The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1903-03-03
SECOND H. H. HOLMES.
Alfred Knapp Says He Murdered
Three Women and Two Girls.
He Denies Killing His First Wife and
He May Be Taken to Cincinnati
For Trial on Three Muir
der Charges.

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little Emma Littleman, Mary Eckart,
Jennie Connors Knapp, Ida Gerhard
and Hannah Knapp, Thursday night
made an extensive statement at the
county jail to a number of newspaper
reporters and officials. He adhered
to the story of his written confession,
but added some points Of Importance.
Of these the most interesting relates
to the fate of his first wife, Emma
Cribs, whose fate has been overlook
ed. Knapp declares that she is still
alive and is in Louisville, KY. He says
that she got a divorce from him and
that he lost track Of her except that he
heard vaguely that she was in Louis
vile. Another chapter is added to
Knapp's confession and varied crimi-
nal career Thursday night when he
asserted that he was implicated in sew
eral hold-ups here last December.
Indianapolis, Ind, Feb. 27.-Alfred
Knapp, arrested in this city Wednes-
day, who lies in the Butler county jail
at Hamilton, self-confessed as the most
depraved criminal run to earth since
the crimes of H. H. Holmes were laid
bare in 1895, has the following crimes
at his door, by self-confession, with
the exception of the barn-burning:
Emma Littleman, killed in Cincin-
natl lumber yard, January 81. 1894.
Mary Eckert strangled to death oppo-
site the Cincinnati Y M. G. A, August
l, 1894. Jennie Connors Knapp, his
second wife, murdered in Cincinnati
and thrown into the canal there Au-
gust Z, 1894. Ida Gerhard, child, as
saulted and murdered in Indianapolis
July 10, 1895, her body found several
apolis Hannah Goddard Knapp, his
third wife, murdered at Hamilton, o.
and her body thrown into the Miami
river December %, 1902
Knapp has served five prison SEN
fences, three for larceny and two for
assault
Hamilton, O., Feb. 28.-That part of
Alfred A. Knapp's confession relating
to the murder Cf his third wife, Han
nah Goddard Knapp, was almost COM
pletely verified here Friday evening,
when Charles Millspaugh, the rural
mail carrier who drove by Knapp as
he was about to dump the box con-
tanning the body in the Miami river,
called on Knapp at the jail Mr.
Millspaugh recalled the man perfectly
and his Identification was absolute.
He saw Knapp at the exact spot by the
sucker hole" where Knapp claims TO
have thrown the body. Interest in the
search was stimulated Friday after
noon by the finding of two boxes along
the river bank closely answering the
description of that sought for Both
were empty and partly broken open.
Knapp continued 70 give out conflict
ing interviews Friday until Sheriff, Bis
dOrf finally ordered him let alone. He
told Mayor Bosch Friday evening that
his written confession positively COW
cred all that he could reveal. He
stoutly denies numbering his first wife.
Prosecutor Gard stated positively
late Friday night that Knapp would
be tried here The date of the pre-
liminary hearing will be set Saturday.
DIR. Hoppe, an alienist, of Cincinnati,
Friday night examined Knapp at the
county Jail. He found two depressions
in the skull, due to old injuries prob
ably. He said their effect might have
been to produce epilepsy which, how
ever, Knapp never had according to
his statement.
The police searching party that has
secured the Miami river for Hannah
Knapp's body Friday night searched
the Ohio river at Lawrenceburg, Ind,
and gave UP the search.
Hamilton, O., March 2.-AIfred A.
Knapp, the stranger, was Sunday Wis
tied by Herman Littleman, of Cincin-
natl, father of little Emma Littleman,
the victim of Knapp's first murder.
The interview was brief and 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 remorse and
showed signs of breaking down. Lit
tleman stood outside the cell and after
he had looked at Knapp, said: Il nave
never seen this man. / don't care to
look at him any more" Knapp said:
Il am just as sorry as you are that
Emma is dead. She had eyes and hair
like yours" AS Littleman turned
away tears stood in Knapp's eyes. The
prisoner was in better health Sunday,
and he passed the Sabbath quietly. no
further action was taken regarding
his trial. Prosecutor Gard will see
Mayor Bosch Monday and will arrange
the preliminary hearing. Judge Bel.
den said Sunday 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. There were no
developments regarding the missing
body.