The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-30
THE M'LANG ASSAULTS.
FULL As TO TWO
 OF THE CASES.

The Wretch Still Denies Knowledge of Peterson Assault Case-The Police Believe Him Guilty in the Latter Case AIso-NIiss FIannagan's Evidence. According to the statements made by. sthe police officials last evening Will liam McLane has not yet confessed to having committed the assault on Miss Peterson, although Saturday he frank y acknowledged the assault on Miss Richards on Humphrey street, May IS. fhis leaves only the assault on Miss Peterson in doubt, as he confesses to he other two. He is now at the coun- jail and he will probably be sub- ected to another severe examination gy Captain cowles of the detective de- sartment, at that institution to-day. AS printed in this paper at the time if his arrest, McLane denied that he enw anything about any assault other *han that on Canal street. Saturday aorning Captain Cowles had talk SFith him and as result he confessed Ho the attack on Professor Richard S aughter, although he strongly denies Haat he had anything to do with the Peterson assault. However, the police 8een to be pretty sure he committed hat also, and one of them speaking l the subject said that the reason l hy he denied this so emphatically was Because he knew that it was the most rious There is a general belief that &s was looking for the chance to com lit another assault on Friday night, Then he was arrested by Officer Coo Han. While the officer was following m he stopped several times and look A about him, and the police think that bout that time he was looking for am her victim. Another thing which bstantiates this theory is the fact at when he was arrested he had the Id of a heavy whip in his pocket. he tip is of heavy lead, and this made a dangerous weapon.
 captain Cowles Saturday afternoon Asited Miss Richards at Professor schards' house in Edarwds street and fss surprised to see her condition. ound her eyes is still a jet black, Ed down the left side of her face is smass of bruises, while her lips are 10 in very sore condition, all from s blows of her assailant.
 Nh this assault McLane says he used fists and had no weapon.
 Bsaptain Cowles believes his state Int and look at his clinched fist .onyincing proof that he might have sniristered the punishment with Inn.
 Frofessor Henderson was asked Sat- law night If he was satisfied that ALapne assaulted Miss Peterson, the want who was employed at his ase. He said: T do not desire to }wer that question.
 iCan you tell us where Miss Peter is?"
 II have given her address and other ormation in that matter to President is. Thompson Of the police conmis- h, and will therefore refuse to an 1T that question"
 [cLane was kept in the central po-
 office all day Saturday so that pie who had given information and criptions of him could go there to if they could recognize the man be- hs was taken to the county jail. .se people will be the witnesses in Tt if they are needed. Miss Mary Flanagan, who is the lady who was aulted on Canal street Friday night, who promised Detective Dunlap at | time that she would come forward m the assailant had been captured, t her word and notified him who was Saturday morning.
 ne later came to the police office and n she saw McLane was absolutely he was the man. She said: T lght I could identify him. There dnt be any mistake. He is the l. know it now
 lother was a young lady of 19 years Bishop street, who was taken
 Captain Woodruff's s private office. the night that Miss Mary Rich
 was assaulted she was looking for dog and saw the colored man jump mce McT4ane was taken into the ce court yard and walked by the low. The young lady was as posi- lin her Identification as Miss Flana- had been.
 hat evidence is there to connect 'ane with the Peterson case is now is most puzzling to the police. e is one clue and that is in both Richards and Flanagan cases Mc- ran to his home in Ashmun street stly after the assaults. In the Pet
 case her pocketbook was found
 the corner of Hillside place and chester avenue. This point is in a 1t line that would be taken in go- from the place on Prospect Hill
 e the assault was committed to ane's house on Ashmun street. The g are especially anxious to get a tction in this case, as the penalty
 be a life imprisonment. while in ,ther cases the penalties would be
 .ane has not as yet engaged coun-
 conference Of five citizens which
 ] for three hours was held at Jo-
 Porter's house at 215 Whitney