The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-11-09
He DENIES
COMMITTING
3 MURDERS

San Francisco. Nov. 9..Milton Frank
lin Andrews. alleged triple murderer,
gambler and thief. who killed his woman
companion. Nuda Petrie. and himself
when facing arrest left a long typewrit-
ten statement denying that he was the
slayer OF Bessie Bouton Of Syracuse. Eu-
gene Bosworth Of New Britain, and a
woman OF Troy.
He attempted 10 blacken the character
OF Mrs Bouton and complained that ne
wasn't given square deal" when he OF
fered to surrender and be tried for MUIR
der II numerous other charges against him
should be Withdrawn.
After attempting to murder William
Ellis. horseman whom they lured from
Australia and robbed or $500 IN Berkeley
a few weeks ago. Andrews and his COM
: 'panion hid in a light housekeeping apart
ment which the woman rented.
She smttggied Andrews in and he never
left the place. Detectives shadowed the
woman but could get no trace OF Andrews.
Finally her buying enough supplies for
two persons confirmed their suspicious
that Andrews was I'm hiding.
AS the police were going TO break in
the door Andrews shot Nulda Petrie and
himself. The statement found I'm the
womans stocking IN part follows:
TOLD OF BESSIE BoUToN.
"The people OF the United States have
all read OF Milton F. Andrews. the many
times murderer. and his terrible career
OF bloodshed. l am Andrews. and on
Nov / offered 10 give myself up for trial
on the three murder charges. The first
murder am charged with Is that OF Bes-
sic Bouton. We travelled as man and
wife We had frequent quarrels. and on
the strength OF that they say / am the
murderer.
II told her / was a gambler and she
wanted TO travel with me. and when she
promised TO give up smoking cigarettes.
getting drunk and meeting men / took
her on the road with me.
when We arrived at Chicago | gam
bled for a living and won 10000 In a
few months in the big poker rooms.
caught her playing sneak on me and we
split up several times on the strength
OF It."
Andrews declared Bessie Bouton never
worked as a saleswomcn for toilet prep
ing In Colorado Springs
At Colorado Springs Andrews said he
made up his mind 10 qur the woman for
good. He said he went TO Denver. carry
ing with him some OF Bessie Bouton's lug
gage and the diamonds he had formerly
given her.
Then he went TO ~oiedo and Detroit,
Rochester, where he pawned the last OF
Bessie Boutons diamonds before going to
Australia. Before that. he said. he went
TO Battle Creek with his wife Jennie An
drews, OF Holyoke. Mass. He did not
meet Nulda Petrie until he was I'm New
York state after the murder OF Bessie
Beuton.
PREPARING FOR FLIGHT.
Andrews assault upon Ellis, the Aus
iralian. he said, was made as the result
OF a gamblers quarreT over Nulda, and
Il was his life or Ellis "A man who
makes money at gambling as I do. does
not have to murder people for a few hun
dred dollars"
lie recited at length the story OF his
crooked methods of gambling in which
Ellis was a partner, and OF the big win
nings which he claims 10 have made.
After / am cleared OF my trials I want
the Judge TO arrange for me a divorce
from my minated Holyoke wife so can
marry Nulda. Nulda is 10 be entirely
free OF any charge in case surrender. and
no charge Is to be brought against her
and no sweating OF any description. The
people who are hiding us are not to be
prosecuted"
Two diamond rings watch and $3.50
were found in the room where the pair
evidently had lived from hand TO mouth
and on the cheapest scale possible. They
were prepared for flight when the end
came
She used to kick over the smallness