Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1903-03-04
SECOND H.. H. HOLM MES.
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.

the Seil-COhIeSScu OF
little Emma Littleman. Mary Eckart.
Jennie Connors Knapp, Ida Gebhard
and Hannah Knapp, Thursday night
made an extensive statement at the
county Jail to 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
10 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
Knapps 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.-Alfrcd
Knapp, arrested in this city Wednes-
| day who lies in the Butler county jail
at Hamilton. sef-confessed as the most
depraved criminal run to earth since
the crimes Of III. III. 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 a Cincin-
natl lumber yard, January 81. 1894
| Mary Eckert. strangled to death oppo-
site the Cincinnati Y. Nj. c. A.. August
|, 1894. Jennie Connors Knapp. his
second wife. murdered in Cincinnati
| and thrown into the canal there Au.
| sauted and murdered in indianapolis.
| July 49, 1895. her body found several
| days later in a barn in West Indian
! 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 Co.
| assault
Hamilton. O, Feb. 2S.-Tlat 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 Millspaug.I. 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 4,
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 partl1 broken open.
Knapp continued to 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 GOV.
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..
DR.. 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
INC ONO river at Lawrcnccburg. Ind.
and gave up the search.
Hamilton. o.. March 2.-Alfred A
knapp. the stranger. was Sunday Wis.
tied by Herman Littleman. of Cinc,i,.
natl. father Of little Emma Littlcman.
the victim Of Knapp's first murder.
| The interview was brief and Littlcman
was unable to identify Knapp as any
man whom nc had ever seen or know n.
Tho most significant feature Of tho i'm.
! tcrvicw was the fact that for the first
time Knapp expressed rcmOrsc and
showed signs ~ breaking down. Lit.
tlcman stood outside the cell and after
he had looked at Knapp said: Il have
never seen this man don't care to
look at him any more Knapp said.
u am just as sorry as you arc that
Emma is dead. She had eyes and hair
like yours As Littleman turned
away tears stood i'm Knapp's eyes. Tno
! prisoner was BOZ better health SUNDAY.
and he paso ed the Sabbath quietly. 80
further action was taken regarding
his trial Prosecutor Gard viii see
Mayor Bosch Monday and viii arrange
The preliminary hearing Judge Bel
den said Sunday that nc had not been
asked to- call special grand jury and
that there might be none as the courts
are very busy now. There were no
developments regarding the missing
| body
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