Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-02
TEARS In KNAPP'S EYES
Bluebsara Overcome with Emotion When
Child Victims Father Visits Jail
MURDEREFs FAMILY IS MUCH DIVIDED
1hOrttieA, whereas Mother. Brother
and Remaining Girl seek TO
save Relatives Life.

HAMILTON, o., March ALFRED Knapp
was today visited by Herman LittiemRn,
father Of little Emma Littlemnn. the vic
tim Of his first murder in Cincinnati. Lit
tlemRn was unable to identity Knapp as
any one 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 remorse and showed
signs of breaking down before the enraged
father
Littleman stood outside the cell, and
after he had hooked at Knapp. said:
al have never seen this man. ] don't
care to look at him any more"
Knapp replied: 81 am just as sorry as
can be that little Emma is dead. She had
eyes and hair like yours"
As LittlemRn turned away tears stood
in KnRpp's eyes.
In Jail Knapp mingles freely with other
prisoners, eats wen. sleeps well and talks
cheerfuIly and freely TO al visitors His
most damaging statements he makes with
q matter Of fact air, as an ordinary man
would tell Of any common occurrence.
Knapp does not use tobacco and was not
known as a drinkcr. he is quite q reader
and ia supplied with magazines and books,
but not allowed 10 see newspapers. He
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Family IL Divided
CINCINNATI. March 1.-whIle KnRpp's
pHrents. his brother Cyrus and sisters, Mrs
King and Mrs. wenzeIl OF Hamilton, are
not under surveillance, the officers are
incidentally keeping track of them. 1t
seems that the family all agree in their
statements about Alfred being insane, hut
they differ in oLher matters.
His father says Alfred will be better OF
dead than alive, but his mother worries
over such an ending. His brother Cyrus
and his sister, Mrs. Wsnzell. are doing all
they can for his defense and have created
so much sympathy in the neighborhood for
their aged parents that the Knapp home
was thrOnged today with visitors and filed
with lowers.
At the same time, the Kings have aided
in the apprehension Of the prisoner. After
killing his third wife in Hamilton on De-
cember % Alfred Knapp called IN his
brOther-fh-lsW. Z ?. King. in Cincinnati.
and inquired il his wife had been there.
King had suspected Alfred of former mur-
ders, but on account Of the appeals Of the
family was restrained from calling the at
tention OF officers TO the cases. When A.
came 10 the disappearance Of wife No. 3
neither Mr.. OF Mrs. King could suppress
their suspicious, Hannah Goddard mad
lived with them and wRs regarded as q
~dRuEhter.
It is now generally believed here that
King had his suspicious confirmed recently
by KnRpp'E mother. WHIT got q letter fran
her son telling about his crimes and tina
the aged mother told all, so as 10 prevent
Alfred from numbering his fourth wife. Al
possible efforts we're made here to get this
letter and others. but Il IL believed thai
Mrs. Wsnzen Is correct in insisting hat
Alfred's letters were burned.
Mrs. King said Alfred wrote Mrs. WenzeI
SOM time ago hat HRnnAh was Ouf Of thI
way. Mrs. Wsnsell denies receiving sucf
q letter. The counter statements Of the
sisters are attracting much Ettentinn. ami
II Is thought hat one may be called a
Hamilton by the prosecution, while Their
is no doubt Of the other being called 70
the defense.