The evening world., 1905-07-01
BOY MURDERER
BREAKS DOWN
IN COURT
George Granger, Who Killed
Farmer Lutz, Led Away
Whimpering.

H AFNN LHHaUM H
George Granger. h n~inefeen-ysess
old murderer OF Farmer Henry Lutk
of Paving. N. Y, was taken pack q
the scere OF his crime to-day by Deputy
Sheriff Horace Hoffman. The youn8
criminal betrayed surprising nerve I'M
I'll Just before his a~rraignment In Je9s
ferson Market Court preliminary to hss
removal to Pawling. Then he COLLAPSED
and W detectives had to support him.
He did not recover his nerve aGaiA
and was whImpering when he left Pc.
lice Headuua rters.
The boy was employed by Litz on q
farm neer Paving. He had been sent
to the farmer by an employment agent
named Stringham. OF No. 1901 Lexing-
ton avenue, but was not strong enough
for the work and Lutz discharged him
on Thursday. Granger was paid from
a large roll of money. He hung around
the farm Until yesterday morning, when
ne shot Lutz from behind, took the
roll, amounting to $40. and a silver
watch and came to New FORK.
Lutz's body was found in a short time.
md Granger was suspected. A telegram
was sent to the Central Office. and De-
teciive-Sergeant Carey rel to the en-
pioyment bureau, where Granger had
left a watch as security for his fee to
Stringtccm.
The boy appeared late yesterday after
noon. but grew suspicious as soon as he
saw Carey and started to run. He was
| caught after a long chase, and irarnedi-
ately admitted the crime.
Was Calm At First.
Later al Police Headquarters he SUI.
prisea the detectives by his calm indif~
ference. He related all the details oe
the murder with apparent satisfaction.
went TO bed in a cell early and slept all
night without a move. The sight OK tho
deputy snerift broke him down.
.ir,.Is + does not Look like n criminal
save for 4 sinister droop OF the right
corne. ct his mouth. which gives Ms
face a sneerins expression. ana inc iaSt
thl:s IN. ~" ~ h.s rich. ear Is consid-
c.abiy larger ttar that Of the left. He
might DC confused. with a ,wordly- wise
young New YUrs clerk OF the type tnat
takes It's AZ the seaside dance
halls or OF the uSI.day excursion boats.
with The right sort % rearing and en-
viroEment IL is probable tat GrangeS
would have developed into a useful cia-
fancy. II his story is 10 be believed
Deserted by Parents.
He was born in New Haven, and his
mother ran away from his fasner while
he was 50 young that he cap remember
the incident only vaguely.
| For u time the father took care Of tne
boy. raea ne, TOO, went away, and
young Granger has never heard of him
nor seen MIN NEE. Previous 70 leav-
ing New Haven Changers father turned
| aim over 10 "A farmer who Kept nlm
until he vas about fifteen years old.
lie ran away from the farm and went
to work in the factory of the VIM
chester Repeatins Arms Company "
Bridgeport. There he made few trienoAv
but ne contracted the dime novel habit
lie was not a good factory hand and
went back to farming, working All
through Southeastern Connecticut. For
a time ne worked as n sort CT hired
hard In a theatrical company, resent
Ing q piece called Who Goes Theref"
to New York.
Biames the Farmer.
The boy did odd jobs around this city
Until he came TO the end of his re-
sources, and determined to go back To
farming. Through the employment
agent he secured = @rb that mado
him a murderer.
"He shouldn't have ] the roll to
right to New York after getting my
money IL ] hadn't seen 2 roll OF bills
he carried. ] thought there must be
fully a thousand collars In &. but 1t
was full of dollar bills, q whom
! counted II up-there was only SO. He
brought 1t on himself"