The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1903-03-05
SUSPECTED OF saRs BURNING.
lie Mads an Extensive Statement IN
the Jail 10 Newspaper NeB
and Hamilton officials.
kn=pp States That He Was Implicated
~ Several Hold. Ups-Tets Of
His Feelings when Com
mittino Murder.

little Euma iittieman. Mary Eckart.
Jennie Connors knapp. Ida Ccbhard
cnd Hannah knapp. Thursday night
made an extensive statement at the
county ian 20 number OF newspaper
reporters and officials lie adhered
TO the story Of his written confession.
but added some points Of Importance.
or these tae most interesting relates
90 the fate Of BIS first wife Emma
Gribbs. whose fate has been overlook
ed Knapp declares that she Is stiil /
alive and IS In louisville. Ky. He saws 4
that she got a divorce from him and .
that he lost track OF her except that he /
heard vaguely that she was In Louis Z
willie. Another chapter is added 10
Knapp's confession and varied crimi- /
nal career Thursday night when he
inserted that ne was implicated in sew
erai hold-uus here last December.
Knapp was asked why he committed
his various crimes and how he felt
when he was choking a woman 70
death lie said Il can't tell am
seized with an irresistible desire 20
choke them and / cant help h.
couldn't iet go IL wanted 90. never
feel any rcmorse. only q feeling % sat
isfactiou whom I know that they are
dead J used my hands IN every case
except that OF Mary Eckert I choked
her with a towel ! could have done Il
with my hands. I got acquainted with
Mary in Dayton throueh an advertise
ment and when she went 20 Cincinnati
visited her at her room and chokcd
her one night
indianapolis. Ind. Feb 21-Aifrcd
Knapp arrested in this city Wcdncs-
day. who Tics Ia tho Butier county Jail
nt Hamilton. self confessed as the most
dcpravcd criminal run to earth since
the crimes of n. II. Holmes were laid
bare IN 1925. has the following crimes
, az his door. hy selfcoufes sion. with
the exception of the barn burning.
Emma llttlcman. Killed go a Cincln
: natl lumber yard. January q. 1884
, Mary Eckcrt. siranclcd TO death oppo
site the Cincinnati y NJ c. A. August
1895 Jennie Connors Knapp hh
second wife. murdered in Cincinnati
and thrown into the canal there An
}. gust 9. 1Sgf Ida Gchhard. a child. as
g sauitod and murdered in Indianapolis
70 July lG. 1898. her body found severa
n DAYS later in barn IN West lndiar
q apoHs. Hannah Goddard Knapp hi
J. third wife. murdered M Hamilton. o
a and her body thrown into the Mlau
e river December %. 1909.
Knapp has served Eve prison ser
fences. three for larceny and two C
assault
v Hamilton. o.. Feb 2S-That part 4
Alfred A. Knapps confession rclatiu
l 20 the murder OF his third wife Hai
pc nah Goddard Knapp was almost cor
Z" plcteiy verified here Friday evenin
when Charles Miilspaugh the rur
- mail carrier who drove by Knapp
he was about 70 dump the box co
timing the body in the Miami rive
called on knapp az the Jail N
= Mnlspaugh recalled the man perfect
=. and his Identification was absolui
- He saw Knapp at the exact spot by q
-. sucker hole" where Knapp claims
- have thrown the body. Interest in
search was stimulated Friday SIT
noon by the huding Of two boxes aio
the river hank closely answering {
Y description o. that sought for. Be
~ were empty and parity nrosrn Op'
81 Knapp continued 10 give out conhi
I'M Ing interviews Friday until Sheriff r
su dorf aually ordered him let alone.
-ha told Mayor Bosch Friday evening q
his written confession positively C
cred an that he could reveal
stontiy denies numbering his first VI
e01 The police searching party that
,di- secured tae Miami river for Hans
for Knapp's body Friday night searci
oad the Ohio river at l.awreueeburg. Il
on ard gave up the search.
Hamilton. O.. sS-eA alfred
Knapp the stranger. was sunday
ited by Herman Littlemar, OF Gin
'nis natl. father Of little Emma Littien
ern the victim Of Knapp's first muri
IN The interview was brief and Littler
res was unable 10 identity Knapp as
's"- man when be had ever seen OF knc
The most significant feature Of the
.crvieN was the fact that for the
TIE tine Knapp expressed remorse
els showed signs OF breaking down.
ma tleman stood outside the cell and a
-itv he had looked at Knapp. said: Il
never cee9 this man. | don't car
look al him any more Knapp ;
Il am just as sorry as you are
ack- Emma Is dead She bad eyes and
,red like yours As Littieman tn
,rht away tears stood in Knapps eyes
! be prisoner was IN better heath Sur
and he passed The sabbath quietly
further action was taken segsr
,hen xrs~s- Hoseh wonsax and win ar.
7.ee the preliminary hearing. Judge
Tor den said snaday that he had not
ss- asked 10 call a special frend jury
ttaf there m,,At tu uesv - q
.>,,<s ara sery busy now There ~ef
,s;op.nents gesardtns tbe mi
body.