drugged her and proceeded 10 cut up
the body In the most diabollcal man.
ner, The remains were then taken I'm
trunk across North river where they
. were thrown into the waters of a shall
3 low canal The body was found neXt
day weighted down with hitchinl
weight. The FIRST clue TO the identit
OF the murder was furnished by Je
sey liyeryman, who identified a phot,
graph of Young as the man to whol
he had hired a rig the day before. an
q who also identified the hitching stra
and weight as his property. A Wis
to the Young apartments furnishe
ample evidence of the commission {
the crime About the same time IN
Chicago police discovered trun
which had been shipped 10 that cit
by Young, and which contained IN
dead womaus clothes and valuable,
For two OF three days the New Yor
police secured the city in search O
the young man Before the end Of IN
week he had been captured in Come,
tlcut In the disguise of tramp. Il (
alleged that he made a fun confessio
to the police, but implicated anothe
person in the actual murder The m
thorltes. however refuse TO credit III
story OF an accomplice, as all the ev
dence tended 10 show that Youn
alone committed the crime and hi
the body.
The relatives of the accused VIII
are leaders in the Mormon church
WIN bring 10 his defense an that thei
wealth and influence can command
The iiinding in Young's room of wri
ings and Biblical quotations on bloc
atonement' have suggested that IN
victim was sacrificed by a religious I,
matte, aud this has stirred the Mo-
mon church 20 angry protests and bl
ter denials The church authorltie,
in fact assert that they are NOT an a
Interested in the defense of the voun
man and that despite his descer
from the great Mormon leader ne wa
not one OF their number having r.,
nounced the faith Of his fathers seye.
al years ago.
\. John w Young, father OF the a,
eused' is expected 10 be present at m
trial Eminent counsel has been OF
gagged 10 conduct the defense Tn
police consider their case so con
plete that the expect plea OF lnsal
ity to be entered. It is known tina
Young for many years has been a VI,
tim OF the use Of morphine. cocain
and other drugs.