The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-07-24
KILLED AUNT FOR
MONEY TO WE'D
ACTRESS
AUGUST EsERHARD TELLS 20.
LICE OF MOTIVE FOR CRIME
GIRL SAY ssHE NEVER HEARD
OF HIM.

HACKENSACK. N. j., July 24.--Au-
gust Eberhard, the grocer's clerk who
yesterday confessed to the police that
he murdered his aunt, Mrs. Ottilie
Eberhardt, robbed her OF $2.450 and
wounded her daughter. Miss Ottilie
Eberhard. to whom he was engaged.
has supplied the motive for the crime
by confessing that he wanted the
money that he might marry Man
haitian actress whose name he has
given to the officers as Caroline Wade.
This girl will be closely questioned
and may be taken into custody as a
witness.
Miss Wade Is at present playing with
the six Blondes Typewriter" com
pany. at Rockaway Beach. under the
management OF Percy Williams.
Miss Wade was asked what she
knew OF Eberhard and his attentions
to her.
IL cannot tell what all this story of
his means" she said. II never heard
OF the man or saw him. I do not
know him. What he has said about
being an admirer OF mine Is absolutely
false"
Showing little or no emotion, the
former grocery clerk told q story OF
wandering for four days as far north
as Toronto and as far west as Chi
cago, finally returning to New Jersey
near the scene of his crime. He also
disclosed the hiding place OF the money
he stole from his aunt's dead body
and cigar box containing all OF the
money with the exception of about
500 was found.
The detailed confession was made
to Prosecutor Rooster, OF Bergen
county, and Chief Of Police Dunn, of
Hackensack, to whom he had denied
when first questioned; after being
taken into custody at Paterson, this
morning. that he had anything to do
with the murder.
He said that after he had killed his
aunt and shot three times at his
| cousin, believing that he had killed
her also. he walked in Paterson and
took a train to New York. This was
the train that ran over Mrs. Eber-
hard,s- body-the- murderer having
placed 1t on the railroad tracks.
| Was In Detroit.
Reaching New York he said he went
to a saloon in West Twenty-eighth-st-
where he said he had left a valise, and
then took a train to Albany. From
Albany he went to Binghamton. from
Binghamton to Rochester. thence 10
Buffalo, from Buffalo to Toronto.
from Toronto TO Detroit. thence to
Lansing and Adrian, Mich, from
which later place he took train 10
Chicago.
To cover up his tracks he said he
bought separate tickets between each
OF his stopping places and also dis-
guised himself as much as possible.
| In Chicago he decided upon the plan
OF returning to New Jersey, wounding
himself and then letting the police
find him in such a condition that his
story that he had been wounded and
held captive by the same robbers who
killed his aunt would be accepted. he
left Chicago and arrived In newark
yesterday. From Newark he TOOK
trolley car to Little Falls near Pater-
son. he said. and leaving the trolley
walked out to the Lackawanna rail-
road tracks to culvert, where ne
buried all the remaining money that
he had stolen from his aunt.
Then he wandered around, and
throwing away his waistcoat, hat and
collar to further give credence TO
the story that he had decided on tell
ing, he tied handkerchief around ms
knee to prevent powder burns ana
shot himself in the left leg. AFTER
that he was ready to be arrested ana
went to Towata borough, Wayne town
ship. Just outside OF Paterson, where
he was found.
Thought He Killed Cousin.
In his confession Eberhard said ne
was an expert with both revolver ana
rife and he seemed surprised that MS
cousin had not been killed as was ms
aunt. az,
when she FELL" said Eberhard. L
told my cousin 10 run. She ala run,
and | fired at her. but guess
missed my aim.
II then took the money from my
aunt's purse and put her BODY on
the tracks in order to conceai tne
crime"
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