Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-03-05
KNAPP PROVEN TO BE MURDERER
MANY TIMES OVER
KILLING WOMEN MANIA
FIVE sTRArGLHD IN TURN. TWO BEIN
HIS WIVES
SHERIFF GAINS ENMITY
Makes a Full Confession to Officers at Hamll
ton Ohio Whole Career One OF Crime
Known In many Cities

indianapolis, Ind. Feb. 28.-Albert
| Knapp, arrested in this city yester-
day who lies in the Butler county Jail
at Hamilton, self-confessed as one Of
| the most depraved criminals run TO
earth in recent years, has the follow
ing crimes laid at his door:
Emma Littleman. killed in Cinci-
matt lumberyard January 81, 1894.
Mary Eckert, strangled to death in
Cincinnati, August /, 1894.
Jennie Connors Knapp, his second
wife, murdered in Cincinnati, and
thrown into the canal there August
Z, 1894.
Ida Gebard, child, assaulted and
murdered in Indianapolis, July 10,
1895.
Hannah Goddard Knapp, his third
wife, murdered at Hamilton, o., and
her body thrown into the Mama
river, December %, 1902.
Knapp had served five prison sem
fences, three for larceny and two for
assault. He had served two terms
at Jacksonville, Ind, one at Column
bus, O., one at Joliet, H., and one
at Michigan City, Ind, to which
prison he was sent from indianapolis
in 1896 for assault on Bessie DRAPER,
a child.
Since his return to this city in De-
cember he has, the police feel sure,
been guilty of two barn burnings.
When he was convicted for the ORA
pier assault he threatened to get
even with every one concerned in his
conviction.
| Ex-Sheriff Womack, then sheriff,
gained his enmity. His barn was re-
Gently burned and several thousand
dollars worth Of fine horses and inn
ported cattle were roasted to death.
AL Boardman was one Of the jurors
who convicted him. His barn was
burned about six or seven weeks ago.
Almost every hour adds to the long
list of crimes laid to the mans door,
Anna Gamble, the fourth wife of
Knapp, received letter from her
husband today, evidently written af-
ter his confession to the Hamilton
authorities last night. From its tone
Knapp expects to be sent to the pen
itentiary for life. He writes in a most
affectionate manner to the wife, Mrs.
Knapp said she did not know any
thing about the Hannah mentioned
in the letter as her husband had
never spoken to her Of the woman.
che spoke Of having wife at one
time" she said, "but | did not ask
him any questions. 1t didn't bother
me-"
Mrs. Knapp abused her husband S
family and said they had objected to
the marriage.
"They wrote to him." she said,
"and told him if he did not give me
up they never wanted to see him
again. That was after we were mar.
ried. Allie told them he had mar
ried me and intended to stick by me
through thick and thin. He loves
me and | love him. All am afraid
of is that they will kill him in the
electric chair. If they send him to
the penitentiary it won t be so bad,
because | can go and see him once in
a while"
When asked if she thought Knapp
was insane, the woman said he had
never acted as though anything was
the matter with his mind
Hamilton, o., Feb 28.-Alfred
Knapp. the indianapolis man arrest
ed yesterday, who confessed to the
murder of his third wife, today made
full confession Of five murders.
Among them is that Of Ida Gerhard,
the West indianapolis girl, who was
found murdered in a stable, July 3,
1895
Knapp'S confession, which was
sworn to before Mayor Rosch is as
follows:
>, son January 2, 1894, / killed En-
ma Litttleman in a lumber yard in
Gest street, Cincinnati.
"On August l, 1894, | killed May
Eckett in Walnut street, opposite the
Y. NJ. G. A., in Cincinnati.
son August 7, 1894, | killed my
wife, Jennie Connors Knapp, under
the canal bridge in Liberty street,
Cincinnati, and threw her into the
canal
Kills Wife on the Street.
KaSnas City, Mo-. Feb. 2S.-James
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