Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-09
Husband is Suspected.


and was also known as Joseph Kingston
He did not report the disappearance Of his
wife to the police until Wednesday evening,
which at first directed some suspicion to the
husband.
The next step in the unraveling OF the
mystery was the Identification Of the hitch
Ing strap and weight by Charles n Evans,
a Hoboken liveryman. This came apout
through the inquiries OF newspaper re-
porter.
The third step also was due to the sagac-
ity Of reporter. To curry favor Win
Evans Young had told him OF having peen
one Of the editors of Hobcken periodical,
the Crusader. The reporter hunted up
group photograph Of the office force OF the
CRUSADER and Evans identified Young by
his picture in the group: -.
with this clue the New York police at
once entered the rooms Of Young's father.
John w. Young. who was in Europe at the
time, presumably on an errand to finance
William Hooper Young was the black
sheep of the family, ne'er-do-well, thrift
less, living from hand to mouth and repu-
dated by his father. The mother lived in
nished room in the neighborhood Of his
fathers apartment. On learning of his
fathers departure he got the key to the
apartment from neighbar and moved in.
Blood Stains on Bed.
When the police entered the apartment
they found stains on the sheets of the bed
used by Young Three feet from the bed
stead was a closet, on the bottom Of which
were also found stains. Five empty beer
bottles, an empty whisky bottle and bot
tie containing Knockout drops was found
in the WaShStand.
The choral bottle was only partly empty.
Some mems clothing found hanging In the
kitchen was damp and apparently had been
washed recently. A number of letters adj
dressed to Young were scattered about the
room. There was also found book bear
ing scrubbed references to the blood atone
ment'' of the Mormon Church. One fanci-
full theory was that Young had killed the
woman as a blood atonement.
Albert Bolbey. the hall boy, told the po-
lice that Young about o'clock Wednesday
evening had asked him to help carry a
trunk downstairs.
ut is heavy and full of books" explained
Young. land I can't carry 1t Alone
Bolbey said Young was cool and collected
and there was nothing unusual in his man
ner. Young had the boy help him carry
down a second trunk Thursday evening.
when It was shipped to Chicago. Young
then left the city for Connecticut. where
he was captured few hours later.
Admits Sinking Body.
Soon after his arrest Young made con-
fession. admitting he had taken Mrs. Pu-
litzer's body to the canal. but denying that
he had killed her. He insisted that her
death had been caused by a companion
named Charles s. Filing. The police found
no evidence of the existence of Filling, or of
any other confederate. and took no stock
in that part Of Youngs confession. The
Chicago police were notified promptly of
the shipment Of the trunk to Chicago and
took possession Of 1t on its arrival On
opening it they found Mrs. Pulitzer's cloth
ing and the dagger with which the MUIR
derer had undertaken to cut up her body
The clothing was identified by the hus-
band on the return of the trunk to his city,
One Of the unsolved mysteries of the case
was how Mrs. Pulitzer permitted herself to
be lured into Youngs rooms A friend Of
the unfortunate woman saw her pass on
the street soon after midnight after leav-
ing bakery shop, where she had bought
some rolls for her hungry husband. These
rolls were found In the trunk sent back
from Chicago.
The police obtained evidence which led
them to the conclusion that Young and the
woman had an acquaintance before the
fatal night. One theory Is that after be-
ing beguiled into Young's quarters Mrs. Pu-
liter was persuaded to take a drink doc
tored with knockout drops. This may not
have rendered her insensible, when the
murderer may have struck her on the head.
unintentionally causing death.