The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-03-04
MURDERER ARRESTED.
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Annie Goddard knapp. which led to
knapp'> arrest Wednesday in Indiana
polls was cone. / don't why" t.
quote the prisoner.
knanps confessions, which was
SWORD to before Mayor Bosch. is aS
follows:
"On Jan. p, 1891. ! killed Emma
Littleman in lumber yard in Gest
street. Cincinnati: on Aug l. 1891.
killed May Eckert. in Walnut street,
EcpposiJe the Y. VI. c. A., in Cincln-
natl: on Aug !, 1894, | killed my
wife, Jennie Connors Knapp under
the canal bridge in Liberty street.
Cincinnati, and threw hel into the
canal: In indianapolis. in July, 1895,
l killed Ida Gebhard On Dec. -,
1862 killed my wife, Annie Knapp.
at ;'39 South Fourth street, in lIamil-
ton. and threw her into the river
at LindenWald. This is the truth.
(Signcd) Albert Knapp.
Il make this statement of my own
free will and not by the request OF
any officer or any one else. .
(Slgned) Albert Knapp.
The confession clears up The mystery
at least OF one death-that Of Jennie
Conuo:s Knapp, knapp's second wife.
This woman's body was found in the
sluggish water of a canal near Gin
cinnati. Bruises were discovered on
the head but an Investigation led to
no definite conclusion concerning the
manner Of her death.
The most recent Of the murders to
which Knapp has confeS>ed-that Of
his third wife. Annie Goddard Knapp
Of Hamilton, led to his arrest at the
home Of his fourth bride in Indiana
polls. An uncle OF the victim, hearing
Of knapp's marriage toa Hiss Camille
in Indianapolis q few daYs after the
mysterious disappearance Of his niece,
formerly Annie Goddard, started an
Investigation.
The police were prepared for a
grewsome story Thursday Knapp
having admitted his guilt of the Cod
dard murder Wednesday night, but
they were dunbfounded at the revela-
tions which the prisoner made when
put under oath.
After his confession Knapp ad-
mittcd that he had repeatedly as
saulted women. He said:
L met the Littleman child in the
lumber yard and choked her to death
when she made an outcry. l went
into the room with the Eckert girl
and sat down with her She cried
and I strangled h=r with towel and
; hurried from the house.
II was mad at my wife. Jennie Con-
nors Knapp, when / killed her. We
were walking along Liberty street. l
sat her down Under the bridge and
checked her to death. | deny that
poisoned her lnever told any one
did. After she was dead ! threw the
body into the canal.
Ida Gebhard 1 killed, but my
memory is not clear as to what I did.
I cannot tell what made me Kill these
people. ! could not help it. Some
kind of d desire to kill took hold OF
me and could not resist the tempta-
tion 70 kill. am sorry for my crime:
but now | hope they will be easy with
me-:
After the confession a formal
charge of murder in the first degree
was filed.
Attorney C. Z. Tenner Of Cincin-
natl was allowed to see Knapp and
told him t. make 40 further state
ment. Knapp was surprised that
his people had secured lawyer for
him.
Knapp talks much of the Pearl
Bryan murder ana is afraid of being
lynched.
Knapp is now suspected Of strang-
ling three women at Evansville. Ind,
and Of killing women elsewhere. He
was in the Cincinnati house of refuge
WHEN !. years old.