The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-04
KNAPP STILL BLABBING.


HAMILTON, o., March S-Alfred A.
Knapp appears to feel pleased over the re-
covery OF his wife's body, stating that he
Is glad It will have a decent burial. He
also repeats that he was DESTROYS of head
ing the searching party. This morning he
requested the sheriff to get a photographer
for him. as he wants to set a lot of photo
graphs to sell to the public. He is still abb
solutely indifferent as to consequences.
When asked how he escaped in so many
cases up until he choked Hannah. the pris-
oner said: That's what I'd like to know.
They wouldn't know now If it wasn't for
my people telling that they suspected me-"
at was your getting married so soon
after Hannah's death to Anna Gamble in
indianapolis that gave you away"
at married Hannah twenty days sitter 1
killed Jennie. Did that catch me? No. 1t
was not my getting married. That
wouldn't have made any difference NV
sister told. Mary was my favorite sister,
too. They ought to have shielded me in
stead OF coming here to the Hamilton no.
lice- II your brother was in trouble.
wouldn't you shield him instead of giving
him away? / wouldn't treat any brother
or sister OF mine that way. I wouldn't
care what they had done. / would never
did. and that is the reason 1 am here Il
amt the police that got me: it's my sister
Mary and her husband, Ed King WHY the
9ere n,n IN Cincinnati suspected me after
so he quit following me, and / raised a
racket with Chief Deitsch about it, too.
White. with another detective. was follow
ing me two weeks, when one day on Cen
trail avenue, near Laurel street, they were
right behind me. had heavy cane and
turned quick and hit Witte right over the
ear. he went down, and he stayed there.
The other detective came after me, but
ran nome: Then l put revolver In my
pocket and went right up to see Chief
Deitsch. and told him that 1 would kill
Witte IL he didn't quit following me. and
that knew all the detectives and / would
Kill any OF them he set after me. They
didn't follow me any more. / would have
killed lvitte that day IL / had had a re-
volver-"
While talking about the finding of the
body OF Hannah Goddard Knapp confessed
another criminal assault Knapp says he
Is the man who. in the summer of 1885, as
saulted a girl at New Madrid Bend. on
the Mississippi river. in Lake county. Mis-
souri,. He says he was chased by mob
bent on lynching him, and that he held a
big crowd at bay with a Winchester rifle.
He succeeded in saving his life by flight
making his way across the river. The
prisoner told his story without the least
he related how he succeeded in getting
across the river.
Knapp SAID ne was nODOlnS IN Missouri
In the summer OF 1856. when he stopped at
farmhouse, and girl about sixteen years
old gave him bread and milk When he
found she was alone he drew his pistol and
assaulted her. but felt so sorry for the little
thing that he did not kill her. As he was
leaving the room he a loaded Win
chester and grabbed IL. Soon after he left
the house he heard the girl screaming and
the dogs barking. saw men running from
the fields. and soon he was pursued by six
teen armed men. whom he held at bay. and
finally escaped 10 the river. where, at the
muzzle OF his Winchester. he made a man
take him across In skiff After emptying
the Winchester he gave the rife TO the man
Win skin and then escaped as rapidly
as possible through another State.
AS ne concluded his story Knapp asked !:
WHAT VIII they do with me-"
Dor know Some say you are crazy"
Wen. am not crazy. | only get those
killing spells at. times. that's all"
KNAPP then deliberately told of other as
Dauits on women In which he had narrow
escapes.
The body of Hannah Goddard Knapp ar
rived here tonight in charge OF Chief Of
&lnatco kuemmerling from New Albany,